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IRIU of Dublin City University (2010)

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 STATUS
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  The Second Institutional Review of DCU was completed
  in March 2010. The Reviewer Reports and the Follow-Up
  Report are now available. The next Institutional Review
  of DCU is scheduled to be undertaken in 2016.
 
 AGREED Key Dates & Actions
1 February 2010 DCU Institutional Self Assessment Report submitted
16 February 2010 Reviewer Training Session
17 February 2010 1 Day Planning Visit held at DCU (completed by Chair and Coordinating Reviewer)
1-4 March 2010 Main Review Visit to DCU (completed by the Team of 6 IRIU Reviewers)
June 2010 IUQB Board signs off DCU review reports for publication
January 2011 DCU’s IRIU Action Plan submitted through the IUQB’s Annual Institutional Reporting process and published in April 2011
 Review Team
Robert_Glidden Prof Robert Glidden, President Emeritus, Ohio University.
  • Presidential mentor for the American Council on Education Fellows programme
  • Consultant TIAA-CREF Institute - informs government decisions about the lifelong financial security and the business of higher education
  • Founder Chair of the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
  • Undertaken reviews/accreditations on more than 45 institutional or programme reviews
  • Has been actively engaged in the development of strategic and operational approached to the management of quality assurance and accreditation in the US
  • Undertook the EUA reviews at NUIG & TCD in 2004/2005
Thierry Malan Mr Thierry Malan, recently retired General Inspector for Administration of the National Education and Research (IGAENR), Ministry of Education and Research, France.
  • ENQA & EUA reviewer, Deputy Chair of the EQAR Appeals Committee
  • Former member of the International Institute of Educational Planning Council of Consultant Fellows (UNESCO)
  • Lectures on comparative Educational policies and administration at the International Institute of Educational Planning, Paris), the International Institute of Public Administration (ENA), the International Center for Pedagogic Studies (CIEP - Ministry of Education, Paris) and several Universities.
  • He represented the French General Inspectorate in the European association for quality assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)
Gerard Wrixon Professor Gerard Wrixon, President Emeritus, University College Cork.
  • UCC President 1999-2007
  • Review Committee member on the HEA Commissioned Review of the IUQB in 2008
  • Chaired UCC’s Quality Committee 1999-2007
  • NMRC Chair – IS09000 Accreditation Committee 1995-1999
Anita Lice Ms Anita Lice, Former Vice Chairperson, European Students Union (ESU)(Latvian).
  • Vice Chair of the ESU (2008-2009)
  • EUA reviewer (two reviews in Turkey and Portugal)
  • Was responsible for international development of the ESU, including the ESU’s pool of experts
  • Co-responsible for QA matters in the ESU
  • Numerous student representative posts held institutionally, nationally and at a European level
Barbara Haering Dr Barbara Haering, Director, econcept Inc, Zurich, Switzerland (A private think tank specialising in strategic planning, environmental policies and knowledge management).
  • European Research Advisory Board (ERAB) member
  • President of the Board of the IDHEAP (Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration)
  • Member of the National Parliament of Switzerland (1990 – 2007) where she chaired the Committee on Science, Education and Culture
  • Undertaken external evaluations of technology transfer strategies for several European Countries
  • 30 years experience as researcher and consultant in the field of science management, environment and new public management
David Cairns Dr David Cairns, Former QAA Assistant Director, UK.
  • MQAA Development and Enhancement AD (97-09)
  • Worked in the QAA and its predecessor, the HE Quality Council (HEQC)
  • Coordinated QAA Code of practice – Complaints and Appeals
  • Coordinated over 100 QAA institution-level reviews, including assisting in editing/drafting process of review reports
  • Lead qualitative analyst on QAA's recently published Thematic Enquires Project
 Summary Report & Review Report

Summary Report - June 2010

Full Report - June 2010

 Follow Up Actions
 
  Follow-Up Report - April 2011.