IRIU of University of Limerick (2011-2012)

  The IRIU Review Process was completed in December 2011
  and the Review Reports incorporating the University's Response
  are now available.
 

4 October 2011	UL Institutional Self Assessment Report submitted
7 November 2011	Reviewer Training Session
8 November 2011	1 Day Planning Visit held at UL (completed by Chair and Coordinating Reviewer)
5-8 December 2011	Main Review Visit to UL (completed by the Team of 6 IRIU Reviewers)
March 2012	IUQB Board signs off UL review reports for publication
January 2013	UL’s IRIU Action Plan submitted through the IUQB’s Annual Institutional Reporting process and published in April 2012

 

	Prof Giorgio Margaritondo, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland (Chair). Responsible for all research and teaching activities (including the Teaching Support Unit) Contributed to the implementation of the reform of EPFL whose objectives are excellence in research and teaching, the elimination of artificial barriers between disciplines, the promotion of junior colleagues and women, and links between scientific culture and the artistic, social and humanistic culture President of the Politecnico di Torino Evaluation Board – responsible for collecting and certifying all statistical data required by the Italian Government
	Prof Malcolm Cook, Retired Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Professor of French, University of Exeter, UK. Worked 30 years at the University of Exeter as Head of Department, School and Deputy Vice Chancellor Undertaken numerous UK QAA Audits and AERES (French QA Agency) evaluations Member of the EUA Panel of Experts, undertaken three EUA IEP evaluations International Expert on two rounds of HEA SIF applications Extensive knowledge of European QA systems Former UK Bologna Expert
	Dr Danny O'Hare, Founding President Dublin City University. Chaired national and local boards including the Government task Force on the Physical Sciences, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, and the Governing Authority of Milltown Institute Member of the Irish Medical Council, Director of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust, and Member of the Board of Digitary Has undertaken international work for the OECD, EU and the World Bank Life Fellow of the Irish Management Institute Honorary Doctorates from NUI, TCD, DCU, Queens University Belfast and the University of Ulster
	Ms Jane Denholm, Director of Critical Thinking, a public policy consultancy, Scotland, UK. Public Policy specialist in further and higher education training and skills Over 20 years experience of strategic policy analysis (10 years as a consultant) Former Deputy Director, Universities Scotland Former Deputy Director, Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Policy adviser/Secretary to the Burgess Group on UK Degree Classifications, the Dearing Committee Review, and the Garrick Committee Member of the SPARQS Steering Committee (Student participation in quality Scotland)
	Jonas Andreas Heikkila, Masters student in Environmental Biology, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Study Advisor at the Department of Biosciences & the Department of Natural Sciences at Åbo Akademi University. Student auditor on two FINHEEC panels Former secretary of Educational Affairs, Students Union, Åbo Akademi University. Within Åbo Akademi University, has worked as a project planner editing and publishing quality manuals, updating websites and assisting in the planning of audit visits. Also undertaken work on activating students in quality activities and in the planning and analysis of student questionnaires
	Ms Stephanie Maurer, Scientific Collaborator, Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (OAQ). Organises accreditation and evaluation procedures at OAQ Led the developed of the Quality Audit process for Swiss Universities Secretary to two ENQA Co-ordinated national quality assurance agency reviews Engaged with and given presentations at international networks including ECA, ENQA, EUA and EAIE Administrator for the Quality Network of the Rectors Conference of the Swiss Universities Held posts prior to OAQ in the Swiss Federal Government, Federal Chancellery, and the Ministry of Education in Basel-town and Solothurn

Summary Report - March 2012
  
Full Report - March 2012

 
  The University Action Plan will be published in April 2013.