Quality Assurance and Enhancement Committee
QAEC
Terms of reference
- To develop and advise the Senate on the implementation of College policies and procedures relating to the assurance of academic quality and standards in relation to the College’s programmes.
- To ensure that the College’s quality assurance and academic standards framework meets the expectations of relevant external national and international quality assurance bodies, and Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) where appropriate.
- To direct Centres, Departments and Faculties in the implementation of policy and regulation relating to the assurance of academic quality and standards, preparation for assessment of quality, programme review and enhancement.
- To oversee periodic reviews of undergraduate and postgraduate taught provision in Departments, and to report on the reviews, including the identification of good practice and recommendations for quality enhancement.
- To oversee periodic and precept reviews of postgraduate research provision and to receive annual reports on the reviews, including the identification of good practice and recommendations for quality enhancement.
- To consider proposed changes to the academic and examination regulations and make recommendations to Senate.
- To oversee the operation of College wide internal and external student surveys (via sub-committees where necessary), the consideration of and action planning in response to these surveys through quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms and make further recommendations for action where necessary.
- On the advice of the Programmes Committee to approve new programmes and short courses.
- On the advice of the Programmes Committee to approve major modifications to existing programmes and short courses (including suspension and withdrawal).
- To oversee the activities and receive the minutes of the Programmes Committee, Faculty Education Committees, Postgraduate Research Quality Committee, Collaborative Provision Sub-Group and working groups as appropriate.
- Review reports on academic standards and the quality of the student experience, including student casework, External Examiner reports, Placement and Study Abroad activity.
Constitution and membership
Constitution
- the Academic Registrar as Chair;
- two senior representative with a responsibility for educational leadership from each faculty nominated by the Vice Deans (Education);
- a senior representative from the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship and/or the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CHERS/CLCC);
- the Senior College Consul (or nominee);
- the Head of Academic Services;
- the Chair of the Programmes Committee;
- the Graduate School Head of Strategy and Operations;
- the ICU Deputy President (Education);
- the Deputy Director of Academic Quality and Standards as secretary.
Name | Role |
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David Ashton | Academic Registrar (Chair) |
Dr Lorraine Craig | Faculty of Engineering Nominee |
Professor Jason Riley | Faculty of Engineering Nominee |
Martin Lupton | Faculty of Medicine Nominee |
Dr Jeffrey Vernon | Faculty of Medicine Nominee |
Professor Richard Green | Business School Nominee |
Karen Tweddle / Veronica Russell | Business School Nominee |
Dr Mike Tennant | Faculty of Natural Sciences Nominee |
Becky Middleton | Faculty of Natural Sciences Nominee |
Claire Stapley | CLCC/CHERS Nominee |
Professor Jonathan Mestel | Senior College Consul |
Judith Webster | Head of Academic Services |
Dr Clemens Brechtelsbauer | Chair of the Programmes Committee |
Laura Lane | Graduate School Head of Strategy and Operations |
Jason Zheng | Deputy President (Education) for Imperial College Union |
Shangyi Liu | Imperial College Union Representation Chair |
Chengning Yao | Imperial College Union Representation Chair |
Scott Tucker | Deputy Director (Academic Quality and Standards) as Secretary |
Meeting dates and deadlines
Committee dates (Academic year 2022/23) | Submission deadlines (Academic year 2022/23) |
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28 September 2022 | 13 September 2022 |
23 November 2022 | 09 November 2022 |
8 Febuary 2023 | 25 January 2023 |
15 March 2023 | 1 March 2023 |
26 April 2023 | 12 April 2023 |
07 June 2023 | 24 May 2023 |
Agenda items (including papers) should be submitted to the committee secretary two weeks prior to the committee meeting. Papers will normally be circulated to members one week prior to the committee meeting. Items to be recommended to Senate cannot be considered at the final meeting of the academic year.
Minutes
Academic year 2022/23
- 28 September 2022
- 23 November 2022
- 08 Febuary 2023
- 15 March 2023
- 26 April 2023
- 07 June 2023
Academic year 2021/22
- 29 September 2021
- 17 November 2021
- 26 January 2022
- 02 March 2022
- 06 April 2022
- 01 June 2022
Academic year 2020/21
- 30 September 2020 [pdf]
- 18 November 2020 [pdf]
- 20 January 2021 [pdf]
- 24 February 2021 [pdf]
- 28 April 2021 [pdf]
- 26 May 2021 [pdf]
- 27 July 2021
Academic year 2019/20
- 09 October 2019 [pdf]
- 20 November 2019 [pdf]
- 15 January 2020 [pdf]
- 26 February 2020 [pdf]
- 22 April 2020 [pdf]
- 03 June 2020 [pdf]
Academic year 2018/19
- 03 October 2018 [pdf]
- 19 December 2018 [pdf]
- 30 January 2019 [pdf]
- 13 March 2019 [pdf]
- 10 April 2019 [pdf]
- 05 June 2018 [pdf]
- 03 July 2019 [pdf]
Academic year 2017/18
- 12 September 2017 [pdf]
- 07 November 2017 [pdf]
- 16 January 2018 [pdf]
- 23 March 2018 [pdf]
- 17 April 2018 [pdf]
- 22 May 2018 [pdf]
Academic year 2016/17
- 20 September 2016 [pdf]
- 08 November 2016 [pdf]
- 10 January 2017 [pdf]
- 04 April 2017 [pdf]
- 23 May 2017 [pdf]
Academic year 2015/16
- 10 November 2015 [pdf]
- 19 January 2016 [pdf]
- 15 March 2016 [pdf]
- 17 May 2016 [pdf]
- 19 July 2016 [pdf]
Academic year 2014/15
- 07 October 2014 [pdf]
- 11 November 2014 [pdf]
- 22 January 2015 [pdf]
- 03 March 2015 [pdf]
- 28 April 2015 [pdf]
- 02 June 2015[pdf]
- 14 July 2015 [pdf]
Academic year 2013/14
- 08 October 2013 [pdf]
- 26 November 2013 [pdf]
- 16 January 2014 [pdf]
- 04 March 2014 [pdf]
- 01 April 2014 [pdf]
- 05 June 2014 [pdf]
- 01 July 2014 [pdf]
Academic year 2012/13
- 10 October 2012 [pdf]
- 20 November 2012 [pdf]
- 17 January 2013 [pdf]
- 03 March 2013 [pdf]
- 25 April 2013 [pdf]
- 30 May 2013 [pdf]
- 01 July 2013 [pdf]
For committee minutes prior to 2012/13, please contact the committee secretary.