Why Partner With Us
Organisations may want to work with ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø University to ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø teaching partnerships for various reasons:
- Institutions without degree-awarding powers may want to offer their students a recognised academic qualification.
- Institutions who do have degree-awarding powers in their own country may want to offer a joint or dual award that gives their students an international experience and is more easily transportable around the world.
- Institutions may want to share their expertise with ours in order to deliver a degree that neither partner could fully support on its own.
Here at ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø we have been working with partners since the 1990s. Our earliest partnerships were with St Columba’s Hospice, local NHS trusts and private education providers in India and Greece. Over the years we have ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍøed considerable expertise in supporting partner organisations and have well-established procedures for quality assurance and staff ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍøment.
The has considered ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø’s collaborative provision in its reviews and concluded that ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø has "... an effective set of arrangements that meet sector expectations and are underpinned by robust policies and procedures, in particular programme approval, annual monitoring and review, and thorough processes for the quality assurance of assessment. Partnerships are well supported through Academic Link staff, the operation of Joint Boards of Study, a range of useful guidance and extensive ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍøment opportunities."
More information about the different ways in which we work with partners is set out below.
A partner may work with ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø to offer a taught degree. Normally the degree will be delivered by the partner with ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø providing academic guidance and quality assurance. Graduates would receive a ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø degree certificate. Partners who have degree awarding powers of their own may wish to ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø a joint or dual award.
ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø also collaborates with external partners to deliver and quality assure short programmes (shorter than a full degree but assessed at degree level).
For more information see the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø collaborative model.
Please note that we will only consider partnerships in subject areas where we have the academic expertise to support the programme. Please review our list of subjects and degree programmes to confirm whether the programme you want to ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø fits with our portfolio.
Formal articulation agreements may be made, whereby ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø recognises another institution’s qualification as conferring eligibility for entry with advanced standing to a ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø programme. For instance, ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø may allow graduates of an institution’s Diploma to enter directly into the third year of an undergraduate degree. We would need to confirm that the curriculum of the partner’s diploma matched with the related ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø degree. We may also ask for evidence of the academic level of the diploma in order to map it against the .
An overseas organisation may provide support services for students undertaking a distance learning programme from ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø. Normally the services will extend to the provision of facilities and assistance with admissions, although some academic tutorial support may also be agreed. Only a limited number of ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø programmes are suitable for distance learning delivery – check the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø list of programmes.
Organisations may ask ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø to undertake credit rating of their programmes. This means that ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø will make a judgement as to how many credits the programme is worth within the . ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø will not play a major role in the day-to-day quality assurance of the programme and students will not matriculate with the University. The partner may issue certificates with an award of credit but ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø will not award credit directly.
This option is normally suitable for short programmes, as opposed to full degrees or diplomas.
Staff and student exchanges may be possible in shared disciplines. Exchanges are normally only suitable for programmes which are delivered in English. Contact the International Office for more information.
ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø staff may wish to collaborate with other institutions on specific research projects. Such projects would normally be set up through direct links between researchers.
Joint PhDs are possible. In some cases there will be an informal arrangement to share supervision. For an award which is made jointly by both institutions, formal governance and shared regulation agreements need to be made. Contact the ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø Graduate School if you want to explore this option.
Do you have a partnership proposal? Please read the information above to confirm whether ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁϱ¬ÁϹÙÍø University looks like the right type of partner for you. Then contact partnerships@qmu.ac.uk with the specifics of your proposal.
