Useful Links

European Quality Agencies

• ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education)

• EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education)

Irish Universities

• DCU (Dublin City University)
• NUIG (National University of Ireland, Galway)
• NUIM (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
• TCD (University of Dublin, Trinity College)
• UCC (University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork)
• UCD (University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin)
• UL (University of Limerick)

Quality Offices at Irish Universities (web addresses)

• Quality Assurance Office - UCD
• Quality Office - NUIG
• Quality Office - TCD
• Quality Promotion Office - NUIM
• Quality Promotion Unit - DCU
• Quality Promotion Unit – UCC
• Quality Support Unit - UL

Quality Office at Irish Universities (email contacts)

• email DCU Quality Promotion Unit
• email NUIG Quality Office
• email NUIM Quality Promotion Office
• email TCD Quality Office
• email UCC Quality Promotion Unit
• email UCD Quality Assurance Office
• email UL Quality Support Unit

Publication of INTERNAL Quality Reviews at Irish Universities

• Reviews at DCU (Dublin City University)
• Reviews at NUIG (National University of Ireland, Galway)
• Reviews at NUIM (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
• Reviews at TCD (University of Dublin, Trinity College)
• Reviews at UCC (University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork)
• Reviews at UCD (University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin)
• Reviews at UL (University of Limerick)

Organisations/websites of Interest

• ESU (European Students Union)
• EUA (European University Association)
• HEA (The Higher Education Authority)
• HETAC (Higher Education and Training Awards Council)
• IUA (Irish Universities Association)
• NFQ (Irish) National Framework of Qualifications
• NQAI (National Qualifications Authority of Ireland)
• IRCSET (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology)
• IRCHSS (Irish Research Council for the Humanities & Social Sciences)
• Qualifax (Irish National Database of 3rd level and Further Education Courses)

Legislation of Interest

• Universities Act (1997)
  • Universities Act.pdf (Adobe PDF)
• Qualifications (Education and Training) Act (1999)
  • Qualifications (Education and Training) Act.pdf (Adobe PDF)
  
  

Higher Education (Great Britain & Northern Ireland)

• HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England)
• HEFCW (Higher Education Funding Council for Wales)
• SFC (Scottish Funding Council)
• Universities UK - England and Northern Ireland Council
• Universities Scotland
• Universities UK

Quality in Higher Education

• AUQA (Australian Universities Quality Agency)
• CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation) - based in Washington DC
• ECA (European Consortium for Accreditation)
• ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) - secretariat based in Helsinki
• EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register) - based in Brussels
• IHEQN (Irish Higher Education Quality Network)
• INQAAHE (International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education)
• QAA (the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education)
• RAE 2008 (Research Assessment Exercise 2008)

Quality (not Universities)

• EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) - based in Brussels
• EOQ (European Organisation for Quality) - based in Brussels
• Excellence Ireland Quality Association - based in Dublin

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