IUQB is pleased to publish its handbook for the external review of Irish Universities.
Nominations are also invited for the IRIU Register of Reviewers from which the members of the IRIU review teams will be appointed by the IUQB Board.
The Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB) was established in 2002 to support and promote a culture of quality in Irish higher education and independently evaluate the effectiveness of quality processes in Irish universities, as required by the Universities Act (1997).
In 2004, IUQB and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) jointly commissioned the European University Association to undertake the 1st cycle of institutional quality reviews of the seven Irish universities, the outcomes of which were published in 2005 as the Review of Quality Assurance in Irish Universities.
In 2009, following consultation with a range of key stakeholders, IUQB finalised the process for the 2nd cycle of institutional quality reviews. This process, which will operate in accordance with national legislation and agreed European standards and guidelines, is termed Institutional Review of Irish Universities (IRIU).
IRIU Handbook_2009_published IRIU_2.pdf (1.13 MB, Adobe PDF)
IRIU Register of Reviewers
Nominations are invited for the IRIU Register of Reviewers from which the members of the IRIU review teams will be appointed by the IUQB Board. A nomination form for the roles of: international reviewer, national reviewer, student reviewer, external stakeholder and co-ordinating reviewer, can be downloaded below.
Nomination_Form_2 IRIU review nomination form 2009 included annexes2.doc (0.14 MB, MS Word)