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Terms and Membership

Quality Assurance Committee was established by the Senate in 1993.

Terms of Reference

  1. To advise the Senate through the Academic Policy Committee on principles, policies and procedures relating to quality assurance of teaching, learning and assessment and other related matters as requested by the Academic Policy Committee.
  2. To conduct audits and other reviews as requested by the Academic Policy Committee, and report on the quality assurance mechanisms and quality of the offerings of the academic units.
  3. To review external assessments of academic units and their programmes.
  4. To advise the Academic Policy Committee on the quality assurance mechanisms of research activities in the University.
  5. To promote quality assurance through various means.
  6. To facilitate the development and dissemination of good practices in quality assurance throughout the university.
  7. To appoint sub-committees, working parties and similar bodies for the purpose of discharging the duties of the Committee, and to approve their terms of reference and membership.
  8. To report on its business to the Senate via the Academic Policy Committee at such intervals as the Senate may decide.

Constitution & Membership

Chairman Associate Provost (Quality Assurance)
Deputy Chairman Elected by and from among members
Ex Officio Members
  • Vice-President (Student Affairs)
  • Associate Provost (Academic Planning and Undergraduate Education)
  • Vice-President (Research and Technology)
  • Dean of Graduate Studies
  • Principal of the Community College of CityU or his/her nominee
  • Director of the School of Continuing and Professional Education or his/her nominee
  • Director of EDGE
Members
  • One academic representative from each College's or School's Deans office, responsible for the unit's quality assurance
  • Three members nominated by and from the Senate
  • Three faculty members appointed by the Provost in consultation with the President
  • One undergraduate student nominated by the Students' Union
  • One postgraduate student nominated by the CityU Postgraduate Association
Officers in Attendance
  • Staff member directing the Institutional Analysis Group of the PRVT
  • Director of Knowledge Enterprise Analysis Unit of Office of VP(RT)
  • Teaching Excellence Awards Selection Panel Chair
Secretary Administrative staff appointed by the Chairman of the Quality Assurance Committee

The term of office of the nominated and appointed members shall be two years with a staggered arrangement. The term of office of student members shall be one year.

Membership