VALIDATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Validation Procedure

The ten partner universities established a single Validation Panel to scrutinise the full programme and undertake periodic reviews on their behalf. The members of the Panel included senior academics and senior engineers from industry, including an overseas representative. The Panel was chaired by Professor Kel Fidler from the University of York.

The panel was convened for a two day meeting on 29 and 30 September 1999 to examine the full programme following which it made recommendations to enhance the programme and congratulated the consortium upon the high quality of the programme and the excellence of both teaching and research in the partner universities.

The consortium welcomed and implemented all of the recommendations of the Validation Panel and the Panles' approval came into effect as of 1 January 2000

• Quality Assurance

The consortium of ten universities is committed to the maintenance of high academic standards and has implemented procedures (see Programme Regulations) in accordance with the charters, statutes and regulations of the individual partner universities.