Statute II • Quality Assurance a nd Academic Audit
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
l-N, 178 ofl997
EDUCATION ACf
(CAP, 327~
Statute II • Quality Assurance a nd Academic Audit
IN exercise of the poweflO conferred upon him by sections 30(5)
and 31(6) o f the Education Act (Cap. 327). the Chancellor of the
University of Malia has promulgated the following statute made by the
Council of the University of Malta by virtue of the powcrs conferred
upon it by sections 31 and 33 of the ~id Act
Citation
I. This smtllte may be c ited as Statute II . Quality Assurance and Academic
Audit.
Applicability
Dan l-istatutjisla' jisscjjah I-istatul 11 ta' I-Universita ta' MalIa - II-Harsien
lal- K wali t~ u I·Awdiljar Akkademiku.
ApplikabiJitil
This statute is applicable as from April 1997.
STATm' E II· QUALITY ASSURANCE Ar-..'D ACA DEI\.1JC AUDIT,
I. The University will establish and regularly review policies on academic
standards. In order to ensure that these policies are implemented and that the desire
qual ity standards are met, a Quality Assurance Committee and an Academic Audi t
Unit will be set up.
2. The tenus of reference of the Quality Assurance Committee shall inc lude the
following
(a) establ ishing procedures for the evaluation and prom()(ion of qua lity
leaching . researc h and ad ministrative services;
(b) instit uting schemes to reward quality servi ces and innovative teaching
approaches, research and adminisU"lIlive services; and
(e) proposing ways of im provi ng the University's support services to
teaChing , researeh and admini strative servi ces.
1be Quali ty Ass urance Committee shall be composed as follows
1be Rector, or Pro-Rector as his delegate (Chainnan)
The Director of the Academic Audit Unit (Secretary)
The Registrar
Six senior me mbers of the academic stllff appointed by Senate to represent
different discipliDeS
One academic me mber represe nting the academic smff un ion
One member of the non-academic staff
One student appointed by Senate from amongst ilS student representlltives .
4 . The Academic Audit Unit shall be composed of a Director who will be a
senior membe r of the academic staff serving the Unit on a part-ti me basis. a fU ll-time
senior admin istrntor. and such other staff as may be required from lime to lime.
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II-Un it ghall-Awditjar Akkademiku ghandu jkun maghmul minn DiretlUr Ii
ghandu j kun membru ta' I-istaff akkademiku :mzjan fuq baii part-time,amministratur
anzjan fuq baii full-lime. u haddiema ohm kif ikun mchtieg minn imien gl'lal imien.