[…]developed by an Expert Advisory Group who were convened following the workshop which was held by Minister Mitchell O’Connor in Dublin Castle on the 4th October 2018. The aim of the work shop was to hear first-hand from institutions, academics and students about what was really happening in our higher education institutions with regard to sexual violence and harassment. The Expert Advisory Group, which was chaired by Dr. Anne Looney from DCU, was tasked with devising standards that all institutions will be required to implement. The group’s membership included: Tara Browne – National Women’s Council of Ireland/ESHTE, Síona Cahill – […]
[…]affairs, but shall operate within the policies and procedures of USI. 12 UO 16 ONLINE PROMOTION & WEB DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Congress notes: The importance of an effective online presence in today’s world of social media and daily internet users. Congress regrets: The attempts thus far made by USI to take advantage of the internet have been far from effective most notably the poor website layout and Facebook followers. Congress therefore mandates: The President and VP Campaigns to compose an online promotion and web development strategy by October 1st 2012 and report to Congress 2013 on the implementation […]
[…]quality assurance evaluations (module, programme, academic unit) should be made available online and all module and programme reviews be distributed to the students affected Following each assessment an action plan and timeline to implement the recommendations should be produced and communicated to students External Quality Review of Institutions (General Principles) All institutions should be subject to review at least once every seven years Panels should be chosen and overseen by the accreditation and/or awarding body All panels should have student representation from a different institution with the pool of student representatives drawn up in consultation with USI All panels […]
