1. Collaborative Working For Collaborative Partnership Success
Rebecca Peake, Academy of Sport and Physical Activity (HWB)
Lucy Begley, Academic Quality and Standards.
Harriet Travis, Academic Quality and Standards.
Dave Egan, Sheffield Business School
Intro - RP

2. Transnational Education Partnerships
Transnational Education (TNE) is attractive to providers as it offers opportunities for increased market expansion, and for raising their international profile. For students, transnational programs offer the possibility of obtaining a foreign qualification at a considerably reduced cost, compared with travelling abroad (Mcburnie and Ziguras, 2001). RP

3. Collaborative Partnership Working A University Approach
SHU’s largest collaborative TNE institution is School for Higher and Professional Education (SHAPE) Vocational Training Centre (VTC), Hong Kong. Sheffield Hallam University and SHAPE entered into a collaborative partnership in April 2005 to jointly deliver four one-year top-up degree programmes for Higher Diploma graduates. HKCAAVQ granted SHAPE of VTC and SHU the Initial Evaluation (IE) status to operate non-local programmes meeting the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (QF) standards at Level 5 from 1 September 2012 ( Sheffield Hallam currently deliver 10 undergraduate courses with SHAPE and are scheduled to commence 2 postgraduate courses in September The Faculty of Development & Society also work with SCOPE, Hong Kong delivering HKCAAVQ accredited courses. Previously Departments and Faculties had operated in isolation. The Directorate of Education and Employer Partnerships (DEEP) and Academic Quality and Standards (AQS) now coordinate the specific requirements to operate in Hong Kong. Collaborative Course Leaders now have a more collective approach.
RP (and HT to discuss differences between SCOPE and SHAPE)

4. Strengths of cross-University approach
University oversight - identification of and justification of varying approaches
Identify formal University positions
Identify precedents
Efficient and consistent practice
Experiential approach
AQS to lead; RP to chip in

5. Challenges of Collaborative Working - That's not my job!
HKCAAVQ processes are resource intensive
Communication channels
Coordinating different staff, departments & priorities
Navigating the varied structures and faculty approaches
Personal challenges - relationships and cultural expectations; working 'above my role'.
Timeliness of responses and managing expectations
RP/HT/LB

6. Benefits of collaborative working for Academic staff
Building a network of experts with open communication.
Understanding of Quality Assurance Processes
Opportunities for career development and University level work
Improved professional practice
Further Projects & Collaboration RP

7. Benefits of collaborative working for Academic Quality and Standards (AQS)
Relationships
Understanding of partners - benefits other AQS processes
Understand the perspective of academic staff
Attendance and knowledge transfer from engagement with HKCAAVQ/QAA
Preparation for QAA TNE review of Hong Kong in 2017/2018
LB/HT

8. Any questions?