1. University of Plymouth External Examiners’ Conference 2019
Academic Partnerships
Mark Glasson
Faculty Partnerships Manager 1

2. Academic Partnerships – history scale and diversity:
Formal partnerships from 1978
AP supports over 20 partnerships including regional FECs, 4 x parts of the Navy, commercial partners – with students at 50+ sites of delivery, involving 14,000+ students [not FTE], 1,600+ staff in partners involved in HE delivery and 400+ awards
Taxonomy of partnerships
Highly interconnected - support, academic, management and sector / regional bodies
UK Partnerships and Plymouth Global 2

3. Academic Partnerships: key mission and values
Developing opportunities while sustaining excellence as judged by internal and external measures
Developing the distinctiveness of the UoP academic offer and the UoP student experience delivered with partners
Effective and efficient services for UoP and partners including operation of similar workflows in the UK and abroad
Academic Cooperation Agreements - including a common core that defines services and responsibilities
Students are University of Plymouth students 3

4. Key staff for UK Partnerships: Director of Academic Partnerships
Head of UK Partnerships
Relationship Development Managers
Faculty Partnership Managers
Coordinators of Student Experience and Partnership Development
Academic Liaison Persons
Specialist admin teams 4

5. Annual Review (AR): Programme Committee Meetings Programme Data
Student Perception Questionnaire, National Student Survey and Post Graduate Taught Survey results
Student and staff feedback
External Examiner Reports
Minutes and Programme Plan reviewed by Academic Partnerships 5

6. External Examiner [EE] role in a partnership context:
UoP oversight and assisting follow up
Partner delivery assurance and development
Comparability and connectedness with other UK HEIs
Assessment in line with the University strategy and policy
How the EE role meshes with what AP does:
Annual Review (AR)
Subject Assessment Panels (SAP)
Award Assessment Boards (AAB) 6

7. Academic Partnerships:
Partnerships viewed in the context of the a journey undertaken together - not transactional
Academic Partnerships:
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