Policy and guidance on university partnerships

Policy and guidance on university partnerships - RICS 2005 - 45 p. 30cm.

Introduction -- The policy framework -- Partnership development -- Course design -- External quality assurance -- Courses offered in more than one centre; franchised courses; distance learning -- Parnership and accreditation boards -- Partnership selection process -- Appeals -- Appendix A: Threshold reporting: General -- Appendix B: Threshold reporting: Australia -- Appendix C: Threshold reporting: Canada -- Appendix D: Threshold reporting: Hong Kong -- Appendix E: Threshold reporting: UK -- Appendix F: Threshold reporting: USA -- TechRICS requirements, bridge to MRICS -- Glossary

Aims to present the policy and guidance on the implementation of the partnership between RICS and worldwide universities. Details the policy framework and its history, and the policy and guidance on partnership development and the operation of partnerships. Presents the course design and the policy and guidance of RICS on external quality assurance. Provides direction for courses developed in more than one country. Explains the role of the Partnership and Accreditation Boards. Sums up the process used to select partner universities and the appeal procedure. The appendices by geographical area present the minimum standards for students and university, the student selection threshold, the assessment of the teaching environment, the research threshold, and the employability criteria.


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