What is AUQA?
(This text is sourced from AUQA’s website) AUQA is the principal national quality assurance agency in higher education with the responsibility of providing public assurance of the quality of Australia?s universities and other institutions of higher education, and assisting in enhancing the academic quality of these institutions. AUQA was formally established by the Ministerial Council on Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) in March 2000. It operates independently of governments and the higher education sector under the direction of a Board of Directors. AUQA is owned by and receives core, operational funding from the Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers for higher education who are members of MCEETYA. The objectives of AUQA are to: • Arrange and manage a system of periodic audits of: • the quality of the academic activities, including attainment of standards of performance and outcomes of Australian universities and other higher education institutions • the quality a
