Good Practice Conference Workshop
The conference will focus on enhancing quality and standards through Reflective Analysis and internal review at the subject level (see here).
A conference on quality enhancement in higher education in Iceland will be held on 11 November at the Iceland Academy of the Arts (Laugarnesi) at 10:00-15:30.
Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no registration fee. Please register your attendance at rannis@rannis.is no later than 9 November.
The agenda is as follows (pdf):
Programme
10:00-10:10
Welcome to the conference workshop
Prof. Áslaug Geirsdóttir, Chair of the Quality Council
10:10-10:30
The role of the Reflective Analysis within the QEF
Dr Barbara Brittingham, the Quality Board
10:30-11:00
External reviews: University of Iceland's experience
Magnús Diðrik Baldursson, Head of Quality Administration, University of Iceland
11:00-11:45
What does the experience of using Reflective Analysis in Scotland tell us?
Prof. Paddy Maher, ex Vice Principal (Academic), University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland
11:45-12:30
Plenary discussions on key points in developing a Reflective Analysis
Lead by: Dr Barbara Brittingham, the Quality Board
12:30-13:15
Lunch
13:15-13:30
The role of institution-led subject review within the QEF
Dr Jean-Marie Hombert, the Quality Board
13:30-14:00
Self-assessments at the subject level
Vice-Rector Áslaug Helgadóttir and Vice-Rector Björn Þorsteinsson, the Agricultural University of Iceland
14:00-14:30
Benchmarking medical studies in Iceland with provision in the USA
Prof. Guðmundur Þorgeirsson, University of Iceland/Landspítali
14:30-15:15
Plenary discussion on key points in developing institution-led review at the subject level
Lead by: Dr Jean-Marie Hombert, the Quality Board
15:15-15:30
Next steps
Magnús Lyngdal Magnússon, Secretary to the Quality Council and Quality Board
