§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which universities have established overseas franchise operations; and which overseas universities, colleges and other bodies have agreed to facilitate these partnerships. [152198]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Department does not maintain lists of the overseas franchise arrangements of UK universities. However, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) carries out audits which cover the arrangements by which an awarding institution secures the standards of its awards and the effectiveness of its quality management arrangements for partnership links both within and outside the UK. Since 1996 it has audited 109 overseas collaborative links involving 64 HEIs in 24 countries.