See procedures and specific guidance for External Examiners.
The Academic Quality Service has institutional responsibility for quality assurance and enhancement, and provides administrative support for quality processes in Schools. The Academic Quality Service:
Supporting documents
Handbook sections
Section 1 - An overview of quality assurance and enhancement activity at Middlesex University
Section 2 - Approval for validation and review events
Section 3 - Programme validation, review and modifications
Section 4 - The External Examiner system
Section 5 - Collaborations with other institutions
Section 6 - no longer in use
Section 7 - Annual monitoring enhancement
Section 9 - Student engagement in quality enhancement and assurance
Section 10 - Approval, monitoring and review of articulation agreements
Section 11 - Professional, statutory and or regulatory bodies
Section 12 - Publicity and marketing
Section 13 - Opening new Middlesex University overseas campuses
Section 14 - Accreditation for awarding of academic credit
Section 15 - Certificates, diploma supplements and graduation
Section 16 - no longer in use
External examiners and academic quality/standards
Academic standards and quality [PowerPoint]
Assessment process
Slides [PowerPoint 674KB]
Guide and regulations section D (D1 - D9) [Webpage]
Guide and regulations section E [Webpage]
FAQs [Word 56KB]
Sample external examiners' report MU programme [PDF 157KB]
Sample external examiners' report collaborative programme [PDF 145KB]
Non staff and student expenses claim form [Excel 95KB]
QAA Quality Code [Webpage]
The University's most recent Higher Education Review (HER) can be found at:
Middlesex University is a registered Higher Education Provider with the Office for Students (OfS). This policy is published in accordance with the Higher Education Research Act 2017 and the Office for Students (OfS) Regulatory Framework 2018.
Learn more about our procedures, assessments and frameworks.
Assessment and Regulations (UniHub: Information and learning tools for Middlesex University students)
We've been awarded the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education under ERASMUS+, the 2014-2020 European Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.
How we work with the Erasmus+ programme:
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