Directorate of Governance and Academic Quality

The Directorate of Governance and Academic Quality  brings together services and areas of activity relating to governance and legislative compliance, committee secretariat, academic regulations and academic quality assurance.  The service includes:

  • Secretariat and administrative service to Court, Senate and their Standing Committees
  • Statutory and governance advice
  • Academic governance and regulations
  • Academic quality assurance and enhancement including ELIR; ELISR; Programme Approval and Review and appointment of External Assessors
  • Administration of academic appeals, plagiarism, student discipline and student complaints process
  • Managing the insurance portfolio
  • Legal services
  • Compliance with the Freedom of Information and Data Protection Acts
  • Institutional Records Management

This website is currently under construction but information on the services provided by the Directorate can be found at the following links:

The Directorate of Governance and Academic Quality can be contacted at gaqd@gcu.ac.uk