AUQA Audit of UOW
About AUQA Audits
The Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) carries out independent quality audits of Australian universities, other self-accrediting universities and accrediting agencies.
AUQA audits are carried out over a cycle of about five years. The audits in the first cycle took place over 2002-2007. The first audit visits in the second cycle will begin in October/ November 2007.
Check the following links for further information about AUQA audits:
2005 Audit of UOW
AUQA audited the University of Wollongong in 2005 and its audit report was publicly released in March 2006. The report included:
- Commendations – relating to commendable practices.
- Affirmations – areas identified by UOW in its portfolio as requiring attention.
- Recommendations – areas AUQA believed required improvement at the date of the audit.
Check the following links for key audit documents:
Six UOW practices have been included in AUQA's Good Practice Database. To access these practices chech the following link and search under University of Wollongong.
http://www.auqa.edu.au/gp/search/index.php
Second Audit Cycle
It is anticipated that UOW will again be audited some time between 2010 and 2012.
The second audit cycle will focus on:
- Developments since the first audit
- Benchmarking, standards and outcomes
- External reference points
- Specific areas or themes selected by AUQA and/or the auditee
- Transnational activities
Comments and questions may be directed to: quality@uow.edu.au
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