Quality Assurance

Guidance for partner staff

This page provides guidance for staff members who work for partners of the University of Greenwich.

The university works closely with a network of partners in the UK and overseas. The university's partnerships allow us to disseminate knowledge on an international scale, meeting the international demand for UK education. Approval of potential organisations to become partners of the university for academic delivery, and the renewal of existing partnerships is overseen by the Programmes & Partnerships Management Committee (PPMC). Faculties may set up formal partnership arrangements and other arrangements with external partners which permit student entry to on-campus programmes of study. Such arrangements include: articulation arrangements, external credit rating arrangements and progression agreements.

This page is managed in conjunction with the International Partnerships and Mobility Team.

Please ensure that when making changes to any module or programme you consult the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) guidance and timescales to understand the requirements for student and staff consultation. You can find the documents here. If in any doubt, please contact the University Quality Team on quality@gre.ac.uk

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Prospective TNE and Articulation Partnerships

If you are interested in building impactful, sustainable, and mutually beneficial partnerships, you can find out more on our partnership page: Prospective TNE and Articulation Partnerships

Preparing for a Partnership Review

The reappraisal of all partnerships occur once every five years or earlier if necessary.

The Programmes & Partnerships Management Committee (PPMC) oversees the review of all partnerships once every five years. Sometimes these can take place earlier if it is necessary, for example, in the event that there are significant concerns about the partnership relationship.

All Partnership Review Events will be reviewed by a partnership review panel and the configuration of the panel must be approved by the PPMC.

The final PPMC meeting of the year considers and agrees a rolling partnership review schedule for the next set of review events. Partners due to be reviewed in the next academic year would be supported by the International Partnership Manager / Partnership Manager who will work with the partner to compile due diligence information for consideration alongside the PWG4 forms prepared by the faculties.

Discontinuing a partnership

To end a partnership, a concise discontinuation proposal must be submitted to the Programmes & Partnerships Management Committee (PPMC). This proposal should:

  • Incorporate feedback from the International Office.
  • Clearly state the reasons for ending the partnership.
  • Document the attempts to resolve any issues by the involved faculties.
  • Provide a plan for current students to finish their studies without disruption.

Partner Programme Management

The process for managing and modifying partner programmes is currently being reviewed. Please email quality@gre.ac.uk if you need to make changes to a partner programme.

Forms, templates and links

The following form needs to be submitted for approval:

Guidance documents

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