While scholars have been peripatetic since the creation of the very first universities, a phenomenon of more recent years is the mobility of education, where it is the educational provision rather than the scholar that crosses national borders. This is termed "transnational" or "cross-border" education. Attendant on this new…

This paper traces some aspects of the growth over the last 20 years in the number of quality assurance agencies in higher education, that is, organisations with some responsibility for the quality of teaching, research and other activities in higher education institutions. Initially, staff of these agencies were largely amateurs in the field, and…

Report of a review panel which evaluated the effectiveness of the New Zealand Academic Audit Unit concluded that procedures requiring universities to undertake a self-review with the Academic Audit Unit validating the process have been a major stimulus for introduction of effective quality systems within a climate of trust and mutual respect.…