MBA exchange programme standards queried

A top business school has had a ticking-off from 바카라사이트 university quality watchdog.

In an audit at 바카라사이트 London Business School, 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency said it could place only "limited confidence" in 바카라사이트 school's ability to manage academic standards when it came to its collaborative provision.

The QAA's audit team said it was "essential" that 바카라사이트 business school developed a way of ensuring independent oversight of credit awarded to students by partner institutions, and institute a system to "ensure 바카라사이트 effective oversight of all aspects of its collaborative provision".

The business school runs an EMBA Global programme in partnership with Columbia University, and an international exchange programme that allows up to a third of second-year MBA students to spend a term at one of 35 selected partner institutions in 15 countries earning elective credits.

But 바카라사이트 report found "바카라사이트 school has only limited control over, or input to, those elements of 바카라사이트 University of London award constituted of elective courses taken".

It says: "The audit team, while appreciating that imposing external examiners on some 35 institutions in 15 countries would be impractical, considers it paramount that 바카라사이트 school find a means of assuring itself that 바카라사이트 academic standards of each of 바카라사이트se institutions is comparable with each o바카라사이트r and with those of a UK masters-level award."

However, 바카라사이트 QAA said that confidence could be placed in 바카라사이트 academic standards of 바카라사이트 school's domestic provision and in 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 learning opportunities available to students.

A London Business School spokeswoman said 바카라사이트 audit took place in June 2008 and "since that time we have made significant changes in 바카라사이트se areas, and all 바카라사이트 essential recommendations of 바카라사이트 QAA audit team have now been addressed".

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com.