• Section 1 - Purpose
• Section 2 - Application
• Section 3 - Roles and Responsibilities
• Section 4 - Educational Partnership Principles
• Section 5 - Monitoring of Educational Partnerships
• Section 6 - Termination of Educational Partnerships
• Section 7 - Application of QUT Policy
• Courses, Units, Modules and Non-award Study
• Students
• Exceptions
• Section 8 - Definitions

Section 1 - Purpose

(1) QUT is responsible for ensuring that courses and non-award study delivered through educational partnerships meet the requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021. This Policy sets out the requirements governing educational partnerships entered into by QUT.

Section 2 - Application

(2) This Policy applies to all formal educational partnerships between QUT, including:

1. courses, units and modules delivered through other parties by face-to-face instruction, online or a combination of face-to-face instruction and online; and
2. joint and dual awards.

(3) This Policy does not apply to:

1. employment and consultancy arrangements;
2. hosting of QUT curriculum on a third-party platform;
3. student academic support services provided by third parties;
4. research partnerships involving funding or collaboration;
5. articulation agreements;
6. work integrated learning agreements;
7. scholarships; and
8. student exchange programs (Student Exchange Program Policy).

Section 3 - Roles and Responsibilities

Section 4 - Educational Partnership Principles

(4) QUT will enter into educational partnerships that:

1. support QUT’s strategic priories and enhance QUT’s brand;
2. are based on a sustainable partnership, financial viability and managed business risk; and
3. deliver education and services of a quality and at a standard acceptable to QUT.

(5) QUT will only enter into an educational partnership if it is satisfied that the educational partner’s commitment to quality is compatible with that of QUT and that all relevant requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 will be met through the collaboration.

(6) A collaboration between QUT and an educational partner to deliver award courses (wholly or partly) or non-award study must be governed by a contract that includes effective controls on the educational quality of delivery and must only be entered into after a credible and rigorous due diligence process in accordance with the Contracts and Legal Instruments Management Policy.

Section 5 - Monitoring of Educational Partnerships

(7) All educational partnerships must be reviewed annually as part of QUT’s quality assurance framework to ensure that the partnership is operating as intended and within the terms of the contract. The report will be reviewed by the Provost/Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Section 6 - Termination of Educational Partnerships

(8) Upon a decision that an educational partnership will not be continued, QUT will ensure that there is appropriate advice and arrangements for impacted students. If a course is discontinued, transition and teach-out plans must ensure that enrolled students are not disadvantaged.

Section 7 - Application of QUT Policy

Courses, Units, Modules and Non-award Study

(9) Courses, units, modules and non-award study delivered through an educational partnership are subject to QUT policies for quality assurance and approval.

Students

(10) Students in courses offered through an educational partnership are QUT students. QUT policies, protocols and procedures will apply to students enrolled in courses or units or in the non-award study delivered through educational partnerships.

Exceptions

(11) Any exceptions to policy required to meet the needs of the educational partnership to assure the student experience, must be approved by the relevant governing body and be supported with a clear academic rationale.

Section 8 - Definitions