Whole-of-Institution Audits

Background

The introduction of quality assurance processes in relation to all higher education institutions in Australia seeking financial support from the Commonwealth Government was endorsed by the then Cabinet on 18 October 1999. Although formally established by the Ministerial Council on Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) in March 2000, the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) actually commenced auditing Australian higher education institutions in 2001, with three trial audits conducted during that year.

Murdoch University is proud of its reputation for providing high quality teaching and research and viewed the Government’s plans as an opportunity to prove this. The University therefore initiated its first whole-of-institution audit in 2000, with the review taking place in November of that year.

The University reviews each of its Schools/Academic Organisational Units on a five-yearly cycle. In line with this practice, the University agreed to conduct its second whole-of-institution audit at the end of 2005.