This document maps the University of Glasgow’s practice and expected standards in the management of Student Exchange and Study Abroad Programmes to Chapter B10 of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education. Its purpose is to ensure that students who undertake a study abroad period away from the University of Glasgow have clear and transparent guidelines about the organisation of their Study Abroad Programme. It also clarifies the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the management and organisation of Study Abroad Programmes, including the roles of Study Abroad/Exchange Co-ordinators (Co-ordinator), Student Support Teams, Schools, Subject Areas and the International Office. The Code does not cover less formal visits or research arrangements which are commonly pursued at postgraduate level.

Chapter B10 sets an overall expectation to which institutions who manage higher education provision in conjunction with others must comply with. Through detailed mapping of the indicators listed in Chapter 10 to the processes in place for Student Mobility, this paper articulates how the University of Glasgow meets this expectation.

Review and approval by Academic Standards Committee of the Mapping document, and the highlighted proposed changes as set out in the Appendix to the document.

The Exchange & Study Abroad office of RIO will take forward the actions, in collaboration with the appropriate Schools and Colleges as required.

The Exchange & Study Abroad coordinators will update current documentation and online resources to include the suggested changes.

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