GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE On 1 May 2022, the Division for Academic Planning, Quality Promotion and Academic Staff Development (DAPQPASD) was renamed the Division for Teaching Excellence (DTE). The name change was made to more accurately reflect the Division’s role in the achievement of the University’s strategic vision. The DTE is able to give effect to its mandate across a wide range of projects and activities which foster teaching excellence, facilitate the design and accreditation of new programmes and the renewal of existing programmes, promote quality and excellence in teaching, and lead, manage, administer and maintain university and national projects. Several projects in the Division are funded through the University Capacity Development Programme (UCDP), and the work serves to enhance internal capacity and quality through intensive engagements with internal and external stakeholders The DTE is under the leadership of the Senior Director, Dr Kirti Menon and reports to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic. The work of the Division is spread across the Division itself and its two dedicated centres: the Centre for Academic Planning and Quality Promotion (CAPQP) and the Centre for Academic Staff Development (CASD) each of which is under the leadership of a dedicated Director. With the Senior Director, the Directors focus on the integration and alignment of activities with the University’s strategy. Staff meetings of the Division are conducted quarterly, and frequent interaction between the directors means that the work of the Division is coherent and consistently evident across the University. The Division’s overall focus on teaching and learning, academic programmes, staff development and capacity in a wide range of areas integrate synergistically with the work of the other two Divisions in the DVC’s mandate. These are the Division of Academic Development and Support (ADS) and the Division for Institutional Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring (DIPEM). The collaboration and coordination of activities between the three divisions ensures coverage of the full spectrum in the academic development portfolio. The work of the Division was evident in several ways in 2022, not least of which was the successful conduct of the Council on Higher Education’s site visit. Applying a hybrid of on-line and in-person sessions coupled with tours of the four campuses allowed the Audit Panel to verify the submission made in the University’s Self-Evaluation Report (SER) and the accompanying portfolio of evidence. The entire process was a positive learning experience for the University’s participants, and the Panel was impressed not only by the depth of the engagement with the quality matters at hand, but also with the positive and meaningful engagements it had with staff, students, and other internal and external stakeholders across all domains. 2022 ANNUAL REPORT: DIVISION FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE 5
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