The Quality Assurance Council (QAC) was formally established in April 2007 as a semi-autonomous non-statutory body under the aegis of the University Grants Committee (UGC). The QAC's mission is:

	To assure that the quality of educational experience in all first degree level programmes and above, however funded, offered in UGC-funded institutions is sustained and improved, and is at an internationally competitive level; and
	To encourage institutions to excel in this area of activity.

One of the QAC's core operational tasks is to conduct institutional audits. The audits are intended to assure the UGC and the public that institutions deliver on the promises they make in their role and mission statements. A QAC audit is therefore an audit of an institution's Fitness for Purpose in teaching and learning. The audit examines whether the institution has procedures in place appropriate for its stated purposes, whether it pursues activities and applies resources to achieve those purposes, and whether there is verifiable evidence to show that the purposes are being achieved.

All UGC funded institutions are required to undergo a quality audit conducted by the QAC. For the current audit cycle 2008 - 2011, HKIEd will be the last institution to be audited and the date has been tentatively set for March 2011.

This QAC Audit website aims to provide colleagues with some useful information on the preparation for the audit and to update colleagues on the progress of the preparatory work.

Task Force on Preparation for QAC Audit

• Self-Review and Preparation of Institutional Submission (Oct 2009 to Dec 2010)
• Preparatory Activities for QAC Audit Visit (Dec 2010 to Mar 2011)

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• Terms of Reference
• Membership