Teams from Majan University College and GUtech have been engaged in a Foundation Benchmarking operation. This means that staff working on the Foundation Programme at both HEIs have spent time together discussing and comparing the programme across a number of areas, such as module structure, student support and the way that English, Maths and IT modules are delivered and assessed.
The two meetings, one at Majan and a follow-up session at GUtech, involved extended discussion between 5-6 representatives from each HEI, discussing the two Foundation programmes and finding out what could be learned from each other's experience in both teaching and administration. Both meetings were very positive and involved all the participants - in fact, there was so much talk in the second meeting that it overran!
Majan is confident that this collaboration with GUtech will serve to strengthen the Foundation Programme at both institutions.