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Student Representation - Joint Statement - Summary

Dundee University Students' Association ('DUSA') and the University of Dundee ('the University') have agreed to the following:

• DUSA and the University will collaborate to enhance student representation at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• The University and its staff will promote and engage with student representation, via forums such as:
• staff-student liaison committees
• School, College and University level committees and their working groups
• programme review boards and PSRB accreditation events
Senate and Court
• DUSA will encourage student representatives to contribute fully to such forums and the University will assist in the training of representatives where appropriate
• DUSA will encourage students to provide constructive feedback at all levels, both via internal processes (for example module and programme feedback) and via national surveys (for example, National Student Survey, Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey, Postgraduate Research Experience Survey and the International Student Barometer)
• the University and its staff will respond timeously and constructively to issues raised by students and will report back on actions taken
• The University will assist DUSA to run elections for representative posts, including delegating staff to act as returning officers and to support online electoral systems
• Staff in the Policy, Governance & Legal Affairs Directorate will be available to provide advice on representation issues to DUSA when required and similarly the DUSA executive will provide advice on representation issues to University staff
• The University and DUSA will together engage with national initiatives such as the QAA Quality Enhancement Themes and with national bodies, such as QAA, sparqs (student participation in quality Scotland) and the Higher Education Academy
• Each partner will contribute to other processes for facilitating student representation, such as:
• the development and promotion of publications and broadcast media such as Students Matter, Highlighter, The Magdalen, DUSA TV and DUSA Radio (see DUSA Media webpage}
• the policies and practices contained within the Quality Assurance Framework
• engagement with the National Student Survey

The full Joint Statement is available from here.

Mr S Fitzpatrick, DUSA Deputy President, and Dr J Weyers, Director of Quality Assurance