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Expert Advisory Group

Terms of Reference

The objective of the Expert Advisory Group is to provide advice on the development and implementation of a robust quality assurance system that supports the tertiary education reforms.

The Expert Advisory Group comprises individuals with experience in evaluation, quality assurance and/or the tertiary education sector. The members are:

Professor Gary Hawke (Chair) ... Head of the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington and Co-Chair of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. Professor Hawke has had significant involvement in secondary and tertiary education reforms and developments for many years.
Dr Jane Davidson ... Director, Davidson Consulting Ltd, Auckland. DCL provides cutting-edge expertise in evaluation and organisational consulting for a wide range of organisations, government departments and community groups. Formerly Associate Director of the internationally recognised Evaluation Centre at Western Michigan University where she launched and directed the world's first fully Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation.
Shane Edwards ... Kaihautū Marautanga at Te Wānanga O Aotearoa. Tertiary Education Commission Peer Review Panelist for Performance-Based Research Fund in Māori knowledge and development.
Professor Roger Field ... Vice Chancellor of Lincoln University and Chair of the NZ Vice Chancellors' Committee on University Academic Programmes.
Tony Gray ... Chief Executive Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. Previously Chief Executive of the Pacific International Hotel Management School in New Plymouth.
Jan Hausman ... Academic Manager Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Professor Tamati Reedy ... Pro-Vice Chancellor (Māori) of Waikato University
Dr Mike Roberts ... Academic Director AIS St Helens (Auckland degree awarding private training establishment). Vice President of the NZ Association of Private Education Providers.
Bruce Robertson ... Chief Executive, Hospitality Association and Deputy Chair, Hospitality Standards Institute
Frances Salt ... National Manager Reporting Services, Education Review Office

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