Approvals and Reviews Committee

The Approvals and Reviews Committee makes decisions and recommendations about

  • The approval of quality assurance procedures
  • TrustEd Ireland (the International Education Mark (IEM))
  • Delegated authority

It also approves for publication the findings of quality reviews conducted by QQI. 

  • Dr Sean Duignan, Director of Academic Affairs and Quality, Atlantic Technological University (ATU) (Chair)
  • Dr Elaine Boyd, Lecturer, Institute of Education, University College London
  • Professor Fiona Farr, Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL, University of Limerick (Vice Chair)
  • Laura Flynn, Head of Partnerships, QQI
  • Prof. Maria Hinfelaar, former Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of Wrexham University
  • Dr Stergaini Kostopoulou, Assistant Professor in English for Academic Purposes, UCD Centre for English and Global Languages
  • Dr Anna Murphy, Senior Adviser - Strategy and Risk, QQI
  • Emma Muldoon Ryan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, AMLÉ
  • Ronan O’Loughlin, former Director of Education and Training, Chartered Accountants Ireland
  • Gerry O’Sullivan, former Head of International Education and Director of the Erasmus+ National Agency, HEA
  • Dr Rory O'Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Dublin City University (DCU)
  • Dr Joseph Ryan, Vice President for External Affairs, Technological University of the Shannon
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