Dr Max Jaede
Welcome to our networking community for international members
A forum for colleagues from member institutions across the globe to connect, share expertise, and explore approaches to quality assurance and enhancement in an evolving international landscape.
Open to all QAA International Members, this network meets up to three times a year to discuss current priorities, hear updates on QAA’s international activity, and consider developments in global partnerships and quality frameworks.
Join with colleagues from across the global sector to share perspectives, exchange best practice, and stay informed of QAA’s international work. We look forward to seeing you.
Meeting dates
Wednesday 19 November, 2025: 9.00 - 10.00 GMT (London)
Wednesday 25 February, 2025: 9.00 - 10.00 GMT (London)
Networking community chair
Dr Max Jaede
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Dr Max Jaede
Dr Max Jaede is a Membership Quality Specialist, and chairs QAA’s International Insights and International Member networking communities. He is passionate about facilitating practice-sharing and collaborative learning among sector colleagues in the UK and internationally.
Max is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to joining QAA, he held teaching, research, and leadership roles at three Scottish universities. Most recently, he served as Head of Social Sciences and Director of Teaching at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning, where he was closely involved in designing and delivering programmes for international students.
International Members have access to all resources on the QAA Membership Resources site. Popular areas of this site for International Members include:
Session materials and resources from our International Member workshops and webinars are published below.
Workshop: Academic Integrity
In December 2023, this workshop provided a broad introductory overview of the topic of Academic Integrity, covering definitions and types, challenges and threats, and the impact of recent changes and developments in higher education on academic integrity. It also looked at managing academic misconduct in the context of generative AI. The presentation included an overview of QAA’s work in this area, and available resources, and some useful links to other QAA and external resources are included in the presentation.
Presentation: Academic Integrity (December 2023)
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Members can access additional Academic Integrity resources on this website.
Workshop: Artificial Intelligence
In January 2024, this workshop provided an introduction and overview of current developments in artificial intelligence (AI) including the use of Generative AI. This covered the potential threats of AI, including the impacts on academic integrity and assessment. It also looked at the potential opportunities presented by developments in AI, including the use of AI in learning, teaching and assessment and in upskilling staff and students. It concluded by looking at some of the work currently being done by QAA and the UK HE sector, and examples of resources available.
Presentation: Artificial intelligence (January 2024)
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Members can access additional AI resources on this website and explore our full range of AI work on our public website.
Workshop: Micro-credentials
In April 2024, our workshop on Micro-credentials covered an overview of what micro-credentials are, definitions, QAA’s current and previous work in this area (including the development of a Characteristics Statement), developments in the UK HE sector and also the work being done on micro-credentials internationally (including an ENQA project on which QAA represents the UK sector).
In addition to the presentation from the workshop there is a useful accompanying resources document which provides links to the various QAA and external resources that are referred to in the presentation.
Presentation: Micro-credentials (April 2024)
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Resources: Links for workshop on Micro-credentials (April 2024)
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Workshops: Student engagement in enhancement
Our series of six workshops on student engagement in enhancement this year have covered a range of areas in student engagement as follows.
Roles and responsibilities (September 2023)
Workshop: Student engagement roles and responsibilities - Contributing to quality assurance
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Consultation and engagement (November 2023)
Workshop: Student engagement - Building evidence consultation and engagement
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Communication in student engagement (February 2024)
Workshop: Student Engagement - Communication and stakeholders
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Evaluation of approaches to engagement (March 2024)
Workshop: Student engagement evaluation
Publication date: 02 Jul 2024
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Members can access additional resources on student engagement, including our Student Engagement Toolkit, on this website.
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Benefits of International Membership
Access to resources
International Members can access QAA's wide range of resources, webinars, professional development, and reports on topics such as artificial intelligence, academic integrity, student experience, micro-credentials, programme design and international partnerships.
Free places at events
International Members have free places for staff and students at most QAA events, workshops and briefings, including our member-only Quality Insights Conference.
International Membership networking community
This dedicated forum for International Members meets up to three times a year to hear about QAA’s international activities and consider latest developments in quality assurance and enhancement and partnership development.
International Collaborative Enhancement Project
This project offers International Members the opportunity to work together to explore shared interest and engage students with outputs that benefit the wider QAA membership and higher education sector. International Members can submit an application as a Project lead or to work with a UK university as a Project Partner. Applications open in October.
Membership newsletter
This monthly newsletter provides information about latest activities, resources and opportunities for members.
Find out more
You can find out more about the benefits of QAA International Membership on our website.