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Wednesday 17 March
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Anglia Ruskin University Acronyms

  • 4C - Four Counties
  • AAC - Accreditation & Approvals Committee
  • Adm - Admissions
  • AIBS - Ashcroft International Business School
  • ALP - Anglia Language Programme
  • ALSS - Arts, Letters and Social Sciences, Faculty of
  • APEL - Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning
  • AQSO - Academic & Quality Systems Office
  • ASC - Academic Standards Committee
  • ASQEC - Academic Standards, Quality & Enhancement Committee
  • AUEE - Association of Universities in the East of England
  • B2C - Business to consumer
  • C&ITS - Communications & Information Technology Services
  • CASC - Curriculum & Standards Committee
  • CCN - City College Norwich
  • CEO - Chief Executive Officer
  • CFPG - Curriculum Forward Planning Group
  • CISW - Certificate in Social Work
  • CMG - Corporate Management Group
  • CNAA - Council for National Academic Awards
  • CoWA - College of West Anglia
  • CPD - Continuing Professional Development
  • CRC - Cambridge Regional College
  • CTF - Cambridge Theological Federation
  • DAP - Departmental Assessment Panel
  • DDA - Disability Discrimination Act
  • DGS - Dean Graduate School
  • DoS - Dean of Students
  • DVC - Deputy Vice Chancellor
  • e-vision - web-enabled version of Anglia Ruskin's Student Admin System (commonly referred to as SITS)
  • EB - Employment Bureau
  • ECDL - European Computer Driving Licence
  • EEDA - East of England Development Agency
  • ELT - English Language Teaching
  • EO - Equal Opportunities
  • ESF - European Social Fund
  • ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council
  • FB - Faculty Board
  • Fd - Foundation Degree
  • FEC - Further Education Corporation
  • FHSC - Faculty of Health and Social Care
  • FV - Field Validation
  • HBC - Health Business Centre
  • HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England
  • HEI - Higher Education Institution
  • HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency
  • HRC - Huntingdonshire Regional College
  • HRD - Human Resources Department
  • IBL - Inquiry Based Learning (ask Health Schools for more details!)
  • INSPIRE - INSPIRE
  • IPG - International Policy Group
  • IR - International Relations
  • IR&A - Institutional Review & Audit
  • ISR - Internal Subject Review
  • JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee
  • KTP - Knowledge Transfer Partnership
  • LLSS - Law, Languages and Social Sciences
  • LMI - Labour Market Intelligence
  • LSC - Learning & Skills Council
  • M Res - Master of Research
  • MARR - Marketing Admissions Recruitment and Retention Group
  • MDF - Module Definition Form
  • MIP - Maintenance Investment Programme
  • MOG - Management Operational Group
  • NHS - National Health Service
  • NSAD - Norwich School of Art & Design
  • NTI - New Technology Institute
  • NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
  • OA1 - The Overseas Activity form that staff must complete 3 weeks in advance of international travel. The on-line system for processing these is at http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/oa1form
  • OU - Open University
  • PGCE - Post Graduate Certificate of Education
  • PRC - Peterborough Regional College
  • PSF - Pathway Specification Form
  • PU - Policy Unit
  • PVC - Pro Vice Chancellor
  • QA - Quality Assurance
  • QAA - Quality Assurance Agency
  • QAD - Quality Assurance Division
  • QASC - Quality Audit and Standards Committee
  • R&D - Research & Development
  • RAE - Research Assessment Exercise
  • RDIU - Research, Development and Inspection Unit
  • RFB - Regional Faculty Board
  • RMD - Risk Management Department
  • RO - Regional Office
  • RPASC - Regional Planning Approvals Sub-Committee
  • RSC - Research Standards Committee
  • RUP - Regional University Partnership
  • SAP - Set Assessment Panel
  • SBS - Small Business Service
  • SCLU - Schools & Colleges Liaison Unit (within Recruitments & Admissions)
  • SCOP - Standing Committee of Principals
  • SCoP - Senate Code of Practice
  • SDS - Student Data Systems
  • SEEC - South East Essex College
  • SEEVIC - South East Essex VI Form Community College (now known as SEEVIC College)
  • SENDA - Special Educational Needs and Disability Act
  • SEO - Student Employment Office
  • SITS - Strategic Information Technology Services - the company that supplies the University's student admin software. The software is called SITS:Vision
  • sKTP - Shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnership
  • SME - Small/ Medium Enterprise
  • SPD - Sponsored Programmes Unit
  • SSS - Student Support Services
  • TA - Teaching Assistants
  • TAB - Thurrock & Basildon College
  • TGSE - Thames Gateway South Essex
  • TGSP - Thames Gateway Strategic Partnership
  • TTA - Teacher Training Agency
  • UCAS - Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
  • UEG - University Executive Group
  • UfI - University for Industry
  • UUK - Universities UK
  • WebCT - Web Course Tools:-The software platform that Anglia Ruskin uses to deliver Modules and Courses online