The Programme Validation Committee (PVC) is a standing committee of Senate and has replaced the Senate Sub-Committee on Approval of Courses and Regulations.  The main functions of the PVC, which is composed of academic members of staff nominated for this purpose by the Rector, are as follows:

• To provide quality assurance mechanisms acceptable to Senate and appropriate for internal and external audit purposes

• To ensure that academic programmes are of appropriate standard

• To ascertain the validity of the programmes on offer

• To ensure optimal use of available resources
  

The PVC is assisted in its task by the Academic Programmes Quality and Resources Unit (APQRU) which also provides on-site and off-site assistance to departments and faculties, institutes and centres with regard to validation procedures.


Current Membership of the Programme Validation Committee

The current members of the PVC are as follows:

• Professor Juanito Camilleri (Rector) (Chairman)
• Professor Alfred J. Vella (Pro-Rector) (Deputy Chairman)
  
• Professor Kevin Aquilina
  
• Professor Joseph M. Cacciattolo
  
• Professor Gloria Lauri-Lucente
  
• Professor Paul Pace
  
• Professor Godfrey Pirotta
• Dr Maurice Apap
• Registrar (Ms Veronica Grech)
  
• Director of Finance (Mr Mark Debono) (or his delegate)
• Senate Student Representative (Mr John Gabarretta)

Click here to access the Schedule of Meetings for the Programme Validation Committee for 2012/2013