Mrs Diana Ithier

Diana Ithier is a UniSey Alumni and has been working for the University of Seychelles for 8 years.  She started as a  Quality Assurance Officer in 2015, promoted to Quality Assurance Manager in 2020 and currently holding the post of Acting Director of Quality Assurance since 2021. Her main roles are as follows:

• Undertakes a leading role in shaping the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Framework in order to promote academic standards of UniSey awards and the quality of the student experience across all of the University’s provision, whether at local, regional, or international levels. 

• Undertakes Strategic Planning to achieve the objectives of the University Quality Assurance and Enhancement Framework  
• Oversees the implementation of the University Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures; monitors its effectiveness and recommends changes as necessary. 
• Ensures that there are effective and integrated quality management processes and procedures in place across the University 
• Works with UniSey senior managers to ensure that there are appropriate academic structures and policies in place that enable the University to implement its academic strategy, its obligations to its students and which ensure that the University’s good name and reputation is protected and is compliant with external academic quality assurance, regulatory and legal frameworks.  
• Provides advice and guidance to senior managers in order to protect quality and standards and the University’s good name and reputation. 
• Plays a leading role for the UniSey in maintaining and developing relationships with the SQA and other regulated bodies 
• Monitors changes to the national regulatory framework for QA, and more general developments in the Higher Education sector, advises senior staff and proposes action(s) to be taken by the University in response.  
• Leads and manages the Quality Assurance team to ensure that core elements of quality assurance are delivered effectively and that the team is suitably equipped and experienced to give professional advice.   
• Ensures that the quality management processes and procedures in place in the international teaching partnerships comply with UniSey’s requirements, are being applied effectively, and are integrated into the work of the faculties, departments and sections. 
• Co-ordinates the process of accreditation of academic programmes and the Institutions.