The Quality Assurance & Enhancement Office (formerly the Quality Office) of Maynooth University was established in 1996 and is located within the portfolio of the Vice President Academic/Registrar. 

    The Office offers an integrated service assisting staff in a range of activities related to both quality assurance and quality improvement. It facilitates departments, schools, institutes, centres, offices and units in the development of their quality assurance procedures and practices, and supports those undertaking Quality Review. 

    It works closely with the Quality Committee, the University Committee charged with responsibility for quality in all aspects of the work of the University.  It cooperates fully with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) in its activities, particularly in the conduct of institutional reviews.

    Current responsibilities include;

    • Implementing the University Quality Assurance and Enhancement Programme, facilitating the implementation of reviews that enable the academic and support units of the University to demonstrate the effectiveness of its quality assurance procedures and its commitment to continuous quality improvement.
    • Providing oversight of the Institutional Research & Data Insights Office, undertaking research to suppport the University Executive Team in monitoring the implementation of the University Strategic Plan.
    • Managment of the Student Complaints procedure.

    An Oifig um Dhearbhú agus um Fheabhsú Cáilíochta (roimhe seo an Oifig Cothaithe) Feabhais Ollscoil Mhá Nuad i 1996 agus is cuid í de phunann an Leas-Uachtaráin um Chursai Acadula/Claraitheoir. 

    Cuireann an Oifig seirbhís chomhtháite ar fáil chun cuidiú leis an bhfoireann i ngníomhaíochtaí éagsúla a bhaineann le dearbhú cáilíochta agus le feabhsú na cáilíochta araon. Éascaíonn sé ranna, scoileanna, institiúid, lárionaid, oifigí agus aonaid ó thaobh nósanna imeachta agus cleachtais um dhearbhú cailíochta a fhorbairt, agus tacaíonn leo siúd atá ag dul faoi Athbhreithniú ar Cháilíocht. 

    Oibríonn sí go dlúth le Fo-Choiste Chothú na Cáilíochta, arb é sin an coiste ollscoile ar a bhfuil cúram maidir le cáilíocht i ngach gné d'obair na hOllscoile.  Comhoibríonn sé go hiomlán le Bord Cáilíochta Ollscoileanna na hÉireann ina ghníomhaíochtaí, go háirithe maidir le seoladh athbhreithnithe institiúideacha.

    Cuimsionn tascanna reatha;

    • Clár um dhearbhú agus um fheabhsú cáilíochta na hollscoile a chur i ngníomh, seoltar athbhreithnithe a chuireann ar chumas aonaid acadúla, riaracháin agus tacaíochta na hollscoile léiriú a thabhairt ar a éifeachtaí atá a nósanna imeachta um dhearbhú cáilíochta agus a thiomanta atá sí i leith feabhsú leanúnach a dhéanamh ar cháilíocht.
    • Maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar an Oifig um Thaighde Institiúideach agus Léargas Sonraí, gabhann do thaighde chun tacú le Feidhmeannacht na hOllscoile agus iad i mbun monatóireachta ar Phlean Straitéiseach na hOllscoile.
    • Nós imeachta gearán na mac léinn a bhainistiú