The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) exists to review the performance of universities and colleges of higher education.

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Residents of Masharia al-Qaa said soldiers backed by armoured vehicles had entered Lebanon and fired at houses where rebels had taken cover.

BBC: Syria crisis: Clashes spill over Lebanese border

Following a highly critical report by the higher education watchdog, the QAA, the University of Wales said each of its partnerships would be reviewed.

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On Tuesday, residents of the mountainous area of Masharia al-Qaa said Syrian soldiers had followed FSA fighters over the border with Lebanon and fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine-guns at them.

BBC: Syria crisis: Clashes spill over Lebanese border

It led to a damning report from the higher education watchdog, the QAA, which found serious shortcomings in the way UoW approved other colleges to teach and design courses for its degrees.

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The QAA watchdog, which the MPs want to replace, warns that "care needs to be taken that we do not put at risk the benefits of a diverse and flexible higher education system".

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