Quality Assurance ProgrammeQuality Assurance ProgrammeHigher Education Commission, Higher Education Commission,

IslamabadIslamabad

(Prof. Dr. Riaz Hussain Qureshi)(Prof. Dr. Riaz Hussain Qureshi)

3 Pillars of Higher Education3 Pillars of Higher Education

AccessAccess

QualityQuality

RelevanceRelevance

How to define Quality AssuranceHow to define Quality Assurance

““Quality is the means through which an Quality is the means through which an institution can guarantee with institution can guarantee with confidence and certainty, that the confidence and certainty, that the standards of its educational provision standards of its educational provision are being maintained and enhanced” are being maintained and enhanced”

Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance

Quality in Higher Education is a dynamic Quality in Higher Education is a dynamic entity which is the outcome of interacting entity which is the outcome of interacting among many factors that determine state of among many factors that determine state of equilibrium reached at various levels.equilibrium reached at various levels.

These include, inter alia, leadership, quality These include, inter alia, leadership, quality of faculty, quality of students, infrastructure, of faculty, quality of students, infrastructure, facilities, research and learning environment, facilities, research and learning environment, governance, strategic planning, assessment governance, strategic planning, assessment procedures and market forces. procedures and market forces.

Quality Assurance System at HECQuality Assurance System at HEC

HEC

QACQA-Department/

QAAInternational

Linkages

QEC

HEIs

Accreditation Councils

3 Major Components of Quality 3 Major Components of Quality Assurance ProgrammeAssurance Programme

Development of Quality Assurance Criteria.Development of Quality Assurance Criteria.

Development of Processes & Capacity Development of Processes & Capacity BuildingBuilding

Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation

Development of Quality Assurance Development of Quality Assurance CriteriaCriteria

Minimum Quality Criteria for PhD level Minimum Quality Criteria for PhD level studiesstudies

Eligibility Criteria for Faculty AppointmentEligibility Criteria for Faculty Appointment

Eligibility Criteria for Meritorious ProfessorsEligibility Criteria for Meritorious Professors

Eligibility Criteria for Professor EmeritusEligibility Criteria for Professor Emeritus

Continued…Continued…

Tenure Track System of appointmentsTenure Track System of appointments

Criteria for Recognition of JournalsCriteria for Recognition of Journals

Affiliation CriteriaAffiliation Criteria

Ranking CriteriaRanking Criteria

Continued…Continued…

Accreditation Criteria for Institutions (in Accreditation Criteria for Institutions (in progress)progress)

Quality Criteria for Teaching in various Quality Criteria for Teaching in various disciplines (Accreditation Councils)disciplines (Accreditation Councils)

National Committee on Examination SystemsNational Committee on Examination Systems

Liaison with International Networks on QA Liaison with International Networks on QA (INQAAHE/APQN)(INQAAHE/APQN)

Development of Processes & Development of Processes & Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

QAA SetupQAA Setup Establishment of QECsEstablishment of QECs Monthly meetings of QECsMonthly meetings of QECs Training Workshops/SeminarsTraining Workshops/Seminars 11stst International Conference on QA in International Conference on QA in

PakistanPakistan Self Assessment Guidelines distributedSelf Assessment Guidelines distributed

AccreditationAccreditation

Two tier process:Two tier process:

Institutional Accreditation (HEC)Institutional Accreditation (HEC)

Programme Accreditation (Accreditation Programme Accreditation (Accreditation Councils)Councils)

Accreditation CouncilsAccreditation Councils

For Accreditation at Programme level:For Accreditation at Programme level: Linkages with already existing Councils Linkages with already existing Councils

(PMDC, PEC, PVMC, PCTAP, PBC and (PMDC, PEC, PVMC, PCTAP, PBC and Pharmacy Council)Pharmacy Council)

Establishment of new Accreditation Establishment of new Accreditation CouncilsCouncils

i.i. NCEACNCEACii.ii. NAEACNAEACiii.iii. PTEACPTEACiv.iv. NBEACNBEAC

Monitoring and EvaluationMonitoring and Evaluation

Self Assessment by the UniversitiesSelf Assessment by the Universities

External Academic Audit by HECExternal Academic Audit by HEC

Monitoring Teams by HECMonitoring Teams by HEC

Evaluation System for QA in HEEvaluation System for QA in HE

QEC

Student/StaffConsultative

Committee

HEC

Departmental Committee

Vice Chancellor

UniversityLearning &Teaching Committee

Proformas / QuestionnairesProformas / Questionnaires

Proforma 1: Faculty Course Review ReportProforma 1: Faculty Course Review Report

Proforma 2: Student Course Evaluation Proforma 2: Student Course Evaluation QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

Proforma 3: Annual Programme Monitoring Proforma 3: Annual Programme Monitoring ReportReport

Proforma 4: Student Programme Completion Proforma 4: Student Programme Completion (Graduation) Survey/Questionnaire(Graduation) Survey/Questionnaire

Continued…Continued…

Proforma 5: Research Student Progress Proforma 5: Research Student Progress Review FormReview Form

Proforma 6: University Learning & Teaching Proforma 6: University Learning & Teaching Committee: Possible Remit & MembershipCommittee: Possible Remit & Membership

Proforma 7: University Learning, Teaching & Proforma 7: University Learning, Teaching & Quality Enhancement Strategy: TemplateQuality Enhancement Strategy: Template

Committee for Evaluation of Committee for Evaluation of M.Phil /PhD ProgrammesM.Phil /PhD Programmes

Committee constituted with eminent Committee constituted with eminent educationists and policy makerseducationists and policy makers

Total 20 Universities have been visitedTotal 20 Universities have been visited

Evaluation Reports compiled and follow up Evaluation Reports compiled and follow up startedstarted

Public InformationPublic Information

““Good Practices for Quality Assurance for Good Practices for Quality Assurance for Accreditation Councils in Pakistan”Accreditation Councils in Pakistan”

““A Toolkit for Quality Enhancement Cells”A Toolkit for Quality Enhancement Cells”

““Self Assessment Manual”Self Assessment Manual”

Website Development for Quality Assurance Website Development for Quality Assurance in HECin HEC

““QUALITY ADDING VALUE TO QUALITY ADDING VALUE TO HIGHER EDUCATION”HIGHER EDUCATION”

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