• Evaluate Department and Institutional Assessment.

SUMMARY OF QEC ACTIVITIES • Job Placement

QUALITY ENHANCEMENT CELL (QEC) • Developing Evaluation Methods. QEC was established in May 2010. Since then, the cell has been working • Learning Center
The QEC at university of Lahore has made a major development • Ensure the quality and standard of the degree awarding. effectively not only to Enhance Quality but also continuously maintaining • Student Representative Office (SRO)
to enhance the quality of both education & services provided • Analyze and review academic affiliation with governing bodies and improving on it.
and institutions. • Quality Assurance of all undergraduate as well as postgraduate QEC is acting as an information gateway for critical external resources (to
across the university, in compliance with the policies put
• Ensure that the Services provided at the HEI are compatible degree programs. & from UOL) e.g.; HEC, PEC, PMDC, National Computing Council, National
forward by HEC.
with the standards and benchmarks set forth by the University • Motivating Faculty, Staff & Students of University of Lahore for Business Council, Pakistan Pharmacy Council, Nursing Council, other
Management. Research. (Research Grants to Faculty) Professional Councils and Media outlets.
Maintaining the momentum of quality consciousness is crucial in Higher
• QEC is an active member of The International Network for
education institutions (Heis). Quality enhancement Cell in UOL is an
Quality Assurance
internal quality assurance and enhancement mechanism of the institution.
• Agencies in Higher Education, International Network for Quality
QEC at University of Lahore is tasked with planning, guiding and
Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), the
monitoring Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Enhancement (QE)
Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and Pakistani Quality
activities of the institution. The QEC at University of Lahore channelizes
Assurance Agency (QAA) Network.
and systematizes the efforts and measures of the University towards
• Quality Enhancement Cell has worked to facilitate and remove
Academic excellence by being a facilitative and participative organ of the
any objections if ever raised by Accreditation Councils like PEC,
institution. It has become a driving force for ushering in Quality by working
PTC, PCP and PMDC.
out intervention strategies to remove deficiencies and enhance Quality by
• QEC working on the guidelines of HEC has standardized the
methods of analysis, reporting and when needed experimental incubation.
Course Specifications and initiated the process of Course
At University of Lahore, the QEC was established in May 2010. Since then,
Catalogue.
the cell has been working effectively not only to enhance Quality but also
• University was awarded highest, W4 Ranking on the basis of
continuously maintaining and improving on it.
data sent to HEC by QEC.
• International collaboration with various International
SCOPE OF QEC
Universities and Institutes via MoU’s for purpose of Quality
Annual Monitoring and Evaluation of academic Program, Faculty and
Enhancement, Research encouragement & Faculty / Student /
Student’s
Staff exchange. E.g. Girne American University (Northern Cyprus)
• Quality Assurance of all undergraduate as well as postgraduate
& Tambov State Technical University (Russia) among others.
degree programs.
• Evaluation and analysis of quality standards of teaching and
QEC has different departmental incubation underway:
learning in each subject area.
• Alumni Office
• Build up program specifications and quality assurance
• Media Office
processes.

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