The emerging trends in higher education need Quality Assurance to achieve the objective of improving quality of teaching and learning processes. The endeavours of Higher Education Commission (HEC) are worthwhile in this regard which emphasize a multidimensional process to address the issue of quality. Quality assurance programs for higher education are based on specific principles, guidelines and benchmarks. Keeping in view the importance of Quality Assurance in higher education, the Directorate of Quality Enhancement (DQE) has been established at Ibn-e-Sina University Mirpurkhas Sindh Pakistan for carrying out academic audit, self-assessment, accreditation, and related activities. The basic objective of DQE is to develop and implement a system for continuous improvement of the overall performance of the University. It serves as an evaluator in the University by identifying and removing deficiencies in processes for achieving excellence in education.
The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of the at Ibn-e-Sina University Mirpurkhas Sindh Pakistan is committed to the enhancement of quality in every aspect of educational content development, delivery and assessment. Through the establishment and enhancement of standards and their rigorous implementation along with frequent trainings / workshops / conferences in each and every division / department of the University, the QEC will try and inculcate a quality culture that will permeate every aspect of the University's working.
To induct a continuous process of quality assurance and enhancement in every aspect of education and service delivery at the at Ibn-e-Sina University Mirpurkhas Sindh Pakistan.
The evolution of culture and human beings as a species depended on the practice of transmitting knowledge orally or through imitation in pre-literate societies. In literate societies, the development of formal education now depends on the systems of institutionalized teaching and learning in relation to a prescribed curriculum that is established according to a predetermined purpose of the college in the system. In modern civilization, there is an increasing emphasis on higher education at the university level for optimal resource utilization. Ibn-e-Sina University offers academic programs that fulfil learners’ aspirations. The students enrolled in higher education institutions are correctly concerned about quality of education imparted by them. Maintaining and enhancing quality of their programs has become one of the major challenges faced by higher education institutions today. In order to address this challenge, the Virtual University focuses on ‘progress’, ‘vision’, and ‘quality’ not only in academic programs but also in the delivery of education. The establishment of its Directorate of Quality Enhancement (DQE) under the umbrella of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of the HEC is a critical part of this effort. The DQE undertakes various activities for assuring quality of teaching-learning processes, academic programs, and organizational operations, and I firmly believe that it will play a pivotal role in improving the quality of education through rigorous, well documented efforts.