New Quality Enhancement Cells at varsities soon
By Bushra Rafique

ISLAMABAD—Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved a project to establish 20 more Quality Enhancement Cells (QECs) at public sector universities.
The Quality Enhancement Cells are being established in furtherance of the programme for introduction of modern quality assurance practices in the higher education institutions of Pakistan.
The purpose of this initiative is to build the capacity of higher education institutions to meet the rising global challenges of quality assurance which would result in improved levels of international compatibility and competitiveness of our graduates.
The Quality Assurance Agency of the Commission is responsible for designing and monitoring of quality assurance programmes in institutions of higher learning across the country, HEC announced here Tuesday. The Quality Agency provides practical quality assurance guidelines in cross-cutting areas of higher learning and gives guidelines for the establishment of Quality Enhancement Cells at all universities with a special focus on quality of higher education.
The HEC has successfully launched 10 Quality Enhancement Cells in public sector universities under the Quality Assurance Agency.
Enhancement in quality will result in improved employment prospects of graduates from universities where Quality Assurance Programme has been implemented.
The programme is expected to benefit all stakeholders in the higher education sector i.e. students, faculty members, administrators and policy makers as enhanced levels of quality in higher learning will provide support to foster development in other sectors of the economy like industry, agriculture, trade and commerce etc.