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QEC Workshops / Meetings
Year 2020-22 |
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Director QEC presented online in the 13th Higher Education International
Conference on “Education Innovation and Teaching Quality Assurance in the
Post-Pandemic Era”. This conference was organized by Macao Polytechnic Institute
and APQN and was held online on Zoom from the 22nd-23rd November, 2021. The
topic of the paper presentation was “The Impact of Quality Assurance Measures on
Quality of Online Education at the Lahore School of Economics”. The conference
provided a learning experience on the different quality measures and approaches,
different universities from around the world such as China, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, UK and USA participated in the conference. The main focus of the
conference was the Impact that Quality Assurance has on quality of Online
Education, also focusing on the impact that Covid-19 has brought upon the
Traditional teaching system. |
November 22nd-23rd, 2021 |
A Progress Review Meeting of HEI’s was held at the Lahore School of Economics
premises. It was organized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in
collaboration with the Lahore School of Economics. The topic of the workshop was
“Strengthening Internal Quality Assurance”. QEC representatives of 41 HEI’s
participated along with nine HEC officials. The review meeting consisted of
interactive workshops and presentations. |
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Director QEC and Assistant Director QEC attended and presented at the conference
organized by the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of NED University of Engineering
and Technology Karachi. The theme of the conference was “Future Trends of
Quality Assurance at HEI’s”. Director QEC Lahore School of Economics presented
on a paper titled “The Impact of Quality Assurance Measures on Quality of Online
Education at the Lahore School of Economics”. |
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The University of Central Punjab conducted a Self-Institutional Performance
Evaluation on Monday 28th March, 2022. Director QEC was part of the
Institutional Performance Evaluation Team. The university was evaluated on the
11 parameters specified by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. |
March 28th, 2022 |
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Year 2019-20 |
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Director QEC and Assistant Director QEC attended an International
Conference organized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in
collaboration with the Council for Higher Education and Accreditation (CHEA)US
and United Sates Education Foundation Pakistan(USEFP).It provided an opportunity
for Pakistani University Leaders to learn from the experience of the countries
and universities including Europe ,US. Malaysia and Turkey and share the
Pakistani experience with others. The conference focused on the issues and
challenges of developing Quality Assurance System Standards and Policies,
improving faculty role, role of Quality Assurance in Teaching Excellence
Framework, role of accreditation bodies and accreditation parameters, ranking
systems and performance of HEI’S. |
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Higher Education International Conference on Teaching and Learning Quality
Assurance in Higher Education under the Pandemic was organized by Macao
Polytechnic Institute and APQN was held Online on Zoom from the 25th-26th
November, 2020. The conference provided a learning experience on different
Quality Measures and Approaches, different universities from around the world
such as China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UK and USA, were implementing to make
Online Teaching more effective following the Covid-19 Pandemic. The main focus
of the conference was the Impact that Quality Assurance has on quality of Online
Education, also focusing on the impact that Covid-19 has brought upon the
Traditional teaching system. |
November 25th-26th, 2020 |
A National Conference organized by Punjab University, Quality Assurance in
Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Reforms took place Online on 30th
December, 2020. Universities from different cities of Pakistan such as Lahore,
Karachi and Multan presented papers on the Challenges and Reforms caused by the
Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic. The conference highlighted all the effects of
Covid-19 on Economic growth, Education and the shift from Traditional to Online
Teaching system. |
December 30th, 2020 |
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Year 2018-19 |
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Director QEC and Registrar Lahore School of Economics attended APQN Academic
Conference 2019 on March 28-30, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The conference theme
focused on, “Quality Assurance in the Asia-Pacific Region: Insight into the
Future”. The main objective of the conference was to bring together QA
representatives from the Asia – Pacific region and provide a platform for
sharing best practices. The conference routed round two keynote addresses, four
plenary sessions and five parallel sessions. Mr. Jamil Salmi, Global Tertiary
Education expert and Mr. Peter J. Wells, Chief of Higher Education UNESCO
delivered keynotes to the Addressees. |
March 28-30, 2019 |
“Progress Review Meeting for the year 2018-19” organized by Quality Assurance
Agency (QAA), Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, was attended by Ms.
Amberin Tanveer, Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, Lahore School of Economics,
on April 18 - 19, 2019. The purpose of the review meeting was to assess the
progress of the HEI on the parameters prescribed in the yearly, progress report.
Each Director QECs presented on the following areas, progress against
Institutional Performance Evaluation, Progress against Program Self –
Assessment, Progress against accreditation, Progress of PhD Program and MS/MPhil
and equivalent Program review, functioning of QEC secretariat, implementation of
HEC (QA) policies and criteria and hindrances in implementation of revised
criteria. The second day of activity was training on revised template of Yearly
Progress Report. |
April 18 - 19, 2019 |
Ms. Amberin Tanveer, Director QEC, Lahore School of Economics and Ms. Rabia
Rauf, Assistant Director QEC, Lahore School of Economics attended 2nd
International Conference of Pakistan Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in
Higher Education (PNQAHE) on April 23-25, 2019. Director QEC, Lahore School of
Economics presented on the, “Challenges and Opportunities for inducting quality
culture in HEIs”. |
April 23-25, 2019 |
Ms. Mehreen Rehmani, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on, “Quality in
Services” for the administrative staff, March 22, 2019. The Awareness session
focused on Total Quality Management, the Six Sigma Program, Seven Tools of TQM
followed by the determinants of service quality and quality in Educational
institutions. The presentation was followed by a question and answer session. |
March 22, 2019 |
Ms. Mehreen Rehmani, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on, “Quality in
Services” for the Faculty of Business Administration. |
April 30, 2019 |
Mr. Salman Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on, “Service Quality
– Striving for Excellence” for the Economics Faculty, May 02, 2019. Mr. Salman
Ehsan talked about the various dimensions of quality, determinants of service
quality and its link and impact on HEI’s vis a vis faculty and administrative
staff. The session was interactive and the administrative staff fully supported
and benefitted from the endeavor. |
May 02, 2019 |
Mr. Salman Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on, “Service Quality
– Striving for Excellence” for the administrative staff. |
May 02, 2019 |
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Year 2017-18 |
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Deputy Director and Assistant Director QEC attended “World Quality Day”,
organized by Quality Enhancement Cell, Punjab University, Lahore. |
November 14, 2017 |
Director QEC arranged an awareness seminar for administrative department on,
“Role of QEC at the Lahore School of Economics / Self Assessment of Programs /
“Quality Culture in HEIs and how Lahore School aims towards developing Quality
Culture”. |
December 15, 2017 |
Director and Senior Assistant Director QEC attended and Director QEC presented
in 1st International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education
(ICQAHE), organized by QEC Khyber Medical University, Peshawar |
December 18-19, 2017 |
Mr. Salman Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Business Faculty, Lahore School of
Economics gave a talk in an Awareness Seminar on “Standardizing Management
Systems for Educational Organizations – Implications of ISO 21001 for European
Higher Education”. |
March 27, 2018 |
Registrar, Lahore School of Economics gave a talk on Awareness Seminar on
“Governance Structure” with the Business Administration faculty and discussed
Statutory Committee, Management Committee, Academic Departments, Standing
Operating Procedures for Faculty selection, Objectives and Achievements of the
Lahore School of Economics |
April 10, 2017 |
Mr. Salman Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Economics Faculty, Lahore School of
Economics gave a talk in an Awareness Seminar on “Standardizing Management
Systems for Educational Organizations – Implications of ISO 21001 for European
Higher Education”. |
April 12, 2018 |
Director QEC attended Progress Review Meeting and Training for QECs organized by
Quality Assurance Agency, Higher Education Commission. |
April 23-24, 2018 |
Director QEC attended a conference in Mauritius on, “Quality is in the eye of
the Beholder: Relevance, Credibility and Internationality Visibility”. |
May 2-4, 2018 |
Director and Assistant Director QEC attended a seminar and Director QEC
presented in University of South Asia on, “Improving standards of Higher
Education through Quality Assurance – Best Practices from the Lahore School of
Economics”. |
June 29, 2018 |
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Year 2016-17 |
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Director QEC attended and presented in a seminar on “How to Create Quality
Culture in Higher Education” organized by Lahore School of Management
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June 06, 2017 |
Assistant Director QEC attended a seminar on “How to Create Quality Culture in
Higher Education” organized by Lahore School of Management
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June 06, 2017 |
Director QEC attended APQN Conference and Annual General meeting on “New
Horizons: Dissolving Boundaries for a Quality Region” and presented the paper
titled, “Internal Quality Assurance and Quality Culture: Evidence from Lahore
School of Economics” in Moscow, Russia.
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May 25-28, 2017 |
Director QEC attended a Training organized by QAA, HEC, Islamabad on “Pre Visit
Preparation of IPE, MS/MPhil. & PhD Program Review”
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May 05, 2017 |
Mr. Salman Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on, “ISO 9000 –
Overview and Relevance to Higher Education Institutes” for the Economics Faculty
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April 20, 2017 |
Mr. Salman Ehsan, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,
Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on, “ISO 9000 –
Overview and Relevance to Higher Education Institutes” for the Business Faculty
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April 18, 2017 |
Deputy Director QEC and Assistant Director QEC attended a Workshop on, “Quality
Assurance and Governance” of QECs organized by Higher Education Commission
Tertiary Education Support Program
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April 10 -12, 2017 |
Director QEC attended a Workshop on, “Quality Assurance and Governance” of QECs
organized by Higher Education Commission Tertiary Education Support Program
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March 27 - 29, 2017 |
Deputy Director QEC attended “World Quality Day”, organized by Quality
Enhancement Cell, Punjab University, Lahore
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February 08, 2017 |
Deputy Director QEC attended a seminar on “Producing Effective Graduates A
Challenge for Quality Assurance in Higher Education”, organized by Virtual
University Pakistan and University of Education, Lahore
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December 28, 2016 |
Ms. Ambreen Kashif, Senior Lecturer, Center of Mathematics and Statistical
Sciences, Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on,
“Introduction to Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education” for the Economics Faculty
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December 15, 2016 |
Ms. Ambreen Kashif, Senior Lecturer, Center of Mathematics and Statistical
Sciences, Lahore School of Economics, conducted an Awareness Seminar on,
“Introduction to Lean Six Sigma in Higher Education” for the Business Faculty
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December 13, 2016 |
“Progress Review Meeting for Review of Internal Quality Assurance Mechanism in
Universities” organized by Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), Higher Education
Commission, Islamabad, attended by Ms. Amberin Tanveer, Director. Quality
Enhancement Cell, Lahore School of Economics
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September 21-22, 2016 |
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Year 2015-16 |
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APQN Conference and Annual General Meeting attended by Director QEC on “The New
Frontiers of Teaching and Learning Quality Assurance in Higher Education” in
Fiji. |
26-27 May, 2016 |
Faculty Development Workshops of all the Departments. |
11-15 April, 2016 |
Awareness Seminar on “Role of QEC in Self-Assessment Procedure” by Ms. Amna
Tariq, Assistant Director QEC, GCU. |
08 April, 2016 |
Awareness Seminar on “Enhancing the Quality of Education through Self-Assessment
Procedures” by Ms. Iram Sohail, Director QEC, GCU. |
08 March, 2016 |
Workshop attended by Director QEC on “Concepts of Quality Assurance and Role of
Quality Assurance Agency” by QAA, HEC, Islamabad. |
10-11 February, 2016 |
Awareness Seminar on “Enhancing the Quality of Education through Self-Assessment
Procedures” by Ms. Iram Sohail, Director QEC, GCU. |
21 January, 2016 |
Seminar attended by Director QEC on “How to Raise the Quality of Higher
Education?” by Virtual University of Pakistan. |
18 January, 2016 |
Faculty Development Workshops of all the Departments. |
07-11 December, 2015 |
Meeting with Program Teams on HEC Self-Assessment Process and key role of
Evaluation forms in this process. |
03 December, 2015 |
Meeting on Corrective actions of the Implementation Plans of the HEC
Self-Assessment Reports for 2013-14. |
02 October, 2015 |
Discussion on HEC Self-Assessment Criteria with Program Teams (BSc. (Hons.) with
Major in Economics and Minor in Social Sciences). |
29 September, 2015 |
Discussion on HEC Self-Assessment Criteria with Program Teams (BSc. (Hons.) with
Double Major in Accounting and Finance). |
29 September, 2015 |
Discussion on HEC Self-Assessment Criteria with Program Teams (BBA (Hons.) with
Major in Finance and Minor in Mathematics and Statistics). |
22 September, 2015 |
Discussion on HEC Self-Assessment Criteria with
Program Teams (MBA with Major in Marketing). |
16 September, 2015 |
Discussion on the HEC Self-Assessment Criteria and formation of Program Teams. |
14 September, 2015 |
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Year 2014 - 2015 |
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Director QEC attended and participated in a workshop on "Sharing Practices on
Student Support and Advising" at IOBM, Karachi.
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10 June, 2015
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Director QEC attended Asia Pacific Quality Network conference and Annual General
Meeting at Kunming, China.
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17 - 19 April, 2015
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Workshop attended by Director QEC at Islamabad organized by QAA, HEC, on “Role
of QECs in Quality Assurance" .
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22 - 23 January, 2015
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Finalization of rough draft of SAR
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22 January, 2015
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Discussion on updates for SAR
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13 January, 2015
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Analysis of Questionnaires for SAR
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4 December, 2014
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Discussion on SAR
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25 November, 2014
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Allocation of tasks for SAR
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18 November, 2014
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Finalization of the SAR
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13 November, 2014
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Discussion on the development of outcomes
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6 November, 2014
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Discussion on the development of the SAR
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23 October, 2014
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Discussion on the development of the SAR
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17 October, 2014
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Discussion on the Self Assessment Report for BBA
(Hons. ) with Major in Marketing and Minor in Media Studies
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9 October, 2014
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Year 2013 - 2014 |
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Awareness seminar on the HEC Self Assessment Criteria for the Business Faculty
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20 May, 2014
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Awareness seminar on the HEC Self Assessment Criteria for the Economics Faculty
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15 May, 2014
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Assessment Team meeting held at City Campus, Gulberg
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17 April, 2014
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Workshop attended by Director QEC at HEC Islamabad
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25 - 26 February, 2014
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Follow up on Self Assessment Report presentations
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28 February, 2014
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Progress of HEC Self Assessment Report
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24 January, 2014
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Discussion on HEC team visit
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18 November, 2013
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HEC Team Visit
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11 November, 2013
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Progress of QEC Program Teams
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30 October, 2013
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Meeting on establishment of QEC
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26 September, 2013
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