‘Universities must ensure quality education’

She urges teachers to refurbish the skills of the students


News Desk September 06, 2019
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Higher Education Commission Quality Assurance Agency Managing Director Dr Nadia Tahir has said the universities must ensure quality education and research work at par with international standards.

He said it was the only way to combat challenges facing the country.

She expressed these views while addressing a workshop on issues and challenges of Quality Enhancement in higher education arranged by Quality Enhancement Cell, UAF.

She urged the teachers to refurbish the skills of the students as the future of the country reins in their hands.

She was of the view that only knowledge-based economies were making headways with paced progress in every sphere of life. She said that Quality Enhancement Cells were functioning in 150 universities in the country.

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The QAA was working to safeguard the public interest by enforcing good practices in education and encouraging continuous improvement in quality in higher education.

She said that universities must eye on the international rankings like Times ranking to find their space in the global recognized educational institutions. She said that they were aimed at policy-making and development of practical guidelines of quality assurance in the higher degree programs.

She said that they were building capacity to enhance standards of quality assurance in higher education at national level.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6th, 2019.

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