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Institutional Quality Circle

Institutional Quality Circle

Institutional Quality Circle (IQC)

2nd Meeting of Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) 

The 2nd meeting of the Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) at Foundation University Islamabad (FUI) was held on Thursday, May 29th, 2025, at the FUI Secretariat Committee Room. The meeting was chaired by Maj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif, HI(M), (Retd), Rector FUI. The IQC serves as a strategic forum to foster academic excellence and ensure adherence to the highest standards of quality assurance in higher education. The members confirmed the proceedings of the 1st IQC meeting. The Director Quality Assurance presented the progress and implementation report on previously approved decisions. Following are the major decisions made in the 2nd IQC meeting:

  • SCALE (Student Council for Academic Learning & Enhancement) formation process initiated.
  • Deployment of Automated Graduating Student Survey, Faculty Satisfaction Survey and Alumni Survey.
  • Reporting of Loop Closing of Self-Assessment Report conducted in 2023-24
  • Discussion on the Implementation Report of Self-PGPR 2024-25

The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chair, reaffirming FUI’s commitment to institutional improvement and student-centered quality practices.

1st Meeting of Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) 

The 1st meeting of the Foundation University Islamabad (FUI) Institutional Quality Circle (IQC), chaired by the Maj Gen Muhammad Kaleem Asif, HI(M), (Retd), was held on December 5, 2024, in the FUI Secretariat Committee Room. The purpose of the meeting was to promote academic excellence and ensure adherence to the highest standards in higher education.
The Director of Quality Assurance briefed IQC members on the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) revamped Quality Assurance framework, Pakistan Precepts, Standards, and Guidelines (PSG-2023). The components of PSG-2023, including the Review of Institutional Performance and Enhancement (RIPE), Program Review for Effectiveness and Enhancement (PREE) and Judgemental frameworks, were thoroughly discussed.
The Director also presented the annual targets assigned by HEC’s Quality Assurance Agency, alongside the DQA Activity Calendar for 2024-25. A proposal to establish the Student Council for Academic Learning and Enhancement (SCALE) was deliberated, and the IQC approved the DQA Activity Calendar and the composition of the IPR and PREE Committees.
The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chair..