Introduction
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) is a dedicated administrative body created within Southern University Bangladesh to build, maintain, and improve the quality of academic and administrative performance. IQAC has an integral component of the university organogram. The core objective of IQAC is to ensure and enhance quality in university education by organizing training programs, seminars and workshops on teaching, learning, and research; and also by bringing in structural changes in the program curriculums in line with the ‘best practices’ recognized internationally.
The Establishment of IQAC at Southern University Bangladesh
Southern University Bangladesh has been working to provide quality higher education to the students as per western higher education model. Its slogan is “Committed to Academic Excellence”, which manifests its seriousness for ensuring quality education.
A contract was officially signed between the Southern University Bangladesh and University Grants Commission (UGC) on the 12th of January 2016 to set up an Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at the university. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nurul Mustofa and Founder of the University Professor Sarwar Jahan signed the contract for the establishment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cell at Southern University Bangladesh. IQAC is a Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) in collaboration with the financial assistance of World Bank.
Continuous Improvement & Key Objectives
Continuous improvement in the entire operations in general and the quality of teaching, assessment and curriculum in particular.
- Ensure the satisfaction of stakeholders connected with higher education, namely students, teachers, administrative staff, parents, would-be employers, funding agencies and society by providing quality higher education of desired standard.
- Review and modify the existing policies and procedures of Southern University Bangladesh for ensuring good governance at all levels.
- Institutionalize the quality assurance culture within the University through the involvement of internal stakeholders.
- Monitor and evaluate Self-Assessment practices through audit, survey and other instruments.