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QEC Workshop – Writing Effective Self-Assessment Report

October 18, 2022/in events, QEC NEWs /by Sabeeh Kaleem

QEC arranged a day-long workshop on 11^th October 2022 for training DSU faculty members as Program Team members for preparing effective Self-Assessment Reports as per the guidelines of the HEC. Program Team (PT) members of selected undergraduate and graduate programs participated in this training by Dr. Muhammad Abdul Wahid Usmani, a seasoned consultant for Quality Assurance, Academic Accreditation & International Ranking of Higher Education Institutions, also presently serving as Director QEC and Sustainability at Jinnah Sindh Medical University.

The workshop commenced with a revision on key foundational quality concepts and terminologies that led to elaboration of the role of quality assurance, QA system in Pakistani universities, the HEC prescribed QA mechanism, and the layout of generic Self-Assessment Report. This also included an in-depth discussion on the SAR’s objectives and details about its various components.

While explaining Standards 1 to 8, Dr. Usmani briefed participants on how to appropriately and accurately deal with each Standard by explaining its spirit along with its genesis and evolution since early 2000. The workshop was kept interactive and participants were encouraged to seek clarifications on a wider scope to understand the core process of preparing SARs. The trainer also reviewed and offered one-on-one advice for improvement in the program SARs already available during the workshop from different participants. The workshop ended certificates for the participants by the trainer and presentation of DSU Shield as a token of appreciation to the trainer on behalf of the Vice Chancellor and also the vote of thanks by Dr. Johar Khurshid Farooqi, Director QEC.

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Talk by Dr. Markus Markert on scope of International Relations

October 17, 2022/in events, Uncategorized /by Sabeeh Kaleem

The Fall’ 22 session of DSU’s BS (International Relations) program started with an informative guest lecture presented by Dr. Marcus Markert, who is an astute Professor of International Relations from Germany. Dr. Marcus Markert has earned his D.Phil and MPhil degrees in International Relations from Oxford University. He comprehensively discussed the multi-dimensional nature of IR, its scope and career opportunities for students pursing a degree in IR. In his talk, Dr. Marcus meticulously gauged all important aspects of changing global trends of politics and foreign policy making and its significance in the context of Pakistan. Dr. Samreen Bari (Assistant Professor and Program Manager -IR) welcomed the distinguished foreign scholar, whereas, the thank you note was presented by Mr. Naqi Azam, Senior Advisor to Vice Chancellor DSU. The session was attended by Dr Saba Sahar ( Director Research, Center for Strategic Studies Sind (CISSS), DSU’s faculty members and DSU’s students in a large number.