Name | Designation | Committee |
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Prof. Dr. Hafiz Naeem Asghar | Director QEC, University of Agriculture Faisalabad | Convener/External Member |
Prof. Dr. Tahira Iqbal | Head, Department of Biochemistry | Member |
Prof. Dr. Majid | Head, Department of Computer Sciences | Member |
Prof. Dr. Khawaja Adeel Tariq | Head, Department of Civil Engineering | Member |
Samme Ur Rehman | Associate Professor, Head Department of Law | Member |
Institutional Performance Evaluation conducted by HEC Review Team.
Name | Designation | Committee |
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Dr. Anwar Ali Siddiqui | Professor Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi | Convener |
Dr. Sadaf Mumtaz | Professor HiTech Institute of Medical Sciences, Taxila | Member |
Dr. Zohaib Iqbal | Associate Professor NUCES-FAST, Islamabad | Member |
Dr. Farhan Jamil | Director ORIC UVAS, Lahore | Member |
Institutional Performance Self Evaluation panel composed of various academicians was constituted by The University of Faisalabad (TUF)
Name | Designation | Committee |
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Prof Dr Abdul Majeed | External Member/Convener | |
Prof Dr Ijaz Ahmad Randhawa | HoS Civil Engineering | Member |
Prof Dr Muhammad Jameel | HoS Chemical Engineering | Member |
Dr Syed Hussain Mustafa Gillani | Additional Director QEC | Member |
Dr Muhammad Asim | Assistant Professor School of Electrical Engineering | Member |
Name | Designation | Committee |
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Prof Dr Abdul Majeed | External Member/Convener | |
Prof Dr AD Chaudhary | Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology | Member |
Prof Dr Faqir Hussain Khan | Dean Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | Member |
Dr Ayesha Azhar | Associate Professor | Member |
Dr Sadia Falak | Associate Professor | Member |
Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | The Mission & Vision were last updated in 2006, however, with the changing trends of higher education and needs of society, these needs to be reviewed and revised. |
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2 | Although the vision statement is clear about focus on research, the practices regarding support of research need to be improved. |
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3 | To address the challenges faced by Pakistan, as highlighted in the vision, the learning and the university should be of more applied in nature and focusing on local problems. |
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4 | The vision of having top faculty is yet to be achieved. |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | Though the University largely adheres to the regulations mentioned in the Charter, however, in some areas the panel members express concerns: The Charter of the University requires representation from Education Department and Finance Department from Government of Punjab in the Finance and Planning Committee Meetings. However, these members were not present in most of the meetings (Reference to the minutes of meetings held on December 05, 2018, June 15, 2018, December 19, 2017 and most of the earlier meetings). |
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2 | The composition of financial & planning committee should include a representative of university finance department. |
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3 | According to the data provided by the university, the R&D budget is grossly under-utilized. Efforts should be made to stimulate the research activity as per vision of the university. Also, the R&D budget lapsed in one year should be allowed to carry forward in next year. |
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1 | To ensure further smooth functioning of the university affairs, the BoG meeting should be held regularly. |
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2 | The ORIC has an important role to play in enhancing the research across the university. The initial contributions in establishing policies and procedures as well as supporting student and faculty research through consultative services and financing. This panel can envision an enhance role of ORIC in the future. |
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1 | There is no standardized ethical review form available. Such forms are required for the implementation of uniform ethical practices across the departments. |
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1 | The available faculty in various programs in various designations is not balanced. |
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2 | A structured faculty development program should be introduced, which will hopefully improve the capacity of the faculty members in the emerging fields. |
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3 | External assessment of the course being taught should be done, especially in Engineering and Technology areas. |
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4 | The research output of the university needs improvement |
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5 | It has been observed that the faculty turnover rate at junior level is high. A significant gap at the level of Associate Professors is also observed. |
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6 | The regularization of faculty member contracts needs serious consideration. This will help in faculty retention and increase of ownership. |
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7 | The policy of appointing at faculty administrative positions (Head of Schools, Deans) should be on a rotation basis. |
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8 | The profiles of faculty must be projected at appropriate forums, including the website and the prospectus. |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | The prospectus of the university, provided to the panel, contains around 75 programs; however, the record provided by the university shows that only 39 programs are being offered. The prospectus needs to be revisited. |
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2 | The fee structure of various programs is not publicly available on the website and in the prospectus. |
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3 | The university, overall, is involved in a number of activities that are supporting philanthropic activities. It was observed that to support the financial continuity, the university is asking for the security cheques in advance for the payment of tuition fees for entire degree program. |
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4 | The university is offering Bachelors in Business Administration, Computer Science, and Software Engineering. The programs must be accredited by the respective councils. It was communicated to the panel that the accreditation is in process. |
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5 | As per prospectus, it was observed that though there is a Faculty of Science offering BS Physics, BS Mathematics, MSc Physics, MSc Mathematics, however no faculty members is dedicated for these programs. |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | Although the university has a sufficient Number of administrative positions as per the organogram, but it was observed that some important administrative positions are either vacant or on additional charge. |
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2 | Considering the size of the campus, enrollments, and number of disciplines, a significant expansion in the library facilities, including periodical subscription and books, is needed. |
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3 | Regular capacity building activities of library staff should be ensured. |
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4 | Although the University has institutional subscription of the HEC digital library, however it is not easily accessible to the students. |
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5 | The faculty at the level of Assistant and Associate Professors is not sufficient for most of the programs other than medicine. |
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6 | The allocation of financial, physical and human resources for research needs further improvement. |
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7 | The Equipment for some of the labs, such as the computing lab, was not up to date. |
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8 | The engineering and IT building is under construction at the time of visit. The Health, safety of student must be carefully considered. |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | It must be ensured that the curricula of various programs are regularly updated as per the latest advancement. |
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2 | The teacher should be encouraged to incorporate innovative practices of teaching and assessment. |
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3 | The internship during degree programs should be further encouraged. |
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4 | Presence of a promising nursing program under the management of nursing school has a great potential for community nursing. It needs to be fully tapped to support community health sciences projects focusing on the needs of the surrounding areas. |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | The Website of the University has a number of issues, which are listed below. i. Profile of the faculty members is not available ii. Fee structure of the university is not available (Including the processing and admission fees) iii. The rules and regulation of the university are not available on the website Research publication link on the main website directors to an empty page. It is not linked with the relevant ORIC Page. The journal of the University should be linked with the university main website. |
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2 | The prospectus, as mentioned earlier, is also deficient in faculty information and fees. There is discrepancy of information in the prospectus and actual programs being offered at the university. |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | A dedicated staff for QEC Activities must be allocated. |
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1 | The career counseling and placement office must have dedicated staff and offices. |
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2 | The capacity building of the staff in career counseling and placement office must be ensured |
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3 | A detailed program of extensive activities for industry engagement should be developed. |
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4 | Regular industry visits of students are missing. |
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5 | Career counseling of the students must be ensured throughout the degree programs. |
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6 | Applied Research of faculty with strong collaboration with industry is missing |
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Sr. No | Observation of HEC | Compliance implementation Plan |
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1 | The committee responsible for updating the mission and vision must regularly meet to identify and update potential modifications. |
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2 | The research activities being carried out the university must be enhanced. For this purpose, the research budget should be increased. The facility for international funding must be streamlined. A culture of research should be promoted by focusing more on up gradation of existing research labs. A multidisciplinary approach should be adopted to best utilize the expertise of the faculty in solving local challenges. The library infrastructure of the university also needs serious improvement |
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3 | The curricula of undergraduate programs should be regularly revised; particularly it should be aligned with industry needs and advancement. |
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4 | The faculty ratio of Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Lecturers is disproportional. It is recommended that regular hiring and best practices for faculty retention to maintain this balance must be adopted. There should be a policy for regulating the rotation of the various faculty administrative positions (Including Deans and Heads of Schools) |
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5 | The fee structure of the university programs should be publically available on website and prospectus. This practice of getting security cheques (post-dated) from parents for the whole degree programs must be discouraged. |
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6 | As highlighted from the record, some important administrative positions, including the Controller of Examination, Director QEC and Director ORIC were on additional charge. There should be dedicated officials for various administrative positions of the university. The number of shared and vacant positions must be reduced. |
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7 | It was observed that in a number of meeting of statuary bodies, the external board members, especially the representative of the government of Punjab) were not present. The composition of various statuary bodies as per the charter of the university must be ensured. Regular meetings of all the statutory bodies must be conducted to streamline the university activities. |
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The institutional performance evaluation process that consists of a University Portfolio Report and a team visit provides your institution with performance indicators which will permit you to look at the university critically, to have input from an external IPE team, and to take the necessary steps towards continuous quality improvement. This IPE process which will take place periodically is of vital importance to all universities that desire to meet international standards. Various performance evaluation standards outlining major areas to be focused on by the HEIs for evaluation of their effectiveness and future development are given below:
IPE Panel may request additional information and/or may request a meeting with other senior officers in order to seek clarification regarding certain points in the University Portfolio Report