PHEC mandated to improve quality of HESs: chairperson

"Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) has been mandated by the Punjab government to improve the quality of Higher Education Institutions (HESs) of the province. Since its establishment, PHEC is vigilant in monitoring and evaluation based on the strict criteria and standards of quality assurance. In this regard, the commission will not compromise on quality and standards of HEIs." Chairperson PHEC Professor Dr Mohammad Nizamuddin stated this in a meeting with senior management committee at PHEC secretariat Arfa Software Technology Park.
Zia Batool, Director General (Accreditation) PHEC, briefed that as per the mandate given by its Act 2014, PHEC is constituting various specialised committees, comprising of eminent academicians, former Vice Chancellors, and Policy makers, for the issues related to accreditation and assurance quality and standards of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of the province. One such sub-committee of Accreditation visited Hajveri University, Lahore on November 8, 2016, to evaluate its request for approval of Engineering and Pharmacy faculties.
It was observed by the committee members during on-site visit of the university that available facilities, teaching faculty, and laboratories etc, the said faculties were not meeting the minimum criteria defined by Govt. of Punjab. Therefore, the sub-committee did not approve the both of these academic programmes (Engineering and Pharmacy) of Hajvery University as per the criteria of accreditation of PHEC.