| Months | QEC Activities |
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| JULY 2025 | CUST Quality Policy uploaded on the website |
| Data gathering and compilation of Yearly Progress Report (YPR 2024-25) | |
| SAR implementation plan of twenty-four programs reviewed | |
| Post Graduate Program Review (PGPR) data compiled | |
| Data collection and analysis of the Exit Survey Spring 2025 | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| AUGUST 2025 | Data analysis for the Course & Teacher Evaluation Survey (Spring 2025) |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| Compilation and submission of the Yearly Progress Report (YPR 2024-2025) to HEC | |
| Participation in “INQAAHE Talks on Small States, Strong Quality: Voices from QA Agencies and Institutions” | |
| SEPTEMBER 2025 | Preparation of the QEC Activity Calendar for the year 2025–2026 |
| Constitution of the Departmental Quality Coordinators Committee (DQCC) | |
| Call for Program Teams (PTs) nominations from departmental HoDs | |
| Workshop on effective teaching methodologies for the 21st Century for newly hired faculty members organized | |
| 1st Departmental Quality Coordinators Committee (DQCC) meeting organized | |
| The Course & Teacher Evaluation Survey (Spring 2025) initiated | |
| Workshop for Program Teams (PT) organized | |
| Exit Survey (Spring 2025) data analysis and report concluded | |
| Launching of the Freshman Survey (Fall 2025) | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| OCTOBER 2025 | Workshop for Program Teams (PT) organized |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| Workshop on “Outcome-Based Education” organized | |
| 3rd Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) meeting held | |
| Freshman Survey (Fall 2025) report published | |
| NOVEMBER 2025 | QEC Newsletter 2025 preparation started |
| 1st IPR Updating Committee meeting held | |
| QEC Activity Calendar 2025-26 Submission to HEC | |
| Review of Self-RIPE 2024-25 compliance | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| DECEMBER 2025 | Faculty Satisfaction Survey (2025) would be launched |
| 2nd Departmental Quality Coordinators Committee (DQCC) meeting would be held | |
| 2nd IPR Updating Committee meeting would be held | |
| 4th Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) Meeting would be held | |
| QEC Annual Report 2025 data collection and preparation would be start | |
| Capacity building workshop on “Research Methodologies and Impact Factor” would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| JANUARY 2026 | 3rd IPR Updating Committee meeting would be held |
| Updation of IPR Document for Self-RIPE 2025-26 | |
| Process of Self-Assessment Reports (SARs) reviews would be initiated | |
| Process of Alumni and Employer Survey 2025 would be launched | |
| Collection of graduate programs data for PREE level 7 and 8 would be initiated | |
| Faculty Satisfaction Survey (2025) report would be published | |
| Self-Graduate Program Review (GPR) for program level 7 and 8 as per PREE Standards would be conducted | |
| Newsletter 2025 would be compiled | |
| Capacity building workshop on “Research Methodology” would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| FEBRUARY 2026 | SAR – Executive Summaries would be finalized |
| Self-GPR report would be prepared | |
| Alumni and Employer Survey 2025 report would be published | |
| 5th Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) Meetings would be held | |
| 3rd Departmental Quality Coordinators Committee (DQCC) Meeting would be held | |
| Exit Survey (Fall 2025) would be launched | |
| Course and Teacher Evaluation Survey (Fall 2025) would be launched | |
| Self-RIPE 2025-26 would be conducted | |
| Capacity building workshop on “Leadership & Management in HEIs” would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| MARCH 2026 | Data for the QEC Annual Report 2025 would be compiled |
| Data Collection for the Yearly Progress Report (YPR) 2025-2026 | |
| Freshman Survey (Spring 2026) would be launched and data would be collected | |
| Capacity building workshop on Effective Evaluation of SARs would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| APRIL 2026 | Freshman Survey (Spring 2026) report would be published |
| Self-RIPE 2025-26 compliance would be reviewed | |
| SARs Action Taken Report would be reviewed | |
| Self-GPR Compliance would be reviewed | |
| Yearly Progress Report (YPR) 2025-2026 data collection would be initiated | |
| National Quality Assurance (QA) workshop would be organized | |
| Capacity building workshop on “Digital tools for teaching & learning” would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| MAY 2026 | Yearly Progress Report (YPR) 2025-2026 data would be compiled |
| SARs Action Taken Report would be reviewed | |
| Self-GPR Compliance would be reviewed | |
| Capacity building workshop on “Academic Writing” would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) | |
| JUNE 2026 | 6th Institutional Quality Circle (IQC) Meeting would be held |
| 4th Departmental Quality Coordinators Committee (DQCC) Meeting would be held | |
| Course & Teacher Evaluation (Spring 2026) would be launched | |
| Exit Survey (Spring 2026) would be launched | |
| Yearly Progress Report (YPR 2024-2025) would be finalized | |
| Capacity building workshop on “CQI cycle” would be conducted | |
| Participation in Statutory Body Meeting (as required) |
| Months | QEC Activities |
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| SEPTEMBER 2025 | Capacity building workshop on “Effective Teaching Methodologies for 21st Century” |
| The Professional Development Center (PDC), CUST, organized a one-day workshop on “Effective Teaching Methodologies for the 21st Century” on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, for faculty members. The workshop was delivered by Prof. Dr. Malik Ghulam Behlol, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi. The objective of the workshop was to equip faculty with modern pedagogical tools and strategies to enhance classroom teaching, strengthen teaching capacity, foster student-centered learning, and encourage innovative methodologies for effective student engagement and improved learning outcomes.
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| FEBRUARY 2026 | |
| HEC-RIPE Pilot Review at CUST-2026 | |
| CUST successfully conducted the RIPE-IPER-2026 Pilot Review visit from February 2 to 4, 2026 under the HEC PSG-2023 framework. The review was carried out by a distinguished High-Level Review Panel comprising nine eminent members, including academic leaders, quality assurance experts, and senior representatives from the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The panel was convened by Dr. Najam ul Islam, Vice Chancellor, NAMAL University, and included among its esteemed members Dr. Tayyaba Tamim, Dean of the School of Education, LUMS, Lahore.
The panel rigorously evaluated CUST’s institutional governance, academic processes, quality assurance mechanisms, and compliance with the PSG-2023 framework through comprehensive document reviews, institutional presentations, faculty and student interactions, and facility inspections. CUST extends sincere appreciation to the esteemed panel members and HEC officials for their valuable insights, professional expertise, and constructive recommendations, which will support the University’s continued journey toward institutional excellence, quality enhancement, and continuous improvement.
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