PARTICIPATION / CONTRIBUTION OF DIRECTOR QA AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
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For the purpose of self-development and learning good international practices Director Quality Assurance has participated / contributed in international Conferences, Workshops and Seminars as listed below:
| Event | Title | Date | Venue |
| Visit | NUST QA & NIO Dte was organized Two (02) days visit of Univ of Utah Team for NUST Connect Ed under HESSA Project from 20th to 21st Nov, 2024 at Centeral Library, NUST H-12, Islamabad. Dr. Deborah Keyek-Franssen, Associate Vice President and Dean for University Connected Learning at the University of Utah, and Ms. Chante Wilson, in the capacity of the lead instructor for the Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) Team Project. During their visit, they will release the playbook that was developed during the project, and will also present NUST ConnectEd along with NUST team to about 100 NUST faculty members. | 20 to 21 Nov, 2024 | Centeral Library, NUST H-12, Islamabad |
| Seminar |
“Sixth China-Pakistan Young Workers’ Seminar Camp” was held in Beijing and Chengdu from 14 to 18 Oct, 2024. Attended by Professor Dr. Awais M. Kamboh, Director QA & NIO, Main Office, NUST (QA & NIO Dte). | 14 to 18 Oct-2024 | Beijing and Chengdu, China |
| Meeting | NUST Pro-Rector Acad Sectt arranged an interaction of the Utah Team with the Principals of NUST Schools at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday 27th Feb, 2024 at Rector’s Seminar Hall. Pro-Rector Acad chaired the meeting while the Utah Team joined online. Principals of H-12 Campus, and Deans from MCS and CEME were requested to attend in person. Faculty Members, short listed for the 2nd cohort of training, also attended the session. | 27-Feb-24 | NUST Main Office Rector’s Seminar Hall |
| Training | Prof. Awais M. Kamboh, Dir QA & NIO in the capacity of Dean of NUST Open and Distance Learning Management Office was nominated by NUST to undergo the HESSA sponsored training on “Advancing Leadership Capacities of Deans”. Prof. Awais is developing the strategic initiative on Resource Development Program for Online and Distance Education, which is about creating a mechanism to enable academic departments to offer programs through online/distance learning modes and ensuring their quality, thus providing access to students who are unable to attend in-person courses. | 29-Jan-24 to 02-Feb-24 | NUST Main Office (QA & NIO Dte) – Online |
| Training |
USAID / Pakistan HESSA Project organized Three (03) days HESSA Training Program on ‘Micro Credentials Session 2A’ were conducted from 17 to 19 Jan, 2024 at Centeral Library, NUST H-12, Islamabad. NUST Faculty/Staff participated the HESSA Training Program.
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17 to 19- Jan-24 | NUST Central Library, Islamabad |
| Training | USAID / Pakistan HESSA Project organized Five (05) days HESSA training on Strategic/Business were conducted from 11 to 15 Dec, 2023 at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. Six 06 x NUST Officials participated the HESSA Preparatory Workshop, listed below: a. Dr Muhammad Asghar – Principal, ASAB, Team Leader b. Assoc Prof DrAsfia Obaid – HoD HRM, NBS c. Prof Dr Ibraheem Haneef – Prof, SMME d. Mr Salim Daud – Consultant, Registrar Dte e. Prof Dr Awais Mehmood Kamboh – Dir QA & NIO f. Ms Sana Maqbool – GM CAC |
11 to 15- Dec-23 | Marriott Hotel, Islamabad |
| Workshop | USAID / Pakistan HESSA Project organized Two (02) days HESSA on VCs Strategic Dialogue and Planning Teams Preparatory Workshop at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. Three 03 x NUST Officials participated the HESSA Preparatory Workshop, listed below: a. Engr. Salim Daud-Team Leader (Consultant, Registrar) – NUST b. Dr. Awais Mehmood Kamboh – Dir QA & NIO –NUST c. Engr. Muhammad Naeem (Director HR) – NUST |
25 to 26- Oct-23 | Marriott Hotel, Islamabad |
| Training | NUST QA & NIO Dte organized Three (03) days HESSA Training Program at NUST School of Social Sciences and Humanities (S3H) and 28 x Faculty and Official participated, list is attached. Continuing from the previously mentioned trainings, a training program covering the following were Resource Person and Topics: a. LMS Training specific for ODL – Mr. Mujtaba Haider – Deputy Director LMS b. Video Recording Training – Mr. Salman Nasir- Assistant Professor- S3H c. Graphic Designing – Ms. Saba Khateeb & Ms. Maham Haider- SEECS |
08 to 10- Aug-23 | NUST School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Islamabad |
| Workshop | A Workshop on Washing Accord (WA) Accreditation, Implementation and OBE (PBL, OEL and CEP) Challenges, Organized by QA & NIO Dte at NUST-SEECS Seminar Hall, Islamabad. Resource Persons – Prof. Dr. Saeed Ur Rehman from CASE University, Islamabad and Prof. Dr. Jameel Ahmed from Riphah International University, Islamabad. | 15-Feb-23 | NUST-SEECS Seminar Hall |
| Online Lecture | The Future of Digital Education, Ms Kalara Jolinka, Vice President and University CIO, Harvard University delivered Online lecture on the subject. Dir QA& NIO and DDQA (SA) attended the lecture. | 27 Jan, 23 | Online |
| Conference | QS Quacquarelli Symonds, Universitas Indonesia and Prince of Songkla University was Organized on QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2022 “The Next Big Thing: Addressing New Opportunities and Existing Challenges in APAC Higher Ed” in Intercontinental Hotel, Pondok Indah Jakarta Indonesia. Dr. Awais Mehmood Kamboh, Director Quality Assurance attended the session. | 08-10 Nov, 22 | Intercontinental Hotel, Pondok Indah Jakarta Indonesia |
| Conference | Online – A Webinar on THE World University Rankings 2023 Masterclass was held and Organized by Time Hihger Education (THE) of UK. Engr Syed Muhammad Toufique Zia, Deputy Dir QA (SA) attended the session. | 24 Oct 2022 | Online |
| Conference | Online – International OBE Symposium 2022 on “Non-Conventional Teaching and Learning Activities in Engineering Education from the OBE Perspective”. Organized by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) alongwith selected faculty members from AUST (Bangladesh), UKM (Malaysia), IIUM (Malaysia), and UniKL (Malaysia). Engr Syed Muhammad Toufique Zia, Deputy Dir QA (SA) attended the sessions. | 10-11 Sep, 22 | Online |
| Conference | Participation in the Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) Inaugural Stakeholder Consultations organized by USAID/Pakistan HESSA Project, University of Utah, USA at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad | 16 Feb, 22 | Marriott Hotel, Islamabad |