Sindh HEC Organises National Certified Reviewer Programme
PRESS RELEASE
KARACHI, December 13: The Sindh HEC recently organised the first National Certified Reviewers (NCR) Programme for professionals from the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) belonging to public and private sector universities across Pakistan.
The three-day training program, held from December 11th to 13th at the International Centre of Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, drew professionals from diverse regions of country including Sindh, Punjab and KPK, demonstrating Sindh HEC’s commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange on a national scale.
The distinguished panel of trainers for this program included Dr. Mohammad Abdul Wahid Usmani, Director QEC JSMU, Air Commodore Mohammad Ismail, Former Consultant Quality Assurance HEC Pakistan; Dr. Anca Prisacariu, International Expert on Quality Assurance from the University of Bucharest, Romania and Mr. Imranullah Khan Marwat, Director Quality Assurance, Higher Education Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The comprehensive programme covered essential topics such as basics of assessment and evaluation, principles of review, Malcolm Baldrige Mechanism of Review (ADLI), reviewing of a report (qualitative) using ADLI, Linking UPR with ADLI, how to write comments for a review assignment and analyzing different models of review. During the programme, participants also shared their experiences and insights.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Secretary Sindh HEC, Moinuddin Siddiqui reflected on the challenges that have been overcome since the establishment of Sindh HEC in 2013.
Acknowledging the pivotal role of Chairperson Sindh HEC, Prof. Dr. S.M Tariq Rafi, and Mr. Siddiqui expressed his gratitude for the active support in approving projects, training, and other initiatives.
