Quality Enhancement Cell

(QEC)

Dr. Nasir Amin block, Old Campus, GCUF. Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad
✆ 041-9200036
✉ qec@gcuf.edu.pk

DIRECTORATE

The Message of

Director

The Quality Enhancement Cell is a vital part of administrative and academic structure of Government College University, Faisalabad under the leadership of the Worthy Vice Chancellor. The QEC, Govt. College University Faisalabad always remains active, efficient, vigilant and in the coordination with Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, for implementation of quality enhancement strategies, moreover it monitors the academic and administrative programs, functions to ensure the quality of education, research and development and makes sure that the internationally accepted standards of quality education are being met and maintained. For enhancing quality culture at Govt. College University Faisalabad, the Quality Enhancement Cell organizes seminars/workshops time to time.

Consequently, the quality culture is flourishing rapidly in the University as there was no culture of maintaining course files and attendance registers of classes taught by teachers. As directed by the Worthy Vice Chancellor, the QEC, conducted many visits of each department to check course files and attendance registers. Gradually this culture has been developed and the faculty members recognized the efforts of QEC.

Our Vision

The Vision of the Quality Enhancement Cell Govt. College University Faisalabad is to become a benchmark in Quality of Research and Education.

Our Mission

The Mission of the Quality Enhancement Cell is to ensure and enhance the Quality of Higher Education and Establishment of Research Oriented Environment at the University so that the students can play a vital role in the development of our motherland “Pakistan”.

Quality Enhancement Cell: Affiliated Colleges (QECAC)
Sustainability at GCUF
Social Activities
PREE
RIPE
- Implementation Plan RIPE (2024–25)
GPR
PSG-2023
DQC
- Notification for Establishing DQC–1
  - Self Assessment Procedure
IQC–GCUF
Policies
International Ranking
- SDGs Annual Report (2022–23)
- QS World University Rankings
- THE World University Rankings
- THE Impact Rankings
  - SDGs Annual Report 2022
  - SDGs Report 2019
Membership
- Talloires Network (TN)

History

Quality Enhancement Cell is established under the guidelines of the HEC to enhance, maintain and monitor quality of higher education. Government College University Faisalabad is among those thirty universities in Pakistan in which QECs have been established since 2006. The Higher Education Commission issued directions for establishment of Quality Enhancement Cell on Oct. 16, 2006. In October 2006, GCUF authorities constituted the cell according to the guidelines of HEC.

Activities

As the Quality Enhancement Cell is responsible for obtaining excellence in education and research to enhance public confidence in the quality and standard of the degrees awarded by the university, the Cell develops the Quality Assurance Process and Evaluation Methods by the following activities round the year

Self-Assessment Reports (SAR)
Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE)
M.Phil./Ph.D. Review
HEC Score Card
National and International Rankings
Co-opted member of different statutory bodies of university like, Board of Studies, Academic Council, Advanced Studies and Research Board, Finance and Planning Committee, Selection Board and Syndicate

Achievements

Quality Enhancement Cell, GCUF has the membership of all renowned international organizations related to Quality Enhancement and Quality Assurance of Educational Institutes like The Talloires Network, QEC Network ((Network off Quality Enhancement Cells off Pakistani Universities, Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN), Quality Assurance Agencies of Islamic World (IQA) and Pakistan Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education Institutions (PNQAHI).

Government College University Faisalabad always secured highest positions in National and International Rankings

Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024
GCUF has been ranked at 181 in Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024, ranked 3rd in Pakistan and 1st in Punjab.
Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2024 (Asia) University Ranking 2024
GCUF has been ranked at 201-250 in Times Higher Education World University Ranking (Asia), ranked 5th in Pakistan and 1st in Punjab.
QS Asia University Ranking 2024
Government College University Faisalabad stood at 13th position in Pakistan and 261-270 in Asia Universities in QS Asia University Rankings.
Times Higher Education (T.H.E.) World University Rankings 2024
601-800 in Worldwide Universities

2nd Position in Pakistani Universities
QS Asia University Ranking 2023
Government College University Faisalabad stood at 14th position in Pakistan and 301-350 in Asia Universities.
Times Higher Education (T.H.E.) World University Rankings Asia 2023
Government College University, Faisalabad stood on 136 among all universities of Asia.

Government College University, Faisalabad is 3rd top Universities in Pakistan and ranked as 2nd top University Punjab.
Times Higher Education (T.H.E.) Young University Rankings 2023
Government College University, Faisalabad stood on 151-200 among all best universities of the World and 5th top Universities in Pakistan
Times Higher Education (T.H.E.) World University Rankings 2023

501-600 in Worldwide Universities

2nd Position in Pakistani Universities

1st Position among the universities of Punjab Province
QEC conducted 3 days training workshop on ‘PREPARATION OF SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT & COURSE FILES FOR AFFILIATED COLLEGES’ ON NOVEMBER 28-30-2023
The Quality Enhancement Cell, Govt. College University Faisalabad conducted Two Days Training Workshop on “Preparation of University Portfolio Report” 2023-24 on February 22- 23-2024
The Quality Enhancement Cell, Govt. College University Faisalabad conducted One Day seminar on “Role of QEC and importance of Sustainable Development Goals at HEIs on June 13, 2024