Quality Assurance and University Performance Division is an administrative-academic unit concerned with implementing academic accreditation standards and monitoring institutional performance. This is achieved by adopting Total Quality Management (TQM) principles to enhance the quality of teaching, learning, scientific research, and university services. The division comprises several units:
Quality Assurance Unit and its tasks:
- Supervising the completion of quality-related tasks and coordinating work with department heads, division managers, unit heads, and liaison members within the college.
- Preparing and following up on the minutes of the University Quality Assurance Council meetings and circulating them to departments for implementation.
- Reviewing and updating the college’s strategy, mission, and strategic goals in light of recent developments and trends in higher education.
- Monitoring and executing the institution’s quality assurance plan to secure academic accreditation, thereby enhancing the quality of the educational process.
- Preparing and following up on files and forms for the National Ranking of Iraqi Universities’ Quality and monitoring the results.
- Developing improvement plans to advance and elevate the performance levels of the academic departments.
- Promoting a culture of quality by organizing seminars and workshops hosted by the department.
- Establishing foundations, rules, and procedures for periodic monitoring and follow-up regarding the implementation of quality and accreditation standards, and preparing Self-Assessment Reports (SAR).
- Proposing university performance and quality control standards for educational components, including faculty members, curricula, laboratories, infrastructure, and students.
- Supervising the exchange of information with specialized educational bodies and benchmarking internal standards against those applied in other universities to foster continuous development.
- Proposing and establishing work procedures, rules, and guidelines to improve performance, contributing to the overall quality of the college’s output.
The Performance Evaluation Unit is responsible for assessing the efficiency of faculty members and staff regarding their professional performance and conduct. It is a formal system designed to measure and evaluate individual performance and behavior during work through continuous and systematic observation of performance, behavior, and outcomes over specific, predefined periods.
It functions as a periodic report that illustrates an individual’s performance level and conduct compared to the tasks and duties assigned to their position. This helps officials identify the strengths and weaknesses of an individual’s activities, with the ultimate goal of addressing weaknesses and reinforcing strengths. This concept focuses on actual performance in light of job requirements and the expected achievements.
This unit is responsible for advancing the status of laboratories within scientific, research, and medical institutions to ensure they meet high-level international standards and specifications. Implementing laboratory quality assurance benefits institutions by positioning the university among elite global ranks. The unit works toward mastering laboratory operations to ensure that scientific, engineering, and medical measurements and tests are accurate and internationally recognized, ultimately providing the best outcomes in scientific research and advanced studies.
The responsibilities of the Laboratory Accreditation Unit are:
Monitoring and auditing laboratory specifications to ensure alignment with approved standard requirements.
Defining technical specifications for devices and equipment, including their coding and data documentation, in coordination with laboratory supervisors and counterparts in other colleges, institutes, and universities.
Following up on the implementation of calibration programs for devices and equipment with the relevant authorities.
Coordinating the organization of scheduled training courses for laboratory personnel.
Coordinating with the Laboratory Accreditation Department at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to enhance laboratory performance and achieve accreditation from specialized bodies.
Taking necessary measures to implement the procedures and requirements identified by the laboratory accreditation field team.
