MINGORA: Participants and organizers of the three-day workshop on “Strengthening Internal Quality Assurance” urged for collective efforts to produce highly qualified and well-mannered students, who would be capable to contribute their due role in country’s development.
The training workshop, organized by Quality Assurance Agency, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, in collaboration with Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Swat was held at main Campus of the University of Swat at Charbagh. More than 35 educationists from 20 different universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated in six different training sessions.
Addressing the concluding ceremony, the Vice Chancellor, University of Swat, Prof. Dr. Hassan Sher said that it was a matter of honor for University of Swat to host this important event, where academicians from different universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were given opportunity to share their knowledge and skills with each other. He said that University of Swat has been passing through a rapid development these days, adding that a time is near when this university will be equipped with all necessary facilities. “No university can achieve the task of imparting quality education to its students individually, hence, collective efforts are needed to bring innovations at universities’ level”. He said and added that collective wisdom would not only be helpful for the uplift of universities but also necessary for a better training and education of students.
Speaking at the occasion, Director General of Quality Assurance Agency, Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Dr. Nasir Shah said that HEC is taking all possible steps to bring innovation and improvement in higher education sector. He said that “students are the major stake holders who would not be given knowledge through traditional means but would also be equipped with professional ethics, relating to different disciplines of their study”. He added that teachers should utilize their talent and skills for the betterment of their students, and this approach will be helpful in producing high qualified students for the development of nation. Later on, shields and certificates were distributed among the participants and organizers.