PSU

Quality Assurance Center

مركز ضمان الجودة | جامعة الأمير سلطان

About the Center

The Quality Assurance Center (QAC) was established to monitor and oversee quality in educational standards at PSU, helping achieve national and international accreditation of PSU programs. The Center focuses on spreading the culture of quality across the University through continuous support and effective advising on quality matters, leading to the building of distinguished experiences in all academic and administrative processes. It aims to verify and ensure that the University’s services are performed in a manner that meets or exceeds internal and external educational requirements and stakeholders’ expectations. Along with other centers of the Deanship of Quality Assurance and Development (DQAD), the QAC participates actively in all quality efforts such as planning and monitoring strategic plans and program assessments, analysis of stakeholders’ survey results and key performance indicators against internal and external benchmarks, and support of accreditation processes at the institutional and program levels.

Purpose

  • Monitor the quality of services provided to stakeholders with respect to academic and administrative support to help the University reify its vision, mission, and core values.
  • Maintain high standards in all services to meet national and international requirements in higher education.
  • Encourage continuous improvement in managing academic and administrative quality processes in accordance with national and international educational standards.

Vision

The QAC aspires to be a leading center for promoting and ensuring excellence in academic and administrative processes, contributing to PSU’s mission to provide quality education and to foster a culture of continuous improvement and development.

Mission

The QAC is committed to promoting, monitoring, and overseeing educational quality standards at PSU with the aim of achieving national and international accreditation of the University’s programs. We strive to disseminate a culture of quality across the University through continuous support and effective advising on quality matters, and to build distinguished experiences in all academic and administrative processes. Our goal is to ensure that services are performed in a manner that meets or exceeds internal and external educational requirements and stakeholders’ expectations.

Core Values

Integrity

Express integrity through objectivity, honesty, ethical practice, and transparent communication.

Excellence

Strive for excellence at PSU, encouraging a culture of learning and creativity to continually enhance quality services.

Collaboration / Teamwork

Value collaboration with others, respecting the diversity and talents of colleagues.

Reliability

Ensure that information disseminated by the QAC to academic and administrative units is trustworthy.

Competency & Commitment

Staff should be highly skilled and committed to providing continuous support and disseminating authentic quality-related information.

Cooperation

Maintain a caring attitude toward faculty and staff.

QAC’s Primary Goals

  • Promote quality culture and governance.
  • Ensure excellence in quality practices in teaching and learning and its support services.
  • Oversee compliance with requirements for national and international accreditation.
  • Enhance continuous quality improvement.

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