Quality Promotion: The development of a program of activities to institutionalize the quality culture in higher education at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and technology, Karachi Campus and a commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Capacity Development: The development and implementation of initiatives to build and strengthen the capacity for high quality provision of education in learning programs at institutional and individual levels.
Faculty Assessment: Measurement of the expected outcomes/ performance from individual faculty member through standard internationally evaluated and tested procedures after having provided the requisite teaching, research infrastructure and facilities.
Departmental Reviews: Measurement of the performance of each Academic Department/ Institute/ Center through conducting annual reviews based on the standard parameters set for this purpose.
Accreditation: Regular assessment and review of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and technology, Karachi Campus in order to assure the quality of the teaching staff and the teaching and training provisions provided to the students as per the requirement of HEC, PCP, NCHP and PBC.

Mission
The mission of Quality Enhancement Cell at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and technology, Karachi Campus is to ensure and enhances the quality of higher education at the University.
Vision Statement
Developing a viable and sustainable mechanism of Quality Assurance at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi Campus in order to meet the rising challenges of transforming the country into a knowledge economy Strategic Quality Objectives.
The Strategic quality objectives of the QEC are:
1. Maintaining and enhancing the academic rigor and professional relevance of undergraduate and graduate programs.
2. Improving the range, depth and international recognition of research and scholarly activities.
3. Ensuring appropriate standards, relevance and imparting of values to the satisfaction of the community and the nation.
4. Providing systems for an efficient and effective utilization of the academic and research resources of the university.
5. Collection of department-wise data as the bench mark.
6. Assess the current status of educational quality at departmental level.
7. Analysis of data and formulation of recommendation in consultation with concerned Head/Chairperson/ Incharge of department.
8. Monitoring of the implementation of the recommendations.

The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) will be established in each University / degree awarding institute to be headed by a Professional whose services should be hired against the relevant criteria for quality assurance of higher education. The status of QEC head will be equivalent to Dean and reporting authority for this position will be Vice Chancellor / Rector. He / she will be the correspondent with the outside bodies and responsible for Internal Academics Audit as well. Quality Assurance Authority established at Higher Education Commission will regulate all these Quality Enhancement Cells.
1. The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) is to be headed by a Director reporting directly to Vice Chancellor. He is to be correspondent with the outside bodies.
2. QEC is responsible for promoting public confidence that the quality and standards of the award of degrees are enhanced and safeguarded.
3. QEC is responsible for the review of quality standards and the quality of teaching and learning in each subject area.
4. QEC is responsible for the review of academic affiliations with other institutions in terms of effective management of standards and quality of programs.
5. QEC is responsible for defining clear and explicit standards as points of reference to the reviews to be carried out. It should also help the employees to know as to what they could expect from candidates.
6. QEC is responsible to develop qualifications framework by setting out the attributes and abilities that can be expected from the holder of a qualification, i.e. Master’s, M. Phil., Doctoral.
7. QEC is responsible to develop program specifications. These are standard set of information clarifying what knowledge, understanding, skills and other attributes a student will have developed on successfully completing a specific program.
8. QEC is responsible to develop quality assurance processes and methods of evaluation to affirm that the quality of provision and the standard of awards are being maintained and to foster curriculum, subject and staff development, together with research and other scholarly activities.
9. QEC is responsible to ensure that the university’s quality assurance procedures are designed to fit in with the arrangements in place nationally for maintaining and improving the quality of Higher Education.
10. QEC is responsible to develop procedures for the following:
11. Approval of new program
12. Annual Monitoring and evaluation including program monitoring, Faculty monitoring, and student perceptions
13. Departmental review
14. Student feedback
15. Employer feedback
16. Quality assurance of Master’s, M. Phil and PhD degree programs
17. Subject review
18. Institutional assessment
19. Program specifications

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has established a Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) at HEC Karachi with the objective of significant enhancement of quality in higher leanings and international compatibility. The HEC intends to play its part in spearheading the building of a knowledge based economy in Pakistan. For this purpose, Quality Enhancement Cells are being setup at all the public and non-public universities in a phased manner. Accordingly, a QEC has been setup at FUUAST Karachi to achieve higher standards of education. A framework for this purpose has been developed in line with the international standards by HEC for measuring the outcomes of all the programs that are being run in an institution. The institutional level quality assurance processes are required to develop an ultimate Quality Culture with the goal that quality is central focus of the institution at all levels and is integral part of all academic practices. It involves all aspects and tiers of academic research and scholarship including students, faculty, staff, governance, management, infrastructure, facilities, funding etc.
Institutional level Quality Assurance System defines that Quality assurance is primarily a responsibility of the higher educational institutions. Creating enabling learning environment for the students is the core of mission and goals achievable through all academic activities planned and conducted by them.
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has developed methods for assessing the quality of academic programs through self-assessment. It is a systematic process of gathering, reviewing and using important quantitative and qualitative data and information from multiple and diverse sources about educational programs, for the purpose of improving student learning, and evaluating whether academic and learning standards are being met. The process culminates when assessment results are used to improve student learning.
The objectives of self-assessment are to:
1.Maintain and continuously enhance academic standards.
2. Enhance students’ learning.
3. Verify that the existing programs meet their objectives and institutional goals.
4. Provide feedback for quality assurance of academic programs.
5. Prepare the academic program for review by discipline councils.