- The University for Development Studies (UDS) Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA) organised a one-day quality assurance workshop on May 29, 2023 under the theme “Quality Assurance in UDS: The Role of Quality Assurance Officers’’.
- Below is as written by Hamdan Wumpeka Amadu (University Relations) and published on uds.edu.gh with a few edits.
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The Director of DAPQA, Prof. Shamsu-Deen Ziblim enumerated the roles and significance of Quality Assurance Officers in Higher Education Institutions, emphasising the need for officers of the Directorate to work hard to enhance the quality of delivery of its mandate.
Participants were entreated to take part in monitoring and evaluation of examinations, internships and community outreach programs to ensure that the quality meets international standards.
Prof. Ziblim urged the officers to contribute their quota to maintaining quality and ensuring that there is continuous improvement in all aspects of the university’s activities. He explained in detail, the university’s quality assurance policy and encouraged the officers to familiarize themselves with the it and act accordingly in order to strengthen quality service delivery.
While calling on stakeholders to help boost the quality assurance improvements, he added that “quality is everybody’s business”.
Other staff members of DAPQA present at the meeting were, the Deputy Director of DAPQA, Dr. Yazeed Abdul Mumin and Junior Assistant Registrar at DAPQA, Mr. Richard Nalarb Yakubu.
Story by:
Hamdan Wumpeka Amadu (University Relations)
