All the activities of CQA are listed here for the information of the University Community

Seminar on QA & IQES (PR & IR) by CQA

Creation of Web page

• Allied Health Sciences ................................................................19.02.2018 @ Faculty of Graduate Studies

• Administrative staff of the University ...................................23.01.2018 @ 1.30 pm at Computer Unit of University of Jaffna

• Faculty of Arts...............................................................................25.10.2017

• Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce........................23.10.2017

Seminars on QA, SLQF, IR & PR

• Unit of Siddha Medicine .............................................................29.08.2018

• Faculty of Medicine (during 40th Anniversary).....................06.08.2018

• Administrative staff.....................................................................19.10.2017

• Faculty of Arts - Ramanathan Academy of Fine Arts............16.10.2017

• Faculty of Arts - Department of Law.........................................11.10.2017

• Faculty of Technology..................................................................02.10.2017

• Faculty of Agriculture................................................................. 01.09.2017

• Vavuniya Campus (Both faculties)........................................... 30.08.2017

Faculty of Applied Science &

Faculty of Business studies

• Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce....................... 11.08.2017

• Faculty of Science........................................................................ 01.08.2017

• Allied Health Sciences ............................................................... 04.12.2018

Meetings/Activities of QA (to be scheduled)

• Awareness on Accountability - to be scheduled after the workshop conducted by QAC

• Awareness program on QA for trainees of the UoJ

• Awareness program for the NA staff of the Admin section- UoJ

• Awareness program for the NA staff of the Maintenance Branch - UoJ

• Awareness program for the Security staff of the UoJ

Scheduled meetings

Accomplished Activities

• 26.11.2020 - Part II of 32nd Meeting of CQA@9.00 am

• 13.10.2020 - Part I of 32nd Meeting of CQA @ 8.30 am

• 01.10.2020 New Director, Prof Mrs Meena Senthilnanthanan appointed.

• 09.07.2020 - 31st Meeting of CQA @ 2.00 pm

• 22.06.2020 Discussion at Faculty of Science about the SER for the B.Sc in Science (3 year program)

• 22.06.2020 UGC Circular on Student Engagement and information to draft the University policy on Student Engagement- details also received

• 16.06.2020 - Workshop on Program Reviewers Training by QAC, UGC through Zoom and the afternoon session discussion at UoJ by CQA

• 06.04.2020 - Special CQA meeting held @ 3.00 pm

• 20.02.2020 - 30th Meeting of CQA @ 2.00 pm

• 14.02.2020 - Student Engagement in Quality Assurance - a Discussion forum was organized by the British Council and the QAC of UGC.

• 10-13 February, 2020 - PR site visit for Agriculture - completed

• 10-13 February, 2020 - PR Site visit for Siddha Medicine completed

• 03 - 06 February, 2020 - Site visit of B.Sc Nursing (Allied Health Sciences)

• 28.01.2020 - 102nd Standing Committee on QA@ UGC

• 27-31 January, 2020 - Site visit for MBBS program

• 16.01.2020 -29th Meeting of CQA @ 2.00 pm

• 07-10 January 2020 - Site visit of B.Sc in Medical Laboratory Sciences (Allied Health Sciences)

• 06-09 January 2020 - Site visit of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Allied Health Sciences)

• 17.12.2019 - Prof. Nilanthi de Silva, Director of QAC visited to the University

• 17.12.2019- 28th Meeting of CQA @ 2.00 pm

• 10.12.2019 - 101st Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 06.12.2019 - Workshop on Student Engagement - British Council Sponsored, QAC/UGC.

• 14.11.2019 - 27th Meeting of CQA (=IQAU) @ 2.00 pm

• 29.10.2019 - 100th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 12.10.2019 @9.30 am- Seminar on QA in Universities in Sri Lanka to the M.Ed students at the Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Jaffna

• 17.09.2019 - 99th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 03.09.2019 - Meeting for the Deans of Science, Engineering, Applied Science (Vavuniya campus) on PR 2020 @ Board room UGC

• 02.09.2019 - Seminar on "Preparation and Presentation of Annual Report and Accounts, by Mr.V.Kanagasapathy, Council member and Chairman of Audit committee, at the Board room of University of Jaffna

• 23.08.2019 Workshop on Challenging role of IQAUs and IQACs in promoting Quality within the University @ M.B.Ariyapala Auditorium, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo -participants Directors/IQAUs & Coordinators/IQACs.

• 15.08.2019 - Special IQAU Meeting discussed about COLRIM and IR recommendations

• 08.08.2019- 26th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 06.08.2019 - 98th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 03.08.2019 - "Quality Assurance in HEIs in Sri Lanka" - A talk delivered to the Induction Program of Probationers organized by Staff Development Centre

• 02.08.2019 Workshop on Pre-site visit for the IR and PR Reviewers @ Postgraduate Institute of Management

• 26.07.2019 Workshop on revision of Subject Benchmark Statement @ Postgraduate Institute of Management

• 11.07.2019 - 25th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 25.06.2019 - 97th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 16-24.06.2019 Visit to Edinburgh Napier University for a Exposure visit on Quality Assurance

• 13.06.2019 - 24th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 14.05.2019 - 96th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 13.05.2019 - Discussion of SER for PR with the staff of the Unit of Allied Health Sciences

• 09.05.2019- 23rd Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 11.04.2019 - 22nd Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 08.04.2019 - Discussion of SER for PR with the staff of the Unit of Allied Health Sciences

• 29-30 March, 2019 - APQN Annual Conference 2019 @ BMICH

• 26-27 March, 2019 - International Conference on INQAAHE 2019 @ BMICH

• 25.3.2019 - Pre conference workshop of International Conference on INQAAHE 2019

• 14.03.2019 - 21st Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 20.02.2019 - 95th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 14.02.2019 - 20th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm

• 11.01.2019 Workshop on "Plagiarism checker - URKUND"organized by the Library of University of Jaffna to the academic staff of University

• 10.01.2019 - 19th Meeting of IQAU & Discussion on draft IR Report @ 1.00 pm

• 08.01.2019 - 94th Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 02.01.2019 - Quality Assurance in Universities in Sri Lanka - Faculty of Engineering

• 18.12.2018 - 93rd Meeting of Standing Committee on QA @ UGC

• 13.12.2018 - 18th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 04.12.2018 - Discussion with Allied Health Sciences Unit regarding Program Review

• 26-29 November 2018 - Program site visits of Law and Business studies

• 12 - 14 November 2018 Site visit for the Program Review of Management studies

• 12.11.2018 - Workshop on Internal Ranking of Universities - Organized by UGC

• 08.11.2018 - 17th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 30.10.2018 - Establishment of IQAC-Sports Science

• 25 - 27.10.2018 Site visit of PR Business studies

• 13.10.2018 - Sixth day of the IR site visit was Completed with the wrap-up meeting.

• 12.10.2018 - Fifth day of the IR site visit was completed as per the schedule.

• 11.10.2018 - 16th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 11.10.2018 - Fourth day of the IR site visit to Kilinochchi and Vavuniya was completed as per the schedule.

• 10.10.2018 - Third day of the IR Site visit was completed as per the schedule.

• 09.10.2018 - Second day of the IR site visit was completed as per the schedule.

• 08.10.2018 - First day of the IR Site visit was completed as per the schedule.

08-13 October 2018 Site visit for the Institutional Review of the University

• 05.10.2018 - Discussion with the Non Academic staff of Administrative Sections.

• 05.10.2018 - Discussion with the VC, Registrar, Bursar, Librarian, Administrative staff, IR writers, IQAC Coordinators, Senior Student Counselor, Wardens, Senior Medical Officer,

• 01-03..10.2018 - Site visit for the Program Review of Commerce

• 01-03.10.2018 - Site visit for the Program Review of Arts (Fine Arts/RAFA)

• 25.09.2018 - 94th Standing Committee on Quality Assurance

• 21.09.2018 - Lecture delivered at the SDC Induction programme for the Probationary Lecturers and Senior Lecturers on Quality Assurance in Sri Lankan

• 13.09.2018 - 15th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held - Program of Site visit was discussed.

• 13.09.2018 @ 1.00 pm - discussed with the Site visit program and Evidences gathering for IR

• 30.08.2018 - Discussion on IR site visit with the Committee Chairman/Secretaries

• 29.08.2018 - Seminar on QA and PR to the Siddha Medicine Unit - Academic, Non Academic and Students

• 17.08.2018 - Discussion on IR Site visit with the Committee Chairman/Secretaries

• 14.08.2018 - 14th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 02.08.2018 - Discussion on Evidences for IR Review with the Committee Chairman/Secretaries

• 26.07.2018 - Discussion on Evidences for for IR Review with the Committee Chairman/Secretaries

• 12.07.2018 - 13th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 05.07.2018 Discussion on Evidence gathering for IR Review with the Committee Chairman/Secretaries

• 21.06.2018 Discussion on Evidence gathering for IR Review with the Committee Chairman/Secretaries

• 31.05.2018 - SER for IR was submitted at 5.45 pm at QAC office at Colombo

• 30.05.2018 - Final editing of SER for IR

• 26.05.2018 - Presentation to the Council about IR

• 25.05.2018 - Discussion of Draft of SER for IR

• 24.05.2018 - Informed to Senate about the SER for IR

• 21.05.2018 - Discussion on SER for IR document

• 17.05.2018 - Presentation of Criteria 3

• 15.05.2018 - Presentation of Criteria 2, and 8

• 12.05.2018 - Presentation of Criteria 4 and 7 and discussed standards and evidences

• 10.05.2018 - 12th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 02.05.2018 - Presentation of Criteria 7 - standards 7.14 were discussed

• 02-05.05.2018 - 11th INQAAHE Biennial Forum 2018 held in Mauritius - Director/IQAU attended

• 28.04.2018 - Presentation of Criteria 5,6, 8 and 9 was held

• 04.04.2018 - 88th Meeting of Standing Committee on Quality Assurance at UGC

• 08.03.2018 - 11th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 08.03.2018 @ 2.30 pm 12th Progress Meeting with Coordinators /IQACs, Chairmen/Secretaries & Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 23.02.2018 - Training to the Allied Health Sciences staff on developing their web page

• 20.02.2018 - 87th Meeting of Standing Committee on Quality Assurance at UGC

• 19.02.2018 - 2.30 pm Discussion on Criteria 1 of the SER for IR - @ Board room of University of Jaffna

• 15.02.2018 - 9th Progress Meeting with Coordinators /IQACs, Chairmen/Secretaries & Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR- Scheduled

• 09.02.2018 @ 8.30 am - 12.20 pm - Discussion with staff members of Vavuniya Campus regarding SER for IR @ Pampaimadu

• 08.02.2018 - 08th Progress Meeting with Coordinators /IQACs, Chairmen/Secretaries & Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 08.02.2018 - 10th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held (Vavuniya campus & Kilinochchi premises connected via Hangouts)

• 02.01.2018 - Discussion with Dept of Dance staff at RAFA regarding Program Review of BFA - Cluster program

• 01.02.2018 - 7th Progress Meeting with Coordinators /IQACs, Chairmen/Secretaries , Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 30.01.2018 - Hands on training to Management trainees attached to IQACs on QA system and their responsibilities.

• 30.01.2018 - Workshop on IR at UGC - 11 members participated the workshop including 3 members from Vavuniya campus (Mr.N.Rajavisahan, Dr.P.Kathirgamanathan, Dr.(Mrs.) S.Abyerami, Dr.P.Iynkaran, Dr.B.Thabotharan, Dr.Mrs.A.Sritharan, Eng.R.Valluvan, Dr.T.Ketheesan, Dr.Mrs.A.Nanthakumaran, Dr.G.Jeyaseelan and Dr.T.Thiruvaran)

• 24.01.2018 - Workshop for common format of Strategic/Corporate Plan for University System @ UGC by Prof.Thilakasiri

• 23.01.2018 - Hands on training on creating official webpage of administrative sections and e-mails of admin staff.

• 18.01.2018 - 6th Progress Meeting with Chairmen/Secretaries and Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 11.01.2018 - 9th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 10.01.2018 - Discussion with the IESL Accreditation team to recognize the degree offered by Faculty of Engineering

• 10-12.01.2018 - Uncompleted site visit of Program Review team site visit to Faculty of Arts

• 09.01.2018 - 86th Meeting of Standing Committee on Quality Assurance at UGC

• 08.01.2018 - Discussion with Prof.Uma Coomarasamy, QA Advisor & member of the writing team of IR & PR Manuals.

• 04.01.2018- 5th Progress Meeting with Chairmen/Secretaries and Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 02.01.2018 @ 9.30 am to 1.30 pm- Discussion with Dept of Dance staff at RAFA regarding Program Review of BFA - Cluster program

• 21.12.2017 - 4th Progress Meeting with Chairmen/Secretaries and Administrative staff of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 16.12.2017 - Workshop on Strategic Plan /Annual Plan by Prof.Gamini Seneviratne, Vice-Chancellor of University of Ruhuna @ Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Jaffna

• 14.12.2017 - 8th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 06.12.2017 - 3rd Progress Meeting with Chairmen/Secretaries of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 17-20.11.2017 - Evaluation of the Department of Law (Evaluators - Dr. Wickrema Weerasooriya, Member UGC and Chairman, Standing Committee on Legal Studies, UGC, Dr. Harsha Cabral PC and Dr J.M. Swaminathan, both members of the Standing Committee on Legal Studies)

• 15.11.2017 - 2nd Progress Meeting with Chairmen/Secretaries of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 15.11.2017 - Program Review team 3 visited and had site visit during 15, 16 & 17.11.2017

• 14.11.2017 - 85th Meeting of Standing Committee on Quality Assurance at UGC held

• 09.11.2017 - 7th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 09.11.2017 - 1st Progress Meeting with Chairmen/Secretaries of Committees of SER writing for IR

• 25.10.2017 - Creation of webpage - Faculty of Arts

• 24.10.2017 - Copies of PR Manuals distributed to Arts (Fine Arts & Law), Management Studies & Commerce & Business Studies

• 23.10.2017 - Creation of webpage - Faculty of Mgt studies & Commerce

• 20.10.2017 - Discussion with Director/QAAC regarding the SLQF

• 19.10.2017 - Seminar on QA/IQES & Writing PR & IR to the Administrative staff of University of Jaffna

• 16.10.2017 - Seminar on QA/IQES & Writing PR & IR to the staff of Ramanathan Academy of Fine Arts (Music,Dance and Art & Design)

• 13.10.2017 - Highlights of the 6th Meeting of IQAU sent to IQAC Coordinators/Deans/Registrar/Bursar/Librarian/Asst Internal Audit

• 12.10.2017 - 6th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 12.10.2017 - Management Trainees assigned to serve full time at IQACs (Agriculture, Arts, Medicine, Management Studies & Commerce, Science, Engineering and Technology)

• 12.10.2017 - Gender Equity and Equality Center (GEEC) was inaugurated & website also launched

• 11.10.2017 - Seminar on QA & IQES to the staff of Department of Law

• 06.10.2017 - IQAU webpage launched

• 26.09.2017 - 84th Meeting of Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, UGC

• 24.09.2017 - 3rd Quarterly Report submitted to Standing Committee on QA, UGC

• 17.10.2017 - Highlights of the 5th Meeting of IQAU sent to IQAC Coordinators/Deans/Registrar/Bursar/Librarian/Asst Internal Audit

• 14.09.2017 - 5th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 11.09.2017 - Meeting with the External Program Reviewers of Faculty of Arts (during site visit)

• 06.09.2017 - 1st Meeting of SER writers for IR

• 01.09.2017 - Seminar on QA & IQES to the staff of Faculty of Agriculture

• 30.08.2017 - Seminar on QA & IQES to staff of Faculties of Applied Sciences & Business studies

• 11.08.2017 - Seminar on QA & IQES to the staff of Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce

• 12.08.2017 - Highlights of the 4th Meeting of IQAU sent to IQAC Coordinators/Deans/Registrar/Bursar/Librarian/Asst Internal Audit

• 10.08.2017 - 4th Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 01.08.2017 - Seminar on QA & IQES to the staff of Faculty of Science

• 25.07.2017 - 83rd Meeting of Standing Committee on Quality Assurance, UGC

• 25.07.2017 - 2nd Quarterly Report submitted to SC on QA, UGC

• 15,07.2017 - Highlights of the 3rd Meeting of IQAU sent to IQAC Coordinators/Deans/Registrar/Bursar/Librarian/Asst Internal Audit

• 13.07.2017 - 3rd Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 01.07.2017 - Telephone - land line provided

• 28.06.2017 - Workshop on Training of Institutional Reviewers - QAAC of UGC

• 24.06.2017 - Workshop on Sri Lanka Qualification Framework for Science Faculties in the University System. - UGC

• 20.06.2017 - Intercom and internet connections provided

• 15.06.2017 - 2nd Meeting of IQAU @ 2.00 pm was held

• 15.06.2017 - Management Trainee appointed to IQAU

• 15.06.2017 - Office setup at Room # 12, Ground Floor of Ramanathan Block of University of Jaffna

• 01.06.2017 - Prof.G.Mikunthan, the New Director was appointed

• - Policy Frame work on Internal Quality Assurance Enhancement System was approved by the Council at its meeting

• - Policy document on Academic Accountability was approved by the Council at its meeting

• 22/24.11.2016 - Workshop on Institutional Quality Assurance Enhancement by Dr.Godson Gusta,Educational specialist,COL-RIM

• 14/15.06.2016 - Workshop on Training of Institutional Reviewers - QAAC of UGC

• 18/19.05.2016 - Workshop on Role of IQAUs in State Universities - UGC

• 30.03.2016 - Workshop on Progress Review of Internal Quality Assurance Units of State Universities by UGC

• 22.12.2015 - Bylaws of Internal Quality Assurance Cells (IQAC) was approved by the Senate at its 407th Meeting

• 02.11.2015 - An awareness programme on Quality Assurance Standards - Prof. Uma Coomarasamy

• 21.10.2015 - Workshop on Implementation Challenges of Sri Lanka Qualification Framework(SLQF) - HETC Project

• 28.09.2015 - 1st IQAU @ 2.00 pm Meeting held

• 12.05.2015 - Workshop on SER Writing - QA Consultant Prof. Kalyani Perera

• 01.01.2015 - Prof.S.Srisatkunarajah, the First Director was appointed

• 12/14.11.2014 - Three days Training Workshop for Students on Student Centered Teaching - by Director/QAAC

• 02.05.2013 - Workshop on Strengthening Internal Quality Assurance & New Developments in Quality Assurance Activities by QAAC