Riphah gets quality assurance award

Islamabad: Riphah International University has won 2016 Asia Pacific Quality Network's (APQN) Best/Model Internal Quality Assurance (QA) Award. The award ceremony was held at APQN platform, in Intercontinental Hotel, Natadola, FIJI Islands. The award was received by Director QEC Riphah International University.

APQN is a network of Accreditation/Regulatory bodies of 38 countries having its headquarter in China. It has a large number of universities of Asia Pacific Region as its institutional members. Every year APQN during its annual conference gives awards to the winners, on the recommendation of International Jury, in four different categories. Best/Model Internal QA Award (category-1) is for those institutional members who demonstrate good practices that has potential of adaptation among APQN Members. To be eligible for this award, the member universities forward their nominations giving the details of good practices and their achievements in the field of Quality Assurance. After due evaluation by International Jury the APQN Board decides the winner, in each category.

The awards were distributed in a colourful ceremony during gala dinner, which is held on the evening of first day of conference.