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AUST ranked 118th worldwide in the HE Higher Education Ranking 2025 Student Course Evaluation Survey — Open for the Current Semester Call for Self-Assessment Reports — Academic Year 2026 Abbottabad UST conducts Self Graduate Programme Review for 2024–25 QEC Conducts Orientation on Outcome-Based Education Nomination of Departmental QEC Focal Persons AUST ranked 118th worldwide in the HE Higher Education Ranking 2025 Student Course Evaluation Survey — Open for the Current Semester Call for Self-Assessment Reports — Academic Year 2026 Abbottabad UST conducts Self Graduate Programme Review for 2024–25 QEC Conducts Orientation on Outcome-Based Education Nomination of Departmental QEC Focal Persons
AUST ranked 118th worldwide in the HE Higher Education Ranking 2025 Pinned 13 Aug 2026 AUST ranked 118th worldwide in the HE Higher Education Ranking 2025 Abbottabad University of Science & Technology has been placed 118th of 422 institutions worldwide, 9th in Pakistan and 4th in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read more Abbottabad UST conducts Self Graduate Programme Review for 2024–25 Pinned 10 Nov 2025 Abbottabad UST conducts Self Graduate Programme Review for 2024–25 The Self-GPR exercise, held from 7 to 9 October 2025, evaluated the performance, relevance and quality assurance of MS/MPhil and PhD programmes across... Read more QEC Conducts Orientation on Outcome-Based Education News 05 Jul 2026 QEC Conducts Orientation on Outcome-Based Education The Directorate conducted an orientation session for faculty on writing programme and course learning outcomes and evidencing attainment. Read more Annual Quality Assurance Report Submitted to HEC News 10 Jun 2026 Annual Quality Assurance Report Submitted to HEC The Directorate has submitted the University's Annual Quality Assurance Report for the preceding academic year. Read more Departmental Focal Persons Network Strengthened News 12 May 2026 Departmental Focal Persons Network Strengthened A coordination meeting of departmental QEC focal persons reviewed the self-assessment schedule for the year. Read more
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Directorate of Quality Enhancement
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The Directorate of Quality Enhancement (DQE) is the focal office for quality assurance at Abbottabad University of Science & Technology. Established as a Quality Enhancement Cell in 2017 and raised to the status of a Directorate in 2020, it operates under the HEC Quality Assurance Framework PSG-2023.

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AddressDirectorate of Quality Enhancement, Abbottabad University of Science & Technology, Captain Akaash Rabbani Shaheed Road, Tehsil Havelian, District Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Emaildirectorqec@aust.edu.pk
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