Introduction

Quality Assurance (QA) is a continuous process. The campus's academic and administrative personnel are collectively accountable for the quality of education and award standards. Consequently, everyone is required to increase the quality of the activities in which they participate. The implementation of the specified internal processes would help to improve the quality of the campus, resulting in a quality culture.

The ESOFT Metro Campus's Centre for Quality Assurance (CQA) is responsible for providing direction and monitoring of quality assurance processes in compliance with the requirements set out in Non-State Higher Education Circular No. 04/2023 released on November 15, 2023.

Aim and Objectives

The aim of the CQA is to guarantee that the ESOFT Metro Campus maintains and improves its academic standards and operational effectiveness.

Key objectives are to

• Develop and implement strategies to improve teaching, learning, and administrative processes.
• Ensure adherence to accreditation standards and regulatory requirements, both nationally and internationally.
• Assess academic programs, faculty performance, and student outcomes to identify areas for improvement.
• Establish systems for collecting feedback from students, faculty, and stakeholders to inform decision-making and enhance quality.
• Provide training for faculty staff to promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintain comprehensive records of quality assurance activities and produce reports for stakeholders.
• Encourage research initiatives that contribute to academic excellence and societal impact.

Management Committee of Centre for Quality Assurance (MCCQA)

• Prof. Veranja Karunaratne – Vice-Chancellor
• Dr. Dilina Herath – Pro Vice-Chancellor, Colombo
• Dr. Hazel Messenger - Pro Vice-Chancellor, Kandy
• Prof. Anoma Aberatne- Dean, Faculty of Business and Law
• Dr. Thilak Chaminda – Dean, Faculty of Computing
• Dr Udaya Wijenayake - Consultant Dean, Faculty of Post Graduate Studies and Research
• Ms. Hiranthi Rathnayake - HOD-Undergraduate Programmes, School of Business
• Ms. Yasitha De Silva - HOD, Fashion Design
• Ms. Lahiruni Ekanayake – Lecturer, Law
• Ms. Kizra Ameen - Lecturer, Psychology
• Ms. K. J. S. Devendra - Registrar
• Ms. Shanika Kalpani – Assistant Librarian
• Ms. Samadi Bandara-Faculty Academic Manager, Faculty of Computing
• Mr. Sinan Muhamed-Chief Financial Officer
• Ms. S. D. N. Ama Panchali - Assistant Manager, SRU
• Mr. E. M. B. S Perera – Chief People Officer
• Dr. Samanthi Priyasadini - Manager QA
• Ms. Kavindi Kaushalya - Executive CQA (Convener/ Secretary to the CQA)

Government Recognition and Accreditation
	Degree Awarding Institute of Ministry of Education since 2019.(Link to NSHE Division Web)
International Recognition
	Member University - Association of Commonwealth Universities.(Link to ACU Website)
	Institutional Member of Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) - 2024.(Link to APQN Website)

National and Recognition

Functions of the CQA

• Conduct of all activities pertaining to Internal Quality Assurance of the campus on daily basis.
• Support the departments, faculties and campus in preparation for external quality assurance, assessment (EQA), and accreditation requirements.
• Offer guidance and assistance to programme offering entities in defining programme objectives and outcomes, graduate profiles, and curricula which are in accordance with national reference points such as the Sri Lanka Qualification Framework (SLQF), and Subject Benchmark Statements (SBS).
• Support establishment and effective functioning of Entity (i.e, Faculty, Colleges, Schools, Departments) Quality Assurance Cells (QACs)
• Promote and coordinate QA activities within the campus through conduct of workshops, seminars, development of manuals and other appropriate capacity building activities.
• Liaise with the Non state Higher Education Division (NSHED) of the Ministry of Education (MoE) and other external quality assurance agencies as well as relevant international agencies (i.e APQN and INQAAHE).
• Develop, review, and revise by-laws and standard operational procedures necessary for governance and management of the CQA.

Major Activities of CQA

• Implementation of Student Feedback Process
• Implementation of Peer Observation Process
• Conducting Awareness Programs and Workshops
• Prepare for the External QA
• Conduct Internal Audits
• Dean’s List – Recognition of Exceptional Academic Achievement

CQA Publications

• CQA By-Laws
• The Procedure of Obtaining Student Feedback
• Peer Observation Procedure
• Procedures for Conducting Examinations

Details of Conducted Workshops

CQA Staff

Dr. Samanthi Priyasadini - Manager, QA
Senior Lecturer in IT

DBA (Lincoln University College, Malaysia), MSc in IT (Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK),
BIT (UCSC), Dip. in QA in Higher Education (UNESCO), MCS(SL)

Mobile: 0742885814

Email:
[email protected], [email protected]

Ms. Kavindi Kaushalya – Executive, QA

BIT (UoM), SCCL (NAITA), CIE (UOM), CIIT (IBM)

Mobile: 779518732

Email:
[email protected]