AQAD

Academic Quality Assurance Division (AQAD)

About us

Welcome to the Academic Quality Assurance Division (AQAD), i-CATS University College. AQAD is committed to strengthening academic quality, ensuring compliance with quality assurance standards, and supporting the continuous enhancement of academic programmes and educational practices across the University College. Through effective quality assurance processes, AQAD works closely with academic and administrative units to promote excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement in higher education.

Academic Quality Unit

Manages and monitors the institutional academic quality assurance system across faculties.

Accreditation Management Unit

Coordinates programme accreditation, applications, compliance and consultation.

Administrative Support

Manages AQAD administrative operations, records and reporting.

Organizational Chart

Who leads the division, how its units are structured, and who to contact in each.

Functional Chart

Who does what across the division, from the Director down to the four operating units.

Director of Academic Quality Assurance

Leads and oversees the overall implementation of Academic Quality Assurance

Deputy Director of Academic Quality Assurance

Assists the Director in planning and managing the division's daily operations.
Coordinates the implementation of the academic quality assurance system across all units.

1

Academic Quality Unit

Planning and implementing activities related to academic quality
Conducting training for the development of Programme Self-Assessment Review (PSAR) reports
Conducting training on awareness and empowerment of academic quality and accreditation.
Development of competencies related to academic quality assurance
Coordinating the development of iCATS Academic References
Coordinating reporting and analysis of the Programme Self-Assessment Review (PSAR).
Coordinating the reporting and analysis of KPIs related to AQAD Preparing and updating reference materials related to academic quality.
Keep the document for all academic programme in i-CATS UC such as approved documents, official communications or notice with MQA and MoHE accordingly.
Organize academic quality audit visits from MQA, professional bodies and MOHE
Organize internal audit such as course file audit and premises audit et cetera.
Prepare the specific conditions submitted to MQA, after FA approval received.

2

Accreditation Management Unit

Coordinate the development of the MQA01 document for submission
Coordinate and prepare the feedback document for PA conditions to MQA/professional bodies within the given timeframe.
Coordinate provisional accreditation audit visit for ODL programme from MQA/professional bodies.
Coordinate the development of the MQA02 document for submission
Coordinate full accreditation audit visit from MQA/professional bodies.
Coordinate and prepare the feedback document for PA conditions to MQA/professional bodies within the given timeframe
Keep the document for all academic programme in i-CATS UC such as approved documents, official communications or notice with MQA, professional bodies and MoHE accordingly.
Planning and implementing activities and training related to academic compliance and recognition

3

Accreditation Compliance Unit

Planning and implementing activities and training related to academic compliance and recognition
Preparing and updating reference materials related to academic compliance
Coordinate and prepare the feedback document for compliance conditions to MQA/professional bodies within the given timeframe.
Keep the document for all academic programme in i-CATS UC such as approved documents, official communications or notice with MQA, professional bodies and MoHE accordingly.
Organize compliance accreditation visits by MQA and professional bodies
Coordinate data collection related to ISO

4

Administrative and Support/ Management Unit

Apply for programme approval from MoHE.
Update any information related to the programme to MoHE.
Monitoring involves the programme validity and licensing before the expiry date to MoHE. For example, the renewal of an approved programme, international students' recruitment, and university college's registration to MoHE.
Monitor both new and renewal of teaching permit applications.
Coordinate the accreditation fee payment to MQA/professional bodies
Coordinate all programme fee payments to MOHE
Coordinate the logistics matters pertaining to audit visit
Coordinate the appointment and honorarium payment to auditors
Coordinate teaching permit application

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Academic Quality Assurance Division (AQAD) Support

For academic quality-related enquiries, quality assurance matters, programme accreditation, academic standards and related support, contact the Academic Quality Assurance Division (AQAD).

aqad@icats.edu.my