Vision:
"A distinguished center in higher education quality management, applying local and international accreditation and licensing standards, guided by the concepts and foundations associated with quality assurance and institutional effectiveness."
 
Mission:
"The center aims to disseminate a culture of quality assurance among all academic and administrative units at Al-Qasimia University. It applies the principles of self-assessment and continuous improvement to academic programs, relying on modern methodologies of quality assurance and institutional effectiveness to achieve the center's and the university's vision."
 
Primary Objectives:

1. Disseminating and promoting concepts and principles of quality assurance and institutional effectiveness and accreditation among university community members.
2. Managing and enhancing the institutional effectiveness of the university and implementing action plans to ensure the achievement of the university's strategic objectives, supporting its pursuit of its vision and mission.
3. Preparing initial accreditation requests for new programs and self-studies for the renewal of accreditation for current programs at the local and international levels, and monitoring the implementation of licensing and accreditation standards by the Commission of Academic Accreditation.
4. Ensuring the continuous implementation of periodic assessment of courses and academic programs, measuring the attainment of their educational objectives and outcomes.
5. Providing support and guidance to all academic units and departments in implementing licensing and accreditation standards, and applying the regulations, policies, and organized procedures for work at the university.
6. Monitoring and periodically reviewing the implementation of policies and procedures, proposing policies and procedures that improve performance at the university and align with licensing and accreditation standards.
7. Monitoring performance at the university level, identifying performance gaps between planned and actual objectives, and developing necessary corrective measures in coordination with relevant parties.
8. Supervising the implementation of the strategic plan by developing goals, objectives, and performance indicators, and preparing reports on them in coordination with relevant parties.
9. Providing regular performance reports and necessary analyses to the university chancellor and board of trustees on the performance of the university and its strategic plan.
10. Supervising the faculty performance evaluation process and promoting the development of their capabilities and skills through the implementation of necessary professional development programs.

 
 
Principles of Institutional Effectiveness 
The principles of institutional effectiveness followed in the university include the following:

1. The main goal of institutional assessment is to improve the educational process in all programs.
2. Assessment is a continuous and recurring activity where responsibilities are assigned and delegated to relevant entities. A timeline for review processes and report preparation is regularly established.
3. Assessment at all levels is a continuous and credible process. It is effective, systematic, appropriate, and guided by professional ethics.
4. Institutional assessment focuses on the cognitive, affective, and behavioral aspects of students, making it a comprehensive evaluation.
5. Assessment is conducted in all programs that support learning.
6. Faculty members are responsible for assessment activities in their programs, and the results of their assessment efforts should impact planning and budgeting. Responsibilities for each component are assigned to specific individuals or committees.
7. Assessment results are used to enhance programs with the aim of improving the educational process. They should not be used to evaluate individual faculty members or determine admission criteria or student grading.
8. Assessment is integrated into administrative structures, governance, institutional planning, and budgeting, each with its own managers, committees, faculty, and administrative staff responsible for assessment in different units.
9. Assessment becomes a part of academic departments, programs, and supporting academic services.
10. Faculty and administrative staff are continuously provided with educational information about assessment.
11. Program review is a crucial and essential process for both faculty and administrative members.
    

Departments and units:
The center consists six sections that work together to enhance the university’s mission, as follows:
Institutional Effectiveness section: It administers the spreading of a culture of quality among all academic and administrative units, ensures the application of licensing and accreditation standards, and ensures applying the best practices in all areas that serve the educational process at the university. The department measures the effectiveness of academic programs and the educational institution, evaluates its operations through results, and is keen to ensure their effectiveness in achieving the university’s vision and mission.
  
Institutional Research Unit: It provides a variety of data collection, analysis, reporting, and institutional studies services aimed at evaluating the university’s administrative and service tasks, and supporting academic quality assessment, strategic planning, and decision-making for all academic and administrative units.
 
Academic Accreditation section: It supervises the review and accreditation of academic programs at local and international levels, evaluates learning outcomes, and develops a plan for institutional and program accreditation through studying stakeholders and labor market.
 
Faculty Development Unit: It supervises the preparation and implementation of programs, courses and workshops that work to develop academic and administrative capabilities of faculty members and prepare them to development and keep pace with change and development in educational and technological fields.
 
Strategic Planning Unit: It administers the preparation of the strategic plan by formulating the main objectives of the plan, developing annual operational plans, defining and distributing responsibilities to administrative and academic units, following up on its implementation, analyzing its results, and taking the necessary corrective actions.
 
Risk Management Unit: It is responsible for managing the risks associated with the strategic plan, and methodically expressing all risks that the university may face. The main task of risk management is focused on describing risks in terms of their definition, procedures taken to avoid their occurrence, methods of dealing with them if they occur, and who is responsible for them. Willingness to help achieve sustainability of activities and increase the chances of success, and in return reduce the chances of failure and uncertainty.​