Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)

Welcome to the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Faculty of Health Sciences

The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the Faculty of Health Sciences primarily focuses on quality enhancement. Its aim is to introduce a consistent plan of action that would lead the faculty to plan out the best possible strategies for uplifting the quality benchmark in the faculty.

The IQAC liaises with the Center for Quality Assurance of the university to adopt a holistic approach and integrate academic, academic support and administrative activities to ensure fulfillment of the required academic and professional standards.

The Chairperson of the IQAC, who represents the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Senate Standing Committee on QA, communicates with the representatives from all the departments of the Faculty of Health Sciences for the successful implementation of QA aspects to improve in all key performance areas at the Faculty.


Internal Quality Assurance Cell
Faculty of Health Sciences
The Open University of Sri Lanka
PO Box 21
Nawala, Nugegoda
Sri Lanka
Email : qafhs@ou.ac.lk

Chairperson
Prof. Kalaivani Vivehananthan
Email: kvive@ou.ac.lk

Chairperson, IQAC
Dr.G.N.Dilrukshi

Dr. G.N. Dilrukshi
Senior Lecturer – Grade II, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
(Email : gndil@ou.ac.lk)

Representative/ Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
G.G.Y.H-Weerasinghe

Ms. G. G. Y. H. Weerasinghe
(Email : ggwee@ou.ac.lk)

Representative/ Department of Pharmacy
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Ms. J. A. L. Anjalee
(Email : jaanj@ou.ac.lk)

Representative/ Department of Nursing
Mr.-E.-Shopijen-e1712203450782

Mr. E. Shopijen
(Email : eshop@ou.ac.lk)

Representative/ Health Education and Research
S.D.S.Ruwanmali-Karunarathne

Ms. S. D. S. R. Karunarathne
(Email : sdkar@ou.ac.lk)

Representative/Department of Psychology
Ms.-E.-D.-C.-Dilhani

Ms. E. D. C. Dilhani
(Email : eddil@ou.ac.lk)

Representative/ Basic Sciences
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Mr. U.L.P.D.K.Amarasinghe
(Email : ulpam@ou.ac.lk)

IQAC Assistant
P.P.A.S.Dias

Ms. P.P.A.S. Dias
(Email : ppdia@ou.ac.lk)

Functions and Responsibilities of the IQAC

  • Coordinate all IQAC-related activities in the Faculty.
  • Monitor the progress of IQAC activities initiated by the Cell/Departments.
  • Share good practices across Departments.
  • Obtain feedback from students, internal and external staff, and other stakeholders on services/products, including facilitating student feedback surveys on day schools, peers, courses, online courses, and laboratory sessions.
  • Provide analyzed results from feedback surveys to the Department and facilitate the incorporation of relevant findings to improve performance.
  • Develop Faculty-specific IQAC tools, guidelines, and manuals.
  • Conduct IQAC-related awareness programs among staff members.
  • Develop relationships and liaise with other IQAC cells of the University to share best practices.
  • Collaborate with national and international agencies and universities on IQAC activities in consultation with the CQA.
  • Prepare an annual work plan and obtain approval from the Board of Management of the CQA, before the commencement of a calendar year.
  • Report regularly on the IQAC activities at the Faculty Board meetings and at the CQA meetings
  • Facilitate the implementation of QA reviews/monitoring follow-up action in the Departments.

Annual Action Plan

Faculty Events – 2024

Excel@FHS – Capacity Enhancement Training Workshop Series – 2024

Staff Development Activities

Exel@FHS – Capacity Enhancement Training Workshop Series
Staff Talk – Workshop Series
Awareness Programs on Quality Assurance in ODL/Faculty Academic Activities

QA Research

  • The Validity of the Quality Assessment Tools used at The Open University of Sri Lanka – 2021. Click here
  • Students’ Drop-Out Rates in Health Sciences Degree Programmes at The Open University Of Sri Lanka – 2022 Click here

Programme Review

Programme Review 2021/ 2022 has been completed successfully for the following degree programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

  • Bachelor of Science Honours in Nursing
  • Bachelor of Pharmacy Honours
  • Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Honours