Academic Quality Assurance Regulation (AQAR)

AQAR 2025 was originally endorsed in the 519th Senate Meeting dated 21st March 2025 and been used as a reference for the development, monitoring and review stages of academic programmes in IIUM. Subsequently, an updated version of AQAR 2025 was endorsed in the 526th Senate Meeting dated 24th October 2025.

1. AQAR 2025

SWA Guidelines

In 2017, IIUM was granted the self-accreditation status. With the status, the University has to ensure that the accreditation processes are in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA). Since then, the Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA) has established and updated related academic processes to ensure that the standards and requirements set by MQA are fulfilled.

This guidelines has been endorsed in 500th Senate Meeting dated 23rd June 2023. It is to be noted that the guideline will continue to be updated following any future trends or changes. Any future changes in the guideline will be notified to all CoS in the relevant meeting.

1. IIUM Self-Accreditation Guidelines
2. Letter from MQA on the Self-Accreditation Guidelines
3. Certification Mark of Self-Accreditation Logo – Lampiran 2
4. Letter of Notification on the Use of the Self-Accreditation Logo
5. Self-Accreditation Logo
6. Certificate of Self-Accreditation Status – IIUM

Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Framework

This framework has been endorsed in 526th Senate Meeting dated 24th October 2025. The framework focuses on what students are expected to achieve upon graduation by aligning the curriculum, teaching, and assessment with clearly defined learning outcomes.

1. IIUM OBE Framework

Advisory Note

A document related to Academic Quality Assurance produce from KCA to IIUM community. As of 07 November 2025.

1. Advisory Note No. 8/2025 – Phases in AQAC Meeting
2. Advisory Note No. 7/2025 – Itemised Assessments in Must-Pass Component of Course Outline
3. Advisory Note No. 6/2025 – Critical Time Frames Related to Academic Processes
4. Advisory Note No. 5/2025 – Amendments in Prerequisite and Corequisite Courses
5. Advisory Note No. 4/2025 – Stakeholders Representation in Academic Programmes
6. Advisory Note No. 3/2025 – Appointment of Board of Studies (BOS) Members and External Assessor (EA)
7. Advisory Note No. 2/2025 – Conducting Course File Preparation
8. Advisory Note No. 1/2025 – Implementation of Revised Curriculum
9. Advisory Note No. 4/2024 – Examination Grading for “Must Pass”
10. Advisory Note No. 3/2024 – Minimum Student Intake for IIUM Academic Programme 
11. Advisory Note No. 2/2024 – Calculating Change in Curriculum
12. Advisory Note No. 1/2024 – Technical Details Related to Change of Course Code
13. Advisory Note No. 1/2023 – Dokumen Semakan for Submisson to JKPT
14. Advisory Note No. 2/2022 – New Nomenclature for IIUM Academic Programmes
15. Advisory Note No. 1/2022 – On Designing Course Outline for Research Milestone for Postgraduate Programme via Mixed-Mode and Research

Guideline on the Consolidation of Tawhidic Epistemology (TE) in Academic Programmes

This guidelines was endorsed in 524th Senate Meeting held on 22nd August 2025.

1. TE Guidelines