The Directorate of Quality (DQ) was set up with the primary role to lead DAU’s various change initiatives and programs aimed at upholding the highest quality standards and ensuring compliance with the university’s policies and procedures, as well as fulfilling the requirements for accreditation and quality assurance of the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) and other internationally recognized accrediting authorities. It plays a pivotal role both institution and program levels.

DQ consists of three main units:

1. Quality Assurance and Accreditation Unit.
2. Smart Learning Unit.
3.  Institutional Research, Statistics & Archiving Unit (IRAU)