The preparation meeting for the Institutional Accreditation Program (IAP), which constitutes an important phase in our university`s quality assurance processes, was held on August 14, 2024, in the Rectorate conference hall. The meeting, organized to inform our academic units about the Institutional Accreditation Program (IAP), was attended by Deans, Vice Deans, Directors and Deputy Directors of Vocational Schools, and Heads of Departments. The Rector, Prof. Dr. Harun Çiftçi, delivered the opening speech. In his speech, Prof. Dr. Çiftçi emphasized that our university, which participated in the YÖKAK Institutional External Evaluation Program in 2019 and was evaluated within the scope of the 2022 Monitoring Program, has reached a significant stage in its quality assurance efforts with the Institutional Accreditation Program, and he highlighted the importance of the units` ownership of the process.
Following the opening speech, a detailed presentation on the Institutional Accreditation Program was given by Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Yavuz Demirel, who is responsible for the university`s quality assurance. Within this context, the content of the Institutional Accreditation Program, which was applied for with a declaration of intent passed by our University Senate in March 2024 and signed into effect by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) and our university in July 2024, was explained. The responsibilities of the units and the necessary preparations for the program were detailed with a checklist. It was emphasized that the "education-teaching" component holds particular importance in the evaluation of the Institutional Accreditation Program, and it was noted that having departments that have already completed the Program Accreditation application process is an element that complements and supports the Institutional Accreditation process.
The meeting concluded with the answering of questions from unit administrators following Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Yavuz Demirel’s detailed presentation.