The panel “Quality Management Processes in Universities”, with Prof. Dr. Muhsin Kar, President of the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK), and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Salih Bardakcı, YÖKAK Academic Expert, as speakers, was held at the Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Congress and Culture Centre with strong participation from students and teaching staff. In the panel, moderated by HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, current developments such as sustainability in higher education quality were among the topics discussed.
Quality Assurance Also Increases International Visibility
In his speech at the panel, YÖKAK President Prof. Dr. Muhsin Kar said: “Higher education quality assurance is the assurance given to the public that our universities carry out their core functions of education and teaching, research and development, and contribution to society in line with stakeholders’ expectations and with their purpose, within the framework of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement. Quality assurance is very important in terms of increasing the international visibility of our universities, facilitating the international mobility and equivalence of graduates, and supporting their employability. As YÖKAK, we carry out institutional external evaluation activities at our universities with an approach that is compatible with international quality assurance systems and takes national characteristics into account.”
We Are Working for Sustainable Quality
In his remarks at the panel, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said: “Together with all our academic and administrative units, especially our Directorate of Strategy and Quality, our Quality Commission, our Coordinators, our Quality Ambassadors and our quality-related units, we are working with all our strength within a sustainable quality management process in order to achieve our goals in education and teaching, research and development, and contribution to society. We are doing the work needed for our sustainable quality approach to mature and spread. We are continuing our preparations for the Institutional Accreditation Programme.”
Following the presentation by YÖKAK Academic Expert Assoc. Prof. Dr. Salih Bardakcı titled YÖKAK Field of Activity and Institutional Accreditation Programme, the panel ended with a question-and-answer session.
