From the University Agenda

AHPGS accreditations of 6 departments at IGU Faculty of Health Sciences have been renewed!

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Health Sciences (SBF) has successfully completed the international accreditation process. As a result of the evaluations carried out by the Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS), which makes independent evaluations to improve the quality of education, the accreditations of the faculty's Nutrition and Dietetics (Turkish-English), Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Turkish-English) and Nursing (Turkish-English) departments were renewed. With the renewed accreditations, IGU has maintained its position as the university with the most internationally accredited departments in Türkiye.

The AHPGS evaluation committee visited IGU between 10-12 November 2024 and subjected the academic programs of the Faculty of Health Sciences to a detailed examination. According to the evaluations carried out in line with criteria such as program curriculum, educational opportunities, academic qualifications of faculty members, institutional quality assurance and physical infrastructure, IGU Board of Trustees Chairman Abdülkadir Gayretli, Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin, Vice-Chancellor Responsible for Education Prof. Nuri Kuruoğlu, Vice Rector for Quality, Accreditation and Internationalization Prof.  Arda Öztürkcan and Quality Coordinator Prof. Hasan Hakan Bozkurt participated. Organization management of the program carried out by Assoc. Prof. Emel Tozlu Öztay, Dean of the Faculty of Healthy Sciences Prof. Rıfat Mutuş, Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Department  Asst. Prof. Merve Bayram, Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department  Asst. Prof. Gülşah Konakoğlu, Head of Nursing Department Asst. Prof. Mahruk Rashidi and the faculty members of the department also took part.
 
Within the scope of the visit, the AHPGS delegation evaluated the laboratories, library and other educational facilities of the faculty and examined the compliance of the academic infrastructure with international standards. As a result of the comprehensive evaluations, it was decided to renew the accreditations of the departments of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Turkish-English), Nursing (Turkish-English) and Nutrition and Dietetics (Turkish-English) by 2030.
 
As a higher education institution with the most internationally accredited departments in Türkiye, Istanbul Gelisim University continues to raise quality standards in education and increase its competitiveness on a global scale.