From the University Agenda

AQAS accreditations of IGU, Turkey's most accredited university, have been renewed!

At Istanbul Gelisim University, Turkey's most internationally accredited university, a meeting was held with the authorities of the International Independent Accreditation Agency and AQAS, a member of the European Quality Assurance Association, within the scope of discussing and renewing the international accreditation processes of academic programs.

Advancing with the vision of "Research University", Istanbul Gelisim University achieves success on a global scale with its internationalization policies and qualified education staff. While a total of 65 programs of Istanbul Gelisim University are found suitable for accreditation by German, British and US international accreditation organizations such as AQAS, ABET and AHPGS, students who graduate from departments accredited at IGU, Turkey's university with the most internationally accredited programs, have an internationally valid diploma. AQAS officials, a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance, established in 2002 in Germany, an organization that has evaluated more than 5000 programs worldwide, held a meeting within the scope of discussing and renewing the international accreditation processes of academic programs. Before the meeting held at IGU, 46 of which were accredited by AQAS, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Abdülkadir Gayretli, Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Şahin and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Arda Öztürkcan held a meeting.

“It allows them to have an advantage in recruitment and admission to graduate programs abroad”

In the meetings held with the officials of AQAS, which certifies that the accredited program complies with European standards and principles, it was aimed to discuss and renew the international accreditation processes of academic programs. In the meetings where the outlines and criteria of the accreditation process were evaluated in general terms, discussions were held on the extent to which the criteria were applied at the university and the post-accreditation developments.

Stating that they have adopted the ‘United Nations Sustainable Development Goals' and developed strategies in this direction, IGU Vice Rector for Quality, Accreditation and Internationalization Prof. Dr. S. Arda Öztürkcan: "As IGU, we have managed to remain the leader with all the accreditations we have received since 2018. Our departments, which have AQAS accreditation, allow them to have an advantage in recruitment and admission to foreign master's programs, as well as an important reference they provide to their students and graduates on a global scale with their international recognition, quality of education. As a result of our meetings with AQAS officials, we renewed their accreditation and interviewed for our 20 newly accredited departments. We stand out with our scientific, technological, social and artistic innovation activities and R&D studies by making plans in line with our sustainability studies and academic performances that provide added value to our university. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to our success."
 

Created Date: :   Tuesday, January 16, 2024