Istanbul Gelisim University - IGU became the first international member of AQAS

IGU became the first international member of AQAS

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) became the first and only international member together with 94 member organizations of AQAS in its 18th General Assembly Meeting. The Vice Rector Responsible for Quality and Accreditation Prof. Dr. Nail Öztaş who attended the meeting on behalf of IGU in Bonn, Germany expressed: "We are proud of being the first and only foreign member of such an elite community. While there was no any necessity, our university admitted to German, American and British accreditation agencies and set a record showing the success with accrediting 53 of its programs in Turkey".

One of Germany's leading accreditation organizations Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programs (AQAS) held its 18th General Assembly in Bonn, Germany. Together with 94 member organizations IGU from Turkey attended to the Assembly.

“WE HAVE SET A RECORD IN TURKEY”

Representing IGU the Vice Rector Responsible for Quality and Accreditation Prof. Dr. Nail Öztaş providing information on accreditation processes, said:

“In this process, we learned and improved ourselves. Our programs, curriculum, procedures, and structure, which have been studied by 23 different international delegations with very distinguished members, have turned into accreditation assessments and have been improved as our name. We are now moving towards our goal of becoming a world university with faster and more stable steps. We are proud to be the first and only foreign member of such an elite community. As in other sectors, quality is a must in higher education. While there was no any necessity, our university admitted to German, American and British accreditation agencies and set a record showing the success of accrediting 53 of its programs in Turkey”.

“IGU HAS A VOICE IN DECISION MAKING”

Doris Hermann, the General Manager of AQAS, expressing that IGU - a university from Turkey is their first international member, said: “In the decisions taken, IGU has a voice together with 94 member organizations in Germany. It is a success to be proud of”.

NEW COOPERATIONS ARE ON

IGU - the first and only international member of AQAS has become the only university with its 53 accreditations and the university with the most accredited programs in Turkey. There was also stated that IGU, which has attracted great attention from the top executives of German universities, is in new cooperations.