Our Institute’s Quality Commission Holds Its New-Term Meeting

Members of the Quality Commission, established within the Graduate School of Social Sciences, gathered in the Institute’s meeting hall to discuss and plan improvement initiatives for the upcoming term. The meeting, held on October 27, 2026, was attended by commission members Prof. Dr. Semiha Aytemiz, Prof. Dr. Hiroki Wakamatsu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oya Yıldırım, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erdem Akkan, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Canan Dural Tasaouji, alongside Deputy Director of the Institute Dr. Ender Gürgen, Institute Secretary Müslüme Çontar, and Institute staff members Dr. Gülden Birinci Tağ and Yüksel Tuzcu. In his opening remarks, the Director of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Recep Ünal, emphasized the high priority placed on quality processes in the Institute’s future planning. He provided an overview of the objectives set for the coming period, which incorporate feedback from both internal and external stakeholders. Prof. Dr. Ünal also touched upon activities carried out in alignment with the university’s quality policy—a policy committed to "continuous improvement in collaboration with stakeholders, with a focus on achieving high performance, international recognition, and prestige, while ensuring effectiveness, efficiency, and competitiveness in the fields of education, scientific research, and community service."The commission members shared their insights and observations regarding both the activities already undertaken and the improvement initiatives planned for the upcoming term.

As a result of the meeting, it has been decided to implement the following items within our Institute:

1. Establishment of an Institute Advisory Board

2. Planning of a meeting with student representatives

3. Conducting a survey among students regarding academic training hours

4. Evaluation of requirements for graduate students to publish their work, and the execution of informational initiatives

5. Issuance of certificates of appreciation to students who publish in national and international indexed journals

6. Holding a meeting with international students

7. Consultation with the International Relations Office within the scope of internationalization

8. Planning of a meeting with external stakeholders

9. Evaluation of the 2025 staff satisfaction survey results and planning of necessary improvement initiatives