YÖKAK Accreditation for Altınbaş University

Altınbaş University was accredited for 2 years within the framework of the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) Institutional Accreditation Program (KAP), which aims to increase the national contributions of universities in Türkiye and their visibility in the world.

On behalf of Altınbaş University, the accreditation certificate was received by the Dean of Research, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Kaygusuz, from the hands of YÖK President Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar and YÖKAK President Prof. Dr. Ümit Kocabıçak at a ceremony held at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University.

After the 2024 YÖKAK International Quality Assurance and Accreditation Conference, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Kaygusuz said, "This conference is a large-scale event that is important in spreading the culture of quality assurance in universities. There is participation from all universities in our country and also from international stakeholders. We attended this event together with our Head of Strategy and Quality Assurance Department, Dr. Lecturer Özgül Özkoç. Prof. Dr. Özgül Özkoç, Head of our Strategy and Quality Assurance Department. Current scientific approaches and good practices on quality were discussed at the conference."

Pointing out that approximately 35% of universities in Türkiye have YÖKAK institutional accreditation, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kaygusuz said, "As Altınbaş University, we are proud to be among these successful universities. Receiving our award from the President of YÖK and the President of YÖKAK also made us happy."

What is the Institutional Accreditation Program?

The Institutional Accreditation Program is carried out by the evaluation teams established by YÖKAK within the scope of Institutional External Evaluation and Accreditation Criteria and Institutional External Evaluation and Accreditation Guidelines.

Two visits (preliminary visit and site visit) are carried out by the evaluation teams to the relevant higher education institutions. After these visits, Institutional Accreditation Reports (IAR) are prepared by the evaluation teams.

In this report, universities are evaluated on 14 criteria and 46 sub-criteria under the headings of "Leadership, Governance and Quality, Education and Training, Research and Development, Social Contribution". The "Institutional Accreditation Report" prepared by the evaluation team is submitted to YÖKAK, these reports are re-evaluated by the experts at YÖKAK and a decision on accreditation is made by YÖKAK taking all these into consideration.

The maturity level of the quality assurance system in the institutions is evaluated by the Board and universities are granted "full accreditation" for 5 years or "conditional accreditation" for 2 years.