Quality

KONYA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

KTUN QUALITY POLICIES

KTUN QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICY

• Conducting studies in harmony with the mission, vision and the goals of the university
• Raising innovative individuals in response to global needs, while pioneering sustainable research activities
• Reviewing and increasing the competence and motivation of human resources
• Establishing the quality assurance and management system in internationally approved standards
• Maintaining academic and administrative activities in accordance with the strategic plan
• Periodically reviewing and updating SWOT analyses   
• Allocating all resources efficiently and effectively in accordance with the strategic plan
• Establishing and operating the system that ensures sustainability and circularity in evaluation
• Continuously reviewing and updating academic and administrative activities through mechanisms such as internal and external evaluation, accreditation, etc.
• Ensuring the participation of relevant stakeholders in the processes through effective communication and cooperation

KTUN EDUCATION POLICY

• Creating learning-centered educational processes, raising individuals with learning competence who are able to adapt quickly to changing global conditions
• Creating a library and electronic resource infrastructure which is able to provide fast access to up-to-date information
• Constructing an education-training system in national and international accreditation standards and certification of accreditation in the short and medium term
• Providing the stakeholder contribution in adaptation of education to current and contemporary requirements
• Maintaining education under various conditions either face-to-face or remotely in line with the current needs; and setting up the necessary technical infrastructure
• Establishing corporate culture and the continuation of education with the aim of barrier-free university
• Ensuring integration of research and development of academic staff into the developing education and training

KTUN RESEARCH POLICY

• Aspiring to become a research university that generates knowledge and technologies that promote development
• Encouraging analytical and innovative research
• Valuing interdisciplinary collaboration and stakeholder opinions
• Increasing the research in the areas identified as priorities in the university strategic plan
• Establishing units to increase studies that will lead to current research areas
• Enhancing Public-University-Industry Cooperation, establishing the required framework, and increasing motivation
• Arranging in-house training and services to increase research proficiency
• Creating postgraduate education collaborations to conduct research studies
• Improving performance through current evaluation of research outputs and performances

KTUN SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION POLICY

• Undertaking initiatives to strengthen the University’s collaboration with all sectors of society, 
• Informing the public about research projects and their outcomes that may have an impact on or contribute to community life, 
• Informing the public through various activities such as messages, seminars, training sessions and workshops on current and important social issues,
• Providing training and information to the public on current technical issues and developments, 
• Carrying out social responsibility projects and activities 
• Organising social and cultural events that encompass different sections of society during periods when social conditions are favourable, 
• Planning the new campus as an environmentally conscious, energy-efficient and exemplary university environment. 

KTUN INTERNATIONALIZATION POLICY

• Providing and certifying international approval of the education of graduates
• Making updates to ensure international compliance with periodic evaluations in curricula and increasing the number of accredited departments
• Publishing a web page in English
• Carrying out studies to increase participation in exchange programs in a way that will increase student and academic staff mobility
• Encouraging international projects and ensuring the sustainability of international collaboration projects
• Increasing the mechanisms that will facilitate international cooperation, hosting events
• Evaluating and updating policies regularly, taking into account the opinions and suggestions of international stakeholders

KTUN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY

• Being transparent and accountable
• Aiming at updating and increasing quality constantly
• Increasing the capacity and quality of research infrastructure
• Using the current potential for national development, increasing competitiveness and international recognition
• Providing effective campus area and university environment, strengthening the physical infrastructure
• Creating and maintaining a corporate culture
• Providing motivation by creating and strengthening the sense of corporate belonging
• Creating a cooperation and alumni system that will ensure the sense of belonging in graduates
• Supporting career plans of the students and the graduates
• Instilling awareness of lifelong learning and providing in-service training to the staff
• Setting up and operating the information management system
• Establishing and maintaining a quality management and assurance system
• Promoting the internationalization of the university
• Increasing the university’s own revenues and using them correctly and efficiently
• Raising the university’s ranking in national and international rating systems
• Encouraging studies to become a research university
• Increasing Public-University-Sector cooperation studies
• Increasing the infrastructure and capacity of postgraduate education
• Continuing and increasing educational activities that can meet the brain power, workforce, researchers and sectoral intermediary needs