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MÜDEK Directive on Policies and Procedures for Evaluation and Accreditation and MÜDEK Code of Ethics Updated (15.12.2015)
   
At the MÜDEK Executive Board meeting dated 14.12.2015
  • MÜDEK Code of Ethics version 2.0 (in Turkish)
  • Directive on Policies and Procedures for Evaluation and Accreditation version 2.0 (in Turkish)
are updated and published.

Application Regulations for 2016-2017 Accreditation Cycle Determined (10.12.2015)

For the application regulations to MÜDEK accreditation in the 2016-2017 accreditation cycle, click here >>>>>. ATTENTION: Application deadline is February 01, 2016.
Engin Arıkan Making A Presentation in EPDAD Workshop on Evaluator Training (23.11.2015)

Engin Arıkan, MÜDEK Executive Board member, will be participating in the EPDAD (Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Programs in Education Faculties) Workshop on Evaluator Training to be held in İstanbul on November 26-27, 2015 and will make a presentation on "Report Writing Process" on November 27, 2015.
Timur Doğu Participating in State of English in Higher Education in Turkey Meeting (21.11.2015)

Previous MAK Chair Timur Doğu, will attend as MÜDEK representative to The state of English in Higher Education in Turkey � A Baseline Study meeting organized by British Council in Ankara on November 25, 2015 and will make a presentation in the panel titled Quality Assurance: Exploring Implications for the National Context.
Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz Elected as ENAEE Administrative Council Member (18.11.2015)

Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz, previous member of MÜDEK Executive Board, is elected for a 3 years service as the member of ENAEE Administrative Council, which MÜDEK is a member of, in the General Assembly of ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education) held in Brussels on November 17, 2015.
A. Bülent Özgüler Elected as Higher Education Quality Board Member (18.11.2015)

A. Bülent Özgüler, MÜDEK-MAK Vice Chair, is elected as the member of newly established Higher Education Quality Board at the meeting of the General Assembly of the Higher Education Council held on November 12, 2015.
Engin Arıkan Participating in EEMKON 2015 Meeting (11.11.2015)

Engin Arıkan, MÜDEK Executive Board member, will be participating as MÜDEK representative in the Electrical Electronics Engineering Congress (EEMKON 2015) to be held in İstanbul on November 19-21, 2015 and will deliver a talk at the panel titled Accreditation in Education on November 19, 2015. For the presentation, click here >>>>>
Timur Doğu Participating in ENAEE General Assembly (11.11.2015)

Previous MAK Chair Timur Doğu, will be attending as MÜDEK representative the General Assembly meeting of ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education) to be held in Brussels, Belgium on November 17, 2015.

Ramazan Yıldırım Participating in 7th Technology Deans Meeting (10.11.2015)
 
Ramazan Yıldırım, Chair of MÜDEK Executive Board, will be participating as MÜDEK's representative in the 7th Technology Deans Meeting to be held in Karabük on November 13, 2015 hosted by Faculty of Technology of Karabük University. Ramazan Yıldırım will make a presentation introducing MÜDEK. For the presentation, click here >>>>>
MÜDEK Workshop for Student Evaluator Candidates (10.11.2015)

MÜDEK workshop for training candidates of MÜDEK student program evaluator is held at MÜDEK Headquarters in İstanbul on November 07, 2015 (Saturday). Twelve invited students are participated in the workshop as student program evaluator candidates in different engineering disciplines from various universities. For the workshop page in Turkish, click here >>>>>
Accreditation Fees for 2016-2017 Evaluation Cycle (06.11.2015)

Upon the recommendation of Finance Committee, new accreditation fees for those programs which will be evaluated in the 2016-2017 evaluation cycle are determined by the Executive Board at its meeting numbered 2015-11 and dated 05.11.2015 as given in the following table.

Evaluation type Normal Education Second Education
General Review(1) 10.725 TL + VAT 7.590 TL + VAT
Interim Visit(2) 7.590 TL + VAT 7.590 TL + VAT
Interim Report(2) 5.555 TL + VAT 5.555 TL + VAT
Show Cause Visit(3) 7.590 TL + VAT 7.590 TL + VAT
Show Cause Report(3) 5.555 TL + VAT 5.555 TL + VAT
(1) Initial evaluation programs or periodic evaluation of programs with accreditation, usually conducted every 5 years.
(2) Evaluation of programs which were given a short term accreditation after their general review in their previous evaluation.
(3) Evaluation of programs which were given a 1-year accreditation after their general or interim review in their previous evaluation.
Experience Sharing Meeting of Team Chairs (02.11.2015)

2015 Experience Sharing Meeting of Team Chairs is held with 27 participants at Ankara Mövenpick Hotel on October 18, 2015 Sunday with the following agenda.
  • 09:30-10:45 1. Session: Criteria Version 2.1 and Self Evaluation Report (Presentation: Bülent Özgüler)
  • 10:45-11:00 Intermission
  • 11:00-12:30 2. Session: Problems Frequently Encountered in Evaluation Reports (Presentation: Müjgan Çulfaz + General Discussion)
  • 12:30-13:30 Lunch
  • 13:30-15:30 3. Session: Difficulties Experienced by Team Chairs (Panel Chair: Yavuz Erçil, Panelists: Erbil Payzın, Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz, Mustafa Çobanoğlu)
  • 15:30-15:45 Intermission
  • 15:45�16:45 4. Session: Critical Points in Team Management (Presentation: Bülent Platin)
  • 16:45-17:00 Evaluation of the Meeting and Closure (Elif Baktır)
A New Personnel to MÜDEK Headquarters (15.10.2015)

A new member joined to the professional staff in the MÜDEK Headquarters as of October 12, 2015. Buse Yılmaz started working in the MÜDEK Headquarters as Assistant Office Manager upon the decision made by the Executive Board its 2015-10 meeting. Wishing her a successful career at MÜDEK.
Bülent Özgüler Participating in 31st MDK Meeting (17.05.2015)

A. Bülent Özgüler, MÜDEK-MAK Vice Chair, will be participating as MÜDEK's representative in 31st MDK (Engineering Deans Council) meeting to be held on October 17-18, 2015 in Bilecik hosted by the Faculty of Engineering of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University. A. Bülent Özgüler will make a presentation titled MÜDEK and International Recognition of Program Accreditation on October 17, 2015.
MÜDEK Workshop for Program Evaluators (10.10.2015)

MÜDEK workshop for training candidates of MÜDEK program evaluator is held in Ankara on October 03-04, 2015 (Saturday-Sunday). Seventeen invited individuals are participated in the workshop as program evaluator candidates in different engineering disciplines from various institutions and companies along with a guest participant from the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Health Sciences Educational Programs.

Click here for the workshop page in Turkish. >>>>>
Bülent Özgüler Attended 1st Bologna Process Research Congress (22.09.2015)

A. Bülent Özgüler, MÜDEK-MAK Vice Chair, attended 1st Bologna Process Research Congress organized by Hacettepe University in Ankara on September 17-18, 2015. He made a presentation titled Bologna Process and Program Accreditation: MÜDEK Case in the panel titled Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Accreditation and Future Perspective in the meeting on September 18, 2015.
MÜDEK is Represented by 6 Presentations in ORIE 2015 Meeting (10.09.2015)

MÜDEK is represented by 6 Presentations in 35th National Congress in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering (ORIE 2015) held on September 09-11, 2015 in Ankara. All of the following presentation are conducted in related sessions on 11.09.2015.
  • Ülkü Yetiş - Vice Chair of MÜDEK Executive Board, Erbil Payzın - MÜDEK Member, Timur Doğu - Past Chair of MÜDEK-MAK, Frequently Encountered Shortcomings in MÜDEK Accreditation Process (presentation in Turkish)
  • İffet İyigün Meydanlı - Member of MÜDEK Executive Board, Expectations of Industry and MÜDEK Criteria (presentation in Turkish)
  • Orhan Alankuş - Chair of MÜDEK-MAK, Third and Fourth Generation Universities and Accreditation (presentation in Turkish)
  • A. Bülent Özgüler - Vice Chair of MÜDEK-MAK, Birth and Evolution of MÜDEK Evaluation Criteria (presentation in Turkish)
  • Timur Doğu - Past Chair of MÜDEK-MAK, Design of Engineering Curriculum Oriented to Current Issues and Accreditation (presentation in Turkish)
  • Bülent E. Platin - MÜDEK Member, A Sustainable Self Evaluation Process (presentation in Turkish)
Orhan Alankuş Ülkü Yetiş
International Engineering Alliance 2015 Meeting Held in İstanbul, Turkey (07.07.2015)

2015 meeting (IEAM 2015) of International Engineering Alliance (IEA) was held Intercontinental Hotel in İstanbul, Turkey, on June 22-26, 2015 under the host organization by MÜDEK. IEA is the umbrella organization of Washington Accord of which MÜDEK is the signatory.

The meeting was conducted open to 153 representatives of those associations from 29 countries which were either signatory or provisional signatories of the following agreements under IEM or invited association: Washington Accord, Sydney Accord, Dublin Accord, International Professional Engineers Agreement, APEC Engineer, International Engineering Technologist Agreement.

MÜDEK was represented by Executive Board Chair Ramazan Yıldırım, MAK Past Chair Timur Doğu, MAK Vice-Chair A. Bülent Özgüler, MÜDEK Secretary General M. Yavuz Erçil as delegates in the meeting.

Some important headlines from the meetings:
  • The opening speech was delivered by Professor Hasan Mandal, member of Steering Board of Higher Education Council of Turkey, who is also a MÜDEK member. Professor Mandal's presentation summarizing the activities for enhancing the quality in higher education drew the attention of the audience.
  • Another opening speech introducing the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) was delivered by Mehmet Soğancı, President of TMMOB.
  • In the same session, two more speeches were delivered, one by the President of ENAEE introducing ENAEE'yi and another by the President of FEANI introducing FEANI
  • In the area of accreditation of engineering education, the prominent issue was the acceptance of the document "Best Practices" prepared jointly by ENAEE. The document was presented jointly by the chairs of Washington Accord and ENAEE Administrative Board.
  • In the area of IEA Competencies in Engineering, the prominent issue was the signing of "International Engineering Technicians Agreement" as a fourth agreement for technicians by 6 members.
  • In this meeting, no new signatory was accepted to Washington Accord. Costa Rica's accreditation agency was accepted as a provisional signatory. The decision on the application of another contry's accreditation agency was deferred for voting in the virtual environment.
  • IEA Chair Basil Wakelin, in his closing speech, pointed out specifically how successful the meetings and social activities had been conducted, thanking MÜDEK and organizing company DEKON. Later, several participants congratulated both MÜDEK and DEKON for a perfect organization.
List of Accredited Programs for 2015 (01.07.2015)

The list of programs accredited by MÜDEK for the year 2015 is updated and published as of July 01, 2015.
MÜDEK Workshop for Program Evaluators (27.05.2015)

MÜDEK workshop for training candidates of MÜDEK program evaluator is held in Ankara on May 23-24, 2015 (Saturday-Sunday). Thirteen invited individuals are participated in the workshop as program evaluator candidates in different engineering disciplines from various institutions and companies.

Click here for the workshop page in Turkish. >>>>>

MÜDEK Workshop for Institutions Held in İstanbul (19.05.2015)

The third MÜDEK workshop in 2015 for administrators and faculty members of those engineering programs intending to apply for MÜDEK evaluation or planning to make improvements in their programs according to MÜDEK criteria is held in İstanbul on May 16, 2015 (Saturday) with 19 participants from 12 universities.

Click here to reach workshop's web page (in Turkish) >>>>>
International Engineering Alliance 2015 Meeting will be Held in İstanbul, Turkey (18.05.2015)

2015 meeting (IEAM 2015) of International Engineering Alliance (IEA) will be held in İstanbul, Turkey, on June 22-26, 2015 under the host organization by MÜDEK. IEA is the umbrella organization of Washington Accord of which MÜDEK is the signatory. The meeting will be conducted as open only to representatives of those associations which are either signatory or provisional signatory of the following agreements under IEM:
   - Washington Accord
   - Sydney Accord
   - Dublin Accord
   - International Professional Engineers Agreement
   - APEC Engineer
   - International Engineering Technologist Agreement
MÜDEK will be represented by Executive Board Chair Ramazan Yıldırım, MAK Past Chair Timur Doğu, MAK Vice-Chair A. Bülent Özgüler, MÜDEK Secretary General M. Yavuz Erçil in the meeting.

Before the IEA meeting in İstanbul, Seoul Accord meeting will be held on June 20-21, 2015. The Seoul Accord is an agreement among agencies responsible for accreditation or recognition of computing and IT-related qualifications. MÜDEK is not a signatory of this agreement, however MAK Member Şebnem Baydere will be participating meetings of this accord as an observer representing MÜDEK.
Ramazan Yıldırım Participating in 30th MDK Meeting (17.05.2015)

Ramazan Yıldırım, Chair of MÜDEK Executive Board, will be participating as MÜDEK's representative, in 30th MDK (Engineering Deans Council) meeting to be held in Karabük by the Faculty of Engineering of Karabük University on May 22-23, 2015. Ramazan Yıldırım will be the panelist in a panel titled Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow of Engineering Education, moderated by MÜDEK member Ali Rıza Kaylan on May 22, 2015. Click here for presentation in Turkish >>>>>
Erbil Payzın Attending IQA Workshop: Quality in Higher Education Meeting (14.05.2015)

A. Erbil Payzın, MÜDEK member, will be attending to the meeting titled IQA Workshop: Quality in Higher Education as an invited speaker representing MÜDEK and will deliver a presentation titled Outcomes-Based Accreditation: An Agent for Change and Quality Improvement in Higher Education Programs. The meeting is organized by the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council (YÖDAK) and Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and will be held in Nicosia, North Cyprus on May 28-29, 2015.
MÜDEK Workshop for Institutions will be Held in İstanbul (14.05.2015)

The thrid MÜDEK workshop in 2015 for administrators and faculty members of those engineering programs intending to apply for MÜDEK evaluation or planning to make improvements in their programs according to MÜDEK criteria will be held in İstanbul on May 16, 2015 (Saturday) with 30 participants from 12 universities.
MÜDEK Workshop for Institutions Held in İstanbul (14.05.2015)

The second MÜDEK workshop in 2015 for administrators and faculty members of those engineering programs intending to apply for MÜDEK evaluation or planning to make improvements in their programs according to MÜDEK criteria is held in İstanbul on May 09, 2015 (Saturday) with 20 participants from 11 universities.

Click here to reach workshop's web page (in Turkish) >>>>>
Bülent Özgüler Attending External Quality Assurance Workshop (06.05.2015)

A. Bülent Özgüler, MÜDEK-MAK Vice-Chair, is attending The Workshop on External Quality Assurance organized by the World Bank and YÖK in Ankara on May 06, 2015 and making a presentation.
MÜDEK Workshop for Institutions Held in Ankara (24.04.2015)

The first MÜDEK workshop in 2015 for administrators and faculty members of those engineering programs intending to apply for MÜDEK evaluation or planning to make improvements in their programs according to MÜDEK criteria is held in Ankara on April 18, 2015 (Saturday) with 29 participants from 14 universities.

Click here to reach workshop's web page (in Turkish) >>>>>
MÜDEK General Assembly Held (23.03.2015)

MÜDEK 2015 General Assembly was held at the location and time announced earlier on March 21, 2015 Saturday. Since the quorum had not been reached in the first meeting, this second meeting was held without considering the quorum as announced. There were 21 participants as MÜDEK members in the meeting. As a result of the elections participated by 18 MÜDEK members, Executive Board and Auditing Board for the 2015-2017 period were formed as follows.
Executive Board Members*: Executive Board Substitute Members**:
  1. Ramazan Yıldırım - Chair
  2. Ülkü Yetiş - Vice-Chair
  3. Elif Baktır - Secretary Member
  4. Engin Arıkan - Treasurer Member
  5. İffet İyigün Meydanlı - Member
  1. Mehmet Bayrak
  2. Zehra Jale Akyel
  3. Nazım Kadrizade
  4. Tarık Reyhan
  5. Birgül Ersolmaz
Auditing Board Members***: Auditing Board Substitute Members**:
  1. Hüsamettin Alper
  2. İsmail Duranyıldız
  3. Orhan Örücü
  1. Altay Onur
  2. Mehmet Demirkol
  3. Orhan Yenigün

* Executive Board has held its first meeting right after the General Assembly meeting to assign the positions within the Board.
** Substitute members were determined according to the number of votes taken; in case of equal votes they are ordered according to results of the draw.
*** Auditing Board members are given in the order of votes that they have taken; in case of equal votes they are ordered according to results of the draw.

We thank to board members of the previous period for their devoted and successful service and wish a successful term to newly elected members of the boards.
MÜDEK Workshop for Institutions - İstanbul (18.03.2015)

The second MÜDEK workshop in 2015 for administrators and faculty members of those engineering programs intending to apply for MÜDEK evaluation or planning to make improvements in their programs according to MÜDEK criteria will be held in İstanbul on May 09, 2015 (Saturday). The preregistration for workshop applications should be made to calistay@mudek.org.tr address by e-mail by providing the information listed in the workshop call by April 22, 2015 (Wednesday), the latest. Participants will be selected according to their preregistration order.
MÜDEK Workshop for Institutions - Ankara (13.03.2015)

The first MÜDEK workshop in 2015 for administrators and faculty members of those engineering programs intending to apply for MÜDEK evaluation or planning to make improvements in their programs according to MÜDEK criteria will be held in Ankara on April 18, 2015 (Saturday). The preregistration for workshop applications should be made to calistay@mudek.org.tr address by e-mail by providing the information listed in the workshop call by March 27, 2015 (Friday), the latest. Participants will be selected according to their preregistration order.
MÜDEK Self Assessment Report for First Cycle (Bachelor) Engineering Programs Updated (09.03.2015)

MÜDEK Executive Board, in its meeting on 07.03.2015, accepted the amendments on the Self Assessment Report for First Cycle (Bachelor) Engineering Programs document presented by the Criteria Committee and the updated document is published as Version 2.3 (in Turkish).

Those programs, which will undergo review using Version 2.1 of the Criteria for Evaluating First Cycle (Bachelor) Engineering Programs starting from 2015-2016 accreditation cycle, will use the updated version of the Self Assessment Report.
MÜDEK Workshop for Program Evaluators (18.01.2015)

MÜDEK workshop for training candidates of MÜDEK program evaluator is held in Ankara on January 17-18, 2015 (Saturday-Sunday). Twenty invited individuals are participated in the workshop as program evaluator candidates in different engineering disciplines from various institutions and companies.

Click here for the workshop page in Turkish. >>>>>
MÜDEK General Assembly (16.01.2015)

MÜDEK 2015 General Assembly will meet at Dr. Akın Çakmakçı Hall, ARI Teknokent, ARI 2 Binası A Blok, İTÜ Ayazağa Campus at 14:00 hours on March 14, 2015, Saturday, if no quorum is reached then on March 21, 2015 Saturday with the same agenda at the same place and the same time.

Agenda:
  1. Opening and moment of silence
  2. Election of Chairing Board
  3. Discussion and acceptance of the agenda and its amendments
  4. Presentation, discussion, and acceptance of Executive Board activity report for the past term, financial balance and income-expense tables for 2014
  5. Presentation, discussion, and acceptance of Auditing Board report
  6. Acquittal of Executive Board
  7. Discussion and acceptance of budget proposal for 2015
  8. Presentation of budget proposals for 2016 and 2017
  9. Decision on membership fees for 2016
  10. Discussion and acceptance of amendments on the MÜDEK Charter
  11. Discussion and acceptance of amendments on the Operational Regulations document
  12. Election of 5 principal and 5 substitute members of Executive Board
  13. Election of 3 principal and 3 substitute members of Auditing Board
  14. Wishes
  15. Closure
MÜDEK Workshop for Program Evaluators (16.01.2015)

MÜDEK workshop for training candidates of MÜDEK program evaluator will be held in Ankara on January 17-18, 2015 (Saturday-Sunday). Twenty invited individuals are expected to participate the workshop as program evaluator candidates in different engineering disciplines from various institutions and companies.
MAK Members for the 2015-2016 Term (01.01.2015)

Following members of MÜDEK MAK (Engineering Programs Accreditation Board) for 2015-2016 years started their terms of service as of 01.01.2015.
  • Orhan B. Alankuş, (Chair), Prof. Dr., Industry Representative
  • Timur Doğu, (Past Chair), Prof. Dr., University Representative
  • A. Bülent Özgüler, (Vice Chair), Prof. Dr., University Representative
  • Şebnem Baydere, (Member), Prof. Dr., University Representative
  • Filiz B. Dilek, (Member), Prof. Dr., University Representative
  • Müfit Gülgeç, (Member), Prof. Dr., TMMOB Representative
  • M. Necat Özgür, (Member), Industry Representative
  • Aykut Alp Yılmaz, (Member) KalDer Representative
MAK services of Ahmet Aran who served since 2007 as MAK member, MAK Vice-Chair, MAK Chair, and MAK Past Chair, respectively, and of Ayşegül Tanık who served as MAK member for 3 terms since 2009 ended as of December 31, 2014. Thanks go to them for their very precious services. Wishing a productive and successful term to the new MAK team.

Last Updated: January 01, 2021
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