At the meeting held with our Faculty on September 21, 2023, within the scope of the Research University Monitoring, Evaluation, and Sustainability Meetings, the studies carried out in 8 months towards the target indicators of 2023 were mentioned.

Our Rector Prof. Dr. The meeting held at the Faculty of Nursing Conference Hall under the chairmanship of Musa Yıldız was attended by Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ramazan Bayındır, Dean of the Faculty of Nursing Prof. Dr. Sultan Ayaz Alkaya, Vice Deans of the Faculty of Nursing Prof. Dr. Naime Altay and Dr. Lecturer Member Özlem Canbolat and faculty members attended.

Our Rector Prof. made the opening speech of the meeting. Dr. Musa Yıldız pointed out that there have been significant changes in higher education institutions in recent years and said: “International mobility in higher education has increased today and recognition of diplomas received from other countries has become extremely important. With quality studies coming to the fore in universities, the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) started its activities, and universities were opened to external audits. The Council of Higher Education evaluates Gazi University, which is a research university, within the scope of Research University Performance Indicators and in line with the University Monitoring and Evaluation criteria. We are pleased that the momentum we have achieved as a result of the work carried out in this regard is reflected in various rankings and performance indices. Quality assessment and development studies were started in 2005 at our university to establish quality standards in higher education and ensure international compatibility in this field. Over the past 18 years, our University has gained important experiences. As a result of program accreditation studies, 29 undergraduate programs, 12 medical specialization programs, and 1 preparatory program have been accredited today. I can say with great pleasure that our Quality Commission has begun to reap the benefits of its activities and work, which it has been carrying out effectively for a long time. Now, we continue our quality processes stronger with our newly established quality coordination, quality commission, and unit quality teams.”

Emphasizing that Gazi University is one of the 3 state universities that succeeded in receiving 5-year full Institutional Accreditation among 30 higher education institutions in 2022, according to the evaluation of YÖKAK. Dr. Musa Yıldız said, “One of our biggest successes was our rise from the A3 category to the A2 category in the research universities rankings. "Our university is ranked not only by YÖKAK, YÖK, and TÜBİTAK, but also by different international rating organizations around the world and in Turkey," he said.

Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Ramazan Bayındır, in his evaluation speech, emphasized which institutions the university provides data to. Prof. Dr. Bayındır: We are trying to provide data in “YÖK University Monitoring and Evaluation”, “Research Performance Indicators” and “Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Indices”. There are three different databases in total and data entry is provided. In the University Monitoring and Evaluation criteria, performance evaluations are made under five headings: education, research-development, internationalization, sustainability, community service, and social responsibility. The scope of Research Performance Indicators, which is another title we emphasize, is divided into three headings: research capacity, research quality, and interactive cooperation, and in the Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Indexes, scientific and technological research activity, intellectual property pool, cooperation and enterprise, economic and social contribution. Evaluations are made under four headings: "We will share with you what we have done as an institution so far in line with the targets set under these headings and what we can do for sustainability in the future," he said.

Prof. Dr. Speaking after Ramazan Bayındır, our Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Sultan Ayaz Alkaya also touched upon the targets achieved in the first 8 months of 2023 in the context of research and development studies carried out within the faculty. Prof. Dr. In his presentation, Sultan Ayaz Alkaya shared with the participants the data that was achieved on a faculty basis and the values that could not be realized in the rates included in the 2023 target indicators. Our Rector Professor the meeting, chaired by Musa Yıldız, ended after a group photo was taken with all participants.