
Prof. Ümit Kocabıçak Guested at Cyprus International University to Give the First Lecture of the 2024-25 Academic Year
- Date 11 October 2024
Prof. Ümit Kocabıçak Guested at Cyprus International University to Give the First Lecture of the 2024-25 Academic Year
Prof. Ümit Kocabıçak, President of the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC), Ümit Kocabıçak attended the ceremony organised for the opening of the 2024-2025 academic year at Cyprus International University (CIU) and gave the first lecture.
The event, which was held at the CIU Çevik Uraz Centre Conference Hall, was attended by President Kocabıçak; Prof. Aykut Hocanın, YÖDAK President; Mete Boyacı, Chairman of the CIU Board of Trustees; Prof. Halil Nadiri, CIU Rector; academics, and students.
In the first lecture, President Kocabıçak made a presentation on “The Importance of Quality Assurance Systems and Accreditations in Higher Education,” informing the participants of THEQC’s activities, quality assurance and accreditation processes in Turkish higher education, and the current developments worldwide in this field.
Stating that a large number of international students receive education in higher education institutions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), President Kocabıçak pointed out that the importance of international quality assurance standards and accreditations has increased in this sense.
In his opening speech, Rector Nadiri also gave information about the university and evaluated the quality assurance and accreditation studies carried out at the university.