President Kocabıçak Delivers a Conference on Quality Assurance and Accreditation at Eastern Mediterranean University

Prof. Ümit Kocabıçak, President of the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC), was a guest speaker at the conference on “Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education” organised at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) in the TRNC.

Held on 28 October 2026 at the Senate Room of the EMU Rectorate Building, the conference was attended by Prof. Hasan Kılıç, EMU Rector, university management, senate members, and academics.

Addressing quality assurance in higher education, accreditation processes, international accreditation practices, and the relationship between higher education and artificial intelligence, President Kocabıçak stated that many universities from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have applied for the International Institutional Accreditation Program (IIAP) conducted by THEQC.

Pointing out that institutional accreditation contributes significantly to institutions in the processes of international recognition, student mobility, and increasing global competitiveness of universities, Kocabıçak emphasised that a new era has begun in higher education with artificial intelligence, and training programs should be updated accordingly in line with this transformation.

Later in his speech, Kocabıçak informed the participants about the institutional accreditation applications and evaluation processes.