{"id":42373,"date":"2025-08-01T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yokak.gov.tr\/?p=42373"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:33:49","slug":"initial-training-for-quality-assurance-of-heis-in-the-trnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokak.gov.tr\/en\/2025\/08\/01\/initial-training-for-quality-assurance-of-heis-in-the-trnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Training for Quality Assurance of HEIs in the TRNC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42373\" class=\"elementor elementor-42373 elementor-41840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b01c70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76b01c70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ae32db thim-ekits-heading-text-left elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"26ae32db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading text-left\"><h3 class=\"title\">Initial Training for Quality Assurance of HEIs in the TRNC <\/h3><span class=\"line\"><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5ef7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca5ef7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a908fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a908fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) organised training for higher education institutions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) within the scope of bilateral cooperation with the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Board (Y\u00d6DAK) on quality assurance in higher education.<\/p><p>Prof. \u00dcmit Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak, THEQC President, and Prof. Aykut Hocan\u0131n, Y\u00d6DAK President, delivered the opening speeches at the online training held on 31 July 2025.<\/p><p>In his speech, President Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak noted that the training was an opportunity for THEQC to transfer its experience regarding the quality assurance system structure that THEQC has successfully implemented in the Turkish higher education system to Y\u00d6DAK and universities in the TRNC. President Kocab\u0131\u00e7ak stated that the training was a prelude to upcoming sessions on quality assurance systems, and in this scope, THEQC plans to organise a face-to-face training in the TRNC.<\/p><p>Prof. Aykut Hocan\u0131n expressed his appreciation for THEQC&#8217;s support for the cooperation. 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