Institute Executive Board Decisions

Meeting Date: 05 December 2024 Meeting Number: 47

 

Decision 47/14 – The letter dated 15.10.2024 and numbered 1065436, received from the Personnel Department of our University, was discussed.

In the referenced letter, it was stated that:

“In cases where members of the Unit Academic Incentive and Review Commission are no longer able to serve due to position changes, retirement, or any other reason, new member(s) shall be appointed in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Academic Incentive Allowance Regulation, which states:
'To carry out the duties assigned under this Regulation, each department, division, or main art branch shall establish a Unit Academic Incentive Application and Review Commission consisting of at least three members. The chairmanship of the Unit Academic Incentive Application and Review Commission is conducted by the head of the relevant department, division, or main art branch. Members of the Unit Academic Incentive Application and Review Commission are selected by the relevant unit’s Executive Board from among faculty members with high academic incentive scores. If there are insufficient faculty members in the department, division, or main art branch, members are supplemented from faculty in related fields. Members of the Unit Academic Incentive Application and Review Commission are elected for a term of two years. Members whose terms expire may be re-elected. If membership becomes vacant for any reason, a new member shall be elected in the same manner to complete the remaining term.'

Accordingly, the list of current commission members shall be updated in the attached Excel sheet and sent to our Rectorate and the email address zeynep.demirbag@gazi.edu.tr no later than 15.12.2024.

In line with this, the members of the Academic Incentive Application and Review Commission, previously determined by our Institute’s Administrative Board decision numbered 47/22 dated 08.12.2022, have been updated as shown in the table below.

Furthermore, according to the letter dated 10.03.2022 and numbered 308158, and the provisions of the “Gazi University Academic Performance Evaluation Directive” approved by the University Senate in its meeting numbered 17 on 02.09.2021:

“The Unit Academic Incentive Application and Review Commissions, consisting of at least three members for each department, division, or main art branch under the Academic Incentive Allowance Regulation, shall act as Department Academic Performance Evaluation Commissions. The Rector may assign additional members to the Commissions if necessary, or form the Commissions entirely with new members. Considering the number of units, faculty members in each department, and similarity of scientific fields, joint commissions can be formed to evaluate the activities of faculty members serving in multiple departments. These matters are to be evaluated and decided by the Executive Board of the relevant units. Members whose term has expired may be reappointed. If membership becomes vacant for any reason, a new member shall be appointed in the same manner to complete the remaining term.”

In accordance with this, the Academic Performance Evaluation Commission members have also been updated as shown in the table below:

Members for the period 2022–2024 (Former)

New Member

Prof.Dr. Çiğdem ELMAS

Prof.Dr. Çiğdem ELMAS

Prof.Dr. Bensu KARAHALİL

Prof.Dr.Fatma Sezer ŞENOL DENİZ

Prof.Dr. Sevgi AKAYDIN

Prof.Dr. Nihan KAFA

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Meeting Date: 21.11.2024  Meeting Number: 45

 

Decision 45/15 – For the applications to the “Most Successful Doctoral Dissertation Awards” from the Priority Social Contribution Areas of “Healthy Individuals”, “Youth Education”, and “Disadvantaged Groups” at our Institute, it was unanimously decided that, starting from the Fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year, the following actions will be taken:

  • The announcement will be made once the graduation ceremony date is determined.

  • An award evaluation jury will be established.

  • The evaluation criteria table below will be used.

  • Certificates and/or plaques will be awarded to the top 3 students and their advisors.

Gazi University Graduate School of Health Sciences

From the Priority Social Contribution Areas: “Healthy Individuals”, “Youth Education”, and “Disadvantaged Groups”

Most Successful Doctoral Dissertation Awards

             Please score each criterion on a scale of 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

Evaluation Criteria

SCORE

  1. Relevance to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)*

  1. Relevance to the University’s Priority Social Contribution Areas**

  1. Project Planning of the Thesis

  1. Publications Derived from the Thesis

  1. Patents or Utility Models Obtained or Applied for within the Thesis

  1. Presentations Derived from the Thesis

  1. Clarity and Appropriateness of the Thesis Title

  1. Contribution to Society / Potential Societal Benefit

  1. Alignment with Gazi University Social Contribution Policy***

  1. Overall Evaluation of the Thesis

OVERALL

*: Ending Poverty; Zero Hunger; Good Health and Well-being; Quality Education; Gender Equality; Clean Water and Sanitation; Affordable and Clean Energy; Decent Work and Economic Growth; Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; Reduced Inequalities; Sustainable Cities and Communities; Responsible Consumption and Production; Climate Action; Life Below Water; Life on Land; Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; Partnerships for the Goals

**: Environmental Awareness, Human Rights and Ethical Principles, Lifelong Learning, Gender Equality, Energy Efficiency, Healthy Individuals, Combating Climate Change, Youth Education, Culture, Arts and Cultural Heritage Awareness, University-Industry Collaboration, Entrepreneurship, Waste Management, Combating Addiction, Innovation, Accessible University, Disadvantaged Groups, Social Responsibility Awareness, Inclusive and Quality Education, Accessible and Clean Energy

***: Our Social Contribution Policy:

  • To conduct education and training activities in line with societal needs and contribute to the dissemination of social responsibility awareness,

  • To contribute to regional development by conducting scientific research and consultancy in economic, social, cultural, educational, and technological fields,

  • To support the creation of a lifelong learning culture and help individuals acquire learning skills,

  • To prepare projects in collaboration with local administrations and contribute to local development by implementing these projects,

  • To promote technological innovations and applications developed in Technology Development Zones, Technology Transfer Offices, and R&D Centers to business environments and provide necessary training to meet the demand for qualified personnel, thereby supporting regional development,

  • To cultivate more qualified scientists during academic studies in university-industry cooperation while contributing to work that meets industrial needs,

  • To take measures to address environmental problems, propose solutions, and raise awareness,

  • To contribute to the discovery, protection, and development of the region’s cultural richness through research,

  • To provide information and services aimed at protecting and improving health quality, covering all stages of health issues,

  • To promote sports activities for healthy living and ensure access to sports for all segments of society,

  • To adopt respect for human dignity as a core value by supporting education, social and cultural activities, and improving physical infrastructure for individuals with special needs.

             Jury Member Name: ………………………………………….. Sign:………………………….. Date: …../…../…..

Meeting Date: 24.10.2024   Meeting Number: 40

 

Decision 40/15 – It was unanimously decided to change the title of the consultancy training conducted at our institute to "Graduate Education Quality and Advisory Process Information Meeting."

Decision 40/16 – It was unanimously decided that for new administrative/academic staff, the workflow processes should be introduced to the Student Affairs and Institute Executive Board, ensuring continuity. As a first step, it was decided that this presentation would be given to all members of the Executive Board and Student Affairs staff by Cengiz ÇATAL at the end of our board meeting on 24.10.2024.

Decision 40/17 – It was unanimously decided to forward the decision dated 29.02.2024, Institute Executive Board Decision 09/21 – regarding writing a project for the establishment of a laboratory within the institute – to the BAP Unit, and to inform the relevant unit about providing additional BAP project support specifically for the Health Sciences Institute within the scope of international quality processes.

 

Meeting Date: 12.07.2024     Meeting Number: 26

 

Decision 26/28 – It was unanimously decided that a graduation ceremony will be held at our institute every year at the end of the spring semester or within one month following the end of the spring semester.

Meeting Date: 12.07.2024    Meeting Number: 26

Decision 26/28 – It was unanimously decided that at the end of each spring semester, a graduation ceremony will be held within one month following the end of the semester at our Institute.

Decision 26/29 – KİP EÖ 2024/96: In accordance with the requirement to provide a certificate of appreciation to all candidates who apply for the doctoral thesis award and exceed the minimum score, it was unanimously decided that starting from 2024, all candidates who apply for the doctoral thesis award and surpass the minimum score will be given a certificate of appreciation.

Decision 26/30 – It was unanimously decided to accept the 2024-2028 Term Strategic Plan Monitoring Report of the Graduate School of Health Sciences as attached, and to send it in writing to the Strategic Plan Teams and Advisory Board members to receive suggestions for corrective actions.

Decision 26/31 – Regarding the lack of processes for evaluating and monitoring the societal impact of graduate theses, which are significant outputs of our students/graduates (Decision KAR 2022), it was noted that during the first Graduation Ceremony, this issue was addressed, and the strongest thesis related to disadvantaged groups within the Societal Contribution Priority Areas, selected by our Societal Contribution Team, was highlighted and publicly shared. It was unanimously decided that in subsequent years, theses prepared in the previous year will be reviewed by the Societal Contribution Team, and the top three theses deemed strongest within the Societal Contribution Priority Areas will be ranked and awarded with plaques. Furthermore, theses specifically addressing Addiction Prevention, Disadvantaged Groups, and Healthy Individuals will be evaluated within this scope, and this matter will be communicated to the Social Affairs and Societal Contribution Coordination Office as well as to department heads.

Decision 26/32 – It was unanimously decided that patent applications or granted patents derived from theses will be submitted to our Institute with their bibliographic details starting from July 2024.

Decision 26/33 – In the Scientific Research Methods and Ethics course, it was unanimously decided to make the specified revisions in the course description and update the web-based Course Description Forms accordingly, and to forward the decision to the Graduate Education Executive Board.

 

 

Meeting Date: 27.06.2024  Meeting Number: 24

 

Decision 24/18 – It was unanimously decided that a graduation ceremony for "Graduates and Graduate Candidates of the Graduate School of Health Sciences" will be held on July 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Faculty of Pharmacy Conference Hall, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Health Sciences / KAPUM.

Decision 24/21 – (Decision 22/12 – As per the first review of theses included in Decision 19 of the Institute Management Board dated 23.05.2024 and numbered 20, it had been unanimously decided to rank the selected theses from the Societal Contribution Priority Areas—primarily “HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS,” as well as “YOUTH EDUCATION” and “DISADVANTAGED GROUPS”—into the top three and to communicate the decision to the Societal Contribution Team members.)

In the Neuroscience program, the doctoral thesis of graduate student Hasan KILINÇ, supervised by Prof. Dr. Bülent Cengiz, titled “A Study on Sensory Input Processing and Sensory Plasticity in Visually Impaired Individuals,” completed in 2023, has been determined as the strongest thesis within the Societal Contribution Priority Area of Disadvantaged Groups and has been unanimously awarded. (DETAILS)

 

 

Meeting Date: 23.05.2024  Meeting Number: 20

Decision 20/19 – The list of students who graduated from our institute in 2023 and their thesis topics are provided in the table below. It was unanimously decided to establish an Evaluation Committee within our institute, including the Social Contribution Team, to examine any correlation between the thesis topics and the subjects under the “Gazi University Social Contribution Priority Areas.” The results will be recognized and awarded with plaques.

EVALUATION COMMITTEE:

Prof. Dr. A. Gülçin SAĞDIÇOĞLU CELEP

Prof. Dr. İlkay PEKER

Asst. Prof. Dr. Ece SALİHOĞLU

Lecturer İnci İNCELEME

 

Meeting Date: 29.02.2024    Meeting Number: 9

Decision 09/19 – Based on previous activities conducted by our Institute, including Tree Planting Events (with middle schools and our own graduate students) and visits to kindergartens and municipal units such as the “Hanım Lokali,” as well as requests received through annual survey results, it was unanimously decided that institutional training requests covering the Health Sciences fields under the Health Sciences Institute should be planned in consultation with the Social Contribution and Social Affairs Institution Coordination Unit. These training activities can be conducted online or as conferences/workshops in suitable university conference halls or in the meeting rooms provided by the requesting institutions and/or organizations.

Decision 09/20 – While preparing the Unit Internal Evaluation Report, the following must be considered:

  • YÖKAK Evaluation Criteria

  • Institutional Strategic Plan goals and objectives

  • Unit Strategic Plan goals and objectives

  • Strategy Action Plan (SEP)

  • Quality Improvement Plan (KİP)

  • YÖKAK 2022 Gazi University Institutional Accreditation Report (KAR) 2022 findings, particularly the “Results and Evaluation” section on “Areas for Improvement and Recommendations”

The report should relate the ongoing activities to the relevant SP Goals/SEP/KİP codes and KAR findings. Accordingly, the Health Sciences Institute Unit Internal Evaluation Report was prepared in relation to SP Goals, SEP, and KİP codes, reviewed in the Institute Management Board, and unanimously approved. As a result of these discussions:

  1. Decision 09/19 was confirmed.

  2. It was decided to conduct a conference on micro-credentialing.

  3. Department heads will be consulted regarding courses eligible for micro-credentialing, and subsequently, the Institute Education Commission will work on this matter.

Decision 09/21 – It was unanimously decided to write a project for establishing a laboratory within the Institute.

 

Meeting Date: 20.07.2023     Meeting Number: 34

Decision 34/15 – The letter dated 17.07.2023 and numbered E.703999 from our University Research and Development Coordination Office was reviewed.

It was unanimously decided that the "Evaluation Criteria and Scoring," to be included in the "Procedures and Principles" annexed to the letter regarding the

"Best Doctoral Thesis Award Competition" with participation of doctoral students within the scope of the 97th Anniversary Events of our University, would be

determined by the Graduate School of Health Sciences as follows:

  • Doctoral theses that applied for and received awards in the previous year are not eligible to participate in the competition for the current year.

  • Our Deputy Director, Prof. Dr. Işıl İrem BUDAKOĞLU, will be assigned as the Deputy Director responsible for the Best Doctoral Thesis Award Competition.

  • Doctoral students who graduated between 01.01.2022 and 31.12.2022 may submit their applications for the Best Doctoral Thesis Award to the Institute,

together with their advisors, between 01 August and 29 September 2023.

 

Type of Academic Activity

Activity

Score

Project Undertaken for Thesis Work

(Ongoing or Successfully Completed)

UFUK2020

100

TÜBİTAK 1001, 1003, 1004, 1007, 1505, 2244, 3501, SAYEM, SANTEZ, TAGEM, COST,

International Bilateral Cooperation Programs

80

DR&D- oriented project supported by other international private or official institutions and organizations, with a support duration of no less than nine months

80

TÜBİTAK 1002, 1005, 3001

50

TÜBİTAK Science and Society Projects

50

R&D-oriented project supported by other national public or private institutions and organizations, with a support duration of no less than nine months (including GU BAP)

30

Publication Derived from the Thesis

Research article published in journals indexed in SCI-Expanded, SSCI, or AHCI1

Q1

80

Q2

60

Q3

40

Q4

20

Impact factor (IF) of the journal(s) in which the thesis study is published

 

10 ≤ IF

30

5≤ IF <10

20

3≤ IF <5

15

1≤ IF <3

10

0< IF <1

5

Research article published in field-specific indexes (as defined by the Interuniversity Board – ÜAK) and in journals indexed in ESCI1

15

Research article published in other international peer-reviewed journals and in national peer-reviewed journals indexed by ULAKBİM TR Index

10

Patent Derived from the Thesis

International patent

100

National patent

80

International patent application

50

National patent application

40

Utility Model Certificate Obtained Within the Scope of the Thesis

40

Presentation Derived from the Thesis

Paper presented orally at a peer-reviewed international/national scientific conference, symposium, or congress, with its full text or abstract published in the proceedings

10

Thesis Topic Related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

10

1 Letters to the editor, case reports, technical notes, reviews, research notes, short articles, and book reviews are excluded from this scope.

 

Meeting Date: 09.02.2023     Meeting Number: 08

Decision 08/33 It was unanimously decided to inform the department chairs to give priority to earthquake studies in upcoming thesis projects and to remind the relevant chairs to share this decision with their graduate students.

Meeting Date: 09.02.2023     Meeting Number: 08

Decision 08/34 It was unanimously decided to evaluate, with input from the department chairs, the potential studies that could be conducted on all aspects of earthquakes and, based on the results, to establish a coordination unit.

Meeting Date: 08.12.2022     Meeting Number: 47

 

Decision 47/22 – The opinion of our University Personnel Department, dated 01.11.2022 and numbered 497832, was discussed.

In the referenced letter, it is stated that: “In cases where a member of the Unit Academic Incentive Application and Evaluation Committee ceases to hold office due to a change of duty, retirement, or any other reason, new member(s) shall be appointed in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Academic Incentive Allowance Regulation, which stipulates: ‘To carry out the duties assigned under this Regulation, each department, division, or main art branch of higher education institutions shall establish a unit academic incentive application and evaluation committee consisting of at least three members. The chairmanship of the unit academic incentive application and evaluation committee is carried out by the head of the relevant department, division, or main art branch. Committee members are selected by the unit’s Administrative Board from among faculty members with a high academic incentive score. If there are not enough faculty members within the department, division, or main art branch, members may be supplemented from related fields. Members of the Unit Academic Incentive Application and Evaluation Committee are appointed for two years and may be reappointed. In case of a vacancy for any reason, a new member shall be appointed to complete the remaining term in the same manner.’ Accordingly, new member(s) were to be determined, and the updated list of committee members was to be recorded in the attached Excel table and sent to our Rectorate and to the email address zeynep.demirbag@gazi.edu.tr by 15.12.2022.”

In line with this requirement, it was unanimously decided that the members of the Academic Incentive Application and Evaluation Committee, previously appointed by our Institute Administrative Board’s decision 43/23 dated 15.10.2021, be updated as shown in the table below, and that, pursuant to the letter dated 10.03.2022 and numbered 308158, the Department Academic Performance Evaluation Committees be formed from the Unit Academic Incentive Application and Evaluation Committees, in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the “Gazi University Academic Performance Evaluation Directive,” adopted by the University Senate at its meeting dated 02.09.2021 and numbered 17. This regulation allows the Rector to assign additional members to the committees or to completely reorganize the committees with new members. Considering the number of departments in the units, the number of faculty members, and the similarity of scientific fields, joint committees may be established to evaluate activities of faculty serving in more than one department. Expired members may be reassigned, and in case of vacancy, new members are appointed to complete the remaining term in the same manner. Accordingly, the formation of the Department Academic Performance Evaluation Committee members as shown in the table was unanimously approved.

Meeting Date: 23.06.2022   Meeting Number: 25

 

Decision 25/21 – The letter of our University Research and Development Institution Coordination, dated 20.06.2022 and numbered

E.391598, was discussed. Within the scope of our university’s 96th Year Events, regarding the “Most Successful Doctoral Thesis Award Competition”

with the participation of PhD students, it was unanimously decided that the “Evaluation Criteria and Scoring,” to be included in the “Procedures and Principles”

sent as an attachment to the letter, will be determined by the Graduate School of Health Sciences as follows, that thesis studies which applied for and received

a Doctoral Thesis Award in the previous year are not eligible to participate in this year’s competition, and that our Deputy Director Asst. Prof. Dr. Onur İNAM be

appointed as the Deputy Director responsible for the Most Successful Doctoral Thesis Award Competition.

 

Type of Academic Activity Activity Journal Group / Score Score Candidate’s Score
Project Undertaken for Thesis Work UFUK2020 100    
(Ongoing or Successfully Completed) TÜBİTAK 1001, 1003, 1004, 1007, 1505, 2244, 3501, SAYEM, SANTEZ, TAGEM, COST, International Bilateral Cooperation Programs 80    
  An R&D-qualified project supported by other international private or public institutions and organizations, with a support period of no less than nine months. 80    
TÜBİTAK 1002, 1005, 3001  50    
TÜBİTAK Science and Society Projects 50    
An R&D-qualified project supported by other national public or private institutions and organizations (including GU BAP), with a support period of no less than nine months. 30    
Publication Derived from the Thesis Research article published in journals indexed in SCI-Expanded, SSCI, and AHCI1 Q1 80    
Q2 60    
Q3 40    
Q4 20    
Impact factor (IF) of the journal(s) in which the thesis study was published 10 ≤ IF 30    
5≤ IF <10 20    
3≤ IF <5 15    
1≤ IF <3 10    
0< IF <1 5    
Research article published in field indexes (for fields defined by the Interuniversity Board – ÜAK) and in journals indexed in ESCI1 15    
Research article published in other international peer-reviewed journals and in national peer-reviewed journals indexed by ULAKBİM TR Index1 10    
Patent Derived from the Thesis International patent 100    
National patent 80    
International patent application 50    
National patent application 40    
Utility Model Certificate Obtained within the Scope of the Thesis 40    
Conference Paper Derived from the Thesis A paper that was orally presented at a peer-reviewed international or national scientific conference, symposium, or congress, and whose full text or abstract was published in the proceedings. 10    
Having a Thesis Topic Related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 10    
1 Letters to the editor, case reports, technical notes, reviews, research notes, short articles, and book reviews are excluded from this scope.

 

Meeting Date: 02.06.2022   Meeting Number: 21

Decision 21/29 It was unanimously decided to establish the Editorial Boards of the Institute Journal as indicated in the attached table and to forward the decision to the Central Publication Commission.

 

Owner
Prof. Dr. Musa YILDIZ (Rektor of Gazi University)
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Adviye Gülçin SAĞDIÇOĞLU CELEP  (Graduate School of Health Sciences Director)
Chief Editor
Prof. Dr. Aysel BERKKAN  (Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy)
Editors
Prof. Dr. Aysel BERKKAN  (Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy)
Prof. Dr. Didem ATABEK  (Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry)
Prof. Dr. Çiğdem ELMAS (Gazi University Faculty of  Medicine)
Asst. Prof. Onur İNAM (Gazi University Faculty of  Medicine)
Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Mehmet GÜNAY  (Gazi University Faculty of Sport Sciences)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nihan KAFA  (Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Bülent GÜNDÜZ  (Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Berrin IŞIK  (Gazi University Faculty of Medicine)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuğba BEZGİN (Ankara University Faculty of  Dentistry)
Prof. Dr. Gülçin AKÇA  (Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry)
Prof. Dr. Tansu ULUKAVAK ÇİFTÇİ  (Gazi University Faculty of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. İlkay PEKER (Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry)
Prof. Dr. Burcu Özdemir (Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry)
Assoc. Prof. Elçin ÖZGÜR BÜYÜKATALAY (Gazi University Faculty of  Medicine)
Dr. Çağhan Tönge  (Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital Department of Neurosurgery)
Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. İlkay ERDOĞAN ORHAN  (Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy)
Prof. Dr. Uğur TAMER  (Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy)
Prof. Dr. Mustafa KAVUTÇU  (Gazi University Faculty of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Erden BANOĞLU (Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy)
Prof. Dr. İsmet ÇOK (Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy)
Prof. Dr. Resul KARAKUŞ  (Gazi University Faculty of  Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Nevin Aysel ATALAY GÜZEL (Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Suat KARAKÜÇÜK (Gazi University Faculty of Sport Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Haluk BODUR  (Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry)
Prof. Dr. Sibel AKSU YILDIRIM  (Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Sultan AYAZ  (Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Melek Dilek TURGUT (Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jelena Popović Đorđević (Department of Food Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade)
Prof. Dr. Girish KUMAR GUPTA (Sri Sai College of Pharmacy, India)
Prof. Dr. Reza RASTMANESH (Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
Technical Editors
Lecturer Ceyda SARPER ERKILIÇ
Lecturer İnci İNCELEME
Research Assistant Dr. Hasya Nazlı EKİN
Research Assistant Şehriban DUYAR ÖZER
Research Assistant Mustafa Fevzi KARAGÖZ
PhD Student Esra OĞUZ

 

Meeting Date: 02.06.2022 Meeting Number: 21

Karar 21/25- Decision 21/25- The letter dated 

01.06.2022 and numbered E.374694 from the Department of Biophysics of our Institute was discussed.

Due to the requirement of having at least six faculty members to run the doctoral program, it was unanimously decided that the faculty member listed in the table below be added to the program’s teaching staff.

 

Meeting Date: 20.05.2022  Meeting Number: 19
***Decision 19/21

It was unanimously decided to determine the quotas for graduate student admissions for the Fall Semester of the 2022-2023 Academic Year, to assign the faculty members responsible for the admission of master’s and doctoral students separately for each program (master’s-doctorate), and to set the student admission schedule as indicated below.

1-Carrying out the procedures and processes for applications on the dates indicated in the table below

4-22 Jule 2022

Graduate Applications

22-29 Jule 2022

Preliminary Screening

01-04 August 2022

Exams

12 August 2022

Announcement of Successful Candidates for Final Enrollment

 

2. In the admission of students to master’s programs;

2.1. For programs that will conduct written and oral scientific assessment exams, a minimum of 50 points must be obtained from both the written and oral scientific assessment exams.

Candidates who do not obtain at least 50 points in the written exam will not be admitted to the oral scientific assessment exam, and the students who will be admitted to the oral exam will be announced on the web pages by the relevant department chairs.

2.2. For Departments that will conduct both written and oral assessment exams, the overall evaluation score will be determined by combining 50% of the written exam score and 50% of the oral scientific assessment exam score.

2.3. Candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest based on the score calculated according to the evaluation criteria, and candidates with a ranking score of 60 or higher will be placed into the relevant programs within the announced quotas.

3. In the admission of students to doctoral programs;

3.1. A written and oral scientific assessment exam will be conducted for the candidates

3.2. A minimum of 60 points must be obtained from both the written and oral scientific assessment exams

3.3. Candidates who do not obtain at least 60 points in the written exam will not be admitted to the oral scientific assessment exam, and the students who will be admitted to the oral exam will be announced on the web pages by the relevant department chairs

3.4. For the Overall Evaluation, the overall evaluation score will be determined by combining 50% of the written exam score and 50% of the oral scientific assessment exam score

3.5. Candidates will be ranked from highest to lowest based on the score calculated according to the evaluation criteria, and candidates with a ranking score of 60 or higher will be placed into the relevant programs within the announced quotas

4. Admission of International Students

4.1. Placement of international candidates into the relevant programs within the announced quotas based on their undergraduate GPA for master’s programs and graduate GPA for doctoral programs

4.2. Keeping the quotas for international students as high as possible for each department

4.3. As stated in the letter dated 25.03.2022 and numbered 323913 from the Student Affairs Department, a reminder that 1 master’s student quota is allocated for the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics and 1 doctoral student quota is allocated for the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry for candidates from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

5. Oral Examinations

It was unanimously decided to remind that “for programs conducting written and/or oral scientific assessment exams, three times the announced quota of candidates will be admitted to the evaluation exam” and to carry out the necessary procedures accordingly.

Meeting Date: 14.04.2022 Meeting Number: 15
***Decision 15/14 – It was unanimously decided that the Midterm Exam dates for the Spring Semester of 2021-2022 at our Institute will be held between April 18 and April 30, 2022.
Meeting Date: 24.02.2022 Meeting Number: 8
***Decision 08/16 – In accordance with Article 35-(8) of the Graduate Education and Examination Regulations (Amendment: Official Gazette-10/6/2020-31151), it was unanimously decided that students in the thesis period who have not received any additional time or have received one semester of additional time may submit their requests for additional time for the Spring Semester of 2021-2022 between March 16 and June 13, 2022. It was also decided that the relevant department chairs and advisors act sensitively regarding this date range, and that the decision be communicated to the department chairs in writing and announced on our web page.
Meeting Date: 17.02.2022  Meeting Number: 7

***Decision 07/24 – The letter dated 20.08.2021 and numbered 149594 from the Student Affairs Department of our University was discussed.

In accordance with the principles prepared by the Distance Education Application and Research Center Executive Board and approved by the Education Commission regarding which courses will be conducted face-to-face and which will be conducted via distance education (up to 40% of the educational activities for the Spring Semester of the 2021-2022 Academic Year, excluding the Fall 2021 remote education, as stated in the letters dated 09.02.2022 and numbered 286240 from the Education and External Relations Institution Coordination), it was unanimously decided to enter into the student information system the courses from the departments that will be delivered virtually, as specified below.

Decision 07/25 – It was unanimously decided that the names of the observers/participants attending the Thesis Defense Exams from the Spring Semester of 2021-2022 onwards be filled in the fields specified in the form available on our web page and submitted to the Institute along with the exam results.

Meeting Date: 10.02.2022  Meeting Number: 6

***Decision 06/21 – The letter dated 01.02.2022 and numbered 278912 from the Student Affairs Department of our University was discussed. In accordance with decision 2022/02 taken at the 01 numbered meeting of the University Senate on 13.01.2022;up to 40% of the courses in our University Programs for the 2021-2022 Academic Year may be delivered via distance education; in determining the courses to be delivered via distance education, the calculation should be based on the total ECTS value required for graduation according to the program curriculum; and the criteria for selecting courses to be delivered via distance education should be determined by the Education Commission in coordination with the relevant units. It was unanimously decided that courses corresponding to 24 ECTS for master’s programs and 36 ECTS for doctoral programs may be delivered via distance education, but the ECTS values of courses already delivered via distance education in the Fall Semester of 2021-2022 will be deducted from the specified ECTS values to determine the courses to be delivered via distance education in the Spring Semester of 2021-2022, and that the list be submitted to our Institute by 16 February 2022.

***Decision 06/37 – It was unanimously decided that the Research Assistants listed in the table below, who serve in our Institute and departments during the Spring Semester of the 2021-2022 Academic Year, be assigned to thesis supervision and journal-related duties at the Institute during the Spring Semester of 2021-2022.

Meeting Date: 05.01.2022  Meeting Number: 1
**Decision 01/18 – It was unanimously decided that no written/oral scientific assessment exam will be conducted for international candidates applying to our Institute’s graduate programs on their own, and that the ranking score will be based on their undergraduate or graduate GPA.

Meeting Date: 01.12.2021 Meeting Number: 50

***Decision 50/12 – It was unanimously decided that the faculty members listed below be assigned for a period of two years to the Doctoral Qualifying Committees of our Institute’s departments, effective from the 2021-2022 Academic Year.
 

Meeting Date: 18.11.2021  Meeting Number: 48

***Decision 48/16 – It was unanimously decided that the issue of granting three advisor preference rights to our Institute’s master’s/doctoral students be discussed at the first Institute Board meeting.

***Decision 48/18 – In the Institute Orpheus Student Representative/Institute Quality Team Student Representative election held on 22.10.2021, Birce ERÇELEN ÖZÖZTÜRK, a doctoral student from the Department of Anatomy, was elected as President, and Oğuzhan DÖNMEZ, a doctoral student from the Department of Pharmacology (Pharmacy), was elected as Vice President. Selim DEMİRDAĞ, a master’s student in the Coaching Education, Training and Movement Sciences Program, was elected as our Institute’s Disabled Student Representative. According to the decision requiring student representatives to attend at least one executive board meeting per year, it was unanimously decided that Birce ERÇELEN and Selim DEMİRDAĞ attend our executive board meeting on 24.11.2021 (in-person/online), and that the decision be communicated to the students, their department chairs, and via their own emails.

Meeting Date: 12.11.2021 Meeting Number: 47
***Decision 47/21 – It was unanimously decided to approve the assignment of the faculty members listed below to the Doctoral Qualifying Committees of our Institute’s departments for a period of two years, effective from the 2021-2022 Academic Year.

Meeting Date: 05.11.2021 Meeting Number: 46

***Decision 46/26 – As a result of revisiting the decision taken in 2019 regarding the advisory agreement shown below in relation to the ORPHEUS Label acquisition process,

***Decision 38/40 – It was decided to approve, as attached, the "Graduate Student and Advisor Agreement" prepared to be signed between the faculty members assigned to provide advisory services within the scope of the ORPHEUS Label process at our Institute and the students.

According to the letter dated 27.10.2021 and numbered 202195 from the Education Planning Unit of the Education and External Relations Institution Coordination, “As stated in the Quality Commission’s related letter, the improvement studies developed for the University as a whole have been finalized in the Cooperation Meetings for Improvement Studies with the responsible University boards, commissions, coordinatorships, and administrative units, and information was given that the planned studies should be implemented as soon as possible and monitored. Within the scope of the improvement studies, it was stated that the thesis advisory trainings for faculty members should be organized at least once by the end of the year and that the evidence of these trainings should be included in the Improvement Studies Follow-up Form attached to the relevant section.” Accordingly, it was unanimously decided that newly appointed faculty members are required to attend the Advisory Training.

Meeting Date: 15.10.2021 Meeting Number: 43

***Decision 43/30 – It was unanimously decided to update our Institute’s student forms (Thesis Topic/Thesis Proposal) to prevent paper waste, to ensure that the thesis topic and thesis proposal forms submitted from the departments to our Institute do not exceed 3 pages, and to continue our efforts to operate as a ‘Green Institute’.
Meeting Date: 08.10.2021 Meeting Number: 42
***Decision 42/29 – In our Institute’s departments, regarding whether students enrolled in master’s/doctoral programs simultaneously hold residency training in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, or Veterinary Medicine, and based on our letter dated 29.09.2021 and numbered 178590 sent to the departments, it was unanimously decided that the relevant form (Form 38), signed by all registered students, must be submitted to our Institute. Departments were informed that no decisions regarding advisor assignment, thesis topic determination, thesis examination jury assignment, or other student affairs will be made for students whose forms cannot be accessed in their files, and that all relevant students should be informed by their department chairs.

***Decision 42/30 – As stated in decision 25/19 taken by our Institute’s Executive Board on 10.06.2021, it was unanimously decided to include the credit transfer form (Form 16 Course Recognition) among the forms to be submitted by the department chairs to our Institute that require an academic board decision.

Meeting Date: 10.06.2021 Meeting Number: 25

***Decision 25/19 – It was unanimously decided that the forms listed below, submitted from our Institute’s departments, be approved by the Departmental Academic Board and then forwarded to our Institute.

Student Forms
Form 2                               Advisor Assignment Form    
Form 2.1                            Advisor Assignment Form    
Form 3                               Thesis Topic Proposal Form 
Form 4                               Term Project Topic Proposal Form      
Form 4.1                            Term Project Change Proposal Form
Form 6                               Thesis Title Change Form (By Advisor)        
Form 7                                Advisor Change Request Form  
Form 10                              Doctoral Thesis Monitoring Committee Assignment Form
Form 13                              Thesis Examination Jury Assignment Form   
Form 24                              Scientific Preparation Program Course Registration Form          
Form 25                              Quotas, Criteria, Courses to be Offered  
Form 27                               Newly Opened Course Evaluation Form 
Form 28                               Course Description Form (Turkish)     
Form 28                               Course Description Form (English)  
Form 34                               Thesis Monitoring Committee Change Form 



 

 

 

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