KalDer EFQM Excellence Model was explained to the academic and administrative staff of KAEU at the Quality Commission Meeting. Rector Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya, Vice-Rector and Quality Management Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kasım Karahocagil, Vice-Rectors Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kurt and Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gökbel, Secretary-General Mehmet Zeki Küçük, senate member deans, managers, the Quality Management Coordination team, and unit managers attended the Quality Commission Meeting held on April 28, 2023, in the Senate Hall of KAEU.


EFQM Excellence Award will be the Second Competence Certificate of KAEU After IAP

Rector Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya made the opening speech at the meeting. Karakaya started his speech by saying that they had full accreditation for 5 years, that they would be subject to revision after 2 years, and that they must guarantee sustainable quality in any case. Emphasizing that they could crown the coming 2 years with the EFQM excellence award process, Rector Karakaya stated that since EFQM was an international accreditation center, it would give our university the second quality competence. Reminding that EFQM consisted of 7 criteria, Karakaya said, “Those 7 criteria review each area of the university with a system they call RADAR. It reveals the quality by doing data mining, so to speak, and creates the data that will carry the university to better points.”

We will be the second university to receive the EFQM award after Sakarya University

Rector Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya, who stated that they were currently nominated for 5 stars during the KalDer EFQM award process, continued as follows: "Institutions are not dependent on individuals, in this sense, its continuity and improvement are important. As of the point we have reached, I know that we will move forward stronger by involving all our colleagues who have internalized EFQM. If we can get the EFQM award, we will be the second university after Sakarya University to receive this award. I wish this decision to be beneficial in order to raise our motivation to the next level with the aim of EFQM together with IAP (Institutional Accreditation Programme)," and gave the floor to Quality Management Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kasım Karahocagil.

We Are Nominated for the EFQM 5-Star Award

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kasım Karahocagil gave a speech summarizing their activities as Quality Commission and giving information about the EFQM process. In his speech, Karahocagil, who explained the activities of 2022 in detail, highlighted the following: Participating in the National Quality Movement (NQM), Participating in the 4th Productivity and Technology Fair, BKYS receiving an award from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office; Providing Integrated Quality Management System training to various universities, Self-evaluation processes, Preparations of 5001 Energy Management System, Evaluation of KalDer 2023 Recognition and Award Program. Making a presentation titled National Quality Movement and continuous improvement, Vice-Rector Karahocagil said that the process that started with KalDer Membership continued with participation in the National Quality Movement, Self/External Evaluation, Training/Guidance and Excellence stages, and now they have an EFQM 5 star award in their target. Karahocagil stated that they made their own self-evaluations based on 7 criteria and that they received an external evaluation on the other hand, and concluded his speech by expressing that they were sure that they would reach better points with improvements.