Strategic Goals and Objectives

1. To increase the quality of education and to disseminate internationalization and accreditation

1.1. In order to create an education and training environment that supports personal and social development, the number of students per academic staff will be reduced by at least 15% by improving the learning environments and resources and the competence of the instructors.

1.2. In line with the Internationalization Policy of our university, student and academic staff mobility and scientific cooperation will be increased by 10% with universities, institutes, research centers and other institutions in the field.

1.3. As an assurance that the programs reach their goals and respond to the educational needs of students and the society, graduates will be regularly monitored and the rate of accredited undergraduate and graduate programs at the University will be increased by at least 10% by developing activities to periodically review and update the programs.

1.4. Education programs that provide cultural depth and the opportunity to get to know different disciplines will be implemented and the number of interdisciplinary programs will be increased by at least 10%.

1.5. The number of activities aimed at disseminating teaching strategies, methods and techniques in the institution by developing a safe and user-friendly learning management system that can fully meet institutional needs in line with our University's Distance Education Policy will be increased by 5% in order to ensure that the targeted learning outcomes and competencies of the programs can be gained by the students through distance education processes as well as formal education.

2. To carry out qualified research projects with high added value to strengthen Research University vision.

2.1. Investments in strengthening the physical and technological infrastructures of laboratories and research centers will be increased by at least 20% for research and development activities that are compatible with our country's science strategies, open to international competition and within the scope of priority areas.

2.2. In line with the Research Policy that promotes cooperation with internal and external stakeholders and benefitting from external funds financial resources will be increased up to 10% in order to implement value generating and socially benefitting research and development activities that are compatible with the academic priorities and strategies of the Univresity.

2.3. The number of activities carried out in order to maintain and improve the research competence of the academic staff will be increased by 20% in order to support researchers who can do internationally qualified and interdisciplinary work at our university.

2.4. By developing processes for the periodic measurement and evaluation of research and development activities and the use of the results for the continuous improvement of the University's research and development performance, qualified publications from Gazi University (in the 50% range) and citation numbers in international and national indexed scientific publications will be increased by at least 25%.

2.5. In order to increase scientific wealth by making research the main component of education for both academicians and students in education programs, the concept of "research student" will be developed and the participation of students in research projects will be increased by 15%.

3. To promote and disseminate entrepreneurship activities.

3.1. The efficiency of University Technology Development Zones, which are the basis for the participation of students and graduates in research, development and innovation processes, will be increased by 20%.

3.2. University Technology Development Zones activities will be increased by 20% in order to transform information and technology into social contribution through entrepreneurial activities.

3.3. University-industry-public collaborations will be increased by 20% with an understanding that makes entrepreneurship and innovation sustainable by transforming the outputs of high-level scientific research directed in line with our policies into economic value.

3.4. The number of patent, utility model and industrial design applications and registrations will be increased by 10%.

4. To contribute to the society by raising awareness on social responsibility and increasing service quality.

4.1. In line with the Social Contribution Policy, the number of activities that will contribute to the society will be increased by 5% by carrying out the activities in line with the local, regional and national development goals.

4.2. The number of inclusive practices for disadvantaged individuals will be increased by 10%.

4.3. Activities to periodically monitor the services carried out in line with the social contribution strategy and objectives and to improve the quality of health services offered to the society will be increased by at least 20%.

4.4. Physical activities will be increased by 10% within the framework of the principle of encouraging the dissemination of sports activities for a healthy life and providing opportunities for sports to reach all segments of the society.

4.5. Activities related to raising awareness on healthy environment will be increased by 10% in order to take measures to develop solutions to environmental problems, to offer suggestions and to raise awareness.

5. To increase institutionalization within the framework of national and international standards.

5.1. Activities to strengthen the sense of belonging among students and alumni will be increased by at least 20%.

5.2. Within the framework of the principle of effective and efficient use of resources, the budget for developing information technologies and physical infrastructure that will strengthen institutionalization will be increased by 10%.

5.3. Activities that aim to increase the contribution of academic and administrative staff to institutionalization will be increased by at least 15%.

5.4. The participation of internal and external stakeholders will be increased by 20% by ensuring the continuous monitoring, measurement and improvement of the quality assurance system processes in order to achieve the goals of our university in the fields of education, research, entrepreneurship, institutional capacity development and social contribution.

5.5. Under the constructive leadership of the management, with the support of competent administrative staff Institutional Data Management System will be developed in order to establish a managerial and administrative structure that assures the achievement of strategic objectives in quality and quantity; the realization rate of activities set forth in the internal control action plan will be increased by 20%.