Accreditation of Engineering Accreditation of Engineering Programs in Turkey: Programs in Turkey: MÜDEK Initiative MÜDEK Initiative ABET Campus Visit ABET Campus Visit October October 1 14 -1 -15 , 2004 , 2004 Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey Ankara, Turkey
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Accreditation of Engineering Accreditation of Engineering Programs in Turkey: Programs in Turkey:
• 1994: 2 eng. programs from METU applied to ABET and obtained “Substantial Equivalency” status
• 1994-2003: 41 engineering programs from 4 universities (METU, Bilkent, Boğaziçi Univ., ITU) obtained or in the process of evalution for “Substantial Equivalency” from ABET
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ABET
EvaluationTURKEY + KKTC
Total (2003)
Universities 4 70
Engineering Faculties
11 87
Program types 20 48
No. of programs 41 506
ABET Evaluation vs Potential NeedABET Evaluation vs Potential Need
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• Jan 2001: Engineering Deans Council (Mühendislik Dekanları Konseyi-MDK) established
o Deans of engineering faculties in state & private universities in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC).
o 87 members as of 2003
• Jan 2002: Engineering Deans Council (MDK) decision for establishing National Accreditation System for Engineering Education
• May 2002: Engineering Evaluation Board (Mühendislik Değerlendirme Kurulu-MÜDEK) formed by MDK
STAGE 2: National System for Accreditation STAGE 2: National System for Accreditation of Engineering Programsof Engineering Programs
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MÜDEK
An Initiative for Accreditation of
Engineering Programs in Turkey
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MÜDEK MÜDEK Training EventsTraining Events
• Evaluator Training Workshop (ABET-ASME), January 2003• Evaluator Training Workshop, September 2003• Training Workshop for Deans and Dept. Chairs, January 2004• Evaluator Training Workshop, September 2004
• A total of 38 trained evaluators from 14 engineering disciplineso 16 from ITUo 13 from METUo 2 from BUo 3 from Bilkent Univ.o 1 from Sabancı Univ.o 1 from Marmara Univ.o 2 from industry
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First Impressions & Way Ahead
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First ImpressionsFirst Impressions
• MÜDEK evaluation process is viewed as a vehicle for genuinely increasing quality of engineering education
• Self Study Report (process) acts as an important tool for o continuous quality improvement in engineering programso motivating constituencies
• External evaluation results are considered aso constructive feedback for quality improvement o leverage for resource allocations needed for these
improvements
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What is Next?What is Next?
• MÜDEK needs to be institutionalized (association)
• MÜDEK needs to be recognized as the national accreditation body for engineering programs (by governmental authorities)
• MÜDEK has to seek international recognition (e.g., Washington accord)
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