Bahçeşehir University Quality Policy

Bahçeşehir University acts in line with its vision of becoming “a leading university with strong international recognition, focused on excellence in education, research, and societal contribution,” and its mission of “being a distinguished global university that produces, preserves, and disseminates knowledge to improve the quality of life for humanity, educates global individuals through contemporary educational models, and contributes to society at both local and global levels through developed collaborations.”

Within the scope of its quality policy, Bahçeşehir University is committed to conducting all its activities in the areas of governance, education, research and development, internationalization, and societal contribution through a sustainable quality management system based on stakeholder participation. It ensures continuous planning, monitoring, evaluation, and improvement processes within a quality assurance framework, thereby contributing to both individual and societal development.

In line with its mission and vision, and with a focus on continuous improvement, Bahçeşehir University aims to:

• Governance: Implement a transparent and effective management model by adopting a data-driven, participatory, and continuous improvement approach.
• Education and Teaching: Enhance students’ knowledge, skills, and competencies through innovative, student-centered programs aligned with national and international accreditation standards.
• Research and Development: Promote scientific production and dissemination through systems aligned with accreditation standards, and offer sustainable, ethical, and creative solutions that prioritize societal benefit.
• Internationalization: Strengthen global education and research collaborations, exchange programs, and alignment with international standards to enhance individual, institutional, and national competitiveness.
• Societal Contribution: Develop educational programs, projects, and stakeholder collaborations that contribute to society, guided by sustainability and social responsibility, and uphold the role of a responsible institutional citizen.

Principles of the Quality Policy

Bahçeşehir University adopts the following principles:

• Continuously improving the quality of governance, education, research, internationalization, and societal contribution processes to deliver increasing value to internal and external stakeholders.
• Establishing a reliable governance model based on transparency and accountability, while supporting a strong quality culture.
• Ensuring active stakeholder participation in decision-making processes to enhance inclusivity.
• Promoting a communication culture based on justice, respect, courtesy, and integrity.
• Maintaining sustainable development by operating quality cycles aligned with national and international accreditation standards.
• Supporting continuous improvement through strategic planning, performance indicators, and data-driven policy implementation.
• Sustaining an efficient, integrated, and coordinated quality management system.
• Supporting the continuous development of academic and administrative staff to ensure sustainability.
• Designing, monitoring, and maintaining educational programs in line with national and international quality standards.
• Supporting participatory and student-centered practices that enhance the learning experience.
• Encouraging the production, preservation, and dissemination of value-creating knowledge through research and development processes with stakeholder involvement.
• Strengthening international collaborations in education, research, and societal impact to enhance competitiveness and continuous improvement.
• Developing projects that increase societal benefit with a focus on sustainable development and social responsibility.