Bahçeşehir University Stakeholder Engagement Policy
Stakeholders are a key component of the quality assurance system in higher education institutions. Stakeholders are institutions and individuals who interact with the curriculum, are effective in the results of the program, or are affected by the results.
Bahçeşehir University acts according to the principle of maintaining stakeholder relations efficiently by listing its internal and external stakeholders, identifying its strategic stakeholders and sharing them with the public as part of the quality assurance system.
In this sense, the purpose of the stakeholder participation policy and the functioning of the process are determined as follows:
The main purpose of Bahçeşehir University's stakeholder engagement policy is to "interact and cooperate with stakeholders within and outside the university in order to contribute to the realization of Bahçeşehir University's mission."
The Quality Commission serves as a bridge in ensuring stakeholder participation within Bahçeşehir University. The relevant commission carries out its work on stakeholder analysis in line with the strategic goals and policies of the institution and determining the methods to be used by the institution to ensure stakeholder participation in all processes.
In addition, the commission is responsible for communicating with stakeholders, informing them about the processes carried out in the institution, and taking their opinions and including them in the quality assurance system.
Process:
- Listing and prioritizing potential internal and external stakeholders,
- Defining the criteria by which stakeholders can evaluate the institution
- Determining the perspective of stakeholders about the institution,
- Determining what can be done in the institution for the satisfaction of each stakeholder,
- Identifying long-term issues that need to be carried out together with various stakeholders (individually or in groups)
The university has identified internal and external stakeholders as stated below.
- Graduates
- Students
- Faculty Members
- Administrative staff
- International and National Accreditation Bodies
- Legal Bodies
- Embassies,
- Collaborating Universities
- Industrial and Research Organizations
- Regional Institutes and Industries
- Non-governmental organizations
- Local and National Government
- The community around the university.
- Media
- International Institutions and Organizations
Impact/Importance Matrix is used to determine the nature of the work to be carried out with priority stakeholders.
The stakeholder interaction process works as follows:
As part of its policies and procedures, the university has appointed a stakeholder advisory board consisting of industry staff and other local stakeholders for each faculty.
Stakeholder advisory boards of Bahçeşehir University and its faculties can be accessed by clicking on the links below.
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/13048-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17296-iletisim-fakultesi-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/13048-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17397-hukuk-fakultesi-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/kadro/15884-sektorel-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17286-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/9650-bau-mudak-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17365-saglik-bilimleri-fakultesi-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17681-egitim-bilimleri-danisma-kurulu
https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17682-mimarlik-ve-tasarim-danisma-kurulu
- Monitoring participation and results:
Relationships with different stakeholders and related results are periodically monitored by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor of the University in order to establish the framework of continuous improvement strategies.
https://bau.edu.tr/haber/17501-bau-dis-paydas-anketi-tamamlandi
This policy was prepared in the 2021-2022 academic year.