TOROS UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
WORKING PROCEDURES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE QUALITY COMMISSION
FIRST PART
Purpose, Scope, Basis and Definitions
Aim
ARTICLE 1 - (1) The purpose of these Principles; To carry out all kinds of studies to evaluate the education, training and research activities and administrative services of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, to improve the quality and to approve the quality level, and to regulate the practices, procedures and principles related to this.
Scope
ARTICLE 2 - (1) These Principles cover the provisions regarding the duties, powers and responsibilities of the Quality Commission of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences of Toros University and the academic and administrative units in line with the purpose specified in Article 1 of these Principles.
Rest
ARTICLE 3 - (1) These Procedures and Principles are in accordance with the Higher Education Quality Assurance Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated July 23, 2015 and numbered 29423, the Working Procedures and Principles of the Higher Education Quality Board prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board and the Working Procedures and Principles of the Toros University Quality Commission. prepared on the basis of
Definitions
ARTICLE 4 - (1) In these principles;
1. a) Academic Units: Departments of the faculty,
2. b) Unit Quality Representative: The representative determined by the Faculty Administrative Board,
3. c) External Evaluation: Evaluation of the quality of education, training, research activities and administrative services of the faculty by independent external evaluators,
ç) Faculty: Toros University Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences,
1. d) Faculty Board: Toros University Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences Faculty Board,
2. e) Faculty Administrative Board: Toros University Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences Faculty Administrative Board,
3. f) Internal Evaluation: Evaluation of the quality of education, training, research activities and administrative services of the faculty and institutional quality improvement studies,
4. g) University: Toros University,
ğ) University Quality Commission: The commission responsible for the organization and execution of quality assessment and assurance studies and accreditation studies established within Toros University,
1. h) Higher Education Quality Board: It refers to the Board, which was established with the Higher Education Quality Assurance Regulation and is responsible for the organization and execution of quality assessment and assurance studies and accreditation studies in higher education institutions.
SECOND PART
Composition, Working Principles and Duties of the Faculty Quality Commission
Establishment and term of office of the Faculty Quality Commission
ARTICLE 5 - (1) The Faculty Quality Commission consists of a chairperson from among the faculty members, determined by the Faculty Administrative Board, and at least one faculty member from each department, one student from the Faculty, and the Faculty Secretary.
(2) The term of office of the members is two years. During this period, a new member is determined in the same way to replace the member whose duty has expired. The member whose term of office expires can be re-elected.
Working Principles of the Faculty Quality Commission
ARTICLE 6 – (1) Faculty Quality Commission works in accordance with the principles stated below.
1. a) The Faculty Quality Commission meets at least twice a year, on dates to be determined by the President, upon the call of the President.
2. b) The meeting agenda, date and place are determined by the Chairman and announced to the members.
3. c) The Faculty Quality Commission convenes with the absolute majority of the total number of members and takes decisions with the absolute majority of the attendees. In case the votes are equal, the decision is deemed to have been taken in line with the vote of the Chairman of the Commission.
Duties of the Faculty Quality Commission
ARTICLE 7 - (1) The duties of the Faculty Quality Commission are as follows:
1. a) In line with the procedures and principles to be determined by the University Quality Commission, in accordance with the strategic plan and objectives of the University and the Faculty, to ensure that the activities to be carried out in the process of evaluating and improving the quality of education and research activities and administrative services,
2. b) The University, every year, periodically, in January of the following year, taking into account the annual internal or external evaluation report, the results of the internal periodic review, the annual report of the University Quality Commission and the relevant decisions of the higher boards, in the next calendar year. It prepares the Final Performance Program for that year by adhering to the strategic plan, creates and executes the improvement action plans accordingly.
c) To determine the success indicators of the faculty activities and to carry out the studies to be carried out in this context in line with the procedures and principles determined by the Higher Education Quality Board and to inform the Dean's Office to submit these studies to the approval of the Faculty Board,
ç) To determine the quality targets of the faculty,
1. d) To ensure that the understanding of quality is adopted by all employees,
2. e) To prepare the Faculty Internal Evaluation and Report,
3. f) To make the necessary preparations for the certification studies to be carried out by independent institutions related to the Quality Management System in the Faculty,
4. g) Announcing the decisions of the Faculty Quality Commission to the relevant sub-units of the Faculty, contributing to the practices of the sub-units and monitoring the results,
ğ) In the implementation of quality management processes; To contribute to the creation of a corporate culture based on participation, using faculty resources more effectively and efficiently, improving processes and providing quality service,
1. h) To submit the annual report to the Dean's Office to be submitted to the University Quality Commission until the end of December.
ı) To organize and carry out quality assessment and assurance studies and accreditation studies established within the Faculty,
1. i) To prepare improvement action plans in order to improve the areas open to improvement as a result of the internal or external evaluation, to determine which improvements should be completed in this plan, under whose responsibility, when and in what period of time, and by obtaining the approval of the Dean's Office, to prepare the improvement action plan in cooperation with the relevant units. to execute,
2. j) Organize periodic review meetings and report the evaluation results to the Dean's Office for submission to the Faculty Board,
3. k) To inform the Dean's Office so that the results of the internal and external evaluations made in the Faculty are announced to the public.
CHAPTER FOUR
Miscellaneous and Final Provisions
Force
ARTICLE 20 - (1) These Principles enter into force on the date they are approved by the Faculty Board. (Approved by the Faculty Board's decision dated 26.06.2019 and numbered 06/14.)
Executive
ARTICLE 21 - (1) The provisions of these Principles are executed by the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Toros University.
Last updated: 26 October 2026