Institutional Values
Mission of Sakarya University
To educate entrepreneurs who contribute to the commonly shared core values of humanity and to produce information, technology and service with universal appeal.
Vision of Sakarya University
To become a university that shapes the future of its stakeholders both in Turkey and in the world by means of its universally accepted information and technology produced.
Core Values
- To believe in the universal nature of science
- To promote academic freedom
- To maintain governance
- To prevail continous improvement
- To abide by ethical principles
Critical Success Factors
- Student Centeredness
- Academic Achievement
- Reformation and Creativity
- Empowering Information Technology
- Encouraging the Use and Sharing of the Information Produced
- Change Management
- Development and Motivation of the Staff
- Team Work and Governance
Our policies:
Our Education and Training Policy:
- To adopt a competency-based innovative education model that will equip the learner with professional skills as well as the competencies and lifelong learning skills required to be ready for the future.
- To provide the learner with the opportunity to learn in accordance with the requirements of the developing and changing age and to present this to all learners face-to-face, distance, mixed or hybrid ways.
- To maintain the relationship between undergraduate and graduate education programs and research and development activities by strengthening them through applied training and new models.
- To continuously improve education and training processes with the participation of students and other stakeholders, by strengthening national and international cooperation.
Our Research and Innovation Policy:
- To strengthen the research ecosystem that will enable researchers to turn their ideas about research and innovation into projects or scientific studies.
- To carry out research and innovation activities at the university in a coordinated manner in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and national priorities.
- To base multidisciplinary, international and national cooperation within the scope of research and innovation activities and to provide the necessary environment.
- To create a research climate in the university where researchers and strategic stakeholders are appreciated and encouraged, and an open science environment is created.
- To provide guidance, financial and intellectual property rights support in order to protect the sustainable research environment and conditions.
- To adopt a continuous improvement approach by periodically evaluating the research footprint of the university.
Our Social Contribution Policy:
- To institutionally manage social contribution activities at the university with defined processes.
- To maintain stakeholder-oriented, transparent and accountable governance in line with the university's responsibilities towards its stakeholders.
- To carry out programs to raise individuals with a high sense of responsibility in line with the development of the university ecosystem and society, to carry out scientific studies and support for the needs of the society and environmental health.
- To support sustainable communities by institutionally adopting the principles of human rights, employee rights and welfare, occupational health and safety, academic freedom and business ethics as a responsible university.
Our Sustainable University Policy:
- Taking Sustainable Development Goals as a basis in corporate practices and services by taking into account the ecological, economic and social dimensions of sustainability in an integrated manner.
- To adopt the conscious consumption of resources, waste management and energy efficiency in order to reduce the ecological impact of the university and to reflect it in corporate practices.
- Adopting the principles of gender equality, inclusiveness, reduction of inequalities, partnerships for strong institutions and purposes in corporate governance.
- Based on respect for the fundamental, social and economic rights of human beings; to make occupational health and safety principles, academic freedom and business ethics widespread institutionally.
Our Internationalization Policy:
- To manage and promote qualified internationalization practices and resources in an integrated manner in education, research and social contribution activities involving students and staff, who are the stakeholders of the university.
- To benefit from opportunities such as international partner programs, bilateral agreements, collaborations and exchange programs in accordance with the changing education and training paradigms.
- To strengthen corporate competence by utilizing the potential of international expertise.
- To monitor the performance in line with internationalization and to ensure its continuous development by evaluating it together with the stakeholders.
Our quality policy:
- To manage the quality at the university for the future institutionally and in line with international and national quality assurance systems.
- To evaluate quality and improve it through defined processes, by applying qualitative and quantitative methods in an integrated manner, with output and process-oriented measurements, in line with institutional development.
- To maintain quality improvement, continuous innovation and transformation with the voluntary participation of stakeholders, together with change agents working in quality teams, especially quality ambassadors.
- To adopt the quality culture, which is based on ensuring quality with a sense of responsibility towards the society and meeting stakeholder expectations in a balanced way, as a common culture in which all stakeholders, especially academics, researchers, employees and leaders, are observed.
Our Service Buyers Satisfaction Policy:
- To monitor the feedbacks and complaints of the service users by securing them and to deal with the complaints objectively and to ensure that they are resolved as soon as possible.
- To increase the participation and feedback of current and potential customers in the processes by establishing transparent and effective communication mechanisms with those who benefit from the services.
- To ensure continuous improvement within the scope of corporate quality management by measuring the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of processes, services and applications in order to realize the value propositions offered to service buyers.
Our Human Resources Policy:
- To approach human resources as a corporate value by planning the medium and long-term human resources needs in line with the mission and vision of the institution, to evaluate the performance in order to ensure personal development, to provide the necessary support and to offer development opportunities.
- To implement multi-faceted communication with all employee groups within the understanding of governance.
- To make and carry out training and development plans by considering the principles of equality of opportunity and inclusiveness in line with corporate objectives and individual development needs.
- Based on performance evaluation results in personal development, promotion, empowerment, appreciation and recognition practices.
- To provide a reliable and healthy work environment for all personnel with occupational health and safety practices.
Our Corporate Communications Policy:
- To create communication environments that will strengthen the corporate culture by adopting the corporate values and identity of the stakeholders.
- To develop policies for the promotion of Sakarya University to the target audience, to ensure the effective use of internet communication and social media tools.
- To support scientific, artistic and cultural activities at national and international level.
- To ensure continuity by improving communication with media organs.
- To carry out information sharing activities with public institutions and organizations and to support corporate transparency.
