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Council of Higher Education (YÖK) evaluated universities: IGU is in the top 3 in 6 categories!

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Council of Higher Education (YÖK) evaluated universities: IGU is in the top 3 in 6 categories!


The "University Monitoring and Evaluation General Report-2023" prepared by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) was published. Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), which stands out in 6 fields, took its place at the top with its studies in the field of water saving and renewable energy in the "Sustainability" category, which is one of the evaluations made by the Council of Higher Education for the first time this year; it maintained its 1st place as the university with the most accredited undergraduate programs.


The "University Monitoring and Evaluation General Report-2023", in which the Council of Higher Education evaluated 208 universities in Turkey according to 74 different indicators, was published. Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), which stands out with its studies in the field of sustainability and was recently ranked 14th in the list of Turkish foundation universities in the GreenMetric 2023 list, ranked 1st in the university category where the use of renewable energy resources and water conservation investment are the highest; IGU, which has taken firm steps towards internationalization, has maintained its 1st place as the university with the most accredited undergraduate programs among both state and foundation universities.

IGU, which progressed with the vision of "Research University" and applied for the most patents in Turkey according to 2022 data, achieved significant success in the category of "Applied patent, useful model or design" as the 2nd, in the category of "Number of publications cited in the highest 10%" as the 3rd and in the category.

"The future of the world and humanity is possible with the support given to sustainability studies"

The Council of Higher Education stated that there was a significant increase in the number of both doctoral graduates and students preparing projects in universities compared to previous years and the influence of Turkish universities in the world increased according to scientific publications. Universities were examined for the first time this year under the heading of "Sustainability" in terms of whether they used natural resources consciously. Stating that they are proud of the success achieved by standing out among both state and foundation universities, IGU Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Şahin: "The future of the world and humanity is possible with the support given to sustainability studies. We proceed with a universal sense of responsibility with the incentives of Chairman of the Council of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar to give more importance to sustainability on university campuses with the needs of the changing world. In line with our strategic goals, we actively implement projects that provide added value in the fields of more effective execution of the waste management system, our interactive activities in the fields of rain harvesting, transportation, education, research, and university-industry cooperation, science, technology, and employment. I fully believe that we will proceed with responsible production and consumption awareness and further increase our achievements in the coming periods.''
 
 


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