Graduate School of Health Sciences Institutional

1. About Us

Our Institute was established in 2011 and first admitted students to the master’s programs in Hospital Management and Neuroscience in the 2012–2013 academic year. This was followed by the launch of the master’s programs in Nursing, Occupational Health and Safety, and Social Work in the 2013–2014 academic year. Our first doctoral program was opened by the Department of Nursing.

At our Institute, courses are conducted through both theoretical and practical instruction. The course completion and credit system within the curricula prepared by the departments is structured based on student workload, in accordance with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), and is designed to ensure the acquisition of program-specific knowledge, skills, and competencies.

In thesis-based Master’s and Doctoral programs, the most critical stage is the thesis study, during which students are expected to demonstrate their abilities independently and effectively. As this stage is considered a key indicator of educational quality, one of the primary objectives of our Institute is to increase the publication and citation rates of theses conducted at the Institute in journals indexed in international databases.

With its distinguished academic staff, the Institute of Health Sciences aims to utilize the University’s experience and expertise in the fields of behavioral and health sciences to educate competent specialists and scientists who contribute to universal science and are recognized, creative, and preferred at both national and international levels.

And the following doctoral programs are offered under our Institute.

1. PhD Program in Speech and Language Disorders Therapy
2. PhD Program in Nursing
3. PhD Program in Molecular Neuroscience
4. PhD Program in Neuroscience
5. PhD Program in Health Management
6. PhD Program in Occupational Health and Safety
7. PhD Program in Clinical Anatomy
8. PhD Program in Physiology
9. PhD Program in Perfusion
10. PhD Program in Medical Genetics

Courses at the Institute of Health Sciences are conducted through both theoretical and practical instruction. As of the 2025–2026 Academic Year, our university has 1,495 active students. In addition to their core disciplinary courses, students may, when necessary, take courses offered by programs affiliated with the Institute of Health Sciences as well as programs of other institutes. The classrooms are technologically well equipped, and students have access to all necessary information resources for their coursework and thesis studies through the University Library, both on-site and online.

2. Administrative Structure and Operation of the Institute of Health Sciences

Graduate education at the Institute of Health Sciences is carried out in accordance with the objectives and principles of Higher Education Law No. 2547, within the framework of the Regulation on the Organization and Operation of Graduate Education Institutes and the Regulation on Graduate Education. In this context, graduate education is governed by the Üsküdar University Regulation on Graduate Education and Examinations, which was prepared in compliance with the aforementioned regulations and published in the Official Gazette dated 08.01.2014 and numbered 28876.

3. Institute Administration

4. Institute Board

5. Institute Executive Board

6. Heads of the Departments

7. Boards, Coordinatorships, and Commissions Operating in Coordination with the Administration

8. Internal Stakeholders of the Institute of Health Sciences

• Graduate Students
• Academic Staff
• Administrative Staff

9. External Stakeholders of the Institute of Health Sciences

• Graduate Alumni
• NP İstanbul Brain Hospital
• Ministry of Health; Ministry of Youth and Sports; Ministry of Industry and Technology
• Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency
• Turkish Medical Association
• TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye)
• ATABAY
• TÜSEB (Turkish Health Institutes Presidency)
• Patients and Patients’ Relatives
• Eskişehir Osmangazi University; Ege University

10. Advisory Board of the Institute of Health Sciences

11. Number of Applications Submitted to the Solution Center

12. Course Satisfaction Rates by Year

13. Annual Student Numbers by Program

14. Number of Horizontal Transfers by Year     

SWOT Analysis of the Graduate School of Health Sciences

The Strategic Plan prepared for the period 2024-2028 of the Institute of Health Sciences aims to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Institute and to determine the strategies necessary to ensure the continuity of institutional development with the evaluations made. For this purpose, auditable strategies are determined to guide the improvement of quality in its activities.

OUR STRENGTHS

Our university is a medium-sized thematic university in the field of Behavioral Sciences and Health. With 15 master's and 10 doctoral programs within our institute, it offers education and training opportunities in engineering and health sciences such as health, neuroscience, health management in a strong interdisciplinary interaction and cooperation.

Our university is the first university in Turkey to be selected as a center of excellence by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). TWAS is an organization established by UNESCO to enable developing countries to reach an advanced level in terms of science. For this purpose, institutions and organizations with advanced infrastructure selected by them are designated as “centers of excellence” and young and bright minds of developing countries are selected and trained in centers of excellence.

• The classrooms of our institute are equipped with high quality teaching tools (computers, projectors and smart boards) and our faculty members are familiar with these technologies and use them effectively.
• Our institute has a competent and experienced academic staff.
• Continuous counseling services are provided to our students and our students can easily access academicians.
• Communication between academic staff, administrative staff and students is strong.
• The level of preference of our graduate education programs is high.
• We have sufficient student resources for the opened programs.
• Our institute provides education in different and various disciplines. Revisions are made in order to improve the education/training activities carried out in our institute and the continuity of the activities is ensured with the controls made.
• Our institute has a project, research and publication-oriented education and training process. With the existence of BrainPark Technology Transfer Office and Scientific Research Projects units, academic studies are encouraged and supported.
• Our students are provided with financial resources by BAP while conducting their thesis studies.
• The fact that the databases to which the university library is a member provide access to a large number of scientific researches provides a great advantage in academic researches and studies.
• Through the surveys we apply to our internal stakeholders and external stakeholders, opinions and suggestions are received for each stage of the Institute's functioning and improvements are made in line with the feedback.
• We have a Graduate Information System that maintains the strong communication of our graduate students with our university.
• According to the results of Self-Assessment, student and academic-administrative staff satisfaction results are 3.5 out of 4.

WEAKNESSES

• Strengthening cooperation with our Internal and External Stakeholders,
• Strengthening the participation of our graduate students in the alumni information system platform,
• Strengthening international projects and cooperation,
• Strengthening the participation of foreign faculty and students in international exchange programs,
• Strengthening the number of publications, projects and patents produced from graduate theses,
• Establishing a project/patent target while preparing proposals for the thesis topic in graduate programs,
• Strengthening the number of projects involving our graduate students in cooperation with external sources (such as TUBITAK, EU funds),
• Strengthening the number of studies that produce added value and have the potential to produce products.

OPPORTUNITIES

• Increasing the diversity of the programs in our institute and the number of student applications,
• Sufficient number of laboratories in our university to contribute to professional development,
• Our university and institute being one of the prestigious universities of Istanbul and increasing prestige thanks to the quality of education and training and its spatial location,
• To ensure the effective use of trained academic and technical manpower in national resources with the demands of international students to apply to our university at the graduate level and graduate programs to be opened in English,
• Gaining importance of quality culture is among our opportunities.

THREATS

• The increasing number and quotas of other foundation universities in our country,
• The hesitancy of the trained manpower regarding the process and continuity of academic development,
• Not being pro-active in the accreditation process and not starting the process with the right timing,
• The problems of graduates finding a job affect students' motivation.

REMEDIATION MEASURES

• Implementing practices that will contribute to the publication processes of students in all graduate programs within our institute,
• Providing project and article writing trainings for our graduate students,
• In order to increase the quality of education and training, to increase the number of teaching staff by improving the course loads of faculty members,
• Controlling the planning and implementation of plans and practices to increase the competencies and research performance of academic staff,
• Ensuring more participation of foreign students in the process,
• Increasing promotional activities that encourage participation in international exchange programs in academic units,
• Strengthening cooperation and contact with external stakeholders,
• Ensuring more active participation of our graduate students in the alumni information system platform,
• While international student mobility is ensured, students and faculty members are encouraged to take part in more joint projects,
• Ensuring that the quality of graduate education is further enhanced through university and industry cooperation,
• Guiding students in the Scientific Research Methods and Ethics course by emphasizing projects and patents in the preparation of thesis topics,
• Increasing the number of studies that take into account priorities such as widespread impact, added value to society and science, and contribution to the national economy in academic studies should be ensured.