The first meeting of the Coordination Board, established by the Community Contribution Coordination Office, which was founded to make Üsküdar University's vision of contributing to society more systematic and sustainable, has been held. During the meeting, where visible and measurable contribution models were discussed, cooperation models were also evaluated.
The meeting, held in the Main Campus Senate room, was chaired by Rector's Advisor, Group Coordinator Lecturer Serdar Karagöz, and moderated by Community Contribution Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Nebiye Yaşar. Academics from the Community Contribution Coordination Office also attended the meeting.
Cooperation models evaluated
During the meeting, the university's current structure, activity areas, and cooperation models were evaluated within the framework of social contribution indicators determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK).
Comprehensive presentations were made on contribution models, including volunteering, social responsibility, sustainable development, and civil society collaborations, in line with Üsküdar University's vision of 'For Science, Humanity, and Society'.
Visible and measurable contribution models discussed
At the meeting, comprehensive evaluations were made around topics such as social contribution performance indicators expected by YÖK and YÖKAK from higher education institutions, institutional monitoring systems, volunteering, and civil society collaborations. In line with the university's mission-driven approach focusing on 'Science of Goodness' and 'Humanitarian Values,' visible and measurable contribution models that enhance interaction with society and serve sustainable development goals were discussed.
Aim to establish a contribution systematic with the Community Contribution Coordination Office
Rector's Advisor, Group Coordinator Lecturer Serdar Karagöz emphasized that Social Contribution is not just an outward-looking activity but also a responsibility reflecting the university's conscience and spirit, stating that the university must resolutely move forward with all its faculties, units, and stakeholder institutions for a 'transforming university together' model.
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nebiye Yaşar: 'Social contribution is a form of stance that reveals the soul of our university'
Üsküdar University Community Contribution Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Nebiye Yaşar stated: 'We will manage both internal coordination and external stakeholder relations with academic ethics in areas such as volunteering, cooperation with civil society, being in the field during disaster periods, and developing projects with young people. In line with YÖKAK's expectations, measurability, student and academic participation, and sustainable collaborations will be fundamental building blocks for us. This coordination office has been established to multiply goodness together and for our university to support social development. Social contribution is a form of stance that reveals the soul of our university.'
Strategic topics discussed
During the meeting, where it was emphasized that social contribution must achieve a measurable, traceable, and sustainable institutional structure, many strategic topics were discussed, such as supporting projects that will increase the voluntary participation of students and academic staff, the university taking an active role during disaster and crisis periods, and strengthening scientific and social activities for public benefit.
Meetings to continue at regular intervals
At the end of the meeting, it was decided that the coordination process would be carried out transparently, data-driven, and participatively, with the aim of creating 'a university structure that produces together, leaves a mark together, and transforms together'. In line with the decisions taken at the meeting, it is aimed to continue the coordination board meetings at regular intervals and to strengthen the mission of producing community-oriented scientific impact at an institutional level.