Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) administration organized the year’s final meeting with members of the student working group who contributed to the development of educational processes. The session reviewed the activities carried out throughout the year, and the students were presented with appreciation certificates in recognition of their efforts.

Ondokuz Mayıs University Vice Rector for Education Prof. Dr. Alper Kesten and Education Coordinator and Rector’s Advisor Prof. Dr. Emine Şendurur met with the students serving under the Education Coordinatorship. During the closing meeting, work on system building, monitoring, and evaluation aligned with the university’s strategic goals was discussed, and the significant role of students as active stakeholders in this process was highlighted.

Students at the center of decision mechanisms

Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Alper Kesten stated that student opinions and labor constitute the most valuable input in the structuring of university quality standards and said, “While organizing our educational processes, your views and dedication strengthen the institutional capacity of OMU. I sincerely thank each of you for the commitment you have shown and the value you have added to the system.”

Education Coordinator Prof. Dr. Emine Şendurur emphasized that regular reporting and monthly meetings of working groups ensure sustainable coordination among academic units. Şendurur remarked, “Our collaborative production model supported by students enables a continuously learning and dynamically improving structure. Conducting this process with professional discipline gives us great confidence for the future of Ondokuz Mayıs University.”

Recognition presented to contributing students

At the end of the meeting, students who actively supported educational monitoring and improvement activities were awarded appreciation certificates. The program continued with collecting student feedback for future initiatives and concluded with a commemorative photograph.

Systematic follow-up and continuous improvement

The student working groups plan actions in line with the objectives of OMU’s strategic plan, implement these actions, and report outcomes to the Coordinatorship. Students work in cooperation with measurement and evaluation commissions within academic units and the Unit Education Commissions (BEKK), taking an active part in the improvement of educational outputs and institutional quality assurance.