Our Quality Policy

The university's policies regarding education, research and development, community contribution, management systems, human resources, and internationalization are determined as follows:

Education and Teaching Policy

To cultivate graduates who are adaptable to global changes, possess high levels of professional and ethical knowledge, skills, and competencies, and are preferred by employers.
To continuously improve educational processes through an approach based on stakeholder participation and student-centered learning-teaching, along with assessment and evaluation.
To ensure the adoption and sustainability of practices related to the alignment of the objectives and outcomes of educational programs with national and international standards within the institution.

The implementation and sustainability of these principles in formal, distance, and blended learning models are essential, with the understanding of education being accessible anytime, anywhere, and under any circumstances.

Research and Development Policy

To continuously improve the quality and quantity of research and development outputs.
To support interdisciplinary, innovation, and entrepreneurship-focused research that strengthens university-industry-public collaboration.
To ensure the dissemination, utilization, and commercialization of the results obtained from research and development activities.

Social Contribution Policy

To conduct research and produce projects in collaboration with stakeholders that contribute to the economic and social development of the community and the region.
To contribute to economic and social development by cultivating graduates with high levels of professional and ethical knowledge, skills, and competencies through a practice-oriented education approach.
To ensure the utilization of produced knowledge for the benefit of society.

Management Policy

To be a higher education institution focused on continuous improvement and stakeholder satisfaction.
To develop a sense of belonging through a participatory management approach, making quality an integral part of the institutional culture.
To adopt a fair, transparent, and accountable management approach aimed at fostering the identity of being a 'Kayseri University member.'
To be a sustainable higher education institution sensitive to social, environmental, and economic issues.

Human Resources Policy

To organize activities aimed at fostering a sense of institutional culture and belonging, and strengthening internal communication.
To create a managerial environment for personnel recruitment based on medium and long-term human resources planning and "person-job fit."
To develop appropriate training plans and models to support career planning by taking measures to ensure the continuous development of personnel.
To create promotion opportunities based on performance evaluation.
To establish ergonomically suitable working environments with occupational health and safety measures where personnel can feel secure.

Internationalization Policy

To enhance the university’s recognition on international platforms and become a regional attraction center, particularly in vocational and technical higher education.
To increase the number of bilateral agreements to promote international mobility.
To increase the number of international students and faculty members.
To increase the number of students and faculty members benefiting from international exchange programs.
To increase the number of internationally qualified publications, citations, and projects conducted in collaboration with international partners.
To enhance the capacity of academic staff to teach in foreign languages through various supports.
To increase the number of programs taught in foreign languages and the proportion of courses offered in foreign languages in the curricula.
To undertake efforts to establish international joint education programs.
To increase the number of departments and programs with international memberships and accreditations.
To hold informational and promotional meetings to encourage the international mobility of students and academic and administrative staff.

Information Security Policy

To ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System standard requirements.
To guarantee the confidentiality of all generated and/or used information, whether institutional, personal, or third-party, within the scope of our university's ISMS.
To meet the requirements set by Turkish laws, regulations, directives, and relevant legal frameworks, as well as obligations arising from international agreements, and to comply with information security requirements stemming from institutional responsibilities towards internal and external stakeholders.
To prevent the unauthorized use, alteration, disclosure, and damage of all information assets within the scope, whether intentional or accidental.
To ensure secure access to information assets for personnel, students, suppliers, and citizens.
To assess risks related to information assets and reduce identified risks to acceptable levels.
To regularly provide training to institutional staff and, when necessary, supplier employees to increase information security awareness and encourage contributions to the system's operation.
To report all actual or suspected information security incidents and take measures to prevent recurrence.
To ensure business continuity by maintaining constant access to information and ensuring the secure, efficient, accurate, and authorized use of information.
To provide the necessary resources for the implementation, maintenance, and improvement of the Information Security Management System.

Publication Date and Number: 01.10.2022 - POL/01 – 01.10.2022 Rev.0

Our Climate Change Policy

Kayseri University commits to fulfilling and declaring the following fundamental principles to reduce the effects causing climate change, ensure the continuity and sustainability of efforts, and minimize carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions while carrying out all our services and other activities for the preservation of global natural balance and for a more livable world.

Our university will conduct its activities based on scientific methods, taking into account environmental, sociological, economic, technological, and financial aspects, in collaboration with all stakeholders in the fight against climate change. Our university will carry out studies within the framework of policies and strategies, adaptation to climate change, and goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Strategies related to climate change will be prepared, a monitoring mechanism for all consumables will be established, and actions will be tracked.
Requirements arising from Turkish laws, regulations, circulars, and legal requirements determined by the job, as well as obligations arising from international agreements, will be fulfilled, requirements related to reducing climate change and carbon footprint arising from responsibilities towards internal and external stakeholders will be met, and compatible studies will be conducted accordingly.
Greenhouse gas emissions of all equipment and other devices used in providing university services will be monitored, and the import and use of substances depleting the ozone layer will be phased out gradually.
All units within our university will analyze climate change-related issues within the scope of ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems and integrate them into our business processes and procedures to ensure compliance with requirements.
Efforts will be made to reduce energy consumption and usage at our university.
Risk assessment will be conducted regarding climate change, and efforts will be made to reduce identified risks to acceptable levels.
Regular training sessions will be provided to institution employees, suppliers, and third-party stakeholders as necessary to increase awareness of climate change and encourage their contribution to the system's operation.
All activities contrary to matters related to preventing climate change or suspected of being so will be reported, and measures to prevent their recurrence will be taken.
Resources necessary for reducing the effects of climate change, taking necessary actions and measures, implementing, sustaining, and improving them will be provided in line with the philosophy of a more livable world.

Publication Date and Number: 01.04.2024 - POL.002 – 01.04.2024 Rev.0