The Department Board of Eastern Languages and Literatures at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences held an online meeting on 19 October 2026, chaired by Prof. Dr. Sait Okumuş, Acting Head of the Department. Academic staff members attended the meeting to discuss key issues concerning the department’s academic operations and quality assurance processes.
During the meeting, student surveys were evaluated, and potential measures to address student feedback were discussed. The implementation of courses, examination procedures, and exam security were also reviewed.
The board further discussed updating course syllabi in accordance with the Turkish Higher Education Qualifications Framework and programme learning outcomes, reflecting these updates in the Bologna Student Information System, and improving the system’s content.
As part of the department’s quality assurance and accreditation efforts, the FEDEK accreditation process and the Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (KİDR) were also addressed. In addition, the allocation of courses within the Arabic Translation and Interpreting Department among the relevant academic staff members was discussed.
The meeting continued with the exchange of academic staff members’ opinions, suggestions, and evaluations.
