17.08.2022 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, in his speech at the TOBB Higher Education Council Consultation Meeting, stated that universities are Turkey's gateway to the world in education, noting that many students abroad put institutions in Turkey first in their preferences.
Speaking at the opening
of the meeting held at TOBB Twin Towers with the participation of Higher
Education Council (YÖK) President Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar and representatives of
foundation universities, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that YÖK will
share information about its projects for the 2022-2023 academic year just
before the university registration period.
Hisarcıklıoğlu said
that in previous meetings with the Council of Higher Education, they demanded
that the quotas be arranged in line with the needs of the country, and
continued:
“Our president resolved
these issues in a short time. The removal of the minimum point barriers also
had a positive effect on the quotas. This year, the occupancy rate in our
universities has reached 99 percent. 850,000 candidates were placed in
universities. Behind this important success lies the evaluation of needs and
planning with the right vision. The contribution of our YÖK President here is
very great.”
Stating that the
shaping of higher education in a delicate balance, with short, medium and
long-term plans with the opinions of all parties from students to academicians,
investors and managers, is of great importance in terms of the correct
grounding of the future, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “2022 has been and continues to
be a difficult year for us. At this point, I would like to state that the
higher education sector needs support and close attention more than ever.”
- YÖK President Özvar
In his speech, the
President of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar,
stated that it would be beneficial for foundation universities to make a
discount campaign in order to prevent the hesitations caused by fees from
adversely affecting the number of enrolled students.
Emphasizing that Turkey
has experienced very radical changes and transformations in the field of higher
education, Özvar stated that expansion and growth came at the beginning of
these transformations.
- “Extra discount campaign will be useful”
Özvar stated that they
received discount requests from parents regarding the fees announced by the
foundation higher education institutions for this year, and said, “Even if your
students prefer your universities within the framework of the conditions in the
Higher Education Programs and Quotas Guide, it will be useful for you to make
an extra discount campaign in order to prevent the hesitations that may arise
due to the fees during the registration phase from adversely affecting the
number of registered students.”
- Statement at the end
of the meeting
At the end of the
meeting, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu read the joint statement. The
text read by Hisarcıklıoğlu is as follows: “On 17.08.2022, the President of the
Higher Education Institution and the TOBB Higher Education Council met at the
TOBB Presidency and a consultative meeting was held on the important issues of
our higher education life.
As a result of the
meeting, taking into account the extraordinary occupancy / placement rates of
the quotas this year, it was decided that our foundation universities would
support our students who want to register for tuition fees to the extent of
their possibilities.
At the meeting, it was
decided that the housing needs of the students who will register will be
evaluated by our foundation universities to the extent of the possibilities and
efforts will be made for a solution. It is respectfully announced to the
public.”