Our Values, Policies & Strategies

OUR VALUES
Universality of Science
Academic Freedom
governance
Continuous Improvement
Corporate Transparency
Collaboration with Stakeholders

OUR POLICIES

Our Education-Training Policy:

• Adopting a competency-based innovative education model that will equip students with the competencies that a world citizen should have (such as being able to think critically and creatively, respecting human rights, having ethical principles and a sense of responsibility) and lifelong learning skills, as well as professional skills.
• To carry out practices to encourage successful students by constructing a student-oriented education model.
• To maintain the relationship between education-training programs and research-development activities by strengthening them in the direction of applied training.
• To carry out educational practices in order not to lose the heritage from our history in science and art studies.
• To continuously improve education and training processes with the participation of stakeholders, by strengthening national and international cooperation.

Our Research & Development Policy:

• To consider regional, national and international needs and priorities in research and development studies.
• To ensure the sustainability of the research process through research centers with leading research infrastructures in their fields as a requirement of universal science and technology.
• To increase participation in research by strengthening cooperation with external stakeholders (international, national, public institutions, etc.) in research and development studies.
• To ensure the use of resources and infrastructure in line with corporate goals by managing R&D studies in an integrated manner at the institutional level.

Our quality policy:

• To continue to be a pioneer with quality practices and approaches developed.
• To continuously improve services and activities by complying with the quality principles adopted by the institution.
• To measure the satisfaction of internal and external stakeholders and to make applications to increase satisfaction.

Our Service Buyers Satisfaction Policy:

• To monitor the feedback and complaints of the service users by securing them and to ensure that the complaints are resolved by dealing with them objectively.
• To increase the participation of current and potential customers in the processes by establishing transparent and effective communication mechanisms with those who benefit from the services.
• To ensure continuous improvement by measuring the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of processes and applications in order to realize the value propositions offered to service buyers.

Our Human Resources Policy:

• To apply multi-directional communication within the understanding of governance.
• To evaluate the performance and provide the necessary support in order to ensure personal development in line with the mission and vision of the institution by making the medium and long-term human resources planning of the institution.
• To make training plans and to realize training plans by considering the principle of equal opportunity in line with corporate objectives and individual development needs.
• Based on performance evaluation results in personal development, promotion, empowerment, appreciation and recognition practices.
• To provide a reliable and healthy work environment for all personnel with occupational health and safety practices.

Our Responsible University Policy:

• To develop social development, environmental and cultural awareness by raising individuals who are respectful to social values and the environment and have a high sense of responsibility.
• To carry out and support scientific studies aimed at the needs of the society and environmental health.
• To observe the principles of disadvantaged groups, reduction of inequalities, conscious consumption of natural resources in corporate practices and services.
• To take the sustainable green campus as a basis in corporate services and activities.

Our Corporate Communications Policy:

• To create communication environments that will allow the spread of the corporate culture by adopting the corporate values and identity of the employees.
• To develop policies to promote Sakarya University and the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations to the target audience, and to ensure the effective use of internet communication and social media tools.
• To support scientific, artistic and cultural activities at national and international level.
• To ensure continuity by improving communication with media organs. To give importance to social values in social activities.
• To share information with public institutions and organizations.

OUR STRATEGIES

S.1 - To graduate undergraduate and graduate students with the necessary competencies, who can transform the knowledge they have acquired through student-centered education programs that support lifelong learning, and develop successful students and educators in a way that will enable students to acquire 21st century skills, and to ensure that internationalization becomes widespread.

S.2 - To develop graduate education programs in a way that supports research and development by considering the needs and potentials of the country, and to encourage successful students to graduate education.

S.3 - To ensure that the knowledge and research potential of the university and the department are transformed into outputs aimed at solving the problems of the industry and society, and socio-economic and social benefits with high added value, through research and development activities integrated with national and international stakeholders and industry.

S.4 - To realize sensitive practices in the fields of education, health, social and environmental aspects, taking into account the principles of improving education, sanitary conditions, renewable energy, human-oriented social development, reducing inequalities, human development, responsible consumption and production, and protecting the environment.

S.5 - To ensure accountability, economic sustainability and service quality in public administration by strengthening the relations of the university and the department with internal and external stakeholders.