Boards and Committees

Committees

Quality and Accreditation Committee

Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Süleyman AÇIKALIN

Committee Members
Prof. Dr. Cem KOÇAK
Prof. Dr. Serdar VARLIK
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diren ÇAKMAK
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak SERTKAYA
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa BİLGİN
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem DÜNDAR

Duties of the Committee
To fulfill the requirements of the quality management system, request, initiate, and monitor corrective and preventive actions, and ensure that accreditation documents are kept up to date.

Exemption and Course Equivalency Committee

Committee Chair
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa BİLGİN

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa NAL
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To review and evaluate exemption and course equivalency requests and submit decisions to the Head of Department.

Education and Curriculum Committee

Committee Chair
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak SERTKAYA

Committee Members
Prof. Dr. Süleyman AÇIKALIN
Prof. Dr. Serdar VARLIK
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL
Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa NAL
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA

Duties of the Committee
To review and provide opinions on proposals for adding, merging, modifying, or closing courses within the departmental curriculum (including changes in course name, code, content, or credits). To improve and update course content, determine the semesters in which courses are offered, and ensure coordination with related courses offered by other departments.

Measurement and Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Serdar VARLIK

Committee Members
Prof. Dr. Süleyman AÇIKALIN
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem DÜNDAR
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA

Duties of the Committee
To prepare, conduct, and report continuous improvement surveys related to the Department’s Program Educational Objectives, Program Learning Outcomes, and Program-Specific Criteria.

Horizontal and Vertical Transfer Committee

Committee Chair
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak SERTKAYA

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa NAL
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To review and evaluate applications for horizontal and vertical transfers to the Department of Economics within the framework of the “Hitit University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination Regulations.”

Double Major and Minor Programs Committee

Committee Chair
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diren ÇAKMAK

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To assist in planning the courses to be taken by students within Double Major and Minor Programs, ensure that the programs are conducted in accordance with their objectives, and carry out promotional activities related to these programs.

Erasmus and Student Exchange Committee

Committee Chair
Lect. Dr. Merve ÖZBAĞ KEÇECİ

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To announce Erasmus and other student exchange program opportunities within the department, assist students in selecting universities and courses, coordinate with the Rectorate, Erasmus Institutional Coordinator, and Erasmus Unit Representatives, manage the selection process of students, and maintain communication with partner universities abroad related to the Department of Economics at Hitit University.

Undergraduate and Graduate Course Schedule Committee

Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Süleyman AÇIKALIN

Committee Members
Prof. Dr. Serdar VARLIK
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To prepare the course schedules for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs of the Department of Economics for fall and spring semesters.

Undergraduate and Graduate Examination Schedule Committee

Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Süleyman AÇIKALIN

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa NAL
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To prepare the examination schedules for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs of the Department of Economics for fall and spring semesters.

Graduate Student Application and Interview Evaluation Committee

Committee Chair
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem DÜNDAR

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa NAL
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To review application documents of students applying to the Department of Economics graduate programs in fall and spring semesters and to forward Ph.D. interview documents to the relevant interview committee.

Hitit Action Plan Committee

Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Cem KOÇAK

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa NAL
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To plan the Department’s annual action plans within the scope of the Hitit Action Plan, define target-year actions in the HEP system, and enter realized actions into the system quarterly.

Website and Communication Committee

Committee Chair
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa BİLGİN

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To prepare and publish news, announcements, and notices on the departmental website; to promote events organized by faculty members and students; and to maintain and update the content of the department’s web page.

Summer School Committee

Committee Chair
Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem DÜNDAR

Committee Members
Res. Asst. Dr. Mehmet ÖBEKCAN
Res. Asst. Fatih KAYA
Res. Asst. Dr. Muhammed Hasan YÜCEL

Duties of the Committee
To review the eligibility of student applications for taking courses during the summer school term.

Academic Incentive Application Committee

Committee Chair
Prof. Dr. Serdar VARLIK

Committee Members
Prof. Dr. Süleyman AÇIKALIN
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak SERTKAYA

Duties of the Committee
To review academic incentive application files prepared by the faculty members of the department in accordance with the “Academic Incentive Allowance Regulation” and to resolve issues that may arise in the documentation and classification of academic incentive activities.