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EMU Faculty of Communication Hosts 4th İLEDAK Education Workshop

Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) hosted the 4th Education Workshop with the Communication Training Evaluation and Accreditation Board (İLEDAK) at the Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Centre on Saturday, the 17th of March 2018. The workshop that took place between 10:00 – 18:00 was attended İLEDAK members and academicians of Turkish Cypriot universities.

Aysel Aziz

Speaking at the opening of the workshop Prof. Dr. Aysel Aziz stated “This is a very important day as this is the first time the five faculties in the TRNC have come together”.  Stating that İLEDAK is a non-governmental accreditation organization, Prof. Dr. Aziz noted that İLEDAK aims to increase the quality of education programs in communication and related fields. “Our mission is to train well-educated and qualified communication professionals that embrace and understand current and developing communication technologies with the ultimate goal of a society with heightened awareness. There were different institutions that evaluated disciplines other than communication. We started talking about why there wasn’t an institution for communication. In 2015, we met with Ankara University, İstanbul University and Adnan Menderes University representatives. We couldn’t have done it without the support of their communication faculties. Therefore our accreditation process got underway.  We submitted our application to the Council of Higher Education on the 14th of February 2017. The process was prolonged because of the structuring of the ‘higher education quality council’ however we became registered after a year.” Prof. Dr. Aziz went on to indicate that they will initially be providing accreditation for undergraduate programs but that they will be carrying out work regarding associate degree and postgraduate programs as well.

Aysel Aziz

At the end of the workshop, İLEDAK Certificates of Participation were delivered by Communication Research Association (ILAD) President Prof. Dr. Aysel Aziz.