Evaluation Meeting Held with Research Assistants/Lecturers Within the Scope of Human Resource Development Planning

Within the scope of academic staff planning activities at our university, a meeting titled “Meeting with Research Assistants within the Framework of Academic Staff Planning” was held on December 26, 2025, at the Rectorate Meeting Hall. The minutes of the meeting are presented in the annex. During the evaluations conducted at the meeting, issues related to research assistants’ postgraduate education status, doctoral processes, and academic development were discussed.

Within this framework, the importance of fulfilling the publication requirements during the doctoral process as soon as possible was emphasized in terms of academic progress and institutional objectives. In addition, it was stated that foreign language proficiency is critical for publishing internationally, developing scientific collaborations, and increasing academic visibility. Improving the performance of research assistants within the scope of scientific research projects (BAP and other national/international projects) was considered important for strengthening academic research capacity. The meeting also emphasized the need to increase national and international scientific collaborations and to encourage participation in congresses, symposiums, workshops, and similar scientific events.

Furthermore, the contributions of developing social responsibility projects to the university’s mission of social contribution were evaluated. It was stated that the effective and timely fulfillment of research assistants’ institutional and administrative responsibilities is of importance in terms of institutional functioning and quality assurance processes. Within the scope of professional and personal development, gaining competencies in current technological fields such as digitalization, virtual worlds, big data, and artificial intelligence was assessed as a factor that would enhance academic productivity and competitiveness.

The meeting also emphasized that compliance with ethical principles in academic activities and institutional processes is a fundamental element for scientific reliability and institutional reputation.