Bartın University Quality Commission was established following the publication and entry into force of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Regulation in the Official Gazette dated July 23, 2015.

The duties of the Bartın University Quality Commission are as follows:

a) In line with the University's policies, strategic plan, and objectives, and within the framework of the procedures and principles set by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK), to establish the University's internal and external quality assurance system in order to evaluate, monitor, and improve the quality of education and training, research and development, social contribution activities, and administrative services; to determine key performance indicators specific to the University; to perform program evaluations and submit the studies within this scope to the Senate,

b) To plan and carry out internal evaluation studies together with the Quality Coordination Office and affiliated sub-units, to submit the annual institutional internal evaluation report containing the results of institutional evaluation and improvement studies to the Senate, and to share the annual institutional internal evaluation report approved by the Senate with the public on the official website of the Institution in an easily accessible manner,

c) To create precautionary activities in the form of action plans through affiliated sub-units for the needs and criteria to be improved that emerge in the institutional internal evaluation report, to ensure the implementation of the plans, and to monitor and evaluate their results,

ç) To make the necessary preparations for the institutional external evaluation program and to inform internal and external stakeholders about the process,

d) To support the Council's work during the external evaluation process,

e) To support the quality management system activities of the academic and administrative units of the University through affiliated sub-units,

f) To encourage programs to participate in accreditation processes and to support these efforts through the Education and Training sub-unit,

g) To create the University's policy documents regarding quality, quality assurance, management system, education and training, research and development, social contribution, and other policy documents requested by the Higher Education Quality Council, and to evaluate the level of achievement regarding the commitments specified in these policy documents,

ğ) To carry out activities through affiliated sub-units, in cooperation with other units, that will ensure the dissemination of quality culture across the institution.

Bartın University Quality Coordination Office was established in August 2017 to plan and carry out studies regarding the internal and external quality assurance of education-training, research activities, and administrative services, accreditation processes of programs, and the duties, authorities, and responsibilities defined within this scope.

Bartın University Quality Coordination Office continues its efforts to support the duties of the Quality Commission and to ensure coordination between units.

The duties of the Bartın University Quality Coordination Office are as follows:

a) To provide support for carrying out the processes of establishing, operating, and improving the internal and external quality assurance system with the regular participation of internal and external stakeholders at the University in harmony and cooperation with the Commission,

b) To support the establishment of Unit Quality and Accreditation Commissions and the determination of their working principles,

c) To monitor the activities of Unit Quality and Accreditation Commissions,

ç) To ensure that information and awareness-raising activities (such as training sessions, meetings, workshop and seminar organizations, handbooks, brochure contents, etc.) targeting students, administrative staff, and academic staff for the dissemination of quality culture are carried out in coordination with the Commission and relevant units,

d) To determine the document management principles of the Institution and to ensure that the process is managed according to these principles,

e) To prepare documents for quality processes in the Institution in cooperation with relevant units,

f) To ensure the development of the quality assurance system by following quality standards,

g) To ensure coordination with sub-units during the planning process of improvement studies to be carried out based on the Institutional Internal Evaluation Report, external evaluation reports, strategic plan evaluation reports, and internal and external stakeholder opinions,

ğ) To provide support to relevant units to ensure the effective execution of strategic planning and institutional risk management processes,

h) To form the institutional internal evaluation team/teams,

ı) To organize evaluator trainings for evaluators who will or are likely to take part in internal evaluation studies,

i) To create the visit plan for the institutional internal evaluation team/teams,

j) To support the team/teams so that institutional internal evaluation studies can be implemented as planned,

k) To organize the draft Institutional Internal Evaluation Team Visit Reports prepared by the institutional internal evaluation team/teams and submit them for the approval of the Quality Commission,

l) To work in cooperation with sub-units during the planning process of improvement studies to be carried out in line with the Institutional Internal Evaluation Report, external evaluation reports, strategic plan evaluation reports, and internal and external stakeholder opinions,

m) To consolidate the reports coming from the sub-units and submit them to the Quality Commission.