CoHE President Özvar Meets Regional University Rectors in Hatay and Joins Students for Iftar and Suhoor
- President of the Council of Higher Education Özvar spoke in Hatay: - “We cannot afford to neglect any of our children; we must take care of them.” - “Under the leadership of our President, the...
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Turkish Woman Doctor Performs Life-Saving Liver Transplant for Three-Year-Old Nuryiğit
- Dr. Neslihan Çelik: “Nuryiğit’s recovery was also a miracle for us, as he was a child who had not been given a chance for treatment at other centers.” - Father and donor Keneşbekov: “We found in...
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Council of Higher Education Introduces New Measures for Doctoral Students and Graduate Students Who Are Mothers
- Doctoral candidates admitted to programs in priority fields needed by Türkiye will be appointed to research assistant positions - Graduate students who give birth will be granted an additional tw...
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263rd Interuniversity Board Meeting Held at Council of Higher Education
Council of Higher Education President Özvar: “We will take concrete steps to train faculty members for information technology–based programs.” “We will administer a centralized exam and offer gr...
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Council of Higher Education and AFAD Sign Disaster Preparedness Protocol
- Council of Higher Education President Özvar: “We aim to establish the concept of ‘disaster-ready universities’.” - “We will encourage the establishment of ‘Disaster Risk Management Coordination U...
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University Hospitals Rank Among World’s Best Hospitals
Many university hospitals succeeded in entering the “World’s Best Hospitals 2026” list published by Newsweek and Statista March 3, 2026 A total of 35 healthcare institutions from Türkiye we...
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Council of Higher Education Introduces New Rules on Equivalence and Transfers
- Students enrolled in programs abroad that do not require attendance will not be able to transfer to in-person programs in Türkiye - Applicants transferring from abroad will be required to prove t...
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New Career Opportunity in “Blue Homeland”: Faculty of Maritime Opens Its Doors to Public
February 27, 2026 Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University will extend its maritime training beyond academic boundaries and make them available to all citizens, in line with the Council of Higher Educ...
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Global Finance and Economics Media Giant Nikkei Focuses on Turkish Higher Education in New Analysis
February 23, 2026 Nikkei, the Japan-based global financial and economic media organization, has placed Turkish higher education at the center of its latest analysis. In the article publishe...
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Science Communication Office Marks Its First Anniversary
February 18, 2026 The Science Communication Office, established within the Council of Higher Education, has completed its first year. Through 1,200 Science Café events organized within a singl...
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OIZ Vocational Schools to Be Expanded Nationwide
February 17, 2026 President of the Council of Higher Education Erol Özvar stated, “The OIZ Vocational School (OIZ-VS) and the strengthened applied education model offer promising solutions for...
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CoHE President Özvar Announces Strategic Quota Transformation
February 17, 2026 President of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE), Erol Özvar, announced that the total higher education quota was reduced from 1,090,014 to 843,547 during the 2023-2025 pe...
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Council of Higher Education and Turkish Standards institute Sign Cooperation Protocol
February 13, 2026 A cooperation protocol was signed between the Council of Higher Education and the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) to bring a culture of standardization to university camp...
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A New Era Begins in Applied Education
February 12, 2026 A new long-term, sector-oriented model aimed at restructuring applied education in higher education has been launched. The “Expansion of Vocational Education in Higher Edu...
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Admissions to Graduate Programs Sharing Names with DUS Specializations to Be Discontinued
February 12, 2026 Starting from the spring semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, master’s and doctoral programs that share the same names as specialization branches entered through the Dent...
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