Akdeniz Üniversitesinin Araştırma Odaklı Üniversite Olma Süreci: Kurumsal Yapılanma, Hedefler, Faaliyetler ve Çıktılar

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 174 - 184, 03.05.2021

Erol Gürpınar Burhan Özkan Bekir Taner San Erkan Alpsoy Çiler Çelik-özenci Engin Karadağ Hilal Erkuş Olgun Kitapçı

https://doi.org/10.2399/yod.20.808759

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Türk üniversiteleri dünya üniversite sıralama sistemlerinin pek çoğunda ilk 500 arasında listelenen üniversiteler arasında olmadığı gibi son beş yıldır mevcut yerlerini korumakta da güçlük yaşamaktadır. Bu gerilemenin en önemli nedeni üniversitelerin nitelikli araştırma çıktısı üretememeleridir. Yükseköğretim çalışmaları literatüründe sadece kamu kaynaklarıyla yönetilen devlet üniversitelerinin "araştırma odaklı strateji ve politikaları" uygulamak için nasıl bir yol izleyebilecekleri ve somut olarak neler yapmaları gerektiğini ele alan sınırlı sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Bu eksiklikten hareketle bu çalışmada Akdeniz Üniversitesinin araştırma odaklı üniversite olma stratejilerini etkin ve sürdürülebilir şekilde uygulayan, Ar-Ge alanında yeni oluşan ve gelişen koşullara hızla uyum sağlayan, stratejiler geliştiren ve üniversitenin nitelikli bilimsel bilgi üretme kapasitesine en üst düzeyde katkı sağlamak için oluşturulan Araştırmaları Geliştirme ve Koordinasyon Kurulu'nun (ARGEK) deneyimleri incelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda çalışmada; araştırma odaklı üniversiteye yönelik kurumsallaşmanın nasıl sağlandığı, oluşturulan politika hedeflerine yönelik gerçekleştirilen ve gerçekleştirilemeyen uygulamalar ile 2017-2020 politikalarının araştırma çıktılarına etkisi ayrıntılı olarak tartışılmıştır. Çalışma özellikle kamu araştırma bütçesi ile üniversitelerin araştırma çıktılarının nasıl geliştirilebileceği ve bir kurulun araştırma çıktılarını geliştirmede nasıl bir rol oynayabileceği noktasında önemli bilgiler sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Ar-Ge, araştırma üniversitesi, üniversite

Akdeniz University's Process of Becoming a Research-Oriented University: Institutional Structuring, Goals, Activities and Outcomes

Abstract

Turkish universities are not among the top 500 universities in most of the world university ranking systems and have had difficulties in maintaining their current place for the last five years. The most important reason for this decline is that they cannot produce high-quality research outcome. In the literature of higher education studies, there are a limited number of studies on how state universities governed with solely public resources could follow "research-oriented strategies and policies" and what they should do in concrete terms. Based on this deficiency, in this study, experiences of the Research Development and Coordination Board (RDCB) which was established to apply the strategies of Akdeniz University to become a research-oriented university effectively and sustainably, to adapt quickly to the newly formed and developing conditions in the field of R&D, to develop strategies, and to contribute to the university's capacity at the highest level to produce qualified scientific knowledge were examined. Thus, how the institutionalization of the research-oriented university was ensured, the practices that could and could not be realized accordingly with the established policy goals, and the effects of 2017-2020 policies on research outcomes were discussed in detail. The study, in particular, provides important information on how to improve research outcomes through public research budget and which roles the board can play in improving research outcome.

Keywords

Akdeniz University, R&D, research university, university

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