Policy addressing women's applications, acceptance, entry, and participation
Sakarya University has determined a Sustainable University Policy to provide services and carry out its activities under the same conditions to all individuals, regardless of gender (URL1). In this regard, it has ensured that all individuals have the same conditions with the Senate Principles regarding Undergraduate, Associate and Postgraduate Education Regulations and has ensured it with its practices in this direction (URL2; URL3). Additionally, the Turkish Council of Higher Education (YÖK) has implemented a quota policy that aims to increase access to higher education for women over the age of 34 and to provide equal opportunities in education with a regulation starting from 2023. This special quota is a special quota reserved for associate and undergraduate programs that accept students through central placement at state universities. In this context, Sakarya University has reserved special quotas for women aged 34 and over in various programs in the 2023 Higher Education Institutions (YKS) preferences (URL4).
