Sakarya University embeds anti-poverty work within auditable governance structures and multi-level policy engagement to ensure transparency, equity, and sustained accountability. This architecture spans campus to global arenas, integrating regulations, procedures, student voice, crisis protocols, and circular practices that protect affordability and access.
The Sustainability Commission (2024–2025) aligns policies and units across scholarship systems, housing, food, health access, and emergency supports; it monitors implementation quality, equity, accessibility, and compliance, facilitating information sharing and systemwide coherence for measurable impact.
TOKAS acts as the community-facing governance platform, convening public agencies, municipalities, NGOs, faculty, students, and private partners to co-design and coordinate anti-poverty actions. The "Collaboration in Combating Poverty" meeting illustrates shared priorities, clarified roles, resource coordination, and joint accountability mechanisms.
Faculty participate in multi-level policy-making: locally and regionally via SESAM's applied research on poverty, labor markets, and social protection; nationally via ISEFAM and İKSAR informing strategies on poverty reduction, financial inclusion, employment, and regional disparities; and globally via SETA contributing comparative research and policy analysis on international poverty-reduction frameworks.
Public Communication by faculty through national (TRT) and local broadcasters translates economic analysis and policy guidance into accessible information on poverty trends, financial literacy, crisis response, and employment—building societal capacity for informed decision-making and resilience.
Documented Regulations and Transparent Procedures include the publicly accessible Scholarship Regulation (eligibility, evaluation, documentation, due process, non-discrimination) and the centralized Scholarships Hub with guidance, eligibility, step-by-step applications, published results, and FAQs—reducing information asymmetries and improving equitable uptake.
The Annual Meal Bursary Cycle features public calls and results (e.g., 1–11 October 2024, results on 15 October 2024) with historical continuity (e.g., 2023–2024) for year-over-year verification, trend analysis, and accountability, while Public Student Meal Price Lists ensure affordability, predictability, and protection against arbitrary cost shocks.
Equitable Housing Admissions and Cost Control are governed by the Dormitory Management and Disciplinary Board and the University Dormitories Regulation (Article 25), prioritizing low-income students and codifying fair allocation procedures, cost controls, and appeals—preventing displacement, overcrowding, and excessive commuting that undermine academic success.
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