Dokuz Eylul University (DEÜ) uses the Academic Data Management System (AVESİS). This system provides detailed reports and statistics regarding personnel, projects, cources at every level, publications, theses, and awards. It also enables searches for researchers, publications, and projects.

User accounts have been created in the system for all academics at our university, andall faculty members have assessed the relationship of the courses they opened with sustainability. In this context, the data obtained in collaboration with DEU’s Institutional Data Coordination Office has been presented in above table, separated due to the program levels. In 2023, a total of 1.655 courses associated with Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations were offered at our university.

Total number of courses offered and opened for First Cycle (Bachelor), Second Cycle (Master) and Third Cycle (Ph. D.) degree programs at current is 7.308. Therefore, the ratio of sustainability courses to the total number of courses (subjects) in DEU is 22.6%.

Number of Courses/Subjects Related to Sustainability Offered

The averaged annum last 3 years of research fund dedicated to sustainability research is 17.284.280 US Dollars.

The averaged annum last 3 years of total research fund is 51.270.054 US Dollars. Therefore, ratio of sustainability research funding to the total research funding in DEU is 33,7 %.

The average number of indexed publications (Google Scholar) on environment and sustainability published annually over the last three years by using keywords  of “Dokuz Eylul University”, green, environment, sustainability, renewable energy, climate change is viewed as 1500.  

A total average per annum over the last 3 years is 138 events (e.g. conferences, workshops, awareness raising, practical training, etc.).

The communities established by our university students aim to enhance students’ socio-cultural activities by utilizing their free time through various activities in fields such as science, culture, art, and sports. Our university becomes increasingly enriched each year with new communities formed based on the suggestions and participation of our newly joined students. There are currently 135 active student communities. These communities engage in activities in various fields, including visual arts and creativity, cultural and academic areas, environment and nature, performing arts, music, medicine, engineering, social responsibility, theater, and sports. Reported 79 activities were realized by the student organizations in 2023.

Dokuz Eylul University has International Academic Relations Office (previously named as Office of International Relations) that promotes DEU’s global engagement by building academic partnerships worldwide to enhance international research and educational opportunities for students, faculty, and staff. He International Office contributes to the university’s internationalization strategy, supports the achievement of its internationalization goals, and facilitates the dissemination of the Higher Education Council’s Internationalization Strategy and related regulations across departments. It also manages the Erasmus+, Mevlana, and Farabi exchange programs.

Currently, DEU has academic collaboration projects with 87 universities in 32 different countries and Erasmus agreements with 356 universities. It has a strong commitment to internationalization and was selected in 2018 by the Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) as one of the 20 pilot universities for implementing an internationalization strategy. In June 2022, the university received the ‘Institutional Accreditation Certificate’ under the ‘2021 Institutional Accreditation Program’ from the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK).

DEÜ has projects that are planned by students or involving students, and the table mentioned above shows the projects that are ongoing in 2023 and 2024. There are 24 registered projects in which students actively participate in social projects are listed in the table below.