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ABOUT MUDEK
Association for Evaluation and Accreditation MUDEK:
of Engineering Programs (MUDEK) is a non- • Started evaluation of engineering programs in 2003;
governmental organization operating for the • Became a member of (ENAEE - European
purpose of contributing to the enhancement Network for Accreditation of Engineering
of quality of engineering education in Education) on November 17, 2006;
Turkey by means of the accreditation and • Continued to use the shorty name of MUDEK,
evaluation of and providing information was transformed into a non-governmental
services for engineering education organization entitled Association for Evaluation
and Accreditation of Engineering Programs and
programs in different disciplines. acquired legal entity on January 25, 2007;
• Was officially recognized on November 16, 2007
MUDEK was established in 2002 as an independent by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) as a
platform with the name of Engineering Evaluation national quality insurance organization focused
Board, by the Council of Engineering Deans (MDK) on national, sectoral and program competences in
composed of the deans of the faculties providing the engineering programs of the higher education
engineering education in Turkey and the Turkish institutions and, this recognition for a duration of
five years was renewed on February 1, 2013 for
Republic of Northern Cyprus, in order to draw up five more years;
and apply a detailed program for evaluation of the
• Was authorized by ENAEE to give EUR-ACE Label
undergraduate engineering programs of these to those engineering education programs it will
faculties. It became an association in 2007. accredit as fromJanuary 21, 2009,
Other than the administrative staff of MUDEK, • Acquired Provisional Status for IEA (International
all people taking part in the boards, committees, Engineering Alliance) Washington Accordon June
25, 2011; and
study groups and accreditation evaluation teams of
• Became Full Member Signatory of IEA-
MUDEK work on a volunteer basis without receiving Washington Accord on June 15, 2012.
any remuneration whatsoever.
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