The Faculty of Education Celebrated its 60th Anniversary with the Theme of "Being a Teacher in a Changing World"

The Faculty of Education at Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University celebrated its 60th anniversary with a workshop themed "Being a Teacher in a Changing World". 

The aim of the workshop held at MAKÜ Avşar Han was emphasized as establishing a strong bond between faculty graduates and students and elevating the identity of the university.

Prof. Dr. Firdevs Savi Çakar, Dean of the Faculty of Education, who made the opening speech of the workshop, emphasized that the 60-year experience and teacher training culture of the Faculty of Education is a great power. Çakar, stating that the teaching profession requires constant renewal and being idealistic, also pointed out that the university has reached an important stage in quality processes and accreditation studies, and stated that the future of the teaching profession and changing competencies will be discussed at the workshop. Then, Yücel Şimşek, a graduate of the Faculty of Education, emphasized the importance of addressing the challenges encountered in the changing world together, stating that his daughter is also a graduate of the Faculty of Education. Deputy Director of National Education Salim Oğuz, who stated that the workshop will yield positive results that will contribute to the education of our province, expressed that the Faculty of Education is a rooted and important institution, and said that the results obtained from the workshop will be taken into consideration by the National Education Directorate.

We Are Aware of the Responsibility of Shaping the Future of Education

Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar, stating that the university attaches special importance to the teaching profession like all professions, expressed that they are in search of preparing students in accordance with the needs of not today, but 10-20 years later, and emphasized how important this responsibility is for him. Rector Dalgar, stating that directing students in accordance with future developments is the primary responsibility of the university, stated that this responsibility is so important that it will keep him and all academic staff awake.

We Shape the Future in Education with the Micro Competencies Program

Rector Dalgar emphasized that changes in education are progressing rapidly, and that teacher education has shown great differences over the years. He discussed the differences between education in 1985 and education in 2024, and the importance of reflecting these differences correctly to new generation teachers. Rector Dalgar, emphasizing that they provide the opportunity for current students and graduates to update their competencies with the "Micro Competencies Program" initiated by the university, also emphasized that students need to be equipped not only with basic professional knowledge, but also with competencies in different areas such as digital technologies, leadership, coaching. Referring to the lifelong learning opportunities offered by the university to its graduates, Rector Dalgar stated that the Micro Competencies Program will also be opened for graduates and that graduates can receive support from the university to gain current competencies.

We Raised Quality with 5-Year Accreditation in International Rankings

Sharing the successes of MAKÜ in international rankings, Rector Dalgar stated that they managed to enter the top 600-800 universities in the world university rankings in the category of education quality, and that they received the 5-year full accreditation certificate that only 22 out of 208 universities in Turkey could get. He added that these successes were achieved thanks to the university's constant self-renewal and revising its education processes in accordance with the universal requirements of the day. 

After the speeches, the workshop sessions were held. In these sessions, the role of artificial intelligence in education was emphasized, the critical tasks of teachers in this change process were focused on, and the necessity of constant renewal of the teaching profession was discussed. At the workshop where ideas and experiences about the education world of the future were shared, a cake cutting was made with all old and new graduates.