Council of Deans of Communication Faculties Held in Tunceli

On the first day of the meeting, associate professorship exams and problems in the field of communication, the proliferation of graduate programs in faculties of communication and the measures that can be taken against the problems experienced at the level of education and training, and the problems caused by communication departments in Open and Distance Education Faculties were discussed. In the morning session of the second day of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Ümit Kocabıçak, President of the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK), made a presentation containing important information about quality and accreditation processes in higher education. In the rest of the meeting, the privileges of research universities and research assistant employment problems of other universities, the work of communication faculties on cognitive information and artificial intelligence, the status of graduates, future professions and interdisciplinary studies were discussed. In addition, the need to update programs in faculties according to technological and industrial developments, and the expectations of communication students and the sector from communication faculties were discussed. 

In the closing session of the meeting, new ILDEK Executive Board Members were elected and Pamukkale University Faculty of Communication Dean Prof. Dr. Ali Soylu was re-elected as a member of the ILDEK Executive Board. In the last part of the closing session, it was decided that the next ILDEK will be hosted by Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Communication.