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The Nursing Education Programs Evaluation and Accreditation Association (HEPDAK) conducted an accreditation process for the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Üsküdar University. A remote visit was conducted on November 18, 2025, followed by an on-site visit from November 30 to December 2, 2025.

Members of the Üsküdar University Board of Directors gathered at a dinner following the successful completion of the Institutional Accreditation Program (KAP) evaluation conducted by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK). At the meeting, general assessments regarding the university's quality assurance efforts were discussed.

Üsküdar University is in Johannesburg for the 12th G20 / N20 (Neuroscience) Summit!

Üsküdar University participated in the 12th G20 / N20 (Neuroscience) Annual Scientific Summit held in Johannesburg, where decisive studies in the fields of neuroscience, mental health, and neurotechnology on a global scale were discussed. 

Highlighting the importance of big data-driven artificial intelligence applications in healthcare and noting that one of the greatest contributions of artificial intelligence is "digital therapeutics," Üsküdar University Founding Rector Prof. Dr. Tarhan said, "Personalized digital therapeutics such as memory enhancement and attention training will become widespread in the coming years. This will be a significant contribution of neuroscience to neuropsychiatry." 

Üsküdar University achieved significant success in the Interdisciplinary Science Rankings results announced by the international higher education evaluation organization Times Higher Education (THE). Ranked in the 251–300 band (Q1) among 1,267 universities worldwide, Üsküdar University is among the top four private universities in Turkey.  

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Üsküdar University, specifically the Departments of Political Science and International Relations (Turkish and English), has been included in the accreditation process by the Social, Human, and Basic Sciences Accreditation and Rating Association (STAR). As part of the process, which aims to evaluate the faculty's educational quality in terms of its compliance with national and international standards, comprehensive reviews were conducted over a period of two days. 

Üsküdar University's orientation days for the 2025-2026 academic year have been completed. The orientation programs, which were carried out with the participation of academic and administrative staff, were completed with the Faculty of Preparatory, Humanities and Social Sciences, Communication, Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Vocational School of Health Services. 

Üsküdar University has been accepted as a member of the European University Association (EUA) and the Turkish Universities Association (TÜRKÜNİB).

Adding another step to its internationalization vision, Üsküdar University has taken a strategic step towards strengthening its academic, scientific, and cultural ties with universities in the Turkish world by becoming a member of the European University Association (EUA), Europe's most prestigious higher education network, and has been accepted as a member of the Turkish Universities Association (TÜRKÜNİB).

Üsküdar University Rector Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör commented on these important developments, stating, "Our journey toward becoming a global university continues to gain momentum. We are accelerating our collaboration processes with our fellow universities."

Üsküdar University continues to strengthen the work of the Social Contribution Coordinatorship, which was established in line with the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) and the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) in order for universities to actively support social development. The 2nd Consultation Meeting brought together representatives of academia, public and civil society. In this context, it was pointed out that Üsküdar University is the university that produces the most entrepreneurs in Turkey. Üsküdar District Governor Adem Yazıcı, who attended the meeting, emphasized that the issue of social contribution is very important. Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, Founding Rector of Üsküdar University, underlined that the family is the last refuge against the onslaught of modernism and that the second biggest danger is addiction. Prof. Tarhan also stated that the aim of the Coordinatorship is to prevent problems in society before they grow by involving students.

Üsküdar University Personnel Department and Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Software Engineering Department organized a comprehensive 3-week artificial intelligence training for senior administrative staff within the scope of digital transformation vision. In the trainings organized, the basic concepts of artificial intelligence, application areas in universities and various artificial intelligence tools were discussed. The workshops held within the scope of the training focused on visualization and interpretation.