Two Awards to Marmara University from YÖK

‘The Barrier-Free Program Workshop and Barrier-Free Universities Flag Price’, organized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) ,was  held on 15th May. “Barrier-Free Horizons in Higher Education Workshop and 2019 Barrier-Free  University Awards’’, which aims to raise awareness and increase good practices in access to places, educational opportunities and socio-cultural activities in the higher education institutions with the slogans of ‘’ Barrier-Free Access’’ and ”Barrier-Free Education ‘’, found their owners at the ceremony.

Vice Rector of Marmara University  Prof.  Mustafa Kurt and Coordinator of Disabled Students Unit Lecturer Zuhal Pek participated in the ceremony. In the opening; Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, President of YÖK Prof.Yekta Saraç, Chair of the Council of Higher Education for Students with Disabilities and Executive Board Member Prof. Zeliha Koçak Tufan delivered speeches. After that, the Barrier-Free Universities Flag Awards ceremony was held. Our university was awarded with two awards at the ceremony.

Our university received the’’ Blue Flag’’ in the Campus Awards category  for its arrangements on ”access to socio-cultural activities’’ in Göztepe Campus. In another category, our Faculty of Business Administration received ‘’Green Flag’’  due to its regulations on ‘’access to education’’ related to people with disabilities.

Awards were presented to Vice Rector Professor Mustafa Kurt.

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