Rating and Accreditation
Evaluation criteria and ranking principles.
- Institutional accreditation
In 2020, the Independent Agency of Accreditation and Rating confirmed the accreditation of Suleyman Demirel University and granted a five-year accreditation status.
The accreditation guarantees the University compliance with the established Internationally recognised standards. On the national level, the accredited status allows the University to increase its competitiveness in the national market, receive state fundings, attract talented students, educated professionals, improve the internal quality assurance system, manage the educational process through the effective management of educational programmes. On the international level, the University receives a recognized status globally, expands its academic scope, increases its partnership with foreigh higher education institutions.

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International Ratings
Наименование рейтинга / Агентство |
Год |
Место |
Ссылка на сайт |
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Round University Ranking |
2020 |
731 |
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Round University Ranking |
2021 |
696 |
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QS Emerging Europe & Central Asia University Ranking |
2021 |
351-400 |
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THE Impact Ranking: Quality Education |
2021 |
301-400 |
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Webometrics Ranking of World Universitie |
2021 |
5950 |
National Ratings

Study Program
2019 Rating rank
Number of participants
2020 Rating rank
Number of participants
Education
1
Foreigh language: two foreigh languages
4
55
3
52
2
Kazakh Language and Literature
*
*
1
45
3
Mathematics
*
*
6
24
Social sciences, economics and business
3
Economics
1
73
5
64
4
Accounting and Audit
3
77
5
71
5
Finance
4
77
9
74
6
Marketing
2
26
*
*
7
Management
*
*
10
38
8
International relations
*
*
19
21
9
Journalism
*
*
11
23
Technical sciences and technologies
10
Informations systems
3
66
3
55
11
Computer Science
3
52
5
50
Humanities
12
Translation studies
4
37
14
34
Natural sciences
13
Mathematics
2
14
*
*
Law
14
Jurisprudence
4
64
7
62
National Ratings
Study Program | 2019 Rating rank | Number of participants | 2020 Rating rank | Number of participants | |
| Education | ||||
1 | Foreigh language: two foreigh languages | 4 | 55 | 3 | 52 |
2 | Kazakh Language and Literature | * | * | 1 | 45 |
3 | Mathematics | * | * | 6 | 24 |
| Social sciences, economics and business | ||||
3 | Economics | 1 | 73 | 5 | 64 |
4 | Accounting and Audit | 3 | 77 | 5 | 71 |
5 | Finance | 4 | 77 | 9 | 74 |
6 | Marketing | 2 | 26 | * | * |
7 | Management | * | * | 10 | 38 |
8 | International relations | * | * | 19 | 21 |
9 | Journalism | * | * | 11 | 23 |
| Technical sciences and technologies | ||||
10 | Informations systems | 3 | 66 | 3 | 55 |
11 | Computer Science | 3 | 52 | 5 | 50 |
| Humanities | ||||
12 | Translation studies | 4 | 37 | 14 | 34 |
| Natural sciences | ||||
13 | Mathematics | 2 | 14 | * | * |
| Law | ||||
14 | Jurisprudence | 4 | 64 | 7 | 62 |
Strategic Plan
Apply to the activities of the Quality Assurance department (hereafter – The Department) at Suleyman Demirel University (SDU) and set out the structure, functions, responsibilities, and the framework of the Department’s collaboration with other departments. The Department has responsibility for enhancing quality of the student experience at SDU. The Department is accountable to the Vice-Rector on Academic Affairs.
Establishing, reorganization, closing of the Department and its activity are authorized by the Rector’s order. The Department activity is regulated by the basic organizational and legal documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK): regulations, instructions and rules mandatory for higher education organizations and is carried out in accordance with the annual plan of the department.
The Department is responsible for improving the quality of teaching, initial and continuous professional development of the staff, quality management system (QMS), monitoring and supervising the use of academic credit framework, evaluating learning outcomes and quality of their assessment, supervising the process of standardization and certification of educational process.
The main functions of the Quality Assurance Department are:
- Developing and maintaining Quality management system (criteria, procedures and mechanisms) and quality assurance practices in SDU;
- Developing the strategy for improving quality assurance system in SDU (including promoting academic quality culture through raising awareness among students and staff and necessary training, and regulations on regulatory and procedural changes);
- Developing (assisting in development) regulations, policies and guidance documents for all the departments and students in SDU and providing administrative support for quality insurance at all levels of the University;
- Developing policies and guidelines on teaching evaluation, program evaluation and students learning outcomes assessment;
- Increasing teaching excellence through teacher development activities;
- Developing policies, procedures and mechanisms for internal quality assurance and evaluation;
- Developing policies, procedures and mechanisms for external quality assurance and evaluation;
- Evaluating satisfaction levels of students, staff, alumni and other stakeholders;
- Collaborating with management and departments of the University.
Management process:
- Assessment of stakeholders’ satisfaction
- Evaluating of staff competency
- Training
Academic process:
- Evaluating quality of admissions procedure
- Evaluating students’ academic achievement
- External evaluation of students academic achievements
- Ensuring that qualifications awarded to students meet sector recognized standards