There is no formal engineering accreditation process in the higher education system in Turkey similar to those practiced in countries like U.S.A. or U.K. However, since the curricula of the engineering departments were initially designed and still are very similar to the curricula of leading universities of the U.S. with similar educational philosophies, a formal external evaluation was requested from ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) for the chemical engineering and mining engineering undergraduate programs, as a pilot activity in 1994. As a result of this evaluation, first to take place at a Turkish university, both programs were judged to be "substantially equivalent" to comparable accredited programs in the U.S.A. by ABET which is the only kind of positive accreditation statement provided by ABET for programs outside the U.S.A.
Current Accreditation Status
In October 2004,
Recognition is granted to the Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical & Materials engineering and Mining Engineering programs effective October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2010.
In June 2002,In September 1996,
- Aerospace Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Engineering
- Geological Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
and in 1994,
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
Programs of the Faculty of Engineering were found to be Substantially Equivalent to similarly titled accredited programs in the United States by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.).
Currently all 13 departments of the Faculty of Engineering are listed in ABET's list of accredited / substantially equivalent programs
Please, send your suggestions, questions and comments toengfac@metu.edu.tr
