Independent Student Union and Student Engagement

Boğaziçi University Student Council provides students with the opportunity to participate in the governance processes of the university and aims to contribute to the student community by organising social, cultural, academic and sporting activities.

The Student Council is tasked with providing useful input to the university administration and consulting on student rights. This structure fulfils the function of reflecting the student perspective in the decision-making processes of the university and aims to encourage student participation in university life.

At Boğaziçi University, students can organise clubs and activities that contribute to their academic and social lives within the framework of the Student Activities Regulation.

Related Links:

• Dean of Students
• Student Representative Board Directive
• Student Clubs and Activities
• Student Council Election Calendar

2024-2025 Academic Year Student Representative Board Election Calendar

2024 Sustainability Report SDG-16 (Related Section)

Representatives of the Highest Governing Body of the University

By adopting an autonomous, democratic and participatory governance model, Boğaziçi University supports the active participation of faculty members, administrative staff and students in governance through its boards and commissions.

Student Representative

- The Student Representative Board (ÖTK) consists of representatives elected by both undergraduate and graduate students through democratic processes.

- This board, which operates under the Rectorate, aims to ensure the effective participation of students in decision-making processes by offering solutions to university-wide problems.

Click here to read the ÖTK Directive:

https://bogazici.edu.tr/tr/pages/bogazici-universitesi-ogrenci-temsilciligi-ku/667

Academic and Administrative Representation

• The election and appointment processes of the university organs are carried out in accordance with the Higher Education Law No. 2547 and the relevant regulations.
• In order to create a participatory system, many boards and commissions have been established by the University Senate and the University Board of Directors.
• The management strategy of Boğaziçi University aims to improve business processes, institutionalise process management, and sustain motivation and commitment by making use of the opinions and evaluations of academic and administrative staff.

Click here to read the Higher Education Law:

https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=2547&MevzuatTur=1&MevzuatTertip=5

Click here to see the Boards and Commissions of Boğaziçi University:

https://bogazici.edu.tr/tr/pages/kurul-ve-komisyonlar/178

Transparency and Participation

The decisions taken are openly shared with all stakeholders within the university. The contributions of student representatives, faculty members and administrative staff strengthen the university's holistic democratic management approach and ensure the participation of all stakeholders.

Supporting Student Representation and Student Activities

Boğaziçi University offers a democratic and inclusive student experience through structures that encourage students to participate in university administration, engage in social and academic activities, and access the support mechanisms they need. In this context, three main structures operating at the university aim to ensure students' participation in decision-making processes, support their academic and social lives, and coordinate club activities.

1. Student Representative Board

Boğaziçi University Student Representative Board (SSTB) enables undergraduate and graduate students to elect their representatives in a democratic manner and ensures their active participation in university management processes.

The Board, reporting to the Rectorate, undertakes the following duties

• Promotes the tradition of democratic management among students.
• It conveys student demands and reactions to the University Administration quickly and accurately.
• It contributes to the decision-making and executive bodies of the University to be more sensitive in their relations with students.
• It ensures that students actively participate in the decision-making process by bringing suggestions to the solutions of university-wide problems.

Click here to read the SCT Directive:

https://bogazici.edu.tr/tr/pages/bogazici-universitesi-ogrenci-temsilciligi-ku/667

2. Dean of Student Affairs

The Dean's Office of Student Affairs is a unit that works to solve students' problems and respond to their needs in university life.

Duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Listens to students' problems related to university life, seeks solutions to problems in co-operation with the relevant administrative and academic units.
• Assists in ensuring coordination between academic and administrative units that are directly related to students.
• Evaluates and directs students' academic, social, and administrative applications regarding campus life.
• Carries out studies to improve the quality of life in areas such as social activities, settlement and transport on campus.
• Provides support for a more effective and efficient learning environment.
• When deemed necessary by the Rector of Boğaziçi University, it informs the University Board of Directors and the University Senate on issues related to its field of duty. It prepares proposals and drafts on these issues when necessary.

Click here to go to the web page of the Dean of Student Affairs:

https://ogrencidekanligi.bogazici.edu.tr/tr

3. Student Activities Coordinatorship

The Student Activities Coordination Board supports and coordinates the organisation of student clubs that enable students to organise social, cultural and academic activities.

The duties of the Student Activities Coordination Board include the following

• Determines general rules regarding the establishment, activities and supervision of student clubs.
• It encourages student clubs to organise social, cultural and academic activities and enables them to contribute to campus life.
• Co-operates with the Dean of Student Affairs on the implementation of the rules in the Student Activities Main Regulation.

Click here to go to the web page of the Student Activities Coordination Office:

https://ogrencifaaliyetleri.bogazici.edu.tr/

The Role of Student Clubs

Boğaziçi University hosts a wide range of student clubs that carry out academic, professional, scientific, social, cultural, artistic and sporting activities for different interests.

Clubs for Academia and Business Life: Clubs such as Science Club (BUBK), Engineering Club (ENSO), Business and Economics Club (BUİK), Operations Research Club (BUYAK) organise activities that provide students with a sectoral vision.

Social and Cultural Clubs: Clubs such as the Music Club (BÜMK) and the Sports

Club allow students to develop themselves in the fields of art and sports, while providing a fun campus environment with events organised throughout the year.

Click here to go to the club events page:

https://ogrencifaaliyetleri.bogazici.edu.tr/kulup-etkinlikleri?page=1.