Dokuz Eylül University Distance Education Application and Research Center (DEUZEM)

Dokuz Eylül University Distance Education Application and Research Center (DEUZEM) began its operations after being published in the Official Gazette within the scope of the “Dokuz Eylül University Distance Education Application and Research Center Regulation” dated November 26, 2010, and numbered 27767. The Center continues its activities under the “Dokuz Eylül University Distance Education Application and Research Center Regulation” published in the Official Gazette dated February 26, 2024, and numbered 32472.

DEUZEM was established to plan, conduct, and improve all distance education activities (associate degree, undergraduate completion, undergraduate, graduate, certificate programs, courses, in-service trainings, etc.) planned to be carried out within our university.

Objectives of the Center:

– To plan, develop, and implement all education programs — including associate, undergraduate, graduate, continuing education, and community service programs — within the scope of distance education utilizing information and communication technologies, by coordinating with relevant units of the university.

– To conduct and publish research in the fields of distance education and related areas.

– To develop, implement, enhance, and improve distance education activities enriched with innovative, multi-modal, and interactive technologies based on research findings.

– To support career skills through lifelong learning activities by developing innovative educational programs via distance education.

– To collaborate nationally and internationally with public and private institutions and non-governmental organizations to meet their distance education needs and demands, to produce solutions, and to contribute to the development of distance education systems by adapting educational programs to online, hybrid, and blended environments.

– To coordinate assessment and evaluation activities to be carried out in line with the demands of the university, other universities, public and private institutions, and non-governmental organizations.