Council of Higher Education Announcement – Applications for CoHE 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards
Dear Academic Members,
The application process for the CoHE Outstanding Achievement Awards for 2024 will begin on April 29, 2024, and end on May 13, 2024. The awards will be presented in three main categories: Individual, Institutional, and Special Field, across eleven categories in total.
Under the Individual Awards, the “Doctoral Dissertation of the Year Award” will be given in four different categories: Science and Engineering, Fine Arts and Architecture, Health and Sports Sciences, and Social and Human Sciences. Applications for these awards must be submitted jointly by the doctoral dissertation owner and the dissertation advisor for dissertations completed in the previous year. The aim of these awards is to highlight the importance of shared success between instructors and students.
For Institutional Awards, five separate categories will be recognized: Digital Transformation and Big Data Studies, Social Responsibility, International Cooperation, University-Industry Collaboration, and Contribution to Local Development Award. Applications for these awards will be made by higher education institutions to encourage and spread innovative practices and examples of good practice completed in the previous year.
Special Field Awards will include two categories: the National Innovation Award and the Science Diplomacy Award, for which applications must be submitted by the academic staff responsible for the work. Eligible submissions must have been conducted and completed by the academic staff in the year prior to the application year. These awards aim to encourage academic work that is considered a priority for higher education and national interests in the areas of national innovation and science diplomacy.
Detailed information regarding the application requirements can be found at https://odul.yok.gov.tr.