Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">Universities are more than institutions only conducting research and educating students in today’s world. Changing conditions in the world show that there is a need for redefining the functions of universities. This is called the third mission of universities. Starting from this perspective, this study aims to examine, first, the missions of all state and private universities in Turkey within the framework of the “third mission,” one of the most important priorities of universities today. The study results show that universities in Turkey adopted the third mission understanding to a certain extent, and particularly with the influence of the Council of Higher Education (CHE). However, they should do more related to the continuing education (CE), and, partially, to the social engagement (SE) dimensions. While many of the world’s leading universities include concepts such as service-learning, public engagement, or outreach in their missions and programs in order to seek integration with the societies in which they exist and with all the stakeholders with whom they cooperate, collaborate, and conduct important related activities, it is a concern regarding Turkey’s future that many universities (about 23%) did not even reflect the third mission understanding in their mission statements.</p>
Highlights
The University of Karueein, the oldest university in the world and continuing as an educational institute since its origin, was founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco
The study results show that universities in Turkey adopted the third mission understanding to a certain extent, and with the influence of the Council of Higher Education (CHE)
Galatasaray University defined its mission as educating individuals with different characteristics, and the present study found that the statements within the scope of the third mission were not included in the statement before 2016, written as: “aiming to educate individuals adopting free and questioning thought, supporting entrepreneurial spirit, having social responsibility and universal academic values by combining Galatasaray tradition, based on equality and diversity, with the knowledge, skills and abilities required by the time in order to contribute to the development and evolution of the national and international community.”
Summary
The University of Karueein, the oldest university in the world and continuing as an educational institute since its origin, was founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. With their changing missions, universities have played an important role in the social structure of Europe as well, beginning with the University of Bologna in Italy, founded in 1088 and considered the first European university (Guinness World Records, n.d.). “...The University’s mission, carried out on multiple campuses and throughout the state, is threefold: Research and Discovery – To generate and preserve knowledge, understanding, and creativity by conducting high-quality research, scholarship, and artistic activity from which students, scholars, and communities benefit across the state, the nation, and the world. Teaching and Learning – To share that knowledge, understanding, and creativity by providing a broad range of educational programs in a strong and diverse community of learners and teachers, and to prepare graduate, professional, and undergraduate students, as well as non-degree seeking students interested in continuing education and lifelong learning for active roles in a multiracial and multicultural world
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