Message from the Manager

Dear Students, Welcome to the Balıkesir University Graduate School of Health Sciences.

First of all, I would like to congratulate you on joining this scientific journey within our country’s academic community and wish you every success in your education and training, as well as in your scientific research and thesis studies.

Our Graduate School was established to provide postgraduate education in the field of health sciences through departments affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Faculty of Sport Sciences. Currently, postgraduate education is offered in twenty-one departments, including nine doctoral programs and twenty-three thesis-based master’s programs.

In line with the principles of ethical values, transparency, equality, and participation, our priorities include creating a fair and safe academic environment where every student can freely express themselves; improving the quality of students in postgraduate programs; opening interdisciplinary programs; updating course contents in accordance with current conditions; increasing inter-institutional cooperation; transforming thesis studies into publications; promoting the Graduate School; and improving educational, research, and administrative facilities.

The opinions and suggestions of our students are considered an important guide in the development of our education and training processes. At the beginning of each academic year, orientation programs are organized for newly enrolled students, during which information about the stages of postgraduate education is provided. From the coursework phase through the thesis stage and up to graduation, the administration of our Graduate School supports students in all academic procedures and in resolving any issues they may encounter.

The courses offered in our postgraduate programs are updated each academic year in line with the recommendations of departments, students, and external stakeholders, and are delivered in a theoretical and practical manner in accordance with contemporary requirements. In this context, great importance is attached to ensuring that course contents are aligned with current scientific developments, that applied and research-based learning methods are used, and that educational models encouraging active student participation are implemented.

Our Graduate School aims to train qualified researchers and academics in the field of health sciences who are equipped with scientific and technological knowledge and who can contribute to the needs of our country and the academic world. We seek to ensure that our students become active learners who research and produce knowledge, and that through our high-quality postgraduate programs, we contribute to productive, universal, and contemporary science while enabling our graduates to attain distinguished positions in their fields. Furthermore, we aim to be a reputable institution that continuously increases scientific research at national and international levels.

In this direction, our main priorities include developing research, application, and educational activities; encouraging the production of science and technology; supporting scientific projects; and presenting the outcomes for the benefit of our country and humanity.

The Balıkesir Journal of Health Sciences, published by our Graduate School, aims to reach all national and international medical institutions and professionals. It is a peer-reviewed, double-blind journal that publishes original research articles, case reports, invited reviews, and letters to the editor in the fields of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Health Sciences, and Sport Sciences, in both Turkish and English. The journal is published as one volume per year with three issues in February, June, and October, featuring a maximum of twenty-five articles per issue and a total of seventy-five articles annually. It is an international, open-access journal published free of charge, adhering to ethical rules and scientific standards, and free from commercial concerns.

Among the policies adopted by our Graduate School are encouraging the production of universally relevant knowledge and technology through thesis studies that contribute to science and benefit internal and external stakeholders; promoting scientific research that supports the development and progress of our region and country; adhering to universal standards in education and training; adopting a participatory management approach; and rewarding and encouraging successful students and staff.

As the Graduate School of Health Sciences, we embrace an education and training approach based on scientific thinking, universal values, and a student-centered perspective. Our student-oriented approach is among the fundamental principles of our Graduate School. In addition to academic success, we also value the personal, social, and cultural development of our students. Within the campus, students have access to a central library for academic use, as well as facilities such as a swimming pool, sports hall, football field, and social spaces where they can engage in recreational activities.

Believing that the efforts and contributions you will make as a part of this great academic family will add significant value both to your own future and to the advancement of science and society, I wish all our students a successful, productive, and meaningful postgraduate education life.

Sincerely, Director Balıkesir University Graduate School of Health Sciences