Project CoordInatIon

The TranSustain HE project is coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özdal Koyuncuoğlu from the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Necmettin Erbakan University. The project management team also includes Prof. Dr. Fırat Yaldız from the Faculty of Political Science and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saadet Korucu Kış from the Department of English Language Education at the Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education.

InternatIonal PartnershIp

Building on Necmettin Erbakan University’s experience in academic cooperation, TranSustain HE is implemented through close collaboration with a strong international partnership network. Project partners include the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), the Konya Plain Project Regional Development Administration (KOP), the University of Thessaly (Greece), and the International Balkan University (North Macedonia). In addition, the project establishes a new academic partnership with the Institute for Legal Sciences, Research and Development – ​​OPHIZ (Slovenia), further strengthening its international and interdisciplinary scope.

Project ObjectIves and Expected Outcomes

TranSustain HE aims to develop a holistic and digital sustainability assessment model for higher education institutions. The project will deliver a data-driven digital assessment system supported by a legal framework aligned with international standards, along with institutional guidelines and policy documents for universities. Capacity-building training materials and a sustainability-oriented graduate-level curriculum will also be developed. These outputs are designed to support evidence-based decision-making and to enhance sustainability governance in higher education across Europe.

Project Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özdal Koyuncuoğlu emphasizes that TranSustain HE represents an important step toward establishing a comparable, data-driven, and continuously improving sustainability framework for universities, contributing to the long-term transformation of sustainability policies in higher education.