Founded in 1989, the association aims to build solidarity and unity among all academic staff currently or previously working at higher education institutions, to defend their rights and interests, to encourage scientific and artistic work, and to work towards establishing the democratic environment necessary for higher education to develop freely.
As part of the broader struggle in Turkey for the rights and freedoms of all components of the university (academic staff, other employees, and students) and for the achievement of gender equality within the university, the organisation is also an active component of the struggle against all violations of rights and freedoms in the building of a democratic society.
Any academic staff currently or previously working at higher education institutions, and any students, may apply to the association in the event of a violation of their rights and academic freedoms.
The organisation is open to collaboration in organising any kind of research, conference, workshop, or forum in the field of university education and instruction; in voicing, criticising, and protesting problems experienced in these areas; and in the struggle for academic staff’s rights and academic freedoms.
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