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The General Secretariat of Gebze Technical University is responsible for ensuring that the administrative units within the institutional structure of the university operate in an efficient, orderly, and coordinated manner. It fulfills its responsibilities to the rector and performs its duties in accordance with Article 27 of Decree Law No. 124 on the Administrative Organization of Higher Education Institutions and Higher Education Governing Bodies. The General Secretariat is also tasked with supporting senior management in the administration of institutional affairs and ensuring that all related services are conducted in a sound and comprehensive manner.
Historical Development Gebze Technical University, originally established as the Gebze Institute of Technology under Law No. 3837 on July 11, 1992, began its operations in Istanbul and relocated to its new campus in Gebze on December 3, 1993. In accordance with Article 51 of Law No. 2547 and Articles 26 and 27 of Decree Law No. 124 on the Administrative Organization of Higher Education Institutions, the Office of the General Secretariat was formally integrated into the university’s administrative structure. The first Secretary General was appointed on December 16, 1993. The Institute’s General Secretariat issued its first Senate resolution on July 1, 1994, and its first Administrative Board resolution on July 13, 1994.
Under the authority of the General Secretariat, the Directorate of Administrative Affairs was established by the decision of the Institute’s Administrative Board dated May 10, 2005 (Decision No. 2005/13-6), and the Disaster and Emergency Management Unit was established on December 9, 2009 (Decision No. 2009/47-03). Since 1997, the Office of Press and Public Relations has carried out the coordination of protocol, official visits, and ceremonies, as well as the management of press and public relations services, continuing its operations under the jurisdiction of the General Secretariat. |