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INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: AN APPLIED ISO 9001:2015/AMD 1:2024 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK

Yükseköğretimde İklim Duyarlı Kalite Yönetimi: ISO 9001:2015/Amd 1:2024 Kapsamında Uygulamalı Bir Eğitim Politikası Çerçevesi

Füsun Eyidoğan(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9595-1789
Dilek Yalçın(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-2127-8186
İlkay Açıkgöz Erkaya(KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1730-4951
Yağmur Erikel Yılmaz(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9022-5996
Pages
19–58
Publication Date
2026-01-29
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This study contributes to academic discussions on aligning quality assurance systems with climate governance and provides strategic recommendations for policymakers and higher education leaders to institutionalize climate-responsive management practices.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The climate crisis is a multidimensional issue with environmental, social, and institutional impacts, requiring governance-based and systematic approaches across all sectors, including higher education.
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Key Findings & Data:This study presents an analytical examination of the integration of the ISO 9001:2015/Amd 1:2024 standard—which obliges organizations to assess the impacts of their activities on climate change—into quality management systems within higher education.
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⚙️Variables:ISO 9001: 2015/Amd 1: 2024 · kalite yönetim sistemleri · iklim değişikliği

Abstract

The climate crisis is a multidimensional issue with environmental, social, and institutional impacts, requiring governance-based and systematic approaches across all sectors, including higher education. The multifaceted effects of the climate crisis necessitate that universities make an effective contribution to achieving sustainability and institutional resilience goals. However, the integration of climate change into current quality management systems remains insufficient. This study presents an analytical examination of the integration of the ISO 9001:2015/Amd 1:2024 standard—which obliges organizations to assess the impacts of their activities on climate change—into quality management systems within higher education. Through the mapping of standard clauses with higher education processes and the assessment of relevant literature, a process-oriented and education-based implementation framework is proposed for universities. The examination reveals that climate change components should be integrated into quality policies, stakeholder engagement, risk–opportunity analysis, monitoring of learning outcomes, and continuous improvement processes. This integration has the potential to strengthen institutional adaptability, sustainability governance, and the professional development of academic staff. The updated provisions of the standard offer a practical and governance-oriented pathway to enhance environmental accountability, improve energy efficiency, and reinforce education planning with a high capacity for adapting to climate impacts in universities. Thus, quality management systems evolve from being merely administrative tools into strategic mechanisms that support climate-oriented institutional transformation. This study contributes to academic discussions on aligning quality assurance systems with climate governance and provides strategic recommendations for policymakers and higher education leaders to institutionalize climate-responsive management practices.

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İklim krizi, yükseköğretim dâhil tüm sektörlerde yönetişim temelli ve sistematik yaklaşımlar gerektiren; çevresel, sosyal ve kurumsal etkileri bulunan çok boyutlu bir sorunsal niteliğindedir. İklim krizinin çok boyutlu etkileri, üniversitelerin sürdürülebilirlik ve kurumsal dayanıklılık hedeflerine etkin biçimde katkı sunmasını zorunlu kılmaktadır. Ne var ki, iklim değişikliğinin kalite yönetim sistemlerine entegrasyonu hâlâ yetersizdir. Bu çalışma, kuruluşların faaliyetlerinin iklim değişikliği üzerindeki etkilerini değerlendirmesini zorunlu kılan ISO 9001:2015/Amd 1: 2024 standardının yükseköğretim kalite yönetim sistemlerine entegrasyonuna yönelik analitik bir inceleme sunmaktadır. Standart maddeleri ile yükseköğretim süreçlerinin eşleştirilmesi ve konuya ilişkin literatürün değerlendirilmesi yoluyla, üniversiteler için süreç odaklı ve eğitim temelli bir uygulama çerçevesi önerilmektedir. Yapılan inceleme, iklim değişikliği unsurlarının kalite politikalarına, paydaş katılımına, risk–fırsat analizine, öğrenme çıktılarının izlenmesine ve sürekli iyileştirme süreçlerine entegre edilmesi gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu entegrasyonun; kurumsal uyum kapasitesini, sürdürülebilirlik yönetişimini ve öğretim elemanlarının mesleki gelişimini güçlendirme potansiyeli bulunmaktadır. Standardın güncellenmiş hükümleri, üniversitelerde çevresel hesap verebilirliğin artırılması, enerji verimliliğinin geliştirilmesi ve iklim etkilerine uyum kapasitesi yüksek eğitim planlamasının güçlendirilmesi için pratik ve yönetişim odaklı bir yol sunmaktadır. Böylece kalite yönetim sistemleri, yalnızca idari bir araç olmaktan çıkarak iklim odaklı kurumsal dönüşümü destekleyen stratejik bir mekanizma niteliği kazanmaktadır. Bu çalışma, kalite güvence sistemlerinin iklim yönetişimi ile uyumlandırılmasına yönelik akademik tartışmalara katkı sağlamakta ve iklim duyarlı yönetim uygulamalarının kurumsallaştırılması için politika geliştiricilere ve yükseköğretim yöneticilerine stratejik öneriler sunmaktadır.

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Eyidoğan, F., Yalçın, D., Erkaya, İ. A., Yılmaz, Y. E. (2026). INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: AN APPLIED ISO 9001:2015/AMD 1:2024 IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK. Kalite ve Strateji Yönetimi Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 19–58. https://doi.org/10.56682/ksydergi.1851175

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