MÜDEK

What MÜDEK does

MÜDEK (Mühendislik Eğitim Programları Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği) is a Turkish non-profit association established in 2007 that serves as the country's sole national accreditation body for engineering education programs. The organization evaluates undergraduate and graduate engineering programs at Turkish universities against proprietary Evaluation Criteria (Lisans Programları Değerlendirme Ölçütleri Version 3.1, effective December 2025, and Yüksek Lisans Programları Değerlendirme Ölçütleri Version 2.0) aligned with Washington Accord standards, the EUR-ACE Framework, and UN Sustainable Development Goals. MÜDEK is a Washington Accord signatory since 2011 (renewed through June 2031), a full member of ENAEE since 2006, and is one of only 15 agencies in Europe authorized to issue EUR-ACE Labels for both bachelor's and master's programs. The organization operates with a lean paid staff of 34 supported by 400+ active volunteer program evaluators drawn from academia and industry, and has conducted over 1,500 program evaluations since inception with 178 programs assessed in the 2025-2026 cycle alone.

Revenue is generated through accreditation fees paid by applicant universities, structured historically as an institution fee plus a per-program fee on multi-year contracts. MÜDEK's competitive moat is regulatory and institutional: it is the sole YÖKAK-recognized national quality assurance agency for engineering programs, and its accreditation carries currency across Washington Accord signatory economies. The organization distributes services directly through evaluation teams conducting on-site visits and remote document reviews via standardized Virtual Document Rooms, complemented by stakeholder training delivered through Google Classroom and Zoom. Notable customer institutions include Istanbul Technical University, Atılım University, Koç University, Sabancı University, Hacettepe University, and Gazi University. Headquartered in Maltepe, Istanbul, MÜDEK operates as a single-country domestic accreditation body with no subsidiaries, no external investors, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

MÜDEK

Legal name

Mühendislik Eğitim Programları Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği

Website

https://mudek.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MÜDEK is a Turkish non-profit association that serves as the country's sole national accreditation body for engineering education programs, evaluating undergraduate and graduate curricula at Turkish universities under YÖKAK, ENAEE, and Washington Accord standards and issuing EUR-ACE Labels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Education Accreditation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutional & Programmatic Accreditation Audits (EDADAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accreditation Standards, Benchmarking & Framework Organizations (EDADACAJ), Education Regulatory Authorities & Commissions (Cross-Sector) (EDADAAAD)

Keywords

• Engineering program accreditation
• Education quality assurance
• EUR-ACE Label certification
• Washington Accord signatory
• Turkish higher education accreditation

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Accreditation Fees: Universities pay accreditation fees for program evaluations. Fee structure includes institution fees and per-program fees. Based on 2007-2008 data: 4,000 YTL per institution plus 4,000 YTL per program evaluated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MÜDEK provides accreditation evaluation services for engineering undergraduate and graduate programs at Turkish universities. It evaluates programs against MÜDEK's proprietary Evaluation Criteria (aligned with Washington Accord, EUR-ACE, and UN SDG standards), conducts on-site and remote evaluations, and issues accreditation decisions through its MAK (Mühendislik Eğitim Programları Akreditasyon Kurulu). It also awards EUR-ACE Labels for bachelor's and master's programs and delivers training programs for institution representatives and evaluator candidates.

Product overview

MÜDEK is an engineering education program accreditation association that operates as a single unified service rather than a platform-plus-modules product portfolio. The organization provides accreditation evaluation services for engineering undergraduate and graduate programs at Turkish universities, along with related training programs. The core offering consists of program accreditation assessments conducted according to MÜDEK Evaluation Criteria (Lisans Programları Değerlendirme Ölçütleri and Yüksek Lisans Programları Değerlendirme Ölçütleri), which are document-based frameworks rather than software products. Supporting services include evaluator training programs, institution representative training, and student evaluator training, all delivered through virtual platforms such as Google Classroom and Zoom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FEDEK (Fen Bilimleri Eğitim Programları Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği)minorOthers · 1 January 2023MÜDEK participates in strategic planning workshops with FEDEK and other accreditation bodies in Turkey.
• ZİDEK (Ziraat Fakülteleri Eğitim Programları Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği)minorOthers · 1 January 2023MÜDEK provides training support to ZİDEK and participates in joint activities.
• MDK (Mühendislik Dekanları Konseyi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023MÜDEK regularly participates in MDK meetings, presenting updates on accreditation processes to engineering deans from Turkish universities.
• Washington Accord (International Engineering Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011MÜDEK became a Washington Accord Signatory in 2011. All programs accredited by MÜDEK since 2010 are recognized as equivalent by other WA signatory countries. Signatory status renewed until June 2031.
• YÖKAK (Higher Education Quality Board / Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2007MÜDEK was the first organization recognized by YÖK (Higher Education Council) as a national quality assurance agency for engineering programs in 2007. Recognition renewed by YÖKAK in 2013, 2018, and 2023 for 5-year periods.
• TMMOB (Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects)minorOthers · 1 January 2007TMMOB appoints a representative to MÜDEK's MAK (Accreditation Board). MÜDEK has worked with TMMOB engineering chambers for discipline-specific input on evaluation criteria.
• ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2006MÜDEK has been a full (asil) member of ENAEE since November 17, 2006. MÜDEK is authorized by ENAEE to issue EUR-ACE Labels for both bachelor's and master's engineering programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI): French statutory body responsible for evaluating and accrediting engineering schools and the EUR-ACE Label in France. A direct peer operating the same dual role as MÜDEK: national accreditation authority and EUR-ACE Label issuer under ENAEE.
• Engineers Australia: Australian engineering accreditation body and Washington Accord signatory, accrediting professional engineering programs at Australian universities. Comparable to MÜDEK as a national engineering accreditation body whose accreditation confers international degree recognition through the Washington Accord.
• ABET: Accredits applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology programs at the college and university level in the U.S. and globally. ABET is the most direct international analog to MÜDEK, both being Washington Accord signatory engineering program accreditors with comparable evaluation criteria and volunteer evaluator models.
• ASIIN: Germany-based accreditation agency for degree programs in engineering, informatics, natural sciences, and mathematics, authorized to award the EUR-ACE Label. A direct peer to MÜDEK given its EUR-ACE Label issuance for engineering programs and shared European engineering accreditation framework.
• Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE): Japanese accreditation body for engineering and related programs and a Washington Accord signatory. Operates a parallel national programmatic accreditation model and confers international recognition comparable to MÜDEK's role for Turkish engineering programs.

Regional players

• FEDEK: Turkish accreditation body for science (fen bilimleri) education programs. A direct peer within Turkey operating the same accreditation association model as MÜDEK, with whom it collaborates on strategic planning and shares governance patterns, though focused on a different disciplinary domain.
• ZİDEK: Turkish accreditation body for agriculture faculty programs, modeled similarly to MÜDEK. A peer operating the same dernek-based national programmatic accreditation model in a different discipline, and one that has received training support from MÜDEK.

Broad incumbents

• Engineering Council UK: UK regulatory body for the engineering profession that sets and maintains standards for engineering education and professional registration. Comparable to MÜDEK in its role overseeing engineering education quality and international recognition, though it operates as a professional regulator rather than a programmatic accreditor.
• YÖKAK (Turkish Higher Education Quality Board): National quality assurance body that recognizes and oversees programmatic accreditation agencies including MÜDEK. Comparable as the overarching Turkish higher education quality authority within which MÜDEK operates and to which it is accountable.
• ENAEE: European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education, of which MÜDEK is a full member. ENAEE oversees the EUR-ACE Label framework; MÜDEK both operates within this system and is represented in ENAEE governance, making ENAEE an umbrella peer and standards-setter rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

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