Didem Mutçalıoğlu

Didem Mutçalıoğlu is the director of the English Language Programs at İstanbul Bilgi University and is one of the founding members as well as the current chair of the Association for Language Education, Evaluation and Accreditation (DEDAK). She led the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) self-study process twice, which first resulted in a 5-year initial accreditation and then a 10-year re-accreditation decision. She also led the EAQUALS accreditation process for the Undergraduate Academic English Program at İstanbul Bilgi University, which resulted in the accreditation and then the re-accreditation of the program. In addition to these, she is the WSCUC (WASC Senior College and University Commission) Accreditation Liaison Officer and has led İstanbul Bilgi University’s institutional accreditation efforts with WSCUC, which resulted in a 6-year institutional accreditation decision, the first international institutional accreditation received by a higher education institution in Turkey. She holds a BA and MA degree in English Language Teaching. She completed the WSCUC Assessment Leadership Academy, which is a one-year program concerning the Assessment of Program Learning Outcomes and Program Review in the context of higher education. She has participated in CEA reviewer and advanced reviewer trainings, and serves as a volunteer peer reviewer for CEA. She is currently working towards her doctorate in higher education at the University of Liverpool.