Strategic planning process in higher education

Abstract

In recent years, strategic planning has been one of the main subjects on the agenda of higher education institutions. On the higher education area in which quality and perfection mentality has increased, the continuity for success of universities is up to produce solutions with a strategic approach facing quick change and transformation. The aims of preparing strategic plan of universities in Turkey which are affected by some internal and external factors like the ones in the world are academic assesment and to form quality development system; to associate strategic plans with development plans and programs. In this study, the importance of theoretical strategic planning is discussed in the frame of literature; the problems about practice to be faced on the planning process in the universities are mentioned and current situation is evaluated.