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This article evaluates a pilot project aimed at establishing the feasibility of introducing a quality assessment system into Turkish universities. We report on the methodology adopted during the project and we analyse the experience of participants. The project was based on the approach adopted in the United Kingdom in which teaching and research are assessed separately. During the project, questionnaires were issued to staff in universities being assessed, to members of the assessment teams, and to the UK consultants; who acted as advisers and chaired the teaching assessment panels. We report and analyse feedback from these questionnaires and from evaluative workshops. These evaluations by participants provide a valuable insight into the conduct of an international programme and should be of interest to others involved in similar projects. The experience suggests that whilst the intended learning outcomes were largely achieved, certain operational difficulties were encountered along the way.

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