Yükseköğretimde Yerli ve Yabancı Uyruklu Öğretim Elemanı Sayısına Yönelik Bir İnceleme

Özet

There is a shortage of both local and foreign teaching staff in higher education institutions in Türkiye, both in terms of quantity and quality. In this context, the main objective of this study is to examine, compare, and evaluate the quantitative changes in the number of local and foreign teaching staff who worked in higher education institutions in Türkiye between 2020 and 2025. Accordingly, the study includes the total number of teaching staff working in higher education institutions in Türkiye between 2020 and 2025, their distribution by gender, title, type of institution, and type of unit; and the total number of foreign teaching staff working in higher education institutions in Türkiye between 2020 and 2025, their distribution by gender and title. Data was obtained from Higher Education Information Management System. In Türkiye, the number of local teaching staff has increased again in the 2024-2025 academic year. The number of female faculty members is more stable than that of male faculty members. While there is a steady increase in faculty members with the titles of professor and associate professor, there is a decrease in the number of lecturers and research assistants. A decrease in the number of faculty members is observed in state universities, while an increase is observed in foundation universities. The number of faculty members in associate and undergraduate programs shows irregular fluctuations. The number of foreign faculty members decreased between 2020-2024 but showed a slight increase in the 2024-2025 academic year. The number of foreign male faculty members decreased until 2024, while the number of foreign female faculty members showed a significant decrease in 2021 and then stabilized. The number of foreign faculty members with the titles of professor and associate professor shows a stable trend; there is a significant decrease in the number of assistant professors and lecturers; and an increase in the number of research assistants.