Mevlana Exchange Programme is a program which aims the exchange of students and academic staff between the Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries. With the regulation published in August 23, 2011 (num: 28034), students and academic staff exchange between Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries has been possible. Different from other exchange programmes, Mevlana Exchange Programme includes all higher education institutions in the world regardless of their region.
The programme includes all higher education institutions throughout the world without discriminating between the geographical borders. The higher education institutions of EU countries benefiting from Erasmus programme will not be included in Mevlana Exchange Programme in 2014-2015 academic year.
Students may study abroad for one (minimum) or two (maximum) terms and academic staff may lecture abroad from one week (minimum) to three months (maximum). Accordingly, students and academic staff from any country may benefit from this programme being hosted by Turkish higher education institutions in order to study or lecture.
The primary objective of Mevlana Exchange Programme is to exchange students and academic staff between the Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries. Additionally, Mevlana Exchange Programme aims;
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Making Turkey a centre of attraction in higher education area
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Increasing the academic capacity of Turkish higher education institutions
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Contributing to the globalization process of higher education
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Sharing the historical and cultural heritage of Turkey in a global scale, Enriching the culture of respect and tolerance to differences by increasing intercultural interaction
The current international and regional exchange programmes executed by some countries and regional organizations have limited contribution to the “globalization of higher education” approach of Turkish Higher Education Council. Students who apply to Mevlana Exchange Programme, a significant means of global higher education vision, will have the opportunity to study at a university they desire in any part of the world.
Additionally, all academic staff who work in a national or foreign higher education institution, on condition that the higher education institutions signed a bilateral Mevlana Exchange Protocol, may benefit from Mevlana Exchange Programme. This mobility includes educational activities to be performed in host institution.
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For Turkish Higher Education Council webpage; www.mevlana.yok.gov.tr