Internationalization
-to be a world doctor-
(Dünyalı Olmak)
Opening Lecture
Atatürk University Medical Faculty, 12.09.2011
Zekeriya Aktürk, Prof. Dr.
zekeriya.akturk@gmail.com http://aile.atauni.edu.tr
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Presentation outline
• The concept of “internationalization”
– 5 min
• Internationalization of higher education
– 10 min
• Personal advices
– 5 min
• Hospitality exchange
– 10 min
• Summary points
– 5 min
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The term “internationalization”
• Webster
– : to make international; also
– : to place under international control <a
proposal to internationalize the city>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internationalization
• In economics, internationalization has been
viewed as a process of increasing
involvement of enterprises in international
markets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization
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Telecommunication
Worldwide
NGOs
International Agreements
Public
transport
Internationalization
Decline in
visa
requirements
International
companies
Standards
Internet
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One School Advertisement:
DePaul University
http://www.depaul.edu/
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US Efforts to have Schools Abroad
• Indiana University School of Education
October 04, 2008
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Internationalization of regulatory requirements
• since 1989 more than 40 guidelines have
been harmonised amongst the EU, Japan
and the USA (www.ich.org).
• Common technical documents are produced
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Y. Juillet. Internationalization of regulatory requirements. Clinical Pharmacology 17 (2003) 21–25
Internationalization of
higher education
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USA
• Almost 600,000 international students are
enrolled in U.S. higher education
institutions.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/congress/200
7_hr/070629-vaughan.htm
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UK
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http://www.smuc.ac.uk/international/student-statistics.htm
Netherlands
• January 2010:
76,000
international
students study in
the Netherlands
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http://www.eurogates.nl/en_holland_news/id/7393
Japan
• 118,498 international students in Japan as of
May 1, 2007
http://www.jasso.go.jp/statistics/intl_student/data07_e.html
http://www.tut.ac.jp/english/admission/class.html
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Turkey
• June 10, 2010: Around 17 000 foreign students
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http://www.zaman.com.tr/wap.do?method=getSondakikaDetay&haberno=994035&sirano=4&sayfa=
The Bologna Process
• The purpose of the Bologna Process is to
create the European Higher Education Area
by making academic degree standards and
quality assurance standards more
comparable and compatible throughout
Europe
• 46 Countries are members of the European
Higher Education Area
• Turkey is a member since 2001
http://bologna.yok.gov.tr/
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Farabi Exchange Program
• Started in 2009, the Farabi Exchange
Program aims that university students and
teaching staff members continue their
education and training at an institution of
higher education other than their owns
during a period of one or two semesters.
http://farabi.yok.gov.tr/
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Erasmus
• Erasmus programme is a European
Union education and training programme
which aims to increase the quality of higher
education in Europe.
• For this purpose, the Programme promotes
the co-operations between higher education
institutions in Europe. These partnerships
and mobility activities are financially
supported by the Programme.
http://www.ua.gov.tr/index.cfm?k=76
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Internationalization of research.
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts
Submitted to Biomedical Journals
http://www.icmje.org/urm_full.pdf
• The CONSORT Statement
http://www.consort-statement.org/
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Being aware of international programs
http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdphd/
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Southampton
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http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/undergrad/course/bm5/
Rochester
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http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/md/prospective-students/curriculum/documents/DHC02-2011.pdf
Rize Üniversitesi Dönem 1
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Marmara Dönem 1
• 182+155+173+157=667 saat
http://tip.marmara.edu.tr/
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The Future
-Virtual Universities ?• International Virtual Medical School
• Health Services Management
• Healthcare Reimbursement
• Master of Business Administration Healthcare
• Medical Office Administration
http://www.vconline.edu/online-degree-programs/online-medical-degrees.cfm
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Walden University (ABD)
• Richard W. Riley College of Education and
Leadership
• College of Management and Technology
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Center for Undergraduate Studies
http://www.waldenu.edu/Colleges-and-Schools.htm
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Some Advices
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Learn foreign languages
Travel as much as possible (nat. – international)
Make international friendships
Accept national – international guests
Do what will benefit every body in the planet
Become a medical doctor! :)
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Hospitality Exchange
“If you can’t visit the World, let
the World come to you!”
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My story with “hospitalityclub” and “couchsurfing”
Since 2004
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Christian Scheel Medical Student
Köln – Germany
Amit Weisberger Activist
Beausse – France
Pierre Cosmac
Retired University
Professor, Writer
Bordeaux – France
Attila Sabli
Engineer of plant
protection
Vojvodina – Serbia
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Maciej Meru Adamczewski
Artist (Painter –
Photographer)
Warszawa – Poland
Jolka SuszkoAdamczewska
Photographer
Warszawa – Poland
Agne
Marudinaite
Social Worker
Vilnius – Lithuania
Takeshi Fujita
Map Survey
Kofu City – Japan
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Maaike
Neuville
Artist (Drama)
Brussel – Belgium
Igor Mavlyutov
Functional Analyst
Moscov – Russian
Federation
Irena Valaityte
Interior Designer
Vilnius – Lithuania
Paul Boes
Social servant
Istanbul – Germany
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Thomas Kreis
Printer
Neu-Isenburg –
Germany
Liz Shane
Music teacher
Newcastle – Australia
David Novarina
Student (french
literature)
Paris – France
Pavel Gubin
International
relations
Perm – Russian
Federation
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Arkady
Kuznetsov
Engineer
Philip Burns
Moscow
Chech Republic
Tiffany Foo
Student, educator,
and energetic
healer
Oakland – USA
Yonshil Lee
Flight crew
Incheon – South
Korea
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Daniel Diehl
English Teacher
Northern Illinois,
USA
George King
Software developer
Freestone, California,
USA
Reza Memar
Philosopher, Tourist Tehran, Iran
Guide, English
Teacher
Magnus
Rasmussen
Architecture student Aarhus, Denmark
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Norman Carl
Freudenberg
Student of Physics
Berlin
Norton
Fine Arts, English
Teacher in
Morocco, Spain,
Algeria, Turkey
Germany
Blaž Pretnar
Tourism student
Bled – Slovenia
Mouthuy
Sandrine
Nurse
Houyet – Belgium
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Armele Suz
Secretaryaccountable
Paris – France
Benedicte
Teacher
Brussel – Belgium
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Succeeded Internationalizing
in Undergraduate
Why not also in Graduate Education??
• 8th International Turkish Olympics were done
with 750 participants from 120 countries.
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