SUDANESE AND TURKISH UNIVERSITES
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION MEETING AND
EDUCATION FAIR
12-14 January 2015 Khartoum - SUDAN
PROF. DR. MUSTAFA ACAR
RECTOR OF AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
CONTENT
1
• General Information
about Turkish Higher
Education
• Challenges of Turkish
2
Higher Education
3
• SWOT
4
• Possible Areas of
Collaboration
Higher Education System in Turkey
https://www.yok.gov.tr/...TURKISH+HIGHER+EDUCATION+SYSTEM
Types of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs)
 There are two types of universities in Turkey:
 Public, and
 Non-profit Foundation Universities
 There are the following units in the universities:
 Faculty (School): A division conducting higher education, scholarly research and
publication. Various departments and programs may be connected to it. It carries out
an educational program of at least four years' duration that culminates with the
award of a Bachelor's degree.
 Graduate School: An institution in universities concerned with graduate education,
scholarly research and applications. Called institutes, they award MA, MS and PhD
degrees.
https://www.yok.gov.tr/...TURKISH+HIGHER+EDUCATION+SYSTEM
Types of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs)
 There are the following units in the universities:
 Post-secondary School: An institution of higher education which is
mainly concerned with providing instruction for a specific profession. It
carries out eight-semester education.
 Conservatory: An institution of higher education in which artists are
trained for music and the performing arts. It carries out eight-semester
education.
 Post-secondary Vocational School: An institution of higher education
that is aimed at training manpower in specific occupations and provides
instruction lasting four semesters.
https://www.yok.gov.tr/...TURKISH+HIGHER+EDUCATION+SYSTEM
Types of Higher Education Institutions
(HEIs)
The Number of Higher Education Institutions in Turkey (2014)
Public Universities
123
Non-profit foundation Universities
73
196
Degrees in HEIs
1. An Associate's degree (short cycle)
is awarded on
completion of a two-year study program.
2. A Bachelor's degree (1st cycle) is normally awarded after the
completion of a four-year course of study.
3. A Master's degree program (2nd cycle) is a two-year program
leading to the Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Sciences (MS).
Degrees in HEIs
4.
A Doctoral degree program (3rd cycle) is usually an eight-semester
program leading to the PhD degree. It consists of a minimum of seven
courses, with a minimum of 21 credits, a proficiency exam, a dissertation
proposal, a dissertation and its oral defense.
5.
Specialization in Medicine programs are equivalent to doctoral degree
programs and are carried out in the faculties of medicine, university
hospitals and research and training hospitals.
6.
Proficiency in Art is at least a six-semester post-Master's program in the
visual and performing art branches making it equivalent to a Doctorate. It
requires the presentation of an original work of art or (in music and the
performing arts) a superior, creative performance.
Number of Academic Staff (2014)
Female
Male
Total
Faculty members with PhD
23.254
42.996
66.250
Professor
5.989
14.684
20.673
Associate Professor
4.666
8.868
13.534
Assistant Professor
12.599
19.444
32.043
Teaching Stuff
38.307
39.198
77.505
Instructer
83.45
11.095
19.440
Lecturer
6.210
3.840
10.050
Specialist
1.783
1.883
3.666
Research Assistant
21.945
22.363
44.308
Translator
14
6
20
Education Planner
10
11
21
61.561
82.194
143.755
Total
https://istatistik.yok.gov.tr/
Number of Academic Staff (2014)
Female
Male
Total
Faculty members with PhD
23.254
42.996
66.250
Professor
5.989
14.684
20.673
Associate Professor
4.666
8.868
13.534
Assistant Professor
12.599
19.444
32.043
Teaching Stuff
38.307
39.198
77.505
Instructer
83.45
11.095
19.440
Lecturer
6.210
3.840
10.050
Specialist
1.783
1.883
3.666
Research Assistant
21.945
22.363
44.308
Translator
14
6
20
Education Planner
10
11
21
61.561
82.194
143.755
Total
https://istatistik.yok.gov.tr/
Number of Students (2014)
Female
Male
Total
Associate's degree
940.908
821.462
1.762.370
Bachelor's degree
1.829.831
1.545.357
3.375.188
Master's degree program
154.458
111.323
265.781
Doctoral degree program
37.964
28.605
66.569
2.963.161
2.506.747
5.469.908
Total
International Students
48.190
https://istatistik.yok.gov.tr/
Language of Instruction
 The main language of instruction is Turkish in the higher
education institutions, but some universities use English,
French and/or German as the language of instruction preceded
by one-year language preparatory classes.
 Additionally, some universities have programs in which about
30% of the courses use English as the language of instruction.
https://www.yok.gov.tr/...TURKISH+HIGHER+EDUCATION+SYSTEM
International Student Admissions
 Foreign students who wish to undertake their undergraduate studies in Turkey must
have completed their secondary education in a high school or similar institution in
which the education is equivalent to that of a Turkish high school.
 They apply directly to the university of their choice and the university makes the
selection.
 Foreign students who wish to pursue their graduate / post-graduate studies in Turkey
also apply directly to the universities, which set their own admissions requirements.
 Scholarships are available for some international students from the Turkish Ministry
of National Education. More information on these scholarships and application
procedures is available at http://digm.meb.gov.tr/burs.html
https://www.yok.gov.tr/...TURKISH+HIGHER+EDUCATION+SYSTEM
Challenges
 How to remove the “imposed uniformity” on universities
 Establishing Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs)
 Commercialization of knowledge
 Improving partnerships with industry & private sector in
research
 How to improve academic assessment and quality assurance
www.uclm.es/.../D.%20Kadri%20Ozcaldiran%20-%20Rector%20de%20l...
SWOT
1. Strengths
 Strong Economy & Growth
 Old and Good Universities
 Increasing financial support for universities
 Increasing per capita R&D expenditure (46 USD in 2003 and
122 USD in 2008)
SWOT
1. Strengths
 Increasing Scientific Productivity
2003 ........... 2009
12K .............25K publications
63K..............129K citations
500...............2600 patents
SWOT
2.
Weaknesses
 Insufficient level of institutional autonomy
 Personnel Policy of the State
 Line-item Budget
 Insufficient Level of Relations with Industry
SWOT
2.
Weaknesses
Insufficient Effort to Support Continuing
Education
Insufficient number of PhDs to teach at the
newly established universities
SWOT
3.
Opportunities
 New constitution in the works which will lead to the
restructuring of CoHE and to the restructuring of the
university system
 Increasing demand from abroad
 Increasing competition amongst universities
 Reverse brain-drain
SWOT
4.
Threats
 Geo-political Factors
 Volatile Region (Middle East,
Caucasus, etc.)
Possible Areas of Collaboration
 Co-operation in Research
 Share of Knowledge and Experience
 Mawlana program: exchange of students
and scholars
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
 Founded in 2006
 Total students: 18.000
 Total Academic Staff: 700
 University Academic Rating: 1st (URAP)
Awarded Best University (Aksaray University) and Best Rector
(Prof. Mustafa Acar, PhD) by Europe Business Assembly
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
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FACULTIES
Engineering
Economics and Administrative Sciences
Science and Letters
Education
Islamic Sciences
Communication
Architecture and Design
Veterinary Medicine
Tourism
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
 Aksaray Vocational School of Technical Sciences
 Aksaray Vocational School of Social Sciences
 Vocational School of Health Services
 Ortaköy Vocational School
 Şereflikoçhisar Berat Cömertoğlu Vocational
School
 Güzelyurt Vocational School
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
 School of
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 School of
SCHOOLS
Physical Education and Sports
Applied Technology and Business
Health
Foreign Languages
Tourism and Hospitality Management
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTES
 Institute of Social Sciences
 Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
International Bilateral Agreements
 Erasmus Student/Staff Exchange Agreements with
countries such as;
Bulgaria, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Lithuania,
Germany, Greece, Czech Republic, Italy, Finland
 New Agreements with;
Latvia, Spain, France, Macedonia, Croatia,
 Mevlana and other exchange agreements in five continents
including countries such as;
Nigeria, United States of America, Malaysia, Pakistan,
Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, and moreC
THANK YOU ! 
http://en.aksaray.edu.tr/
rektor@aksaray.edu.tr