Erasmus - Mevlana - Farabi Committee

 

MEMBERS OF THE ERASMUS - MEVLANA COMMİTTEE

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güngör YILDIRIM

Research Assist. Niyazi Furkan BAR

Research Assist. Selen GÜRBÜZ

Research Assist. Taha Kubilay ŞENER

 

MEMBERS OF THE FARABI COMMİTTEE

Prof. Dr. İlhan AYDIN

Research Assist. Seda Nur GÜNGÖR

 

Purpose:

This committee operates to promote the national and international mobility of students and academic staff within the department through the Erasmus, Mevlana, and Farabi exchange programs, manage the application and acceptance processes, and ensure the academic compatibility of the exchange processes.

Job Description and Responsibilities:

1. General Coordination and Planning:

Regularly monitor the application deadlines, procedures, and quota information for the exchange programs and announce them within the department.
Organize informational meetings to encourage active participation of departmental students and academic staff in these programs.

2. Management of Application Processes:

Collect and evaluate the application documents of students applying for the Erasmus, Mevlana, and Farabi programs.
Ensure transparent procedures for scoring, ranking, and placement.

3. Academic Equivalency and Learning Agreements:

Evaluate the equivalency of the courses that students will take domestically or abroad with the department’s curriculum.
Prepare and process the Learning Agreements (Erasmus/Mevlana) or Study Protocols (Farabi) for approval.

4. Academic Guidance for Incoming Students:

Support the course selection, advisor assignment, and academic adaptation processes for incoming Erasmus, Mevlana, or Farabi students.
Contribute to the orientation processes and provide support for cultural integration.

5. Inter-Institutional Agreements and Communication:

Monitor existing agreements with domestic (Farabi) and international (Erasmus/Mevlana) universities and propose new collaborations.
Maintain effective communication with the University’s International Relations Office and Farabi Institutional Coordinators.

6. Grade Conversion and Equivalency Processes:

Prepare grade conversion tables for courses taken by students upon returning from exchange programs, evaluate course equivalencies, and manage the equivalency process.

7. Reporting and Documentation:

At the end of each semester, prepare reports on the number of outgoing and incoming students, partner universities, and types of mobility, and present them to the department administration and relevant university units.

8. Continuous Monitoring and Improvement:

Evaluate feedback from students and academic staff and develop suggestions for process improvements.
Propose strategies to disseminate successful practices and increase mobility rates.