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ISPARTA  Is a place of very rich natural, cultural and historical beauty. The city has always been an important place that settles in the region of Psidia and its history goes back to the early Stone Age.  Is in the heartlands of Turkey’s Western Mediterranean region. Isparta is the pearl of the Lake region.  Is number one in apple and rose production  Famous for its hand made carpets.

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SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SDU is established in 1992, students; – Associate Degree – Undergraduate Degree – 9927 Graduate Degree 18 Faculties 3 Colleges 20 Vocational Schools 6 Graduate Schools 46 Research Centers

FACULTIES IN SDU 1. Faculty of Dentistry 2. Faculty of Aquatic Products 3. Faculty of Art and Sciences 4. Faculty of Fine Arts 5. Faculty of Theology 6. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences 7. Faculty of Engineering 8. Faculty of Architectures 9. Faculty of Education 10. Faculty of Forestry 11. Faculty of Technical Education 12. Faculty of Medicine 13. Faculty of Agriculture 14. Faculty of Health Sciences 15. Faculty of Law 16. Faculty of Technology 17. Faculty of Communication 18. Faculty of Pharmacy

NUMBER OF STAFF IN SDU Academic Staff: (2014) – 251 Professors – 224 Associate Professor – 500 Assistant Professor – 452 Lectures – 614 Research Assistants – 99 Experts. Administrative Staff: – Part-time students: – 750

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

1384 International Students at SDU in 2014

 Incoming students can accomodate in private student apartments or in private dormitory.  Incoming academic staff can accomodate in University guest house located in University and city center.  Programme does not pay for the accomodation expenses.  For.More.Information: xternal-relations- office/accomodation-5755s.html

The original name of Mevlana, is Muhammed Celaleddin but he is known as Rumi by the western people. "Come, come whoever you are" He is also the author of the important works like Masnavi, Divan-ı Kebir, Fihi Mafih, Mektubat and Mecalis-i Seba.

Mevlana Exchange Programme, aims the exchange of student and academic staff between the universities of Turkey and entire world which have an equality of diploma. MEVLANA EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

DIFFERENCE WITH OTHER PROGRAMMES: Mevlana Programme:  Offer the opportunity of studying or teaching in any University in the world.  There isn’t any geographical boundaries.  Opportunity of non-refundable grant.  The participants of Mevlana Exchange programme can also participate in other Exchange programmes.

MEVLANA EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BILATERAL AGREEMENT  It is impossible to exchange student and academic staff without a valid bilateral agreement.  The bilateral agreements is valid for five years.  The institutes can make an additional Protocol to indicate the responsibility of foreign universities.  Suleyman Demirel University have 14 bilateral agreements with 9 different countries.  We have 466 students and 289 academic staffs quotas.  We have 7 mentor students who help voluntary to our incoming students and academic staffs.

EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS Mevlana Değişim Programı Kurum Koordinatörlüğü  The students registered to the following programs of the universities which have bilateral agreement can benefit from Mevlana Exchange Programme  Vocational schools (2nd class)  Bachelor’s degree (2nd, 3rd, 4th classes)  Master, doctorate programme (after the first semester excluding the language or scientific preparation semesters)

 Turkish citizen students who study in foreign university couldn’t apply to Mevlana Exchange programme.  Foreign students of Turkish universities couldn’t apply to universities in their countries.  For the offered courses, please visit international office or mevlana websites.internationalmevlana

Circumstances To Be a Mevlana Exchange Student Grade Point Average (GPA) Must Be At Least:  2.5/4.0 for the students vocational schools and bachelor’s degree  3.0/4.0 for the Ms and PhD students  The score of language of which the host institute use for teaching  Mevlana Exchange Score: : 0.5*Language Score + 0.5* GPA.

To Be a Candidate Mevlana Student  Candidate Application form  Transcript  Certificate of language After The Confirmation  Application form  Learning Agreement  Letter of Acceptance  Student Declaration  Information Form Before Leaving SDU  Student Final Report  Student Declaration of Attendance

 Incoming student must take his/her sojourn permission in one month after his/her arrival in Turkey.  Incoming students have to bring the insurance valid in Turkey with them. Without the insurance, in Turkey they will pay approximate 600 TL for the insurance.

Educational Cost  During the exchange mobility, the students must pay the required tuition fee to their own higher educational institute.  During the exchange mobility, the participant students don’t pay any tuition fee to the host university.

Exchange of Academic Staff  The Academic staffs (professor, associate professor, assistant professor, lecturer) can participate to Mevlana Exchange Programme.  Research assistants could only participate to Mevlana Exchange Programme as a student, not as an academic staff.  During they mobility, Academic staffs must give min. 6 hours of lessons.  The Academic staffs will participate this programme min 2 weeks and max 3 months.  SDU academic staffs couldn’t participate Mevlana Exchange Programme during the academic year

To Be a Candidate Mevlana Academic Staff  Candidate Application form  CV  Certificate of language After the Confirmation  Academic Staff Mobility Programme  Letter of Acceptance  Academic Staff Declaration  Information Form Before Leaving SDU  Academic Staff Final Report  Academic Staff Declaration of Attendance

MEVLANA ACADEMIC CALENDAR Date Announcement of Exchange Lists by Higher Education Institutes 30 March - 17 April 2015 Application for Exchange20 April - 27 April 2015 Sending the assessment of incoming students and academic staffs to SDU Mevlana Office 29 April 2015 Announcement of Assessment Results from YOK 29 May 2015 Submission of Documents29 May June 2015

Duration of Exchange: Student Minimum 1, maximum 2 semesters (1 semester with scholarship +1 semester without scholarship) Couldn’t exceed one academic year Academic Staff Minimum 2 weeks Maximum 3 months

PAYMENT (month/day) TRAVEL PAYMENT (MAX) INCOMING STUDENTS * 750 TL( month )- OUTGOING STUDENTS * TL ( month )- INCOMING ACADEMIC STAFF ~ TL ( day ) TL  70% of the scholarship amount is paid monthly. Remaining grant will be paid based on the ratio of total credits of the succeeded courses to the courses that the student is obliged to take. We will pay only for four months.

Daily Wage Professor50,00 TL Associate Professor46,66 TL Assistant Professor45,00 TL Lecturer40,00 TL Travel Expense2250 TL (Other Countries) 4000TL (USD)

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