TURKİYE-AFRICA COOPERATION IN EDUCATION FOR A COMMON FUTURE 12 JANUARY KHARTOUM

Türkiye-Africa Relations  Political Will  Positive Response by Africa

Türkiye-Africa Relations  High-level Visits and Meetings  Bilateral Agreements  Increase Diplomatic Presence  TİKA Operations  More Destinations by Turkish Airlines  Growth in Trade

Educational Cooperation 1.Direct application to 178 university 2.Mevlana Exchange Program 3.Türkiye Scholarships

Türkiye Scholarships and Students from Africa

Türkiye Scholarships University Placement Financial Support Türkiye Scholarship

Türkiye Scholarships / Basics  Supporting political, cultural and economic ties  Undergraduate, master’s and PhD, research and Turkish language courses  No support for undergraduate and postgraduate levels altogether  Programs mostly taught in Turkish  Compulsory repatriation to home country after graduation  Limited places for medical sciences and engineering

Scholarship programmes for Africa  Türkiye-Africa Scholarship  Ibn Haldun Social Sciences Scholarship  Ali Kuşçu Science & Technology Scholarship  Ibn Sina Medical Sciences Scholarship  Yunus Emre Turkish Language Scholarship  Islamic Theology Scholarship  Research Scholarship  One-Year Turkish Language Scholarship

How are we planning? Country needs Student preferences Treaties Development reports Employability & sector analysis Our capacities

Application and Selection Process Online Application Academic Criteria Interview

Academic criteria and interview Academic criteria based on home country exam/grade: Diploma Grade Cumulative GPA in Transcript University Entrance Exam Grade High School Graduation Exam / Baccalaureate Grade International Test Score Face-to-face interview in 26 countries in 2013:

Opportunities Full financial assistance that covers  Monthly allowance  Free accommodation  Tuition fee  Health insurance  One-year Turkish language course  Round-trip flight ticket

Burhan Başoğlu Thank you….