1. 12-14 January 2015 Khartoum - SUDAN RECTOR OF AKSARAY UNIVERSITY
SUDANESE AND TURKISH UNIVERSITES INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION MEETING AND EDUCATION FAIR
12-14 January 2015 Khartoum - SUDAN
SWOT ANALYSIS OF TURKISH HIGHER EDUCATION & POSSIBLE AREAS OF COLLABORATION
PROF. DR. MUSTAFA ACAR
RECTOR OF AKSARAY UNIVERSITY

2. CONTENT 1 2 3 4 General Information about Turkish Higher Education
Challenges of Turkish Higher Education 3
SWOT 4
Possible Areas of Collaboration

3. Higher Education System in Turkey

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Types of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
The Number of Higher Education Institutions in Turkey (2014)
Public Universities
123
Non-profit foundation Universities 73
196

7. Degrees in HEIs
An Associate's degree (short cycle) is awarded on completion of a two-year study program.
A Bachelor's degree (1st cycle) is normally awarded after the completion of a four-year course of study.
A Master's degree program (2nd cycle) is a two-year program leading to the Master of Arts (MA) or Master of Sciences (MS).

8. Degrees in HEIs
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.
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.
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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. https://istatistik.yok.gov.tr/
Number of Students (2014)
Female
Male
Total
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree program
Doctoral degree program
37.964
28.605
66.569
International Students
48.190

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. SWOT 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)

16. SWOT Strengths Increasing Scientific Productivity
12K K publications
63K K citations
patents

17. SWOT Weaknesses Insufficient level of institutional autonomy
Personnel Policy of the State
Line-item Budget
Insufficient Level of Relations with Industry

18. SWOT Weaknesses Insufficient Effort to Support Continuing Education
Insufficient number of PhDs to teach at the newly established universities

19. SWOT
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

20. SWOT Threats Geo-political Factors
Volatile Region (Middle East, Caucasus, etc.)

21. Possible Areas of Collaboration
Co-operation in Research
Share of Knowledge and Experience
Mawlana program: exchange of students and scholars

22. AKSARAY UNIVERSITY Founded in 2006 Total students: 18.000
Total Academic Staff: 700
University Academic Rating: 1st (URAP)

23. Awarded Best University (Aksaray University) and Best Rector (Prof
Awarded Best University (Aksaray University) and Best Rector (Prof. Mustafa Acar, PhD) by Europe Business Assembly

24. AKSARAY UNIVERSITY

25. AKSARAY UNIVERSITY FACULTIES Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Faculty of Science and Letters
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Islamic Sciences
Faculty of Communication
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Tourism

26. 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

27. AKSARAY UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS School of Physical Education and Sports
School of Applied Technology and Business
School of Health
School of Foreign Languages
School of Tourism and Hospitality Management

28. AKSARAY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTES Institute of Social Sciences
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences

29. 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

30. THANK YOU ! 