1. Erasmus Welcome Meeting Spring Semester 2009-2010 11.02.2010 Ass.Prof.Sevinç Hatipoğlu Erasmus Institutional Coordinator shatip@istanbul.edu.tr

3. Being the bridge between both the East and West and the past and future

4. Istanbul University Istanbul University-the oldest and best-established university of Turkey- has a history that dates back 557 years. Thus, Istanbul University ranks among the first 10 founded in Europe

5. Istanbul University International Academic Relations Committee Istanbul University International Academic Relations Committee implements exchange programs within the Bilateral Aggreements of Istanbul University and EU Lifelong Learning Programme.

6. Erasmus Programme at Istanbul University Istanbul University participated in Lifelong Learning-Erasmus Programme in 2003 with a pilot project. In 2003-2004 academic year, the process began with 11 agreements and has reached more than 320 agreements signed or continued

7. CountryAgreements Germany98 Italy28 France27 Poland19 Austria14 Greece13 Netherlands13 Spain12 Denmark11 United Kingdom10 Hungary9 Belgium9 Czech Republic9 Lithuania 8

8. Countryagreements Portugal7 Switzerland7 Bulgaria6 Sweden6 Finland4 Estonia3 Slovakia3 Romania1 TOTAL319

9. Erasmus Programme Student Exchange Per Year 20032004- 2005 2005- 2006 2006- 2007 2007- 2008 2008- 2009 2009- 2010 outgoing857133144220205366 incoming--346381133160~200

10. Erasmus Programme Activities Organization of Welcome Meeting Turkish Culture Courses Glass-Ceramic-Tile Workshop Turkish Language Courses Erasmus Intensive Language Courses Science-Art-Cultural Excursions Boat Trip on Bosphorus...

11. Office hours for students Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10.00-12.00 / 14.00-16.00

12. Address Uluslararası Akademik İlişkiler Kurulu İstanbul Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü 34119 Beyazıt, İstanbul Telephone: 0212 - 440 00 00 / 10242 Mail: intacrel@istanbul.edu.tr

13. Faculty Coordinators http://www.istanbul.edu.tr/uaik/ABegitim/engli sh/birim_koordinatorleri.php

14. Student ID-Card

15. National Holidays 23.04.2010 Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı(National Sovereignty and Children's Day) 19.05.2010 Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı(Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports)

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