ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY
Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS)
Q1. Please describe briefly your institution's strategy, objectives and priorities for its Erasmus activities (mobility, multilateral projects and thematic networks, etc.) and any other actions in the context of the Lifelong Learning Programme (2007 2013). Please also provide information on the following points: What specific actions are planned to give visibility to Erasmus activities and what type of publicity will be given to the Erasmus University Charter and the EPS? What kind of arrangements, if any, does the Institution ensure to comply with non-discrimination objectives (e.g. actions related to gender equality, integration of disabled students and staff, enhancement of social and economic cohesion and combating of xenophobia and racism)?
Adnan Menderes University focuses on developing Erasmus activities, important tools of internationalisation within the content of LLP, in accordance with the goals accepted in its Strategic Plan to pursue international resource, learning and teaching initiatives for the benefit of the students and staff. It sent 72 students and 42 Ts this year and accepted 8 incoming students.
The university is committed to providing a more diversified and internationalised academic experience for students and academic staff to get a stronger position among other Turkish universities. The perception of students of Europe will be more diverse through interaction with other European students getting benefitting from Erasmus Programme. ADU is committed to proceeding and enhancing its Erasmus activities and increasing student mobility by 15-20% by increasing the number of Erasmus Bilateral Agreements which are currently more than 30; attracting more foreign students; making Erasmus study periods and teaching assignment periods abroad everybody’s concern; increasing the number of European funded projects; aiming at innovation in the curricula and teaching methods besides summer courses to integrate all European students and to give them the chance of being educated in a country with cultural and historical assets; trying to find alternative sources for financing of students for student mobility and being more aggressive in participating in placement projects.
ADU gives priority to providing full support to the organisation of mobility trying to minimise any unexpected fails trying to do its best by monitoring the students and through guidance, orientation sessions, care and support to make them feel comfortable in the host country and in Turkey. Erasmus activities are planned to be introduced to all newcomer students again before the academic year starts with the Erasmus leaflets being sent to their home addresses. Also between October and March, informative speeches are given in student canteens and in festivals. Announcements on the web page is another effective way of advertising the programme. Posters inviting the students to take place in the programme are printed and delivered to all public areas like canteens, library, dormitory and faculty buildings.
EPS and EUC will be publicised on the webpage of ADU and provided with a frame and displayed on the wall of the International Relations Office. In accordance with the Article 10 of the Constitution of Turkish Republic, ther is no gender and race discrimination. Erasmus students are chosen objectively with no concerns to their genders. The criteria to be used for choosing students are defined by the National Agency. Disabled students and staff are given full support and the new buildings are in accordance with their capabilities. Library has a special computer for visually impaired students. A new department to provide support to disabled students and staff has been established and specialsits will be employed. Also, ADU also gives financial support to the students with economic difficulty.
Q2. What kind of specific measures are implemented in the institution to ensure high quality in academic mobility activities? Details should be provided on: recognition and credit systems, the provision of information on curricula, information and counselling of outgoing students, tutoring and integration of incoming students, provision of student services (in particular accommodation), preparatory and refresher language courses, support and acknowledgement of staff mobility.
ECTS is a very effective way of implementing European Higher Education Area and ADU gives importance to using ECTS credits in int mobility activities. ECTS is used by all faculties and departments. the students and academic staff are very familiar with the concept. All departmental coordinators select the coursesat host university and match them with the home equivalences and Board of Management in each faculty and school confirms that the courses selected will be recognised when the mobility period ends. ADU gives priority to the quality of international students’ experience through pre-arrival informative e-mail, picking up from airport orientation programme, welcome reception extra-curricular activities, weekend trips, buddy partner student system, offering a wide range of housing options. They are lectured in Enlish in either separate groups, or lectured in Turkish/English in a mixed way and given homework or reports to fulfill in English. Their exams are given in English although the language of instruction in our university is Turkish. The provision of information in curricula is available on the webpage. Each faculty puts its informative package and curriculum info on the web and our partners check the programme and the courses offered before they send their students. Counselling for our students is at the highest level. Briefings are given about airport and indoors, items which can/cannot be carried, luggage limitations, how to reach the dormitory in case of no pick up by the host university. Also, all travel and insurance arrangements are dealt with to get the best prices for the students. Lectures on national security and international politics, communication, stress management and language courses to strengthen their language are given. All students are accomodated at dormitories or flats according to their preferences. Erasmus administrative staff changes will be conducted soon with the priority of some depart.
Q3. What kind of specific measures are implemented to ensure high quality in student placements? Give details on how the work-programme and the placement agreement are prepared and implemented. Please describe the practical arrangements agreed between the parties. Please specify also the monitoring and evaluation of the placement period as well as its recognition in the curriculum.
ADU is located in a touristic area of Turkey and has already been implementing a placement programme in its Tourism Faculty. There are coordinators of placement and these coordinators choose the best facilities to work with. They come into contact with hotels each year to renew the contracts before academic year starts. The hotels are chosen with special attention and they are five star touristic facilities; during the period, the checks are conducted by the coordinators. The hotels offer free rooms to our coordinators during their inspections. The period is fully recognised by the university and it is shown with its ECTS in the curriculum. The students are provided with free accomodation and free meals by the hotels. During the placement period, the students are given the chance to experience each department at hotel.
The same model will be applied in LLP activities and the partner institutions will benefit from the same contracts with the hotels when they send their own students to our students to our students. Also at the same time, our partners in other European countries promise to supply the same opportunities for us. In other faculties, arrangements to adapt internship periods to European models will be aimed in the future.
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