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Mevlana Exchange Program

International Exchange Programs: Mevlana

Exchange programs are programs that aim to bring different cultures together on academic and social grounds by strengthening cooperation between higher education institutions. Student, academic and staff exchange programs conducted by Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Foreign Relations Office include various studies and projects such as joint seminar and conference studies, joint courses and multidisciplinary events.

Within our department, the Erasmus and Mevlana programs are implemented as part of international exchange initiatives. Our students, academic staff, and administrative personnel can benefit from these exchange opportunities offered by our university. The department supports the international mobility of outgoing and incoming students, academics, and staff through these programs. Within the scope of such mobility activities, applicants can take advantage of the exchange programs provided by our university to visit another country and engage in knowledge sharing related to their education, academic studies, or field of expertise.

With Student Exchange Programs:
 - Critical and analytical thinking,
 - Effective communication and self-expression,
 - Recognizing and appreciating differences, 
 - Learning a foreign language in detail, 
 - Education and career planning,
 - Getting to know different cultures closely
 - Examining your own culture from the outside, 
 - Social awareness,
 - Gaining self-confidence and recognizing one's own limits, 
 - It is aimed for them to gain personality building skills on a global scale.
What is the Mevlana Exchange Programme?

he Mevlana Exchange Program is a program that enables the exchange of students and faculty members between higher education institutions providing education in Türkiye and higher education institutions providing education abroad. The Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated August 23, 2011 and numbered 28034 paved the way for the exchange of students and faculty members between higher education institutions abroad and higher education institutions in our country. Unlike other exchange programs, the mobility within the exchange program covers all higher education institutions in the world without any geographical region distinction.

Students who want to participate in the exchange program can benefit from the program for a minimum of one and a maximum of two semesters of education; and faculty members can benefit from the program for a minimum of 1 week and a maximum of 3 months to teach at higher education institutions around the world. Similarly, students and faculty members from all parts of the world can come to higher education institutions in Türkiye.
Who can participate in the Mevlana Exchange Program?

 

Associate, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students enrolled in formal education programs in all higher education institutions in Türkiye (higher education institutions that have signed the Mevlana Exchange Program Protocol) can participate in student exchange within the scope of the Mevlana Exchange Program.

In addition, all academic staff working in domestic and foreign higher education institutions that have signed the Mevlana Exchange Program Protocol can also participate in the Mevlana Exchange Program. Academic activities of academic staff within the scope of mobility cannot be less than six hours per week. The hours of activities performed by academic staff are calculated based on lessons. If the lesson hours do not exceed six hours per week, academic activities such as seminars, panels or conferences are also evaluated within this scope. Academic staff mobility plans that do not include teaching activities cannot be evaluated within the scope of the Mevlana Exchange Program and cannot be accepted for exchange.

 
Application Conditions for Mevlana Exchange Programme

The basic conditions for becoming a Mevlana Exchange Program student can be gathered under several headings:

The student must be an associate, undergraduate, graduate or doctoral student registered in higher education programs that provide formal education,

Associate and undergraduate students must have a general academic grade point average of at least 2.5 (two and a half) out of 4 (four),

The general academic grade point average of master's and doctoral students must be at least 3 (three) out of 4 (four),

50% language score + 50% GPA,

Note

Students studying in the preparatory and first year of associate and undergraduate programs, and master's and doctoral students in the preparatory and scientific preparation periods cannot benefit from this program for the first semester they start their main education.

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Does a student participating in the program lose an academic semester?

A student who participates in the Mevlana Exchange Program and pursues education at a higher education institution abroad does not experience any loss of an academic semester upon returning to their home country, as the courses taken at the foreign institution and their equivalents at the home university are clearly specified in the Learning Protocol.
Scholarships During the Mevlana Exchange Program: Issues Related to Students

 

During the period of participation in the Mevlana Exchange Program, students continue to receive any other scholarships or loans they have been granted, and they must remain registered at their home higher education institution. They are required to pay their tuition or contribution fees to their home institution and are not charged any additional tuition fees by the host higher education institution.

The amount of scholarship provided to students during their participation in the exchange program varies according to the economic living standards of the host country. Within the scope of the Mevlana Exchange Program, a scholarship may be granted to Mevlana students—up to three times the monthly scholarship amount paid to undergraduate students under Law No. 5102 on Scholarships and Loans for Higher Education Students—at rates determined by the Executive Board of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).

Students coming to Turkish higher education institutions from different parts of the world under the Mevlana Exchange Program are also granted scholarships at rates determined by the YÖK Executive Board. Of the total scholarship amount to be paid to the student, 70% is paid monthly. The payment of the remaining amount is based on the ratio of the total credits of successfully completed courses to the total credits of all courses the student was required to take.

If the allocated institutional funds for the exchange are insufficient, and provided that other program requirements are met, students may still participate in the program through self-funding or private scholarships.

 
Scholarships During the Mevlana Exchange Program: Issues Related to Academic Staff

Within the scope of the Mevlana Exchange Program, academic staff sent abroad may be paid a per diem allowance in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 6245 on Travel Allowances, while academic staff coming from abroad may be paid both a per diem allowance under the same law and an additional course payment pursuant to Article 10 of Law No. 2547 on Higher Education. The authority to determine the amount of the additional course payment according to countries and academic titles rests with the Executive Board of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).
Who is Mevlana?

The real name of Mevlana, who gave his name to the program, is Muhammed Celaleddin. Mevlana was born in 1207 in the city of Belh in the Khorasan region, which is within the borders of Afghanistan today. The name Mevlana was used by Sultan Veled, Shams-i Tabrizi and his followers; it has become a universal symbol that is almost identified with him. He is also known as Rumi by Westerners.

Mevlana, who lived in the 13th century but was a Sufi who transcended the ages with his works, did not discriminate between people, as reflected in his verses, "Come, come whoever you are." With his compassion, his unconditional and limitless love for humanity, as well as his infinite tolerance, he has impressed not only the Islamic world but all of humanity. He is also accepted all over the world as a man of ideas with his perspective on life and people. UNESCO declared 2007 as the Year of Mevlana and Tolerance due to the 800th anniversary of Mevlana's birth.

 

Throughout his education, he visited educational institutions in different countries and cities of the period both as a student and as a scientist. "Change" has an important place in Mevlana's life and philosophy. He is also the author of important works such as Mesnevi, Divan-ı Kebir, Fihi Mafih, Mektubat and Mecalis-i Seba.

 

 

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