İSTANBUL BİLGİ UNIVERSITY

Erasmus and campus wide

internationalization: presentation

on institutional good practices

2011

May 2011

İSTANBUL

Capital of empires: Roman, Byzantium, Latin & Ottoman Empire.

Cross-roads of cultures

Bridge between east and west

Vibrant metropolis with 12.8 million people

The 5th. biggest city in the world

Business, arts and culture center of Turkey

“one of the coolest cities in the world”

SAFETY & CRIME

İSTANBUL BİLGİ UNIVERSITY

FOUNDATION

İstanbul Bilgi University June 7th, 1996 private, non-profit institution

City University with 3 Campuses Dolapdere Kustepe Santral

69 programs under 6 faculties 5 Institutes and a Vocational School The language of instruction, rather than the Faculty

of Law, is English.

STUDENT LIFE

City university

Modern facilities with libraries, computer labs, studios, cinema, concert hall and sports hall

Active student life with elected Student Union, student clubs and sports teams

Accommodation at Student Dormitories

CAMPUS LIFE

Campuses:

SANTRAL

DOLAPDERE

KUSTEPE

Travel between campuses:

Shuttles

Libraries

Computers and Internet

Cafeterias & Restaurants

STUDENTS IN NUMBERS

Over 12,000 students

28 % on scholarships

250 international students - 27 different countries

BİLGİ INTERNATIONAL

Erasmus Office (EO):

Responsible unit at the institutional level

Exchange programs (Erasmus, Erasmus Link, Bilateral Exchange)

Developing international academic collaborations

International Summer Schools

BILGI has shown its increasing dedication to internationalization of

education in various ways: Erasmus Student Exchange

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

Outgoings Incomings

2004-2005 16 12

2005-2006 46 47

2006-2007 61 83

2007-2008 94 95

2008-2009 120 105

2009-2010 150 163

2010-2011 147 194

2011-2012* 194 230

* estimated

PLANNING & BUDGETING

Preserve a rough balance in incoming/outgoing

student numbers. Meet planning and budgeting

requirements.

2x5= 10 study months exchange to keep the

balance in numbers

Problems!

Visa application procedure for outgoings

Courses in English

ECTS

Lack of mobility Grant

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ERASMUS INCOMINGS

Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes

European University Viadrina

Ludwig-Maximillians-Universitat

Universitat Konstanz

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan

University of Fernando Pessoa

Malmö University-IMER

London Metropolitan University

Fachhochschule Vorarlberg

Europea Universidad de Madrid

Bucerius Law School

Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Universiteit Maastricht

Utrecht University

University of Copenhagen

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ERASMUS OUTGOINGS

UK SPAIN NETHERLANDS GERMANY

POLAND FRANCE BELGUIM PORTUGAL

SWEDEN SWITZERLAND DENMARK AUSTRIA

HUNGARY LITHUANIA CZECH REPUBLIC FINLAND

Challenges & difficulties in Work

Placement

4 incomings and 21 outgoings b/w 2007-10

Advantages

Doing a work placement is a huge boost to students self-confidence and their CV

Enhancing student’s employability potential and may lead directly to future employment

Difficulties

Lack of budget

Visa application

Residence & work permit

Paper work

Difficulty to find hosting units

FACULTY & STAFF

800 faculty members

Professors

Associate Professors

Assistant Professors

Lecturers

Teaching Assistants

Around 50 international faculty members

600 administrative staff

Erasmus Faculty & Staff exchange

University staff can participate in two strands of

Erasmus:

1) Teaching Mobility

2) Staff Training Mobility

Erasmus faculty and staff exchange

27 incomings and 50 outgoings b/w 2004-10

Challenges & difficulties in academic

and staff mobility

Lack of interest

Lack of budget

TS already has international experiences

Master/PHD abroad

Teached already in abroad

Difficulty to find hosting units (especially for

non-academic staff)

Visa applications

Advantages

Great way to learn about a partner institution

Helps to understand the challenges and benefits

faced by your Erasmus students

Enables to share knowledge and experiences

with students who do not take part in Erasmus

Integration Process of Incomings

One-day Orientation; Incoming students are provided special

tutoring to integrate them into local students

Social and cultural activities

Buddy program, which pairs newly arrived Erasmus Students with

volunteer local Students who provide assistance that can make life

easier for the new arrivals. BILGI Erasmus Student Network Club

can also offer linguistic support, cultural guidance and information

about daily life at BILGI and Istanbul.

Good Practice !

BILGI’s Erasmus program as Best practice

Presantation on Erasmus program as ‘Best practice’ to

more than 100 Turkish universities - meeting organized

by Turkish National Agency 2008

Erasmus partner universities within

UNEECC member Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen (Law)

TU Dortmund, Dortmund (MA in

Media&Communication system)

University of Pécs, Pécs (Business Administration &

Psychology

University Fernando Pessoa, Porto (International

Relations)

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam(Law &

History & Psychology)

Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius (International

Relations& Business Adm.& Computer Science)

BİLGİ

WELCOMES YOU

For more information:

www.bilgi.edu.tr

erasmus@bilgi.edu.tr

+90 212 311 5117-5219

Aybala IsIK