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Opening LectureAtatürk University Medical Faculty, 12.09.2011

InternationalizationInternationalization-to be a world -to be a world doctordoctor--

(Dünyalı Olmak)(Dünyalı Olmak)

Zekeriya Aktürk, Prof. Dr.zekeriya.akturk@gmail.com http://aile.atauni.edu.tr

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Presentation outline• The concept of “internationalization”

– 5 min

• Internationalization of higher education– 10 min

• Personal advices– 5 min

• Hospitality exchange– 10 min

• Summary points– 5 min

The term “internationalization”

• Webster – : to make international; also – : to place under international control <a proposal

to internationalize the city>

• In economics, internationalization has been viewed as a process of increasing involvement of enterprises in international markets

/ 353http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalization

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internationalization

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One School Advertisement:DePaul University

/ 355http://www.depaul.edu/

US Efforts to have Schools Abroad

• Indiana University School of Education October 04, 2008

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Internationalization of regulatory requirements

• since 1989 more than 40 guidelines have been harmonised amongst the EU, Japan and the USA (www.ich.org).

• Common technical documents are produced

/ 357Y. Juillet. Internationalization of regulatory requirements. Clinical Pharmacology 17 (2003) 21–25

Internationalization of higher education

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USA• Almost 600,000 international students are

enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions.

/ 359http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/congress/

2007_hr/070629-vaughan.htm

UK

/ 3510http://www.smuc.ac.uk/international/student-statistics.htm

Netherlands• January 2010:

76,000 international students study in the Netherlands

/ 3511http://www.eurogates.nl/en_holland_news/id/

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Japan• 118,498 international students in Japan as

of May 1, 2007

/ 3512http://www.jasso.go.jp/statistics/intl_student/data07_e.html

http://www.tut.ac.jp/english/admission/class.html

Turkey

• June 10, 2010: Around 17 000 foreign students

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http://www.zaman.com.tr/wap.do?method=getSondakikaDetay&haberno=994035&sirano=4&sayfa=

/ 3514http://www.sabah.com.tr/Egitim/2012/02/22/turkiyede-yabanci-ogrenci-sayisi-artiyor

• February 2012: Around 26 000 foreign students

The Bologna Process• The purpose of the Bologna Process is to

create the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe

• 46 Countries are members of the European Higher Education Area

• Turkey is a member since 2001

/ 3515http://bologna.yok.gov.tr/

Farabi Exchange Program

• Started in 2009, the Farabi Exchange Program aims that university students and teaching staff members continue their education and training at an institution of higher education other than their owns during a period of one or two semesters.

/ 3516http://farabi.yok.gov.tr/

Erasmus

• Erasmus programme is a European Union education and training  programme which aims to increase the quality of higher education in Europe. 

• For this purpose, the Programme promotes the co-operations between higher education institutions in Europe. These partnerships and mobility activities are financially supported by the Programme.

/ 3517http://www.ua.gov.tr/index.cfm?k=76

Internationalization of research.

• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals

• The CONSORT Statement

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http://www.icmje.org/urm_full.pdf

http://www.consort-statement.org/

International programs

/ 3519http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/mdphd/

The Mission of UTAS Scool of Medicine

• “to produce graduates who will provide a significant contribution and positive impact on communities in Tasmania, mainland Australia and internationally ... committed to fostering collaboration on a domestic and global scale”

/ 3520http://www.utas.edu.au/medicine/programs/smile

Southampton

/ 3521http://www.som.soton.ac.uk/undergrad/course/bm5/

Rochester

/ 3522http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/md/prospective-students/curriculum/documents/DHC02-2011.pdf

The Future-Virtual Universities ?-

• International Virtual Medical School

• Health Services Management

• Healthcare Reimbursement

• Master of Business Administration - Healthcare

• Medical Office Administration

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http://www.vconline.edu/online-degree-programs/online-medical-degrees.cfm

Some Advices

• Learn foreign languages

• Travel as much as possible (nat. – international)

• Make international friendships

• Accept national – international guests

• Do what will benefit every body in the planet

• Become a medical doctor! :)

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Hospitality Exchange

“If you can’t visit the World, let the World come to you!”

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A story with “hospitalityclub” and “couchsurfing” Since 2004

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Christian Scheel Medical Student Köln – Germany

Amit Weisberger

Activist Beausse – France

Pierre Cosmac Retired University Professor, Writer

Bordeaux – France

Attila Sabli Engineer of plant protection

Vojvodina – Serbia

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Maciej Meru - Adamczewski

Artist (Painter – Photographer)

Warszawa – Poland

Jolka Suszko-Adamczewska

Photographer Warszawa – Poland

Agne Marudinaite

Social Worker Vilnius – Lithuania

Takeshi Fujita Map Survey Kofu City – Japan

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Maaike Neuville

Artist (Drama) Brussel – Belgium

Igor Mavlyutov Functional Analyst Moscov – Russian Federation

Irena Valaityte Interior Designer Vilnius – Lithuania

Paul Boes Social servant Istanbul – Germany

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Thomas Kreis Printer Neu-Isenburg – Germany

Liz Shane Music teacher Newcastle – Australia

David Novarina Student (french literature)

Paris – France

Pavel Gubin International relations

Perm – Russian Federation

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Arkady Kuznetsov

Engineer Moscow

Philip Burns Chech Republic

Tiffany Foo Student, educator, and energetic healer

Oakland – USA

Yonshil Lee Flight crew Incheon – South Korea

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Daniel Diehl English Teacher Northern Illinois, USA

George King Software developer Freestone, California, USA

Reza Memar Philosopher, Tourist Guide, English Teacher

Tehran, Iran

Magnus Rasmussen

Architecture student Aarhus, Denmark

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Norman Carl Freudenberg

Student of Physics Berlin

Norton Fine Arts, English Teacher in Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Turkey

Germany

Blaž Pretnar Tourism student Bled – Slovenia

Mouthuy Sandrine

Nurse Houyet – Belgium

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Armele Suz Secretary-accountable

Paris – France

Benedicte Teacher Brussel – Belgium

Internationalizing in Undergraduate SuccceededWhy not also in Graduate Education??

• 10th International Turkish Olympics were done with 1500 participants from 135 countries.

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http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/10._Uluslararas%C4%B1_T%C3%BCrk%C3%A7e_Olimpiyatlar%C4%B1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKqXcMfTMkY