What is Mevlana Exchange Programme?”
Mevlana Exchange Programme is a programme which aims the exchange of students and academic staff between the Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries. With the regulation published in August 23, 2011 (num: 28034), students and academic staff exchange between Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries has been possible.
Students may study abroad for one (minimum) or two (maximum) terms and academic staff may lecture abroad from 2 weeks (minimum) to three months (89 days) (maximum). Accordingly, students and academic staff from any country may benefit from this programme being hosted by Turkish higher education institutions in order to study or lecture.
Who can benefit from Mevlana Exchange Program?
The students registered in formal education programmes at higher education institutions in Turkey (on condition that the higher education institutions signed a bilateral Mevlana Exchange Protocol) may benefit from Mevlana Exchange Programme. Additionally, all academic staff who work in a national or foreign higher education institution, on condition that the higher education institutions signed a bilateral Mevlana Exchange Protocol, may benefit from Mevlana Exchange Programme.
The academic activities within the mobility of academic staff must be at least 6 hours in total per week. The calculation of activities as hours which is realized by the academic staff is based on courses. If the course hours are less than 6, academic activities such as seminars, panels or conferences are evaluated within this scope. Academic staff mobility plans that don’t include teaching activities can’t be evaluated within the Mevlana Exchange Programme and accepted for exchange.
Student' s Application requirements of Mevlana Exchange Program
In order to be a Mevlana Exchange Programme student
– The students must be studying at associate degree, bachelor degree, master degree or phd degree of higher education programmes
– Grade point average (GPA) of associate degree and undergraduate students must be at least 2,5 on a four point scale.
– Grade point average (GPA) of graduate students (MA, PhD) must be at least 3.00 on a four point scale.
– 50% GPA+ 50% language score
(See: http://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/tr/yonetmelik/ingilizce_gecerli_sinavlar_EN.htm)
The students studying in their first year at associate or bachelor degree and the students of preparation classes and scientific preparation programmes of graduate degrees can’t participate in this programme at their first semester.
How should a student/academic staff , who has the requirements, can apply to the Mevlana Exchange Programme?
Students can fulfill their applications by completely filling the required forms which can be found under the website https://mevlana.yok.gov.tr/to the Mevlana Exchange Programme Institution Coordination Office of the higher education institution in which they are enrolled.
Similarly, any academic staff working in higher education institutions that signed the Mevlana Exchange Programme Protocol can apply to Mevlana Exchange Programme Institution Coordination Office.