Lecturers from Academia Institute of Technology Maribor in the fields of Administrative Law and Economics, Legislation and Marketing in Media, Maja Mrđa and Dr Bojan Kverh in the fields of Databases and Programming, visited Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University and Mirciler Mesleki Ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi secondary school in Turkey as part of Erasmus+ staff mobility.
As part of the Erasmus exchange, Ms Mrđa and Mr Kverh visited Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, located in Bandırma, on the Asian side of Turkey. Upon arrival, they were warmly welcomed by coordinators Omer Inan and Professor Selahattin Kosunalp, who kindly showed them around the entire university campus.
The campus, which is attended by around 20,000 students, offers a wide range of study fields and excellent infrastructure. Ms Mrđa and Mr Kverh were particularly impressed by the organisation of the campus, where in addition to lecture halls there are also student dormitories, facilities for recreation, relaxation and even a shop.
The visit focused on exchanging experiences in teaching and assessment, where they discussed with their hosts the differences between curricula in Slovenia and Turkey. They also discussed opportunities for collaboration on various projects and opportunities for student and staff exchanges.
Professor Kosunalp highlighted in the conversation the high cost of living in Slovenia as the main obstacle to future exchanges from Turkey, which often leads Turkish students to choose cheaper destinations, such as Poland.
As part of the visit, Ms Mrđa and Mr Kverh also visited Mirciler Mesleki Ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi secondary school in Gönen. There, Mr Ilker Eren, a representative of the school, introduced them to the management and took them around various classrooms. They were particularly impressed by the classrooms where pupils acquire culinary skills, and the computer classrooms where pupils presented their innovative IT projects.
Upon returning to Bandırma, Ms Mrđa and Mr Kverh met with Professor Kosunalp, with whom they had an online meeting with the Academia Erasmus office. At the meeting, they discussed opportunities for further collaboration and exchanges, which opens the door to even closer connections between institutions and broadening horizons for all involved.
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Source: Academia (16. 4. 2024). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.
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