Turkish Coalition of America and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Collaborate on Educational Exchanges ITU will award scholarships to Native American students
[source: www.tc-america.org]
In collaboration with TCA to promote educational exchanges between Turkey and Minority Serving Institutions in the United States, the president of Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Dr. Muhammed Sahin, announced his university’s commitment to provide 10 comprehensive (all expenses paid) scholarships to Native American students per semester. The announcement was made when a delegation of Native American faculty visited ITU as part of a Turkish university tour sponsored by TCA this month.
“We are delighted that Istanbul Technical University has made this commitment to further expand educational cooperation between Turkey and the United States, and it will enhance cultural awareness between Turkish and Native American students,” said TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy. “ITU’s commitment supports TCA’s efforts over the past two years to encourage American minority students to study in Turkey and to expand educational exchanges between institutes of higher education in Turkey and Minority Serving Institutions in the US, including Tribal Colleges. With this decision, ITU has become the second Turkish institution, after Bahcesehir University, to offer scholarships to Native American students.”
TCA’s Native American faculty tour to Turkey is supported by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and has visited 12 universities in 4 cities. The delegation included members of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Crow, Cree, Hopi, Isleta/San Juan Pueblo and Mohawk tribes, representing South Dakota State University, Northern Arizona University and the Institute of American Indian Arts in New Mexico.
The delegation also participated in the conference “Native American Voices: Languages of Survival” sponsored by Hacettepe University’s Department of American Culture and Literature, November 16-17. The delegation also visted Ondokuz Mayis University in Samsun; Abant Izzet Baysal University and Bolu Donors Foundation in Bolu; Bahcesehir, Bogazici, Halic, Koc, Ozyegin and Sabanci universities in Istanbul; and Bilkent and Middle East Technical universities in Ankara.
In addition to its scholarships to Native American students, TCA also offers scholarships to African American, Hispanic American and Armenian American students for study abroad in Turkey or the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
To learn more about TCA’s scholarships, please visit www.tc-america.org.
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We had an amazing turn0ut at our welcome dinner for 2009-2010 school year. We would like to thank everyone for taking the time and making it to the dinner. We would also like to thank our friends at the Modern Greek Club for coming to our event.
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The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) will offer ARIT fellowships for research in Turkey for the academic year 2010-2011. The fellowships fund individuals engaged in research on ancient, medieval, or modern times in Turkey, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. ARIT operates hostel, research, and study facilities for researchers in Turkey at its branch centers in Istanbul and Ankara. ARIT’s fellowship program is funded by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Scholars and advanced graduate students are eligible. Student applicants must have fulfilled all requirements for the doctorate except the dissertation by June 2010, and before beginning any ARIT-sponsored research. Non-U.S. applicants are expected to maintain an affiliation with an educational institution in the United States or Canada. Grants for tenures of up to one year will be considered; however, some preference is given to projects of shorter duration. The application deadline is November 1, 2009.
Merhaba Everyone,
I am adding a message from Eczacibasi, which might be of particular significance to the Turkish students studying in the US.
Merhabalar,
Lisans, yuksek lisans veya doktora ogrenimlerini yurtdisinda basarili bir sekilde surduren Turk ogrencilerine is yasantisina atilma ve ozellikle Turkiye’deki is olanaklari konusunda yardimci olmak, bu cercevede Eczacibasi’nin sunabilecegi olanaklari kendileriyle paylasmak amaciyla ozel bir proje yurutmekteyiz. Bu amac dogrultusunda iletisim bilgilerinize Turk Ogrenci Birligi araciligiyla ulastik. Kariyerinizle ilgili dusuncelerinizi ve CV’nizi bizimle paylasmanizi bekliyoruz, bu paylasim sonrası sizlerle yazili ve sozlu iletisime geciyor olacagiz. Gelecegi birlikte yaratma hedefimiz dogrultusunda ilerleyebilmek dilegiyle,
Saygilarimla,
Utku Ilik
Eczacibasi Holding
Insan Kaynaklari Direktoru
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