REGULATION ON MEVLANA EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

PART ONE Purpose, Scope, Legal Bases and Definitions

Purpose ARTICLE 1- (1) The purpose of this Regulation is to regulate the procedures and principles regarding student and academic staff exchange programme between national and foreign higher education institutions.

Scope ARTICLE 2- (1) This Regulation contains the principles and procedures of student and academic staff exchange between national higher education institutions and foreign higher education institutions.

Legal Bases ARTICLE 3- (1) This Regulation has been concluded on the basis of the articles 7, 10 and 65 of the Higher Education Law dated 4/11/1981 and numbered 2547.

Definitions and Abbreviations ARTICLE 4- (1) Stated in this Regulation are as follows; a) ECTS: European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, b) Certificate of Participation: A signed and stamped document indicating the student’s beginning and ends of the study period of the student which is drafted by the higher education institution that the education-training activity has been carried out. c) Mevlana Exchange Programme: Exchange programme of student and academic staff held in the scope of the protocol between national and foreign higher education institutions, ç) Mevlana Exchange Program Institutional Coordination Office: An Unit in higher education institutions that is responsible for execution of activities regarding the Mevlana Exchange Programme. d) Mevlana Exchange Programme Institutional Coordinator: Staff directly subject to the chief or vice chief of higher education institutions and responsible for execution of the Mevlana Exchange Programme institution coordination office activities on behalf of the Council of Higher Education, e) Mevlana Exchange Programme Student: Student participating in the Mevlana Exchange Programme, f) Mevlana Exchange Programme Student Declaration: A document which the rights and obligations of the student through Mevlana Exchange Programme are stated, g) Mevlana Exchange Programme Academic Staff: The Academic staff participating in the activities conducted within the Mevlana Exchange Programme, ğ) Mevlana Exchange Programme Student Scholarship Agreement: The agreement signed between the student and the higher education institution that carries out the exchange which contains information regarding the exchange period, scholarship amount, information on other payments, responsibilities in the case of student’s default and other similar matters. h) Student Final Report: The document which contains brief information and personal evaluations of the student considering the exchange period, prepared upon completion. ı) CHE: The Council of Higher Education i) Foreign Higher Education Institutions: University, academy, college, higher technology institute and other higher education institutions which are established foreign by bilateral or multilateral international treaties and/or give education and training that are subject to the higher education legislation of the country in which they are located. j) National Higher Education Institutions: Universities, institutes of technology and non-profit vocational schools which provide education based on Law No.2547.