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U NIVER-SEA.NET. International Conference UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION IN THE BLACK SEA AREA COMMON EDUCATIONAL VALUES Assist . Prof. Dr. Ganime Aydın Project C oordinator of Istanbul Aydın University. PROJECT SUMMARY. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNIVER-SEA.NET• International Conference
UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION IN THE BLACK SEA AREA
• COMMON EDUCATIONAL VALUES
• Assist. Prof. Dr. Ganime Aydın• Project Coordinator of Istanbul Aydın University
The present project, entitled “UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION NETWORK AT
BLACK SEA-UNIVER-SEA.NET”, has been launched under the coordination of
Andrei Saguna University of Constanta, Romania. Istanbul Aydin University is
the IPA Financial Beneficiary of the project; its partners are: International
Black Sear University (Georgia), Academy of Public Administration under the
President of the Republic of Moldova, and Karabük University (Turkey). The
project is intended to cover a period of two years.
PROJECT SUMMARY
Primary Aim:
To offer a framework for the sharing of educational values and experiences between
partners in the member countries, through a common education program and network. Particular aims:
- To define common educational objectives for universities of partner countries
- To diffuse the educational model that will be set up through distance and face-to-face education.
- TO create regional identity via virtual means.
Aims of the Project
Activities of the project :
The realization of two workshops that will allow the partner universities to
share experience on educational systems and good practices in education
The publication of a white paper on good practices in joint education
programs
The preparation of a common course module.
The organization of two exchange programs that will cover the mobility of
twelve students
The creation of a social network for students and universities
Creation of a portal for the diffusion of the experiences.
After a short flight of 45 minutes from Istanbul, we reached the city of Constanta, a harbor city on the Black Sea Shore in Romania. Constanta is situated in Dobruja region, and it is the biggest harbor city in the Black Sea region.
CONSTANTA WORKSHOP11 September 2013
CONSTANTA/MAMAIA
The first day of the Constanta Workshop started with a tour of Andrei
Şaguna University and opening speeches.
Marian Zidaru (Andrei Şaguna University) presented a paper on the history of
Dobruja from Antiquity to Modern Era.
Oya ÖNALAN and Kerim TANIŞ (Karabük University) delivered a
presentation on Quality Assurance Activities and ECTS Applications at
Turkish Universities.
• Academics from partner countries within the
UNIVER-SEA.NET project shared examples of
good practices in education within the systems
of education in their respective countries.
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Ganime Aydin delivered a speech
on “Total Approach in the Quality Development
in Higher Education”.
Karabuk University delivered a presentation on the role of “Women in Science
and Education”.
The presentation about “University-industry cooperation at Istanbul Aydin University”.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem ÖZARI made
a presentation on “honor class”
experience at Istanbul Aydin
University, as an example of good
practices in eduction.
Student Workshop
The first topic analyzed within the student workshop was: “myths, customs,
traditions of the Black Sea Basin that have been transmitted throughout
generations”.
The second topic was ; Multicultural and intercultural. About stereotypes and
prejudice (moderators : Cristina Gelan, Alina Vasiliu and Elena Manea)
Through the dance show organized by the Romanian Black Sea Folkloric Dancers, we
noticed some common musics and figures as a result of common historical periods.
Andrei Şaguna University/Constanta
KARABUK UNIVERSITY WORKSHOP23 OCTOBER 2013
The second workshop of the UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION NETWORK AT BLACK
SEA-UNIVER-SEA.NET Project has been hosted by Karabük University, Turkey.
Karabük Student Workshop
Students’ note on the workshop;
Within this workshop, we had the opportunity to talk about common values of the
citizens of Turkey, Romania, Moldova, and Georgia. The first issue to be discussed
within this framework was the “language”, which is the area that primarily reflects
cultural structures. We gladly discovered the fact that the project partners, who
share the same region, also share similar words and concepts for naming similar
feelings. It was particularly interesting to notice that Romania and Georgia, who
share a common history, have a plenty of common words in their languages, as well
as similarities between the linguistic structures.
Students’ note;
We also had a discussion on the similarity of our traditions. We noticed that the
similarities between our traditions were unexpectedly high. For instance, despite the
fact that we had different religious beliefs, the patterns of religious marriage were
mainly similar. We also tackled the differences between marriage traditions. Another
topic of discussion was common and different costumes and dishes. Henceforth, we
had the opportunity to discover the fact that the same feelings were expressed in
different ways in various cultures. We think that the main point of this workshop was
to prove that multiculturalism was a reality of modernity, and that a peaceful life was
possible via the respect of differences and other cultures.
White paper of good practices within the
common educational programs
• Joint Education Program
Module 1:Multiculturalism and Identity
Module 2: Intercultural Communication
Module 3: Conflict Resolution
Module 4: Social Entrepreneurship.
• Future activities
• Transmission of the joint course module to the virtual/digital
sphere.
• Enlargement of the project network with the integration of at
least 40 universities or institutes as new partners.
• Realization of student internships.
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