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Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamad Conferred “Honorary Doctorate”

July 25, 2019 / Ankara

Malaysian Prime Minister, His Excellency Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, who came to Turkey for official visits, was conferred “Honorary Doctorate” in a ceremony held at the Council of Higher Education.

CoHE hosted the “Honorary Doctorate Conferment Ceremony.” Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç and CoHE members, Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking, Malaysian Ministry of Defence Tuan Haji Mohamad Sabu, Turkish Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur Assoc. Prof. Merve Kavakçı, Malaysian Ambassador to Ankara Dato Abd Razak Abdul Wahab, OSYM President Prof. Halis Aygün, President of CoHE Quality Board Prof. Muzaffer Elmas and related academics and graduate students from various Turkish universities participated in the event.

Before the ceremony, CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç met with Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Turkish Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur Assoc. Prof. Merve Kavakçı, and Malaysian Ambassador to Ankara Dato Abd Razak Abdul Wahab in his office.

CoHE President Saraç, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Rector Aydınlı made a speech at the opening of the ceremony.

CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç started his speech by saying that Turkey has a long-established experience in the field of higher education.

He noted that they were proud of their noble and rooted higher education history coming from the ancient institutions of the past to the present and that they attributed great significance to its role in building the future. “Today, our country is a global actor. It is in a great race and is determined to continue this great race ahead,” he said.

He emphasized that they had put forward the target-based internationalization in the works of the New CoHE and that they made a plan accordingly.

CoHE President said that the number of international students, which was 48 thousand four years ago, had exceeded 150 thousand with the initiatives. He underlined that 233 joint/double degree protocols were signed between Turkish universities and universities abroad.

“In the last four years, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed with 34 countries, including Malaysia, at the level of the President of the Council of Higher Education and the Minister of the relevant country. These MoUs have increased the number of recognized universities, international students coming to our country, academic cooperation, joint programs and academic and student mobility and contributed enormously to the international visibility of our country in the field of education,” he said.

He noted that all these processes and developments increased their pursuit of reliable international cooperation.

“At this point, Malaysia stands out as a friendly country which we want to increase cooperation with as it has universities, which are gradually rising in international ratings, has a quality education system, and is unique, especially in the field of technology.

For the 2018-2019 academic year, the number of Malaysian students in our country is 215.169, consisting of 108 female students and 107 male students. 169 of these students are studying for an undergraduate degree, 36 of them are studying for a Master’s degree, and 10 of them are studying for a PhD degree.

Each Malaysian student will contribute to the common future of the lands far away from each other but are close in the sense of friendship since the Ottoman Period. We hope to provide a starting point for the collaboration of future academics, primarily by increasing the number of graduate exchange students.

On the occasion of your visit, I invite all of our universities to increase the number of both faculty member and graduate exchange programs,” he said.

Click here to read the full transcript of the speech made by CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç. (In Turkish)

Following the speeches of Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Rector Aydınlı, CoHE President Saraç and AYBU Rector Aydınlı presented the title of “Honorary Doctorate” for his important contributions for the international cooperation between the two countries.

After the ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad signed the Book of Honor of CoHE.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamad Conferred “Honorary Doctorate”

July 25, 2019 / Ankara

Malaysian Prime Minister, His Excellency Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, who came to Turkey for official visits, was conferred “Honorary Doctorate” in a ceremony held at the Council of Higher Education.

CoHE hosted the “Honorary Doctorate Conferment Ceremony.” Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç and CoHE members, Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ignatius Darell Leiking, Malaysian Ministry of Defence Tuan Haji Mohamad Sabu, Turkish Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur Assoc. Prof. Merve Kavakçı, Malaysian Ambassador to Ankara Dato Abd Razak Abdul Wahab, OSYM President Prof. Halis Aygün, President of CoHE Quality Board Prof. Muzaffer Elmas and related academics and graduate students from various Turkish universities participated in the event.

Before the ceremony, CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç met with Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, Turkish Ambassador to Kuala Lumpur Assoc. Prof. Merve Kavakçı, and Malaysian Ambassador to Ankara Dato Abd Razak Abdul Wahab in his office.

CoHE President Saraç, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Rector Aydınlı made a speech at the opening of the ceremony.

CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç started his speech by saying that Turkey has a long-established experience in the field of higher education.

He noted that they were proud of their noble and rooted higher education history coming from the ancient institutions of the past to the present and that they attributed great significance to its role in building the future. “Today, our country is a global actor. It is in a great race and is determined to continue this great race ahead,” he said.

He emphasized that they had put forward the target-based internationalization in the works of the New CoHE and that they made a plan accordingly.

CoHE President said that the number of international students, which was 48 thousand four years ago, had exceeded 150 thousand with the initiatives. He underlined that 233 joint/double degree protocols were signed between Turkish universities and universities abroad.

“In the last four years, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed with 34 countries, including Malaysia, at the level of the President of the Council of Higher Education and the Minister of the relevant country. These MoUs have increased the number of recognized universities, international students coming to our country, academic cooperation, joint programs and academic and student mobility and contributed enormously to the international visibility of our country in the field of education,” he said.

He noted that all these processes and developments increased their pursuit of reliable international cooperation.

“At this point, Malaysia stands out as a friendly country which we want to increase cooperation with as it has universities, which are gradually rising in international ratings, has a quality education system, and is unique, especially in the field of technology.

For the 2018-2019 academic year, the number of Malaysian students in our country is 215.169, consisting of 108 female students and 107 male students. 169 of these students are studying for an undergraduate degree, 36 of them are studying for a Master’s degree, and 10 of them are studying for a PhD degree.

Each Malaysian student will contribute to the common future of the lands far away from each other but are close in the sense of friendship since the Ottoman Period. We hope to provide a starting point for the collaboration of future academics, primarily by increasing the number of graduate exchange students.

On the occasion of your visit, I invite all of our universities to increase the number of both faculty member and graduate exchange programs,” he said.

Click here to read the full transcript of the speech made by CoHE President Prof. M. A. Yekta Saraç. (In Turkish)

Following the speeches of Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad and Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University’s Rector Aydınlı, CoHE President Saraç and AYBU Rector Aydınlı presented the title of “Honorary Doctorate” for his important contributions for the international cooperation between the two countries.

After the ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad signed the Book of Honor of CoHE.

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