​CoHE President Erol Özvar Visits Sivas

Anatolian Universities Association Meeting Held in Sivas

CoHE President Özvar: “On the occasion of the Anatolian Universities Association meeting, I would like to state that I attach great importance to these meetings, which are held to make future plans that will be beneficial for the development of our universities and to evaluate previous activities.”

December 9, 2022 / Sivas

CoHE President Erol Özvar visited Sivas to attend the Supreme Council Meeting of the Anatolian Universities Association. He was accompanied by CoHE Executive Board Member Prof. Naci Gündoğan during his visit.

He attended the senate meeting of Sivas Cumhuriyet University and made site visits to the laboratories located at the university, in company with Prof. Mehmet Kul, Rector of Sivas Science and Technology University. Then, he visited Magnetic Levitation and Control Laboratory, Lütfi Abay Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Advanced Ceramics Research Laboratory, Aerodynamics and Propulsion Laboratory, Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Aircraft Structures and Materials Laboratory, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology and Operations Laboratory and Molecular Genetics Laboratory at SBTU Sivas Vocational School and was informed of the works of academics and students.

- Supreme Council Meeting of Anatolian Universities Association -

CoHE President Özvar chaired the Supreme Council Meeting of the Anatolian Universities Association hosted by Sivas Science and Technology University. The rectors of the association members, which are Abdullah Gül University, Erciyes University, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, İnönü University, Kayseri University, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Sivas Science and Technology University, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University and Yozgat Bozok University, attended the meeting.

The updating of the curriculum contents for the field-oriented sector needs of the departments and the current situation of the educational tools were discussed at the meeting. The participants exchanged their views on the current situation of the member universities in their regions.

- “Regional universities will make contributions that will carry our country forward”

CoHE President Özvar delivered a speech at the meeting. He started his speech by stating that collaborative works would pave the way for both regional universities and our society.

He reiterated that they gathered to talk about the activities carried out by the Anatolian Universities Association in the fields of education-training, research-development and social service, and its university-industry collaborations. He said that universities with a central structure should consider the needs of their regions and the areas they specialize in. He reiterated that they should aim at differentiation.

“The members of the Anatolian Universities Association are also becoming the center of attraction for international students. While the number of international students at member universities is 7.9 percent of the total number of international students at Turkish state universities, the total number of international faculty members is 9.4 percent of the total number of international faculty members at Turkish state universities. These statistics should guide you in the steps you will take and the decisions you will make. In this context, we also care about your contributions to the accumulation of knowledge in your fields of expertise,” he said.

He underlined that CoHE attached great importance to the cooperation between the Turkish universities specialized in both research and regional development and all other Turkish universities, including state and foundation universities, without making any distinctions.

Özvar concluded his speech by saying that the sharing of knowledge and experience among universities had become extremely important for the rapid solution of possible issues that may be encountered in the activities to be carried out for the development of our regions and increase of scientific production.

After the meeting, Özvar chatted with the students at the Student Meeting.


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