Academic Knowledge Project

March 23, 2023

CoHE launches new projects to enable doctoral students and researchers to conduct research at international standards.

The "International Projects for Researchers" will promote research at universities ranked in the top 700 in the world rankings in the last three years.

Under the Academic Knowledge Project, CoHE will send 200 faculty members abroad to conduct research in the fields of electronics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, chemistry, machinery-electrical equipment, automotive vehicles, rail system vehicles, agriculture and defense industry, which are included in the 11th Development Plan, on sabbatical leave.

Faculty members who will benefit from this project will receive a monthly stipend of 20 thousand TL and 10 thousand TL for transportation. The maximum duration of assignment abroad on academic leave will be nine months.

Faculty members must meet the following conditions:

· To be a Turkish citizen who is currently working as a faculty member in a state higher education institution,

· To be on paid leave within the scope of Additional Article 33 of Law No. 2547,

· To certify the language exam result showing that you have obtained at least 80 points from YOKDIL, YDS, E-YDS or an international foreign language exam accepted as equivalent by OSYM in the last three years, in the language in which the study will be conducted,

· To receive an invitation letter as a "Visiting Fellow" or equivalent to conduct academic studies in the fields of electronics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, chemistry, machinery-electrical equipment, automotive vehicles, rail system vehicles, agriculture and defense industry, which are included in the 11th Development Plan, from one of the universities ranked in the top 700 in the world university rankings conducted by University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), Times Higher Education (THE), Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai) and World University Rankings (QS) in the last three years for a maximum of nine months.

CoHE will announce the application dates and details at a later time.