CoHE President Visits Antalya
Özvar attended the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum, visited Akdeniz
University and held a meeting with the rectors of the universities in
the region.
March 1, 2024
CoHE President Erol Özvar visited Antalya to attend the Antalya Diplomacy
Forum and hold official talks. He was accompanied by CoHE Executive Board
member Prof. Naci Gündoğan.
Özvar first visited Akdeniz University and received information from Rector
Prof. Özlenen Özkan about the academic studies and scientific activities
carried out at the university and chaired the senate meeting. He informed
the academics about the perspective of the Council and listened to their
opinions and suggestions.
He stated that Akdeniz University had made a significant leap in terms of
academic productivity, international publications and the works produced by
faculty members, and noted that the university was in a unique location in
Türkiye.
"We envision Akdeniz University as a higher education hub of Türkiye
that opens up to the international arena"
CoHE President Özvar pointed out that Akdeniz University was a university
that provided unique opportunities and potentials due to its location and
said, "We envision Akdeniz University as a higher education hub of Türkiye
that opens up to the international arena,” and added, “The university has
come a long way."
He stressed that CoHE attached great importance to universities becoming
more visible in the international arena.
"International visibility is the first step towards internationalization.
One of the most important parameters of international visibility is
students and academic staff. But what is more important is the academic
productivity capacity of the university, which are international
publications, international collaborations and the works of our professors
in this field. Akdeniz University has indeed made a significant leap in
this regard. For this reason, it was included in the monitoring group of
the research universities. We will continue to follow the outputs of
Akdeniz University for two years."
-Antalya Diplomacy Forum-
Erol Özvar attended the opening ceremony of the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum
(ADF) organized under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with
the participation of representatives from 147 countries.
Heads of state and government, ministers, diplomats, business people,
academics and think tanks will exchange comprehensive views on the occasion
of the ADF, which will take place between 1-3 March 2024 with the main
theme of "Highlighting Diplomacy in Times of Crises".
-Meeting with rectors of universities in the region-
CoHE President Erol Özvar met with the rectors of the universities in the
region.
The meeting was hosted by Akdeniz University and attended by Akdeniz
University Rector Prof. Özlenen Özkan, ALKU Rector Prof. Kenan Ahmet
Türkdoğan, Alanya University Rector Prof. Mesut Güner, Antalya Belek
University Rector Prof. Mehmet Yazıcı, Antalya Bilim University Rector
Prof. Semih Ekercin, Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University
Rector Prof. Mehmet Tümay, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Rector Prof.
Hüseyin Dalgar, Isparta University of Applied Sciences Rector Prof. Yılmaz
Çatal, Süleyman Demirel University Rector Prof. Mehmet Saltan, Mersin
University Rector Prof. Erol Yaşar, Tarsus University Rector Prof. Orhan
Aydın, Toros University Rector Prof. Ömer Arıöz, Pamukkale University
Rector Prof. Ahmet Kutluhan, and Iskenderun Technical University Prof.
Tolga Depci.