CoHE President Özvar Calls for New Approach to University Teaching: “Courses Should Be Designed Around Subjects, Not Faculty Members”
- Özvar: “We need to take serious and bold steps in our programs, curricula, and course loads” - “While students in Europe graduate after taking 20-30 courses, our students in Türkiye take no fewer...
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Additional Places Made Available on Digital University Platform Following High Demand
- Candidates who have been unable to complete their final registration will be granted an extension, and additional places will be opened to accommodate more participants - A total of 55,000 partic...
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Turkish Universities Prepare for COP31 with Sustainability Solutions
- Sabancı University has reduced water consumption by 55 percent, while Bilkent University has recovered all of its 2,246 tons of organic waste - Sakarya University aims to recover critical raw mat...
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Özvar Proposes New Model for Inter-University Scientific Cooperation
- CoHE President Özvar calls on 11 universities in the KOP Region to pool their scientific research budgets - 11 universities, a shared budget, and a target of 100 scientific research projects -...
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CoHE President Özvar Calls for a Transformation in University Education in Kırşehir: “Fewer Courses, More Practical Training”
- CoHE President Özvar: “We cannot expect our young people to specialize in a particular field when they have to take 70 or 80 courses” - “We must adopt new assessment methods based on writing, pro...
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230,000 People Apply to Digital University to Study Artificial Intelligence
- 55,000 people to receive free training at Türkiye’s Digital University - CoHE President Özvar delivers the inaugural lecture of the Digital University Platform: - “Our goal is a higher educati...
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Japanese Archaeologist Prof. Sachihiro Omura Honored in Kaman for His Lifelong Contributions to Anatolian Archaeology
- CoHE President Özvar: “We will always remember with gratitude Prof. Omura’s contributions to Anatolia and Turkish-Japanese friendship” - “The Kaman-Kalehöyük excavations shed light on thousands o...
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International Researchers to Strengthen Türkiye’s Scientific Capabilities
- Bilkent University and Boğaziçi University to bring 12 international researchers into Türkiye’s scientific research ecosystem - Projects to be conducted in strategic fields ranging from artificia...
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Türkiye Holds Special Place in Kyrgyz Youths’ Hearts, While Turkish Universities Are Their Goal
- Science Café holds its first international event in Bishkek. - CoHE President Özvar invites Kyrgyz youth to Türkiye in a video message: “We would be delighted to welcome you to our universities.”...
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Graduates of Turkish Universities Among World’s Most Preferred by Employers
- Global employers select six universities from Türkiye for their highly sought-after graduates - Six Turkish universities rank among the world’s top 300 institutions whose graduates are most prefe...
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CoHE President Erol Özvar Celebrates Republic Day in Samarkand
- Özvar attended a Republic Day reception held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan: - “Even under the most difficult circumstances, our nation never relinquished its freedom. With the proclamation of the Repu...
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CoHE President Özvar Calls for International Cooperation to Develop Highly Skilled Human Capital
- Speaking at the Global Talent Forum in Samarkand, Özvar said: - “Turkish universities stand ready to help strengthen the talent pool across Central Asia” - Özvar said Türkiye is committed to t...
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CoHE President Özvar Advances Higher Education Diplomacy in Uzbekistan
- Özvar held separate meetings with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Education and Science Turdimov and Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Science, Higher Education and Innovation Isamatova. - Joint research program...
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CoHE President Özvar Visits Uzbekistan
- At the Central Asia International Education Forum in Tashkent, CoHE President Özvar called for strengthening the Higher Education Area of the Turkic World. - A new initiative for cooperation acro...
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Digital University Platform Receives Record Number of Applications
- Applications increased by 72% in one year, reaching 233,229 - The Artificial Intelligence School attracted the most interest, with 138,739 applications October 28, 2026 The application...
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