SUPPORTING REFUGEE APPLICATION and ADMISSION to HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS in TURKEY (SUPREF) Organisation: Istanbul University
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inHERE Final Conference, 19 September 2018, Brussels Synergies for Sustainability of Higher Education Projects Supporting Refugees in Europe SUPPORTING REFUGEE APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TO HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TURKEY (SUPREF) Organisation: Istanbul University Project Presentation Project Results BACKGROUND/CONTEXT Since the break out of the war in Syria the total number Flexibility in Regulation for Refugees Students’ Access to HE of refugees seeking asylum in Turkey has reached to 3.5 by Council of Higher Education (CoHE): million. • Special student status for students without documentation Among them, 20.701 Syrian students under temporary • Free tuition protection are enrolled to Turkish HEIs for the academic • Increased quotas (up to 10%) for transfer students year of 2017-18. Considering the 534.131 between age • Scholarship opportunities 19-24, the additional 284.865 between age 15-18 and the population whose higher education is interrupted A degree of flexibility is introduced in regulative framework by the war in Syria, although the estimated enrollment for Syrian students access to HE by CoHE. The implementation rate of 3% is above the worlds average (1%). depends on institutional policies and practices which needs further analysis and development. enrolled to HE Syrian students enrolled to Turkish Higher 19-24 years Education Institutions rate SYRIAN 600000 30,0% UNIVERSITY TYPE STUDENTS 500000 25,0% 400000 20,0% 300000 15,0% GAZİANTEP UNIVERSITY Public 1986 200000 10,0% 100000 5,0% İSTANBUL UNIVERSITY Public 1217 0 0,0% KARABÜK UNIVERSITY Public 1178 SUPREF, 1 February/21 February/9 March/ 2018, İstanbul Beyazıt Campus, Workshops MERSİN UNIVERSITY Public 1127 KAHRAMANMARAŞ SÜTÇÜ İMAM Project Activities UNIVERSITY Public 1103 Within this context a need to map the current regulative and institutional framework for refugees HARRAN UNIVERSITY Public 1102 access and integration to higher education emerged in Preparation and Planning Mapping the regulative and institutional context, ÇUKUROVA UNIVERSITY Public 556 order to increase enrollment rates and prepare the November 2017 system and the institutions to Syrian students inclusion. İNÖNÜ UNIVERSITY Public 554 LOCATION: İstanbul University, İstanbul Meetings with administrative staff, November 2017 DURATION: November 20, 2017-April 20, 2018 (5 SİİRT UNIVERSITY Public 538 months) Workshops 3 workshops (45 participants), January-February MARDİN ARTUKLU UNIVERSITY Public 486 OBJECTIVES 2018 To increase the Syrian youths’ access and participation Implementation: to HEIs in Turkey though: Research Literature Review, January, 2018 • Uneven distribution of Syrian students to HEIs. 10 • Increased awareness among application and Universities of the total 156 are hosting almost half of the admission staff total enrolled students. • Enhanced institutional capacity Document Analysis, January 2018 • Providing information and guidance to • Almost 90% of Syrian students enrolled to public funded organizations working with refugee students Interviews (20 administrative staff), December, universities. 2017 Capacity Building Suggestions for HEIs: TARGET GROUPS Outputs - Prospective Syrians students with HE aspirations Institutional Guideline, March-April 2018 • Announcements, web sites and online application systems available in Arabic language. - Syrian students enrolled to İstanbul University • Longer deadlines for application and admission procedures. - İstanbul University reception and admission staff Project Report, March-April 2018 • Clear guidelines for administrative staff in application and - Refugee Organizations admission procedures. - Other HEIs’ in the region Info sheets, April 2018 • Support and training for administrative staff in - Policy makers authentication of documents. • Support for Syrian students during and after registration such as campus orientation, academic language support, etc. Synergies with other Projects The findings of the project have contributed to the preparation of another project WESREF-IU (Welcoming Syrian Refugees to Istanbul University: Improving Capacity and Knowledge Sharing) which aims increasing the inclusion and participation of refugee students and researchers to higher education system in Turkey through the piloting of specifically tailored support mechanisms, general staff trainings, good practice and knowledge sharing with increased communication and cooperation. Information CONTACT INFORMATION Contact person: Prof .Dr. Yesim Ozer Email: yozer@İstanbul.edu.tr Telephone: +90-212-4400021 WEBSITE: www.İstanbul.edu.tr SUPREF, November 2018 , İstanbul University, Interviews This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License The inHERE project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU.