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NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY DIRECTIVE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS ADMISSION PART ONE Objective, Scope, Basis and Definitions Objective Article 1. The objective of this directive is to determine the application and admission criteria of foreign students to associate degrees and undergraduate programs of Necmettin Erbakan University. Scope Article 2. This directive covers the laws to be applied to admit foreign students who want to have an education at associate degrees and undergraduate programs of Necmettin Erbakan University, on the basis of foreign student quota allocated by the Council of Higher Education. Basis Article 3. This directive was drawn up in accordance with the decision of the General Assembly of the Council of Higher Education dated 01/21/2010 and 03/17/2010, the official document of the Directorate of Higher Education Council dated 01/27/2010 and numbered 3269. Definitions and Abbreviations Article 4. (1) The following terms and abbreviations mentioned in the directive are defined as follows: a) TC : Turkish Republic b) KKTC : Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus c) YOK : The Council of Higher Education d) University : Necmettin Erbakan University e) Senate : Necmettin Erbakan University Senate f) Rector : Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University g) Rectorate : Necmettin Erbakan University Rectorate h) Directorate of University (ÜYK) : Directorate of Necmettin Erbakan University i) Relevant Directorate of University:Directorate of the Relevant Unit j) Commission of Foreign Students Admission : The Commission which are responsible for the application and admission process of foreign students who apply for an education at Necmettin Erbakan University. k) Foreign Student : Applicants who are not the citizens of TC and KKTC and graduated from a high school which is equivalent to Turkish High schools in a foreign country. l) Quota : The number of Foreign Students to be admitted to associate degrees and undergraduate programs conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University. m) Education Annotated Visa : The permission given by the Ministry of Interior Affairs to enable foreign students with the permit of residence in Turkey to have an education. n) Permit of Residence : The document informing the permission of residence for a limited time for foreign students. o) Office of Foreign Students : The Student Office established by the Directorate of Student Affairs which is connected to the Rectorate of Necmettin Erbakan University. PART TWO Student Quota, Qualities of Applicants, Necessary Application Documents, and Application Conditions Quota Article 5. Determination and evaluation of application conditions and quota, and placement of the candidates to related programs are under the authority of Necmettin Erbakan University. (1) Suggestions regarding quota for foreign students coming from Faculty/ Higher Schools/ Vocational Higher Schools/ Conservatory ( for regular and evening programs) are sent to Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) after the approval by the Senate of the University, and are published in the Foreign Student Admission Guideline which is determined by the Council of Higher Education. (2) The calendar of application which is relevant to foreign students’ admission process is annually stated in the academic calendar of the university, by regarding the properties of higher education programs. (3) On the condition that there are not any applications or they are insufficient, the transfer of these quota to other programs is under the authority of Directorate of Necmettin Erbakan University. Qualities of Applicants Article 6. (a) Applications of the following candidates will be accepted if they are either at the last year of high school or have graduated from high school; 1. Applicants who have foreign nationality, 2. Applicants who are Turkish citizens by birth or have obtained permission from the Ministry of Interior to renunciation their Turkish citizenship and their registered minor children in the renunciation of Turkish citizenship certificate and can produce a document taken in accordance with the Turkish Citizenship Law on the Exercise of the Rights Recognized certify that they have a document (paragraph 7 of the Turkish Citizenship 5901 "(1) A child born from a Turkish citizen father or mother either in Turkey or abroad is a Turkish citizen. " provision is available, applicants for the quota accepted from abroad is better study the Turkish Citizenship Law. 3. Applicants born as foreign citizen and then have Turkish nationality as a second citizenship / applicants with dual citizenship in this situation, 4. Applicants of Turkish citizens who completed their secondary education in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), (including the ones who completed their secondary education at Turkish Schools in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), 5. Applicants of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) citizens who are residents of TRNC and have completed high school education with GCE AL exam scores, and the ones who were registered high schools and private high schools between 2005 and 2010 in other countries and have GCE AL exam results. (b) The applications of the following applicants will not be accepted; 1. Applicants who are citizens of Turkish Republic and completed their whole secondary education in Turkey or in TRNC 2. Applicants who are citizens of TRNC (except for the ones who have completed their secondary education in TRNC high schools, and registered high schools and private high schools between 2005 and 2010 in other countries and have GCE AL exam results. 3. Applicants who have dual citizenship and is a Turkish citizen at birth, defined in the article a part 2, (those who completed their whole secondary education in a foreign country other than TRNC / except for those who have completed their secondary education at Turkish schools in a foreign country other than TRNC), 4. Applicants with dual citizenships one of which is the citizenship of TRNC, (except for the ones who have completed their secondary education in TRNC high schools, and registered high schools and private high schools between 2005 and 2010 in foreign other countries and have GCE AL exam results. 5. Applicants getting education from the embassy schools or foreign schools in Turkey and are of Turkish citizens or with dual citizenship and Turkish citizen at birth, defined in the article a part 2. Required Documents for Application Article 7. (1) Applications are made with the following copies of the documents which are approved by Turkish Republic Notaries or Turkish Embassies or Consulates in applicants’ countries; a) Application Form for Admission of Foreign Students b) Approved Turkish copy of high school diploma, c) Official high school transcript approved by the director of high school and showing all the courses and grades during whole high school education, (If the transcript is not issued in Turkish, approved Turkish translation copy of the transcript should be attached to the transcript) (If available, the version transformed in 100 grading system) d) Approved copy of the document showing the diploma grade, e) Receipt for the application fee. f) Copy of Passport g) 2 photographs h) Turkish approved copy of the document of valid examination result of the exams, i) Turkish approved copy of the document showing the state of education of students who are about to graduate at application date. Conditions for Application Article 8. (1) Explanations about the applications are announced on the webpage of our University before the application date. (2) Applications are made to the International Students Office established by Necmettin Erbakan University Registrar’s Office by sending mail or in person between the stated dates. (3) The date of submission of documents to the relevant unit is taken as a basis for application date. Applications of the applicants, who don’t submit the required documents due to mail within the application period aren’t taken into consideration. (4) Applications of the applicants, whose any documents are missing within the application period, aren’t taken into consideration. (5) In case of applications for more than one unit, application fee, which is determined in the application announcements, should be deposited for each unit. The name of the unit should be stated in the receipt of application fee. (6) To meet the application conditions does not necessarily mean that the applicant has the right to be admitted. PART THREE Commission of Foreign Students Admission, Minimum Scores for Application, Evaluation and Placement of Applications Commission of Foreign Students Admission Article 9. (1) Directorate of Necmettin Erbakan University establishes a Commission of Foreign Students Admission under the presidency of the Vice Rector who is responsible for the Student Affairs. The commission consists of five (5) academicians in a balanced way to represent all the academic units of the university. (2) In accordance with the principles of this directive, the Commission of Foreign Students Admission has charge of evaluating the applications of foreign students who apply for an associate degree and undergraduate program at Necmettin Erbakan University. The commission provides the list of the accepted and substitute foreign students for the Directorate of University to approve. The lists approved by the Directorate of University are notified to the Directorate of Student Affairs. Minimum Scores for Application Article 10. (1) In order to be