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Incoming Exchang Student Guide 2018 INCOMING EXCHANG STUDENT GUIDE Ondokuz Mayıs University International Relations Office http://erasmus.omu.edu.tr/en Dear Student, city situated on the border of the Black Sea in the North of Turkey. There are 10 other smaller campuses in other districts of Samsun. In this guide, you shall find some practical and useful information about our university and daily life in Samsun. It has been prepared Kurupelit Campus is situated in a land of 8,800 acres with a brilliant for you by the team of OMU International Relations Office to make view of the Black Sea on the one side and a magnificent view of the your stay here pleasant, satisfying and most enjoyable. nationally famous Kocadag Mountain on the other side. Samsun has one of the longest and widest beachside in Turkey with very fine Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU) is a well-established state golden sand. It also has a mild climate and a lot of sunshine. If you university founded in 1975 with the purpose of bringing a fresh are interested in fishing, Samsun is the perfect place for you. dynamism to the economic, cultural and social life of the Black Sea Region. Furthermore, OMU has a large incoming student capacity. We have many privileges to offer them on our campus like good OMU has a clear and bright vision and mission to accomplish high accommodation, an Olympic swimming pool, a fitness centre and standard of education, research and provide all the necessary many more sport facilities (we even have a climbing wall). We also qualifications and competences that all our graduates need in order have a planetarium and observation house. to pursue their career either in their professional life or in their academic life. In order to achieve this, our university vision is to One of the main priorities of the university is to facilitate education, become an aspired university where innovativeness in science and training and living areas to our students with disabilities. OMU gives technology, quality in education and service satisfaction of our support to 85 different student clubs which are active in different stakeholders are at a highest level. areas of culture, arts, sports, thinking and career. Our international strategy has been derived with the purpose of There is so much to write about Samsun and OMU but l think the accomplishing the aims of our university vision. best thing is to invite you here. Today, OMU has approximately 58,000 students (of which 3,422 are full time international students from 104 different countries), 2,348 academic staff and more than 4,000 employees. OMU has 20 Faculties, 13 Vocational Schools, 2 Colleges, 5 Graduate Schools, 1 Conservatory and 24 Research Centres. As for general information about our university and city, OMU is one of the most beautiful campuses in Turkey. The main campus is located in the suburb of Kurupelit in Samsun, a coastal and harbour STUDENT BUDDY Each requesting student is assigned a buddy who will help you with the first steps of living and studying in Samsun. The buddies will be arranged by ESN Samsun. The student buddies are voluntary and will contact you by e-mail before your arrival. They will help you with the formalities at the university and with practical issues. You are invited to be friends with ESN Samsun on Facebook. You may also e-mail them at [email protected] INTENSIVE LANGUAGE COURSES In the beginning of each semester The OMU Turkish Language Centre provides four week intensive Turkish Language Courses. The Centre sets a suitable programme according to all enrolled exchange student timetables. Please contact them for further information: http://omuturkce.omu.edu.tr ACADEMIC CALENDAR The academic year consists of two 14-week (70 work days) ORIENTATION semesters. The Fall Semester lasts from September to January and PROGRAMME the Spring Semester lasts from February to June. There are separate academic calendars for the Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry, An orientation Veterinary Medicine and Law. The University Senate can extend or programme of 3-5 shorten the length of semesters if necessary. days for new incoming exchange The calendar for each academic year will be provided by the students is arranged International Relations Office and can be found on the following twice a year, at the beginning of each semester. You will be website: http://www.omu.edu.tr/en/ogrenci/akademik-takvim informed about the certain dates by e-mail. This programme is very important and will optimise your study opportunity in OMU. Please find attached the academic calendar 2017-2018. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Once you have completed all application requirements(http://erasmus.omu.edu.tr/en) New Year’s Day to study at OMU as an exchange student you will receive a letter of acceptance. All accepted students will need to register the courses 1 January that they have selected on their National Sovereignty Day / Children’s Holiday Learning Agreements. This can be 23 April done at the International Relations Labour and Solidarity Day Office. Please visit the office on your 01 May arrival as soon as possible. After Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day registration you will be issued a 19 May student ID card which enables you to Victory Day benefit from all OMU student 30 August privileges. Republic Day 29 October COURSE PROGRAMS Summer Holidays July-August Course programs during undergraduate studies and the distribution RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS of courses to the semesters are arranged by the Department concerned, confirmed by the Faculty Committee, and approved by Ramazan Bayrami: Three-day festival when sweets are eaten to the Senate. The course programs are available on the related links on celebrate the end of the fast of Ramadan month. Also known as our information package – course catalogue web site "Şeker (sweets) Bayrami" since it's customary to offer candies to http://ebs.omu.edu.tr/en/ondokuz-mayis-university.html family members and friends that are visiting. http://ebs.omu.edu.tr/ebs/index.php?dil=en Kurban Bayrami: Four-day festival when sheep or cows are sacrificed and their meat distributed to the poor. LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION The dates of these religious festivals change according to the Islamic calendar and thus occur 10-11 days (exact difference between Our language of instruction is Turkish. However, Gregorian and Lunar calendars is 10 days and 21 hrs) earlier each we do have three departments offered in English, year. they are, the Department of English Medicine, the Department of International Trade and Logistics and the Department of English Language Teaching. Furthermore, with your OMU and home Departmental 30% of the courses in the Department of Material Sciences and Coordinators and then inform OMU Engineering are offered in English. We also have a great variety of International Relations Office. While at courses from different departments offered in English. OMU you should also contact with the Departmental Coordinator for all Please find attached the list of courses offered in English. academic issues and anything related to your Learning Agreement. For the list of For further enquiries about the updated information on courses OMU departmental coordinators please click: offered in English please contact the host Erasmus departmental http://erasmus.omu.edu.tr/uploads/erasmus-ects-coordinators.pdf coordinator. and please find attached. ELECTIVE COURSES ATTENDANCE Our 3 elective courses are all offered in the Faculty of Education. Course attendance is compulsory. Students must attend classes, The courses are: practices and examinations. The Instructor concerned checks students’ regular attendance. If you need to be away from the Academic English (Course Code ERS 415A + 416A) Department, please inform your Departmental Coordinator. Basic Turkish (Course Code ERS 417A + 418A) Turkish History and Culture (Course Code ERS 301GK + 302GK) EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT If you wish to take these courses please do your registration with the In addition to midterm examinations and other work, students are International Relations Office first. required to take a final examination. At least one midterm examination is given during each semester. The Departments concerned in the first month of the semester announce dates of LEARNING AGREEMENT midterm examinations. Final examinations are held at the appropriate places and hours as decided and announced by the The “Learning Agreement” is a list of courses that have been Faculty. The course instructor ‘s assessment is realized by taking established by you and your university and with this document your into account the midterm examinations, final examinations, the university undertakes to recognise the exams passed and credits semesters’ work and attendance. obtained during your exchange period. It is a compulsory document that we need to keep in your file so make sure that you have given Students may be given a make-up examination for any exams that one copy to us. You will be able to change your Learning Agreement they have not attended, if they provide valid reasons. If for some within one month of your arrival to OMU. Please initially do this reasons you cannot sit for your All assessment procedures are based on ECTS Credits. examination please inform your Departmental Coordinator. GRADING SCHEME FOR ABSOLUTE ASSESSMENT Courses, which do not require midterm and/or final examinations, a) Faculty of Medicine are determined by the Department concerned. For these courses, the GRADE GRADE DEGREE MARK semester grade is given by POINTS evaluating the work done throughout 4.00 AA Excellent 90-100 the semester. 3.50 BA Very Good 85-89 3.00 BB Good 80-84 The practical and/or laboratory components may be evaluated 2.50 CB Fair 75-79 2.00 CC Satisfactory 70-74 separately. In this case, the course and practical and/or laboratory 1.50 DC Fail 40-69 sessions taken separately must conform to the above regulations.
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