Self Evaluation Report 2010– Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar – TURKEY

Editors

H. Oğuz SARIMEHMETOĞLU İbrahim DEMİRKAN Esma KOZAN Hilmi YAMAN

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Contents Page Subheading Page Introduction 5 1. Factual information 19 Chapter 1: Objectives 2. Comments 21 17 3. Suggestions 23 1. Factual information 27 Chapter 2: Organization 2. Comments 32 25 3. Suggestions 32 1. Factual information 35 Chapter 3: Finances 2. Comments 38 33 3. Suggestions 39 1. Factual information 43 Chapter 4: Curriculum 2. Comments 66 41 3. Suggestions 68 1. Factual information 71 Chapter 5: Teaching: quality and evaluation 2. Comments 78 69 3. Suggestions 79 1. Factual information 83 Chapter 6: Facilities and equipment 2. Comments 97 81 3. Suggestions 98 1. Factual information 101 Chapter 7: Animals and teaching material of animal origin 2. Comments 109 99 3. Suggestions 110 1. Factual information 113 Chapter 8: Library and learning resources 2. Comments 117 111 3. Suggestions 117 1. Factual information 121 Chapter 9: Admissions and enrolment 2. Comments 124 119 3. Suggestions 125 1. Factual information 129 Chapter 10: Academic and support staff 2. Comments 133 127 3. Suggestions 134 1. Factual information 137 Chapter 11: Continuing education 2. Comments 138 135 3. Suggestions 138 1. Factual information 141 Chapter 12: Postgraduate education 2. Comments 147 139 3. Suggestions 147 1. Factual information 151 Chapter 13: Research 2. Comments 151 149 3. Suggestions 151 Appendix 153

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NTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, is a new member of EAEVE (since May 2009), has been considering an external evaluation as an integral part of its quality improvement efforts before the date aforementioned. On the eve of its 15th anniversary, the Veterinary Faculty has decided to apply to the EAEVE Institutional Evaluation Program. Afyon Kocatepe University and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine have been playing a salient role in many fields in the region and in the country. In order to sustain its accomplishments and take further steps towards its goals, the Faculty has been focusing on continuous improvement. Bologna Process combined with the developments in European Union and Turkey’s integration efforts to become a full member of EU made a major impact on the Turkish higher education institutions to review their systems.

Afyon Kocatepe University and The Faculty strongly believe that the EAEVE Evaluation Process and its outcomes will have an important contribution to enhance the continuous improvement efforts and quality standards.

The Self Evaluation Steering Committee

The composition of the self evaluation steering committee was decided by the Faculty Administrative Council. The individual members were officially appointed on October 2009. The committee includes below members.

EAEVE Steering Committee Duty Name Title Department President İbrahim Demirkan Assoc. Prof. Dr. (IRO*) Surgery Secreteriat Burhaneddin Abdil Akkaya Research Assistant Animal Nutrition Members Mustafa Tekerli Prof. Dr. Zootechny Artay Yağcı Assoc. Prof. Dr. Histology & Embryology Esma Kozan Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parasitology Hilmi Yaman Assoc. Prof. Dr Food Hygiene & Technology Hacı Ahmet Çelik Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gynaecology and Reproduction Uygar Travoğlu Student 4th year *Director of International Relations Office

The Self-Evaluation Process

The first meeting of the self-evaluation committee was held on 14 October 2009. The committee met on a weekly basis on every Tuesdays at 12:30. In February, the team was met on daily basis from Mondays to Fridays from 09:00 to 16:00 hours. Whenever necessary, subcommittees were appointed to perform specific task or collect the data and were invited to participate in the meetings. Required data in the self-evaluation report were collected from academic personnel, on-campus students, the heads of the administrative offices and other actors. The report was updated according to the feedback received.

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The City

Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey. Afyonkarahisar is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, 250 km (155 miles) south- west of Ankara along the Akar River. Elevation is Population increase Year 1911 1990 1995 2000 1,034 m (3,392 ft). Population was estimated as Population 18,000 95,643 103,000 128,516 160,000 in 2008 census. The name is Turkish for the black castle opium, since opium was widely grown here and there is a castle on a black rock. Being high up the weather in winter is cold and the roads are icy.

History of Afyonkarahisar: The top of the rock in Afyonkarahisar has been fortified for a long time. It was known to the Hittites as Hapanuwa, and was later occupied by Phrygians, Lydians and Persians until it was conquered by Alexander the Great. After the death of Alexander the city (now known as Akroinon), was ruled by the Seleucids and the kings of Pergamon, then Rome and Byzantium. The Byzantine emperor Leo III after his victory over Arab besiegers in 740 renamed the city Nicopolis (Greek for the Victory City). The Seljuk Turks then arrived in 1071 and changed its name to Kara Hissar (the black castle) after the ancient fortress situated upon a volcanic rock 201 meters above the town. Following the dispersal of the Seljuks the town was occupied by the Sahipoğulları and then the Germiyan. The castle was much fought over during the Crusades and was finally conquered by the Ottoman Sultan Beyazid I in 1392 but was lost after the invasion of Timur Lenk in 1402. It was recaptured in 1428 or 1429. The area thrived during the Ottoman Empire, as the centre of opium production and Afyon became a wealthy city with the typical Ottoman urban mixture of Jews, Armenians, Greeks and Turks. During the 1st World War British prisoners of war who had been captured at Gallipoli were housed here in an empty Armenian church at the foot of the rock. During the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) campaign (part of the Turkish War of Independence) Afyonkarahisar and the surrounding hills were occupied by French, Italian and then Greek forces. However, it was recovered on 27 August 1922, a key moment in the great Turkish counter-attack in the Aegean region. After 1923 Afyonkarahisar became a part of the Republic of Turkey. The region was a major producer of raw opium (hence the name Afyon) until the late 1960s when under international pressure, from the USA in particular, the fields were burnt and production ceased. Now Poppies are grown under a strict licensing regime. They do not produce raw opium any more but derive Morphine and other opiates using the poppy straw method of extraction. Afyonkarahisar was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 50 lira banknote of 1927-1938.

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Afyonkarahisar Today Afyonkarahisar is the centre of an agricultural area predominantly hosting a great number and various species of animal population (Appendix 1) including migrant birds and the city has a country town feel to it. Nowadays the City is known for its marble (there are 355 marble quarries in the province of Afyonkarahisar producing high quality white stone), its sucuk (peculiar sausages), its kaymak (meaning clotted cream) and various handmade weavings. There is also a large cement factory. Afyonkarahisar has modern well-equipped hotels and spas; the mineral waters of Afyonkarahisar are renowned for their healing qualities. With its rich architectural heritage, the city is a member of the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions.

The University

Brief History: Afyon Kocatepe University, which was founded as a state financed university on July 3, 1992 with the code number 3837, started its educational and training activities on November 10, 1992 with 4 faculties, 2 institutes and 4 vocational schools. However, the University dates back to 1974 when Afyon Finance and Accounting High School was founded as a branch of Eskisehir Economics and Trading Sciences Academy. In 2006, 4 faculties, 1 Nursing school (4 year), and 6 vocational schools were separated from the University to form Uşak University, in Uşak.

Today, the University has already established 8 faculties and 5 four-year vocational schools. Student enrolment distribution is given in the following chart. There are 2 more faculties, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Dentistry, are anticipated to be active in 2010.

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Location and Infrastructure

The University has three campuses, all located in Afyonkarahisar city. The main campus is Ahmet Necdet Sezer Campus housing the Rectorate, 7 faculties, including 3 graduate schools, 5 four-year vocational schools and 16 research and support centres. The second campus is the Ali Çetinkaya Campus housing 1 faculty, 1 four-year vocational school, 1 two-year vocational school, 3 research and support centres. Ahmet Karahisari Campus holds state conservatory and the department of physical education and sport. All three campuses are located in easily accessible locations.

Turkish National Higher Education System

The basic structure of the Turkish national education system is outlined in Basic Law on National Education (Law no. 1739). This system is summarized (Table I).

Formal education system in Turkey is composed of compulsory primary education (8 years), secondary education (4 years) and higher education. Higher education is defined as all post- secondary programs of at least 2 years. The system consists of universities (state and foundation) and non-university institutions of higher education (police and military academies and colleges). Each university consists of faculties and four-year schools offering bachelor's level programs, the latter with a vocational emphasis, and two-year vocational schools offering pre-bachelor's (associate's) level programs of a strictly vocational nature. Graduate-level programs consist of master's and doctoral programs, coordinated by graduate schools. Master's programs are specified as programs "with thesis" or "without thesis". Programs “with thesis" require completion of more graduate courses and a term project. The duration of these programs is a minimum of two years. Doctoral programs have a duration of four years, which consists of completion of courses, passing a doctoral qualifying examination, and preparing and defending a doctoral dissertation. Medical specialization programs are equivalent to doctoral level programs and carried out within the faculties of medical schools with hospitals. In general, access to doctoral programs requires a master’s degree, unless the students’ performance at Bachelor’s degree is evaluated as exceptionally well.

The Ministry of National Education and the Council of Higher Education are two bodies in charge of education in Turkey. The Council, as the central regulatory body, is responsible for higher education including graduate studies whereas the Ministry is in charge of all lower level education. Admission to higher education is very competitive and is based on a nationwide examination administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre every year. Only vocational high school graduates are exempted from the university entrance exam if they choose to attend a two-year vocational school in the same field. In 2009-2010 Academic Year, 1,504,956 applicants competed for around 617,000 available seats in on-campus programs excluding distance education programs.

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There are 139 higher education institutions (except military and police academies) in Turkey. 45 of them are foundation universities. Approximately over 500 two-year vocational schools are embedded in the universities as separate educational units.

The major source of income for the state universities is the funds allocated through the annual state budget. The universities also have two other sources of income, one from the student tuition and contributions towards subsidized services and the other from the services provided by the university which is collected in revolving funds. At present, universities are in the transition process to a budget system based on the strategic plan and starting from the 2008 fiscal year, the universities will have a single “special budget”.

The tuition charged by the state universities, depending on the field of education, corresponds to 4% to 15% of the total cost of education. This tuition is approximately 591 TL (€ 280) (4%) for medical and veterinary schools and 387 TL (€ 184) (13%) for engineering schools, 190 TL for vocational schools (€ 90). 50% more tuition is charged for evening programs and 100% more for programs conducted in English. On the other hand, annual tuition for foundation universities varies between € 1,700 and € 10,250.

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Table I. Formal education system in Turkey.

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Brief History of Veterinary Education in Turkey: The most important developments in veterinary medicine in Turkey occurred in 19th century. To meet the demands of the army, the first veterinary school of Turkey was established in Istanbul, in 1842, by the efforts of Godlewsky, a military veterinary officer from Prussia. Beginning to education with 12 students this three-year-long school, gave the first graduates in 1846. In 1889, the first civilian veterinary school was founded by Mehmet Ali Bey, and in 1920 the military and civilian veterinary schools were joined. The school was named as "High Baytar School" in 1928. In the era of the young Turkish Republic, in due to the emphasis given to the veterinary education in accordance with the realms of reconstruction of the country, in 1933 the school was incorporated into newly established "High Agricultural Institute" in Ankara. Following the Revolution of Alphabet, the school was renamed as "Veterinary Faculty", and its graduates obtained the title of "Veterinarian" instead of the Arabic title of "Baytar". In 1939 the education period was extended to 5 years. Following the foundation of the Ankara University in 1946 the school was incorporated to the University of Ankara in 1948. The second veterinary school of Turkey was established in 1970 in Elazig, and this was followed by the others: Istanbul, 1972; Bursa, 1978; Konya, Kars and Van, 1982; Aydın and Diyarbakir, 1994; Kayseri and Sanliurfa, 1995; Afyon and Burdur,1997; Kirikkale, 1998; Hatay, 1999, and Erzurum 2000. In the year 2003 with the establishment of Samsun Veterinary Faculty the number has reached to 17. (http://veteriner.uludag.edu.tr/english/historyvm.html).

The Faculty

The Faculty was established on 4 July 1995 by the Turkish Ministerial Council according to the regulation of 2809 article and annexe 30. The education was initiated by accepting 30 students in 1996-1997

Please provide an outline of the main features of the history of the Faculty in the period since the last evaluation visit or, if there has not been a previous visit, in the last ten (10) years. It should cover,

the main organisational changes

 The university including Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been evaluated by European University Association in June 2010.  Student number has increased from 30 to 60-65  Curriculum has changed three times since 2003.  ECTS has been introduced since 2006 instead of National Credit System.  The title and number of academic staff have increased.  Commissions have been reorganised.  The official journal of the Faculty, Kocatepe Veterinary Journal has published its very first issue in 2008.  The student’s journal “NABIZ (PULSE)” has been published in 2010.  Milk and milk products unit has been constructed for production and to enable students to practice.

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 Postgraduate (Master and PhD) programs opened at departments.  The Faculty has joined ERASMUS exchange programs (Appendix 2).  The anniversaries of World Veterinary Day and National Veterinary Education are celebrated.  To raise public awareness on all aspects of veterinary profession and to answer their problems, live TV programs are broadcasted with the contribution of academic staff of the Faculty on a satellite TV.  The Faculty organises professional (certificate) courses and national meetings (see chapter 11).

new regulations relating to teaching

 The higher education in Turkey is exclusively governed by the Council of Higher Education.

 Last two years saw the improvement of clinical teaching and practice on the basis of the clinic. More space for patients (both large and small animals) created to allow spacious teaching facilities.

 The Faculty currently runs 3 different curricula. The previous curriculum was introduced in 2003-2004 Academic Year. Then this curriculum was revised and partially adopted in 2006-2007 Academic Year as a transitional plan. Earlier years kept to the old curricula. The most recent curriculum has subsequently been revised once more and applied for the first time in 2008-2009 Academic Year. The curriculum has been improved on a regular basis in accordance with European requirements (see details in Chapter 4).

new buildings or major items of equipment

Initially the Faculty was located on two sites 10 km driving distance from one another. Departments of Anatomy, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, and Necropsy laboratory were located in the Application and Research Centre for Animal and Agriculture. The remaining departments were embedded in the main campus (Ahmet Necdet Sezer Campus) within the building no 2 (shared with Faculty of Arts and Sciences).

Clinical departments moved to newly established animal hospital (mixed practice) in 2005 whereas other departments and administrative units moved to its new building in 2006. In 2010 a new extension will be available to serve hospital facilities for large animals (namely equine and ruminants). Now the older part of the animal hospital is allocated only for small animal patients. A new necropsy unit (272 m2) was built in 2009. A modern necropsy table (kidney type) was bought (30.000,00TL= €15.000,00).

A new building for Experimental Animal Research Centre (515 m2) was completed in 2009 and in use now.

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Milk Processing Unit (180 m2) next to the Faculty main building was opened in 2009. The processing capacity of the unit is up to 1 ton milk. Major products of the unit are yogurt, kaymak (clotted cream), ayran (airan) and cheese (mozzarella). These products are produced under the brand name AMANDA® registered to the Turkish Patent Office in 2009.

The teaching and research equipment of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been purchased since 1992 and continues at present time which means that it needs replacement and supplementation. All the laboratories in the main building have been refurbished over the last five years.

A total of 48 light microscopes were purchased in 2008.

UPS has been updated.

Blood analyser, endoscope, a mobile cattle restrainer have been purchased.

An open-air basketball court between the main building and milk processing unit was allocated for the use of staff and students (since 2009).

Between the main building and the animal hospital an electrical generator (up to 80 kW) has been fixed for the unexpected electricity cut-offs.

For a greener campus area, the Faculty and the University have been working hard though the soil quality is not satisfying.

Reference Food Control Laboratory (360 m2) accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture has been opened in 2009. The students can carry out a part of their practical work under supervision.

main changes to the study programme

The new curriculum was partially adopted by the 2008 and 2009 classes as a transitional plan. Earlier years kept to the old curriculum, although with a partially-reduced teaching load in certain subjects. The last semester became one of research and clinical studies (in-turn) in 2006. New subjects have been added (see Chapter 4 for details).

important decisions made by the management of the Faculty, or by the authorities responsible for it

Application for EAEVE institutional evaluation.

Collaboration with local municipality (programme for castration and neutering of street dogs at Faculty’s animal hospital).

Partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for Leonardo da Vinci project, transfer of innovation-WELANIMAL (http://www.welanimal.aku.edu.tr/)

Mutual agreement between private sectors that produce meat and milk production and the Faculty to analyse their product at the Faculty’s Food Reference Laboratory is underway.

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The development of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been the high on the agenda of the university’s administration and also in the Turkish government since 1992.

The State Planning Organisation has released a sum of 8 m TL (approximately €4 m) to be used for the establishment of central laboratory in the university. Staff from veterinary faculty (n=14) are involved in the preparation and management of the project. Therefore the laboratory will provide an excellent platform for the Faculty’s further research projects accordingly.

major problems encountered by the Faculty, whether resolved or not

Modernisation of some of the clinical buildings at the Faculty is vital for the future of institution. We need a clinical centre where modern clinical research, diagnosis and teaching, can be performed according to the highest scientific standards. We need a building solution where sick production animals, horses and small animals get up-to-date diagnosis, treatment, handling and care of a high standard, integrated with diagnostic laboratories such as clinical chemistry and radiology and other image modalities, and where infected animals and by-products are separated from the healthy ones.

Recent initiative between Faculty and University has started to resolve these problems.

We are facing the problem of “curriculum overload” for the veterinary students. This problem is not only restricted to veterinary medicine. Furthermore, the problem is not only restricted to student learning, but also to the ability for institution to have scientific staff that cover all the subspecialties in all areas. There are always problems connected with changing the curriculum. We think that we are aware of the challenges that this implies both for the veterinary study and for the other programs. Good planning, flexibility and an open communication between the students and the teachers are important cues.

The most updated curriculum has overcome the most of problems associated with teaching and training of students.

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Chapter 1

BJECTIVES

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Chapter 1. OBJECTIVES

1.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

Indicate whether there is an official list of the overall objectives of the Faculty. If this is the case; please indicate these.

Overall objectives of the Faculty have been published on the website (www.aku.veteriner.edu.tr)

The main objective of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Afyon Kocatepe University is to ensure continuous and high-quality training in veterinary medicine and food science that follows modern trends of development and needs of society, lifelong continuous education of veterinary surgeons and food technologists and also to carry out high-level research and development in veterinary medicine in order to produce safer and healthier food products of animal origin and ensuring human health through animal health and well-being and to educate students as veterinarians who have knowledge and understanding of modern/current trends and developments in veterinary science and on this basis also to provide in-service training and consultations in these fields and to develop cooperation between Faculty and private sectors.

At least twice a year, the dean designates its official targets in collaboration with the 'Faculty Council’ and submits them in a report to the rectory. The University Senate and Rectory check revise and follow up these targets.

Vision, Mission, Core Values and Strategic Objectives

Vision Statement

To be an internationally recognized faculty which acts as a centre for excellence for projects focusing on national and regional challenges, generates knowledge and technology in the light of universal scholarly guidelines, and educates generations ready to face global competition.

Mission Statement

To offer quality educational services under the guidance of contemporary teaching theories and by monitoring stakeholders’ needs; to carry out scientific and scholarly research, publication, and consultancy; to render services to the community and humanity.

Core Values

The core values of the Faculty are:

1. Commitment to Ataturk’s National Frame Principles. 2. Commitment to Academic and Scientific Principles 3. Commitment to Ethical Values

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4. Commitment to Animal Welfare 5. Justice 6. Universality 7. Innovative 8. Humanity 9. Transparency 10. Collaboration and Participation 11. Sensitivity to environmental and aesthetics values 12. Harmony to Turkish Culture 13. Accountability

Strategic objectives of The Faculty are reviewed in concordance with the mission and the vision of the University, while taking Bologna Process and its policies into consideration.

Strategic Objectives are as follows:

 To increase and sustain the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching and education processes in veterinary medicine.  To promote health and welfare of animals as required by the contemporary world  To improve animal health, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in humans and animals.  To provide a quality and safety of products of animal origin in the interest of human and animal health and protect the natural environment.  To expand and sustain the use of information and communication technologies in teaching and education.  To improve the foreign language proficiencies of the students and the staff.  To support and facilitate the academic development of the teaching staff.  To increase the quality and the quantity of the scientific research and development projects and publications.  To improve the collaboration between the faculties and the industry.  To enhance the contribution of the faculty to society.  To enrich international co-operations.  To implement an efficient and effective management system which is human centred.  To use the financial and administrative autonomy more effectively.  To improve and expand lifelong learning opportunities.  Above all to provide high standard veterinary services for Turkish Republic.

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Organization and Activities

Management, Leadership and Administrative Processes

At the Faculty, conforming with their leadership roles, all management layers are open to new ideas, are willing to offer their support and encouragement to their personnel so that they can live up to their creative potential. Besides being the legal representative responsible for the Faculty, the Dean is also actively involved in the initiation of new ideas, developments and applications working together with faculty administrative council, faculty council and committees. All the efforts created a feeling of belonging and loyalty to the Faculty, reflecting the role of leadership and ownership of the Administration.

- Who determines the official list of objectives of the Faculty?

Faculty administrative council, faculty council and committees under the dean.

- By what procedure is this list revised?

There is no standard procedure however the revision is done according to current developments.

- Do you have a permanent system for assessing the achievement of the Faculty’s general objectives? If so, please describe it. If there is no official list, please indicate the objectives that guide the Faculty’s operation.

The Faculty prepares an annual evaluation report and has to submit to the University (Committee for the Quality Evaluation and Management) for assessment of the Faculty’s objectives. The purpose of the evaluations is to assess, assure and improve the quality of the academic work associated with research, teaching and services as well as the quality of management and administration, to provide decision aids to support medium and long-term strategic planning and report to the senate. The dean is also one of the members of this committee.

1.2 COMMENTS

In your view, to what extent are the objectives achieved?

The objectives are realistic and we are doing our best to achieve within the provided budget. Postgraduate education objectives have been achieved. Clinical facilities and research have been improved but needs further strengthening

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What, in your view, are the main strengths and weaknesses of the Faculty?

Strengths

 Good facilities for teaching and research as well as clinical instruction.  A new large animal hospital has been built.  Enough number of teaching staff.  Young academic staff (The youngest is 21 and the oldest is 51 years old).  A good lecturer/student ratio (1/6).  High number staff have experience and obtained PhDs from abroad and other Turkish universities.  High animal population in the area.  University farm.  Revised curriculum, according to other Turkish faculties and EU curricula.  Excellent international cooperation (staff and student exchange programs).  A central veterinary documentation system which allow a more rapid procession of patients, data and invoices. The system is a version adapted to the vet school used and developed/upgraded by the medical school of Afyon Kocatepe University. The electronic storage of huge amounts of patient data can be used for research purposes.  Located in developed industrial area where main roads intersect.  Very good publication ratio (Appendix 3).

Weaknesses

 Recognition.  Insufficient annual financial allowance.  Equipment for the research and teaching purposes appear to be under demand  Low capacity of research funds/grants by the state-run scientific bodies or private enterprises.  Low number of technical and support staff.  The number of paid research assistant is less than average.  Low number of equine patients.  Low number of necropsy number.  Pig farming is not a common practice in Turkey. Few pig farms available in the western region of the country but they produce pork for five-star touristic hotels and for some shops in metropolis such as Istanbul.

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1.3 SUGGESTIONS

If you are not satisfied with the situation, please list your suggestions for change in order of importance and describe any factors which are limiting the further development of your Faculty.

 Establishment of new veterinary faculties should be stopped and financial supports should be directed to current faculties.  Staff should be encouraged to produce more research to obtain new equipment and be promoted by the Faculty for their effort.  Faculty should establish new posts for technical staff.  To lower the teaching load of the staff and to increase the proportion of research and to improve cooperation with the top specialists in order to raise the standard of teaching should be considered.  The teaching staff should be provided with opportunities for constant professional and pedagogical self-improvement scheme as required.  There is a need for the constant process of revision to produce and maintain an effective development.

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Chapter 2

RGANISATION

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Chapter 2. ORGANISATION

2.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

Details of the Faculty Name of the Faculty Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Address Afyon Kocatepe University ANS Kampusu, 03200 Afyonkarahisar TURKEY Telephone +90 272 228 1312 +90 272 214 9309 Fax +90 272 228 1349 Website www.aku.veteriner.edu.tr E-Mail [email protected] Title and name of head of the Faculty Prof. Dr. H. Oğuz SARIMEHMETOĞLU

- Is the Faculty within a university? If so, please give address of the university.

Address of the University Name of the University Afyon Kocatepe University Address ANS Kampusu, 03200 Afyonkarahisar TURKEY Telephone +90 272 228 1213 Fax +90 272 228 1417 Website www.aku.edu.tr E-Mail [email protected] Title and name of head of the University Prof. Dr. Ali ALTUNTAŞ

- Details of the competent authority overseeing the Faculty.

Management and education at universities and schools and vocational schools in Turkey is mainly regulated by the Turkish Council of Higher Education * through the Rectorate.

* The Council of Higher Education was established in 1981 after the military coup of 12 September 1980. It is a fully autonomous supreme corporate public body responsible for the planning, coordination, governance and supervision of higher education within the provisions set forth in the Constitution (Articles 130 and 131) and the Higher Education Law (Law No. 2547). It has no political or governmental affiliation. At present, there are 139 universities in Turkey, 45 of which have foundation status.

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- Indicate the rules concerning the appointment of the elected officials of the Faculty (Dean, Vice-Dean, Heads of Department, etc)

The faculty is governed by democratic principles.

Rules of Appointments

Dean: The Dean is appointed for three years among the full professors or associate professors from the Faculty or another faculty/university. The Rector will submit the appointed dean for the approval by the Turkish Council of Higher Education.

Vice Dean: Appointed by the dean among the academic staff for a maximum three year.

Faculty Council: The heads of divisions are natural members of this council presided over by the dean. Distribution of seats in the Faculty administrative Council is as follows:

 Professors: 7 seats  Associate professor: 3 seats  Assistant professors: 1 seat  Reporter : Faculty secretary (without vote)

Faculty Administrative Council: Distribution of seats in the Faculty administrative Council is as follows:

 Professors: 4 seats  Associate professor: 2 seats  Assistant professors: 1 seat  Reporter: Faculty secretary (without vote)

Head of Divisions and Departments: Heads of the divisions and the departments are appointed by the dean. In doing so, the dean considers the opinions of the members of the related departments.

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- Provide a diagram of the administrative structures showing the Faculty in relation to the university and ministerial structure of which it is part. RECTOR

SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

VICE RECTOR VICE RECTOR VICE RECTOR

FACULTIES GRADUATE VOCATIONAL SECRETARY HIGH RESEARCH THE COMMITTE OF DEPARTMENTS STATE SCHOOLS SCHOOLS GENERAL SCHOOLS CENTRES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REPORTING TO CONSERVATOR PROJECTS RECTORATE Y

Faculty of Social Sciences Afyon V. School Head of Afyon High School Anatolian Education Personnel Office of Health Language,History Head of Principles Bolvadin V. School and Culture of Atatürk and Health Sciences Application and History of Faculty of Arts & Head of High School of Research Center Revolution Sciences Çay V. School Administrative and Physical Education Department Natural and Financial Affairs Applied Turkish World Faculty of Dinar V. School High School of Sciences Research Center Head of Turkish Head of Student Foreign Languages Economics & Language Emirdağ V. School Affairs Administrative International Department Foreign Languages Sciences High School of Relations Office Research and Tourism İscehisar V. School Head of Library Application Center and Managership and Head of Informatics Faculty of Fine Arts Documentation Hotel Turkish Handcrafts Department Sandıklı V. School Management Kocatepe Great Research and Attack Practice and Application Center Head of Strategy Research Center Head of Foreign Sultandağı V. Faculty of Development Office Languages School Technology Department Revolving Fund Animal Breeding Technology Head of Director’s Research Center Application and Şuhut V. School Research Center Construction and Head of Physical Technical Affairs Education Sport FACULTY OF Legal Counselor Ahmet Necdet Department Atatürk Vocational VETERINARY Sezer Research and Experimental School of Health Head of Application Center Animal Research MEDICINE Services Information Press, Publish and Application Technologies Office and Public Center Relations Bayat V. School Principles of Director’s Office Atatürk and Faculty of Head of Health, History of Food Control Culture and Sport Research and Medicine Siananpaşa V. School Revolution Office Civil Defense Center Research and Application Center Application Center

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- Provide a diagram of the internal administrative structure of the Faculty itself (councils, committees, departments, etc.)

DEAN

FACULTY COUNCIL & FACULTY ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL VICE DEANS

SECRETARY DEPARTMENTS & DIVISIONS

BASIC SCIENCES Personnel Anatomy Student Administration Physiology Revolving Finance Biochemistry

Histology & Embryology Accounting History of Veterinary Medicine & Deontology Inventory Vet Biology & Genetics

ZOOTECHNY & ANIMAL NUTRITION

Biostatistics Animal Nutrition & Nutritional Diseases

Animal Health & Economy

Zootechny

PRE-CLINICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY-RUN Centers and Units The Faculty also involved Pharmacology & Toxicology (Managerial Board from the Faculty) Microbiology

Parasitology

Pathology

Virology ANIMAL RESEARCH & APPLICATION CENTER CLINICAL SCIENCES

Surgery Obstetrics & Gynaecology Cattle Unit Sheep Unit Artificial Insemination Internal Diseases Water Buffole Unit Avian Unit

FOOD HYGIENE & TECHNOLOGY Pig Unit Milk Processing Unit

Food Hygiene & Technology Feed Milling and Mixing Unit

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- Describe, briefly the responsibilities, constitution and function of the main administrative bodies (councils, committees etc.)

Dean: The Dean is responsible for the work of the Faculty. The Dean not only responsible for the financial and administrative matters but also coordinates research and educational activities, leads the Faculty Council; co-ordinates the relations among the departments, determines the needs of faculty and informs the Rectory about the outcomes.

The Faculty Council: This Council is considered as the legislative body. The Faculty Council is elected by the members of the Faculty. The Dean chairs the Faculty Council; he or she is the natural member of the Faculty Council. Time of session of the Faculty Council is 3 years. The Faculty Council is responsible for the education. The Council meets at the beginning and end of each semester to establish the academic schedule and to plan educational activity. The Faculty Council adopts the development plan of the Faculty or its changes and submits them to the University Council for approval, discusses and decides on teaching and research-related issues, draws up the curricula of the Faculty and makes the necessary additions and changes in them and submits them to the University Council for approval. The Faculty Council forms, if necessary, permanent and temporary committees for the management of teaching and research and other questions. The Faculty Council considers and approves the Dean’s annual report.

Faculty Administrative Council: This Council is chiefly responsible for administrative matters. The members of the Council discusses such issues associated with staff, finance, education and research. There are various committees, e. g. in respect to the acceptance of special case students or building development.

The name of the current committees: 1- Education and training 2- Monitoring of the international activities of research assistants 3- International affairs and Erasmus 4- Professional development and orientation 5- Culture and arts 6- Office stock and inventory 7- Informatics and communication 8- Stage, summer school and lecture practice 9- Determination of principles of revolving fund and price regulation 10- Strategic planning and standards 11- EAEVE 12- Collaboration with urban sectors 13- Evaluation of professional issues

All committees report to the Faculty Council.

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- Indicate the involvement of the veterinary profession and general public in the running of the Faculty.

No involvement of veterinary professions or general public. However the Faculty has good relations with the Afyonkarahisar Veterinary Association. One of the Vice-Dean of the Faculty is currently the chairman of the Association. The Faculty and the Association actively collaborate in the “professional development” part of the curriculum such as organising courses/seminar for students, graduates and researchers. Fourth year students are sent to private practices for a practical rotation; the practitioners are responsible for student evaluation during these practicals. They are not paid for their efforts by the Faculty.

2.2 COMMENTS

Add any comments on the organisation and functioning of the Faculty that you feel useful for completing the description.

Centralized structure of Turkish Higher Education System does not provide the universities and faculties with the desired level of autonomy except in research issues.

2.3 SUGGESTIONS

If you are not satisfied with the situation, please list your suggestions for change in order of importance and describe any factors which are limiting the further development of your Faculty.

No suggestion.

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Chapter 3. FINANCES

3.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

3.1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

Indicate whether the Faculty’s current financial model (system) meets the Faculty’s mission.

There are two types of university in Turkey as “STATE” and “FOUNDATION” establishments. Both are governed by the Turkish Council of Higher Education. The state universities are financially supported by the Ministry of Finance. Total sum of this funds for the last three years can be seen in Table 3.1. Expenditures for last three years are summarized in Table 3.2. Faculty does not give research grants but the University can provide funds for small research projects. Large scale projects can be supported by the governmental (State Planning Organization, The Scientific and Technological Research Council etc.) or private bodies.

The Faculty requests from the general budget of the University after the approval of the rector in order to provide major teaching equipment. The Faculty Administrative Council and dean decide how to and what for spend this money.

In addition please specify:

- How the allocation of funding (including public funding) to the Faculty is determined, and by what body.

The Faculty determines the budget for next year and submits it to the University, generally in July. Then the University after collecting all faculties demands sends to the Ministry of Finance for approval in August. The Ministry releases the money in February or March for the next year. The Faculty may ask an increase of %5-10 of the previous year’s budget although this is not a fixed ratio. There is no public funding to the Faculty.

- If the allocation of funds, or any significant proportion of it, is linked to a particular factor (e.g. student numbers, research output), please describe this.

There is no particular factor except for urgent need for educational purposes for the distribution of the funds.

- How the basis for funding the Faculty compares with those teaching other courses (e.g. whether veterinary training receives a higher budget weighting compared to other disciplines). How the allocation of funds within the Faculty is decided.

The Faculty has received the 4th biggest budget given by the University among the faculties in 2009. This is purely decided by considering the prior year’s budget that faculties used.

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The money is distributed equally among the departments under the responsibility of the Dean. However urgent or fundamental demands raises from the particular division, the priority is given to this department to cover the needs. This funding covers mainly laboratory consumables of the departments.

- What are the mechanisms for funding major equipment and its replacement?

For the major equipment or its replacement, the Faculty demands the funding from the Rectorate.

- The mechanism(s) for funding capital expenditure (e.g. building work, major items of equipment) and how decisions are taken in this matter.

The capital expenditure is accomplished by the Rectorate according to the priorities.

- The mechanism(s) to provide the necessary support for building maintenance and how decisions are taken in this matter.

Secretary of the Faculty monitors and determines infrastructural maintenance depending on the Faculty budget. In case of insufficient budget and technical facilities i.e. larger maintenance, the secretary seeks for support from the University’s related units.

3.1.2 INFORMATION ON EXTRA INCOME

What percentage of income from the following sources does the veterinary teaching Faculty have to give to other bodies (university, etc.)?

clinical or diagnostic work:

45% goes to government 35% goes to equipment and consumables 20% goes to related staff as income.

research grants:

Does not apply  other (please explain):

NA.

Please indicate whether students: pay tuition/registration fees,

Tuition fee is requested.

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How much these are,

Undergraduate student’s tuition fee: 386,00 TL (~ €193.00) per term Postgraduate student’s tuition fee: 155,00 TL (~ €77.50) per term Exchange rate: €1≈ 2TL (TL= Turkish Lira)

How they are decided,

All fees are directly allocated to the University and the University decides for the final use. The amount of this fee is determined by the Council of Higher Education every year.

How the funds are distributed.

The fees do not form part of the Faculty budget. The funds are spend on the expenditure of student’s education, food, health and social activities.

3.1.3 OVERVIEW INCOME (REVENUE) AND EXPENDITURE

Table 3.1: Income/Revenue State (government) Income generated by the Faculty To University Year administered Direct to Faculty Income from services provide Research Total outside the Faculty 29.802,00 Clinic 65.124.420,06 2.905.000,00 (€14.901,00) 181.000,00 68.247.849,06 2009 (€32.562.210,03) (€1.452.500,00) 7.627,00 (€90.500,00) (€34.123.924,53) Diagnostics (€3.813,50) 15.420,00 Clinic (€7.710,00) 60.131.515,61 2.338.867,44 174.000,00 62.667.844,05 2008 (€30.065.757,80) (€1.169.433,72) 8.041,00 (€87.000,00) (€31.333.922,02) Diagnostics (€4.020,50)

51.550.658.14 2.100.100,00 148.000,00 53.798.758,14 TL 2007 Not applicable* (€25.775.329,07) (€1.500.500,00) (€74.000,00) (€26.899.379,07) Please note that some of the information requested might not be available to all Faculties; in these cases indicate “not applicable” with some explanatory remarks.

*Revolving fund coming from the clinic and diagnostics was activated commencing in 2008 .

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Table 3.2: Expenditure Pay Non Pay

Teaching Research Total Year Salaries Clinical Support Other* Support Support 2.362.000,00 181.000,00 21.280.70 10.147,50 2.574.428.20 2009 na (€1.181.000,00) (€90.500,00) (€10.640,35) (€5.073,75) (€1.287.214,10) 1.825.000,00 174.000,00 7.815,80 2.476,30 2.009.292,10 2008 na (€912.500,00) (€87.000,00) (€3.907,90) (€1.238,10) (€1.004.646,05) 1.591.500,00 148.000,00 9.920.70 508,90 1.749.929,60 2007 na (€795.750,00) (€74.000,00) (€4.096.03) (€248,01) (€874.964,80)

* Income of Diagnostic work, faculty farm and the money university are given to faculty

3.2 COMMENTS

- Teaching establishments never have enough finance. Please comment on any of the “Guidelines and Requirements” that are particularly difficult to fulfil in the present financial situation. Please make any comments that you feel would help the experts concerning the Faculty´s finances.

The current state and university funding policy fails to ensure normal funding of the Faculty in the future. The operational costs will increase to a considerable degree in connection with the renovation of the Faculty and the use of the new buildings and related facilities. The Faculty is able to perform all of the necessary day-to-day maintenance of the buildings and grounds, or the upgrading of the buildings that is required if they are to satisfy the demands of today. The university carries out the larger maintenance. The departments of the Faculty receive pretty low level of financial support from the Faculty. The situation was caused partly by the fact that the state funding and the tuition fees intended for veterinary training were redistributed unfairly.

- What is your number one priority for the use of any increased funding?

Providing excellent training facilities for undergraduate students through development of novel teaching and research areas and further strengthening the number of clinical patient influx.

- Comment on the degree of autonomy and flexibility available to the Faculty in financial matters.

Financial autonomy and flexibility are limited. The Central University Business Administration has a power on all accounting.

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- Comment on the percentage of income from services that the Faculty is allowed to retain for its own use, and in particular on the extent to which loss of this income acts as a disincentive for the services concerned.

Actual amount retains within the Faculty is not satisfying and it surely may not act as a disincentive for the services.

- Please make any other general comments that you feel would help the experts concerning the Faculty’s finances.

NA.

3.3 SUGGESTIONS

If you are not satisfied with the situation, please list any shortcomings and provide suggestions -in order of importance and describe any factors which are limiting the further development of your Faculty.

 To find new financial income opportunities such as development of in-service training and continuing education.  To expand research and development on the meat and milk production (although this is partially achieved; the Faculty has a milk production unit and produces milk products such as mozzarella, yogurt, ayran, kaymak under the brand name-AMANDA®) to increase the income.  To increase the number of analysis/samples submitted the Reference Food Control Laboratory by mutual agreement with private food processing sectors.  To encourage staff to produce and apply for international contracts and projects.  To establish a fair redistribution of the funding from state and other sources according to performance of the faculties and departments.  To economize on maintenance costs of the Faculty buildings.  To invite private capital to the faculty in specific projects (both research and applied projects).  Establishing mobile clinic and consultation opportunities may improve the financial income.

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Chapter 4. CURRICULUM

4.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

The nominal duration of the national curriculum of veterinary training is five years. The curriculum that was introduced in 2003-2004 had 248 national credits, and 2006-2007 and 2008- 2009 cirricula have 300 ECTS (provided in Appendix 4A and B). English-language diploma supplement is available since 2004.

- Indicate whether there is a defined national curriculum and (if applicable) how and by what body decisions are taken on this.

There is no a defined national curriculum. Teaching and Training Coordination Committee and the Faculty Council make decisions.

The ECTS instead of the local credit system is used in all cycles including doctorate programs. At the beginning, the ECTS credits of the courses were determined by the Faculty boards upon the suggestions from departments and committees in different fields, and programs were designed using these credits as basis and making the load of each semester 30 ECTS credits (minimum 90 credits in Master’s and minimum 120 credits in Doctorate with dissertation).

- Describe the degree of freedom that the Faculty has to change the curriculum.

The approval and changes in the curricula are regulated as follows: The department submits the draft curriculum approved by the departmental members to the Faculty Administrative Council. The Council evaluates the submitted material and may give recommendations to improve the curriculum where necessary (asks the opinion of the other faculties involved), then approves the curriculum and submits it to the University Senate which give the final decision (accepts or rejects). If it is rejected, details are sent back to the Faculty for reconsideration of the curriculum.

- Outline how decisions on curriculum matters and course content are taken within the Faculty.

On the demand of the related lecturer in the department and discussion by expert staff within the Faculty. The Faculty Administrative Council has the final vote before the approval by the Senate.

- Outline how decisions are taken on the allocation of hours between the various subjects and on the balance between theoretical and practical teaching (Tables 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3).

Necessary modification can be done by the Faculty considering the regulations on the examination of education and training (mainly according to the education article no:5) of the Student Services Department. Following the approval of the Senate the modification is announced within one month in related department and implemented. However, the Senate is directly entitled to make regulation on the issues (Article 33).

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- Indicate the presence and disposition of an integrated curriculum. Describe the degree of integration present and the amount of time devoted for EU- and non-EU-listed subjects (Table 4.4).

NA

4.1.1 POWER OF SUBJECTS AND TYPES OF TRAINING

4.1.1.1 POWER OF SUBJECT

4.1.1.2 TYPES OF TRAINING There cannot be absolute distinction between the terms used to distinguish between different types of training. Overlap is inevitable. The following descriptions are derived from the definitions presented in the section 'Main Indicators' of Annex I.

4.1.1.2.1 Theoretical training

Lectures convey theoretical knowledge. Lectures are given to an entire or partial annual intake of students. Teaching may be with or without the use of teaching aids or of demonstration animals or specimens. The essential characteristic is that there is no active involvement of the students in the material discussed. They listen and do not handle.

Seminars (sometimes called tutorials or supervised group work) are teaching sessions directed towards a smaller group of students during which they work on their own, or as a team, on part of the theory, prepared from manuscript notes, photocopied documents, articles and bibliographic references. Information is illustrated and knowledge extended by the presentation of audio-visual material, exercises, discussions and, if possible, case work.

Self directed learning are sessions of individual students making use of defined teaching material provided by the Faculty (eg e-learning)

4.1.1.2.2 Supervised practical training

Laboratory and desk based work. Includes teaching sessions where students themselves actively perform laboratory experiments, use microscopes for the examination of histological or pathological specimens. It also includes work on documents and idea-formulation without the handling of animals, organs, objects or products (e.g. essay work, clinical case studies, handling of herd-health monitoring programmes, risk-assessment computer-aided exercises).

Non-clinical animal work. These are teaching sessions where students themselves work on normal animals, on objects, products, carcasses etc. (e.g. animal husbandry, ante mortem and post mortem inspection, food hygiene, etc.) and perform dissection or necropsy.

Clinical work. These are strictly hands-on procedures by students which include work on normal animals in a clinical environment, on organs and clinical subjects including individual patients and herds, making use of the relevant diagnostic data. Surgery or propaedeutical hands-on work on organ systems on cadavers to practice clinical techniques are also classified as clinical work.

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4.1.2 UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM FOLLOWED BY ALL STUDENTS

4.1.2.1 CURRICULUM HOURS

This section makes a distinction between curriculum hours to be taken by every student and those offered as electives or within a given track. Specific information is also requested on subjects other than those specified in table 4.2.

"core" subjects taken by every student; "electives" which each student must select from a list of permissible subjects;

4.1.2. Undergraduate curriculum followed by all students 4.1.2.1. Curriculum hours

Table 4.1: General table of curriculum hours taken by all students (since 2008-2009)

Hours of training Theoretical training Supervised practical training

Lectures Seminars Self Laboratory Non- Clinical work Other Year directed and desk clinical learning based work animal Total work (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) First 624 na na 352 0 0 - 976 Second 400 na na 448 0 0 - 848 Third 672 na na 336 160 0 - 1168 Fourth 736 na na 144 80 208 - 1168 Fifth 320 na na 568 88 112 32 1120

Total 2752 - - 1848 328 320 32 5280

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Table 4.1: General table of curriculum hours taken by all students (since 2008-2009)

YEAR 1-TERM I

Subject Hours of training Compulsory Subjects C1/E2 Lectures Practical Total Credits work National ECTS3 Anatomy I C 4 6 10 7 9 Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution I C 2 0 2 2 1 Ecology C 2 0 2 2 2 Medical Biology-Zoology C 2 2 4 3 3 Medical Physics C 1 0 1 1 2 Professional Terminology C 1 0 1 1 2 Organic Chemistry C 2 0 2 2 3 Turkish Language Literature I C 2 0 2 2 1 Veterinary Medicine History and Deontology C 1 0 1 1 2 Foreign Language I C/E 3 0 3 3 3 (English, French, German) Fine arts/Physical Education C/E 0 2 2 1 1 Elective Subject* E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 21 10 31 26 30 Elective Subjects Exenteration E 1 0 1 1 1 Poultry Anatomy E 1 0 1 1 1 Basic Information Technology E 1 0 1 1 1

1C: Compulsory 2E: Elective 3ECTS: European Credit Transfer System *Only one subject can be selected from the list Each term students must take at least one elective subject according to their program.

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YEAR 1 – TERM II

Hours of training Subject Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Anatomy II C 4 6 10 7 9 Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution II C 2 0 2 2 1 Biostatistics C 2 0 2 2 3 Embriology C 1 0 1 1 3 Histology I C 2 4 6 4 7 Botany C 1 2 3 2 2 Turkish Language Literature II C 2 0 2 2 1 Foreign Language-II C/E 3 0 3 3 3 (English,French,German) Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 18 12 30 24 30 Elective Subjects Foot Anatomy E 1 0 1 1 1 Occupational English E 1 0 1 1 1 Anatomy of Sensory Organs E 1 0 1 1 1

YEAR 2-TERM III

Subject Hours of training Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Biochemistry I C 3 4 7 5 7 Physiology I C 3 4 7 5 7 Genetics C 2 2 4 3 4 Histology II C 3 4 7 5 7 Agronomy C 1 - 1 1 1 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 External Elective Subject E 3 TOTAL 13 14 27 20 30 Elective Subjects Animal Behaviour E 1 0 1 1 1 Poultry Embryo Development E 1 0 1 1 1 Literature Research and Presentation E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 2-TERM IV

Subject Hours of training Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Biochemistry II C 3 4 7 5 7 Entomology C 1 2 3 2 4 Physiology II C 3 4 7 5 7 Animal Welfare C 1 0 1 1 1 Immunology-Serology C 1 2 3 2 3 Parasitology C 1 2 3 2 3 Semiology C 1 - 1 1 1 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 External Elective Subject E 3 TOTAL 12 14 26 19 30 Elective Subjects Poultry Hygiene and Technology E 1 0 1 1 1 Organogenes in Mamalian Animals E 1 0 1 1 1 Rumen Physiology E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 3 - TERM V

Subject Hours of training Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Epidemiology C 1 0 1 1 2 Pharmacology I C 2 2 4 3 5 Helminthology C 2 2 4 3 2 Microbiology I C 2 2 4 3 4 Oncology C 1 1 2 1,5 1 Protozoology C 2 2 4 3 2 Pathology I C 1 1 2 1,5 5 Feed Hygiene and Technology C 2 2 4 3 2 Zootechnics I C 2 2 4 3 5 Fisheries, Diseases and Breeding C 2 1 3 1,5 1 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 18 15 33 24,5 30 Elective Subjects Game and Show Animals Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Importance of Animal Behaviour in Animal E 1 0 1 1 1 Breeding Bio-safety in Animal Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Animal Behaviour Disorder Diseases and E 1 0 1 1 1 Treatment Principals Animal Origin Food and Nutrition E 1 0 1 1 1 Laboratory Animals Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Continuing Farm Management E 1 0 1 1 1 Sport Horses Exercise Physiology E 1 0 1 1 1 Parazitic Zoonozes and Epidemiology E 1 0 1 1 1 Pet Animals Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 3-TERM VI

Subject Hours of training Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Anesthesia and Reanimation C 1 0 1 1 1 Food Hygiene and Control C 2 2 4 3 3 Introduction to External Diseases C 2 0 2 2 2 Pharmacology II C 3 2 5 4 3 Animal Nutrition C 2 2 4 3 3 Introduction to Internal Diseases C 2 0 2 2 2 Microbiology II C 2 2 4 3 3 Pathology II C 2 3 5 3.5 4 Radiology C 1 0 1 1 1 Virology C 2 2 4 3 3 Zootechics II C 2 2 4 3 3 Bee Breeding and Diseases C 2 1 3 1,5 1 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 24 16 40 31 30 Elective Subjects Nutritional Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Swine Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Food Safety, HACCP and Control E 1 0 1 1 1 Turkey Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Buffalo Nutrition E 1 0 1 1 1 Organic, Ecological Animal Production E 1 0 1 1 1 Control of Parasitic Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Diagnostic Methods in Parasitology E 1 0 1 1 1 Diseases of Show Animals and Treatment E 1 0 1 1 1 Principals Sport Horse Nutrition E 1 0 1 1 1 Rabbit Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Biotechnology in Veterinary Medicine E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 4-TERM VII

Subject Hours of training Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Large Animal Internal Diseases I C 2 0 2 2 2 Large Animal Surgery I C 2 0 2 2 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology I C 2 0 2 2 2 Meat Hygiene, Inspection and Technology C 2 2 4 3 3 Small Animal Internal Diseases I C 1 0 1 1 1 Small Animal Surgery I C 1 0 1 1 1 Clinic Practice I C 0 4 4 2 1 Necropsy C 1 2 3 2 2 Operation C 2 0 2 2 2 Pathology III C 2 3 5 3.5 6 Milk Hygiene, Inspection and Technology C 2 2 4 3 3 Toxicology C 2 2 4 3 2 Topographic Anatomy C 1 1 2 1.5 2 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 21 16 37 29 30 Elective Subjects EU Common Agriculture Politics E 1 0 1 1 1 Dental Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and E 1 0 1 1 1 Gynaecology Exotic Animal Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Eye Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Molecular Biology Techniques E 1 0 1 1 1 Sport Horses Surgery E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 4-TERM VIII

Subject Hours of training Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work Compulsory Subjects National ECTS Emergency Clinic C 1 1 2 1,5 1 Forensic Medicine C 1 0 1 1 1 Foot Diseases C 1 0 1 1 2 Large Animal Internal Diseases II C 1 0 1 1 2 Large Animal Surgery II C 1 0 1 1 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology II C 3 0 3 3 3 Animal Improvement C 2 0 2 2 2 Animal Health Economics and C 2 0 2 2 1 Management Veterinary Public Health C 1 0 1 1 1 Poultry Diseases C 2 2 4 3 2 Clinic Practice II C 0 8 8 4 1 Small Animal Internal Diseases II C 2 0 2 2 2 Small Animal Surgery II C 2 0 2 2 2 Udder Health and Diseases C 1 0 1 1 2 Occupational Ethics and Legislations C 1 0 1 1 1 Artificial Insemination C 2 0 2 2 2 Traumatology and Orthopaedics C 1 0 1 1 2 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOPLAM 25 11 36 30,5 30 Elective Subjects Andrology E 1 0 1 1 1 Exotic Animal Surgery E 1 0 1 1 1 Animal Health Economics and E 1 0 1 1 1 Management Non-medical Treatment of Animal 1 Diseases E 1 0 1 1 Mastitis Control Programmes E 1 0 1 1 1 Reproductive Biotechnology E 1 0 1 1 1 Reproductive Control Programmes E 1 0 1 1 1 Marine Animal Products Hygiene, 1 Diseases and Technology E 1 0 1 1 Sport Horses Internal Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1

To graduate from veterinary faculty it is compulsory to complete a 30-working day (240 h) replacement at the end of term VIII. It equals to 8 ECTS credits.

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INTURN TRAINING-TERMS IX-X

Students take training sessions alternately in terms IX and X at each departments below for 16 weeks. Students are evaluated via mid-term and final examinations for each department. Students have to fulfill requirements of attendance and prepare a seminar by the end of term X.

YEAR 5 – TERM IX

Hours of training Groups Subject Practical C/E Lectures Total Credits work National ECTS Inturn Surgery C 3 7 10 6,5 3 Group I Inturn Obstetrics and Gynecology C 2 7 9 5,5 3 Inturn Internal Diseases C 3 7 10 6,5 3 Inturn Artificial Insemination C 2 4 6 4 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 10 Inturn Pharmacology-Toxicology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Microbiology C 2 5 7 4,5 2 Inturn Parasitology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group II Inturn Pathology C 2 5 7 4,5 3 Inturn Virology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 8 Inturn Anatomy C 2 5 7 4,5 2 Inturn Biochemistry C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Physiology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group III Inturn Histology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Medical Biology and Genetics C 2 5 7 4,5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6

Inturn Food Hygiene and Technology C 2 10 12 7 2 Inturn Animal Nutrition C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group IV Inturn Animal Health Economics and C 2 2 4 3 1 Management Inturn Statistics C 2 2 4 3 1 Inturn Zootechny C 2 6 8 5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 30

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YEAR 5-TERM X

Hours of training Groups Subject Practical Credits C /E Lectures TOTAL work National ECTS Inturn surgery Z 3 7 10 6,5 3 Group I Inturn Obstetrics and Gynecology Z 2 7 9 5,5 3 Inturn Internal Diseases Z 3 7 10 6,5 3 Inturn Artificial Insemination Z 2 4 6 4 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 10 Inturn Pharmacalogy-Toxicology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Microbiology Z 2 5 7 4,5 2 Inturn Parasitology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group II Inturn Pathology Z 2 5 7 4,5 3 Inturn Virology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 8 Inturn Anatomy Z 2 5 7 4,5 2 Inturn Biochemistry Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Physiology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group III Inturn Histology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Medical Biology and Genetics Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 Inturn Food Hygiene and Technology Z 2 10 12 7 2 Inturn Animal Nutrition Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group IV Animal Health Economics and Z 2 2 4 3 1 Management Inturn Statistic Z 2 2 4 3 1 Inturn Zootechny Z 2 6 8 5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 GENERAL TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 30

Lectures Practical work Total National ECTS 172 158 330 248.5 300

Total Hours in 5 Years National credits 330 x 16 5280 ECTS credits 300 x 16 4800

ECTS contents of each subject can be found on following address: http://www.ogrenci.aku.edu.tr/fak/iecveteriner.pdf

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Table 4.2: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Seminars Self Directed Laboratory Non- Clinical Other Total learning and desk clinical training Subjects based work animal C work A B D E F G 1. Basic Subjects a) Physics (medical) 32 ------32 b) Chemistry (organic) 32 ------32 c)Biology (medical) 32 ------32 e) Biomathematics 48 - - - - - 16 64 (Biostatistics) 1- Total number of hours 144 - - - - - 16 160

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Table 4.2: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student (continued) Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- nars directed and desk clinical training er Subjects learning based work animal Total work A B C D E F G 2. Basic Sciences a) Anatomy 144 - - 232 - - - 376 b) Histology 96 - - 168 - - - 264 c) Embryology 16 ------16 d) Physiology 112 - - 168 - - - 280 e) Biochemistry 112 - - 168 - - - 280 f) Genetics 48 - - 72 - - - 120 g) Pharmacology 88 - - 88 - - - 176 h) Toxicology 40 - - 48 - - - 88 j) Microbiology 80 - - 104 - - - 184 k) Virology 48 - - 72 - - - 120 h). Immunology and serology 16 - - 32 - - - 48 i). Epidemiology 16 ------16 j) Professional ethics 16 ------16 2- Total number of hours 832 - - 1152 - - - 1984 3. Clinical Sciences a) Obstetrics 96 - - 56 - - - 152 b) Pathology (including pathological 96 - - - 152 - - 248 anatomy) c) Parasitology 112 - - 168 - - - 280 d) Clinical medicine and surgery 256 - - - 112 368 (including anaesthetics) e) Clinical lectures on various domestic animal, poultry and other ------animal species f) Field veterinary medicine ------(ambulatory clinics) g) Preventive medicine ------h) Diagnostic imaging (including 16 ------16 radiology) i) Reproduction and reproductive 48 - - 32 - - - 80 disorders j) Veterinary state medicine and 16 ------16 Public health k) Veterinary legislation and 16 ------16 forensic medicine l) Therapeutics ------m) Propaedeutics (including 64 ------64 laboratory diagnostic methods) 3- Total Number of Hours 720 - - 256 152 112 - 1240

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Table 4.2: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student (continued) Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total Subjects nars directed and desk clinical training er learning based work animal work A B C D E F G 4. Animal Production a) Animal Production ------b) Animal Nutrition 48 - - - 72 - - 120 c) Agronomy 16 - - - - - 16 d) Rural Economics 48 - - 16 - - 64 e) Animal Husbandry 80 - - 112 - 192 f) Veterinary Hygiene ------g) Animal ethiology and protection ------4- Total Number of Hours 192 - - 16 182 - 392 5. Food Hygiene / Public Health a) Inspection and control of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal 32 ------32 origin and the respective feedstuff production unit b) Food hygiene and technology 80 - - 144 - - - 224 c) Food science including legislation ------d) Practical Work (including practical work in places where - - - - 32 - - 32 slaughtering and processing of foodstuffs takes place) 5- Total Number of Hours 112 - - 144 32 - - 288 6. Professional Knowledge a) Practice management ------b) Veterinary certification and report ------writing c) Career planning and ------opportunities 6- Total Number of Hours ------

Please note: Establishments, which due to the character of their curriculum feel unable to complete Table 4.2 may – alternatively – provide a detailed outlay of their curriculum. This should allow conclusions to be drawn about the extent to which the requirements layed down in directive 2005/36/EC are met. The values for ratios R6, R7 and R8 (Annex I, 2.10) must be given.

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Table 4.3: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects offered and to be taken as electives Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- nars directed and desk clinical training er Subjects learning based work animal Total work A B C D E F G Basic Subjects Gymnastics (only first year) ------32 32 Fine arts (only first year) ------32 32 Basic sciences Basic biochemical techniques and ------their applications in biotechnology Biology of evolution ------Exercise physiology ------Physiopatology ------Scientific research techniques ------Mycology ------Viral zoonoses ------Use of biotechnology in ------microbiology Parasitic zoonoses 16 - 16 Immunoprophylaxy ------Galanic Pharmacy ------Control program of parasitic 16 - - - - - 16 diseases Clinical sciences Imaging techniques ------First Aid in Veterinary Medicine 16 - - - - 16 - 32 Neonatology ------Exotic animal diseases 16 ------16 Udder health and diseases 16 ------16 Animal production Laboratory animal breeding and 16 ------16 diseases Fur animal breeding ------Bee keeping and disease ------Fish breeding and diseases ------Biotechnology in animal nutrition ------Food Hygiene / Public health Drug residues in food animal origin ------Sanitation in food processing plant ------Food Legislation 16 ------16 Professional Knowledge Veterinary medicine and public ------relation

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Table 4.4: Curriculum hours in subjects not listed in Table 4.2 to be taken by each student, including Diploma work (final graduation thesis, or final graduation work)

Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- nars directed and desk clinical training er Subjects learning based work animal Total work A B C D E F G Basic Subjects Turkish literature 64 ------32 Atatürk’s Principles and History of 64 ------32 Revolution Foreign Language (English) 96 - - - - - 96 Ecology 32 - - - - - 32 Professional Terminology 16 - - - - - 16 Professional History and 16 - - - - - 16 Deontology Botanic 16 - - 32 - - - 48 Basic Sciences Animal Welfare 16 ------16 Oncology 16 - - 16 - - - 32 Feed Hygiene and Technology 32 - - 32 - - - 64 Necropsy 16 - - 32 - - - 48 Surgical Operation 32 ------32 Topographic Anatomy 16 - - 16 - - - 32 Foot Diseases 16 ------16 Animal Improvement 32 ------32 Traumatology and Orthaepedics 16 ------16 Poulty Diseases 32 - - 32 - - - 64 Semiology 16 ------16 External Elective Subject 32 ------32 Fisheries and Diseases 32 16 48 Honey Bee Breeding and Diseases 32 16 48 Total Number of Hours 640 - - 192 - - 832

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4.1.3 Ratios

Theoretical training = 2752 = 1,1025 = 1 Supervised practical training 1848+328+320 0,9069

Clinical Work = 320 = 0.1470 = 1 Laboratory and desk based work + 1848+328 6,80 Non clinical animal work

The inherent nature of an elective is, that students make a distinction and select. However, the total number of hours to be taken by each student out of the various subject groups should be stated.

Where a Faculty runs a “Tracking system” this should be indicated when completing Table 4.3. Separate tables should be provided for each track, e.g. Table 4.3a: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects to be taken in the “equine medicine track”.

Tab. 4.4 requests information concerning curriculum hours in subjects not listed in Table 4.2 to be taken by every student. If offered as electives or within a special track, please develop separate tables (e.g. 4.4a, b…).

4.1.3 FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CURRICULUM

More details on the curriculum can be seen on www.ogrenci.aku.edu.tr/ects.htm

- Provide the visiting team with highlights and any unusual or innovative aspects of the teaching programme, e.g. tracking and orientation programmes.

NA.

- State the parts of the programme that must be attended as obligatory by the students and how the attendance is verified.

Attendance is compulsory for all subjects. However there is a limitation that students have to attend %70 of lectures and %80 of practical work hours of each lecture. Daily class attendance form has to be signed by every student during the lectures to ensure they are attained. At the end of each term the number of signatures are summed up.

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- Please provide specific information on the practical clinical training; If clinical training is be provided through obligatory clinical rotations in different areas, please give an outline description of how this is structured, in terms of:

are such rotations a structured part of the training given to all undergraduate students?

Yes.

the total number of days or weeks of such rotations;

Clinics: 4 weeks Inturns: 4 weeks

the year(s) in which they occur;

Commencing on the first semester of the 4th year  the different areas covered and the time spent in each area;

Does not apply.

whether attendance is full-time, for part of the day, and/or other (e.g. based on case needs);

No full-time attendance. Generally students attain either morning or afternoon clinic hours depending on their curriculum and the patient loads.  the activities and case responsibilities that students are expected to undertake.

Each department defines their own schedule.

the group sizes in the clinical rotations

Year Term Subjects Group size Autumn Term Clinic I* 15 4 Spring Term Clinic II* 15

Inturn Surgery 4-6 Inturn Obstetrics and Gynaecology 4-6 5 Both term Inturn Internal Diseases 4-6 Inturn Artificial Insemination 4-6

In old curricula the inturn groups were divided into 3 groups in 2003-2004 and 4 groups in 2006- 2007 and 2008-2009. Currently the inturns are divided into 5 groups for the sake of less number in each group without any changes in total hours taken by the students.

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Table 4.7.1. Clinical rotation at the Faculty clinics during the course of study Year 4 Year 5 Clinic-I: 4 hours per week (during the autumn term) No. of hours Inturn 25 hours per week (during the year) Clinic-II: 8 hours per week (during the spring term)

- Describe clinical exercises in which students are involved prior to the commencement of clinical rotations.

Students take lectures on preclinical subjects (pathology, pharmacology & toxicology, virology, parasitology and microbiology) before the 4th year in order to accustom with the basic aspects of the clinical terminology and exercise.

- Outline the student involvement in the emergency and hospitalisation activities of the clinics.

On arrival of the emergent patient to the Hospital, selected students from the clinical rotation during teaching term participate in examination, diagnosis and treatment of animals under supervision of the Hospital staff where necessary. Voluntary participation by students are welcome!

Emergency and 24-h hospital services has been introduced. Hospitalisation units have been actively used.

- Specify student participation in the activities of the mobile clinic and indicate whether or not the hours spent in the mobile (ambulatory) clinic are included in those in Table 4.2.

Does not apply.

4.1.4 OBLIGATORY EXTRAMURAL WORK

These are training periods that are an integral part of the curriculum, but which are taken outside the Faculty. Please make a distinction in respect to the nature of the work, for instance work on farms, training in a veterinary practice or in Food Hygiene/Public Health with a commercial or government organisation.

Please indicate the guidelines pertaining to this activity, and the manner by which it is assessed.  obligatory extramural work.

The guidelines have been set up by the Committee for Stage, Summer School and Practical Work.

Extramural work is a part of the stage program (details in section 5.1.1). After the 8th term student has to complete a-30-working day (approximately 6 weeks) course in extramural

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practice. The Faculty Administrative Council decides eligibility of the places where extramural work can be accomplished for the sake of beneficial outcomes. The students are free to choose where they want to do extramural training unless otherwise disproved by the Council. Students who have been excused from their extramural practice due to various reasons are given a new opportunity the following year. There is no special examination required, however the process totally relies on the supervisor who has to confirm that the students achieved a satisfactory level of training.

Table 4.5: Obligatory extramural work that students must undertake as part of their course Nature of work Minimum period2) Maximum period2) Year in which1) Year of the course in which work is Nature of Work Minimum period (hour) carried out Animal hospitals, private clinics, laboratories, pharmaceutical 240 End of 4th year companies, livestock breeders, slaughterhouses, farms

There is no restriction for the selection of the nature of the work.

4.1.5 SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN FOOD HYGIENE/PUBLIC HEALTH

- Describe arrangements for teaching in a slaughterhouse and/or in premises for the production, processing, distribution/sale or consumption of food of animal origin.

Slaughterhouses are visited for the practical work (departments of food hygiene, pathology, parasitology are mainly involved). At least one veterinary surgeon is available at the slaughterhouse and mutual knowledge exchange is practiced among students, lecturer and the veterinary surgeon. The group of students vary from 3 to 30.

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- Indicate the distance to slaughterhouses where students undergo training, and the species covered. Outline the structure and the frequency of these visits (group size, number of trainers, duration, etc.).

There are 17 slaughterhouses in milieu of Afyonkarahisar city (10-100 km away from the Faculty). Visitation detail is given below in table.

Number of Department Group size Frequency Duration Purpose Animal species trainers 1 Lecturer 1 Assistant Meat inspection, Cattle, sheep, Food Hygiene and Occasionally a 10-30 Once a week 4 hours Slaughterhouse goat, water Technology postgraduate management buffalo student accompany Sample Cattle, sheep, 1 Lecturer collection, Parasitology 3 Once a week 3 hours goat, water 1 Assistant Organ buffalo examination Cattle, sheep, 1 Lecturer Organ Pathology 10-30 Twice a year 4 hours goat, water 1 Assistant examination buffalo 1 Lecturer Artificial Insemination 10-30 Twice a year 4 hours Practical work Cattle 2 Assistants

4.1.6 RATIOS

These must be delineated from Table 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. For explanation about ratios, see the section 'Main Indicators' of Annex I. The indicator derived from the ratios established is the denominator when the numerator is set 1.

4.1.6.1 GENERAL INDICATORS TYPES OF TRAINING

As indicated in tables 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, the figures for the numerators and denominators are defined as follows:

Figure Total no teaching hours A Lectures 2752 B Seminars na C Self directed learning na D Laboratory and desk based work 1848 E Non-clinical animal work 328 F Clinical work 320 G Other 32

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Please give the following values:

R6: Theoretical training (A+B+C) = 2752 = 1: 0.9186 Supervised practical training (D+E+F) 2528

R7: Clinical work (F) = 320 = 1: 6.80 Laboratory and desk based work 2176 +non-clinical animal work (D+E)

R8: na

4.1.6.2 SPECIAL INDICATORS OF TRAINING IN FOOD HYGIENE/ PUBLIC HEALTH

Total no. curriculum-hours R9: Food Hygiene/Public Health2 = 296 = 1:17.8378 Total no. Hours 5280 Vet. Curriculum1

Total no. curriculum hours R10: Food Hygiene / Public Health2 = 296 = 1:0.8108 Hours obligatory extramural work 240 in Veterinary inspection3

Origin numerators, denominators 1: Total as derived in Table 4.1 2: Total as derived in Table 4.1, Subject 5 3: Figures to be taken from Table 4.5

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4.2 COMMENTS

Please comment on: - the way in which the veterinary curriculum prepares the graduate for the various parts of the veterinary profession, especially under the specific conditions prevailing in your country/region.

The curriculum prepares the students quite well for preclinical and clinic work which covers a lot of additional hours after the last revision of the national curriculum. To acquire the desired practical skills, however, the students have to pass a certain time in a practice or clinic.

- the way the curriculum is structured and reviewed.

The curriculum has been constantly analysed and developed over the past years. Ideas of each departments are obtained in this work, and the critical points and final modifications are considered and coordinated by the education and training committee of the Faculty.

- the major developments in the curriculum, now and in the near future.

The following compulsory and elective subjects are recently introduced. The students have taken them this year for the first time (commencing 2009-2010).

Compulsory Subject Emergency clinic Small animal surgery Large animal surgery Small animal internal medicine Large animal internal medicine Semiology Agronomy Botanic

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Elective Subject

Exenteration Parasitic Zoonozes and Epidemiology Poultry Anatomy Pet Animals Breeding Basic Information Technology Nutritional Diseases Foot Anatomy Swine Breeding Sensory Organs Anatomy Food Safety, HACCP and Control Animal Behaviour Turkey Breeding Poultry Embryo Development Buffalo Nutrition Literature Research and Presentation EU Common Agriculture Politics Poultry Hygiene and Technology Teeth Diseases Organogenesis in Mammalian Animals Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Rumen Physiology Exotic Animal Diseases Game and Show Animals Husbandry Eye Diseases Importance of Animal Behaviours in Animal Husbandry Molecular Biology Techniques Bio-safety in Animal Breeding Sport Horses Surgery Animal Behaviour Disorder Diseases and Treatment Principals Organic, Ecological Animal Production Animal Origin Food and Nutrition Control of Parasitic Diseases Laboratory Animal Breeding Diagnostic Methods in Parasitology Fisheries and Diseases Diseases of Show Animals and Treatment Principals Continuing Farm Management Sport Horses Nutrition Sport Horses Exercise Physiology Rabbit Breeding Andrology Biotechnology in Veterinary Medicine Exotic Animal Surgery Reproductive Control Programmes Animal Health Economics and Management Marine Animal Products Hygiene, Diseases and Technology Non-medical Treatment of Animal Diseases Sport Horses Internal Diseases Mastitis Control Programmes Reproductive Biotechnology

In 2012, a new curriculum is being planned to be introduced. According to this curriculum and students will be able to take any subjects, he or she wishes, within the academic year. Each subject will be available at any given term.

- the local conditions or circumstances that might influence the ratios in 4.1.6.

The current curriculum appear to be more laboratory and management orientated. This is due to inclusion of diagnostic work (associated with parasitology, virology, biochemistry, pathology, necropsy and microbiology) into the laboratory and desk based work (D) and non-clinical animal work (E).

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4.3 SUGGESTIONS

If the denominators in 4.1.6 for your Faculty are not meeting the range as indicated in Annex I, Supplement A, what can be done to improve the ratios?

Ratio seems flexible because of calculation criteria (see comments). We made another calculation moving the laboratory and desk based work (D) such as parasitology, virology, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology-serology to the clinical work (F)

Figure Total no teaching hours A Lectures 2752 B Seminars na C Self directed learning na D Laboratory and desk based work 1848-352=1496 E Non-clinical animal work 328 F Clinical work 352+320=672 G Other 32

R6: Theoretical training (A+B+C) = 2752 = 1: 0.9186 Supervised practical training (D+E+F) 2528

R7: Clinical work (F) = 672 = 1: 2.71 Laboratory and desk based work 1824 +non-clinical animal work (D+E)

Therefore the figure (for R7) produced above is within the established range of EAEVE. An increase in theoretical training may be arranged however.

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Chapter 5

EACHING AND TLEARNING: QUALITY AND EVALUATION

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Chapter 5. TEACHING AND LEARNING: QUALITY AND EVALUATION

5.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

5.1.1 THE TEACHING PROGRAMME

Describe the measures taken to ensure co-ordination of teaching between different departments, sections, institutes and services.

The Faculty Administrative Council and Faculty Council are mainly responsible for co-ordination of the teaching. All decisions are always discussed and approved by the Faculty council. Faculty Council meets each semester or when necessary during teaching. There are three committees associated with teaching scheme (Committees of Education and Training; International Relations and Erasmus, and Apprenticeship, Summer School and Lecture Application) to assist the Faculty Council.

Describe the pedagogical approach of the institution. In particular, describe the use of newer approaches, such as problem-based learning, interactive computer-assisted learning, etc. Indicate the extent to which course notes are used to supplement or substitute for the use of Standard veterinary textbooks.

The pedagogical approaches do not exist within the Faculty. Neither problem-based learning nor interactive computer-assisted learning has been introduced. However, an intranet-camera system is currently used to broadcast live-surgical operations to students. Students can watch operation on line using a special password within the campus area (at classroom, cafe, library and in open areas (garden) where WLAN is available etc.).

Lecturers are responsible for the selection of textbooks to use teaching purposes. In addition lecturers prepare their own notes by collecting up-to-date data from internet, periodicals, books and presentations. Students are expected to buy their own laptop since WLAN has been made available in all learning areas (library, study hall and cafeteria and even in some outside areas) to benefit most of it.

Describe (if applicable) any established or contractual arrangements that support undergraduate teaching between the Faculty and outside bodies, e.g. farms, breeding centres, practitioners, state veterinary services, factories/processing plants, outside laboratories, etc. Briefly describe how these arrangements work out in practice in terms of the contact this provides for all students or for selected students.

All students at the 8th semester have to accomplish the stage programme (extramural work) either in the Faculty, university research centres or outside bodies such as farms, breeding centres, practitioners, state veterinary services, factories/processing plants, outside laboratories and so on. There is no formal contract between the Faculty and the participating practitioners and participation of the external bodies is not mandatory.

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The stage is arranged on an individual basis between the students and the external body. The students submit their arrangements to the Secretary of the Faculty. The Secretary evaluates the situation and sends an official letter of the stage intention of students to the external body in order to initiate the programme. When the stage is completed the external body returns the evaluation form about the student to the Secretary. The form is directed to the Stage Committee by the Secretary. The committee makes the final examination and submits the form to the Faculty Administrative Council. If the student is unsuccessful, he or she has to repeat the stage programme. The duration of the stage must be no less than 240 hours. The student’s health insurance is covered by the University during the stage.

Describe the general learning objectives underlying the veterinary curriculum and how this is ensured.

The veterinary curriculum aims at training students who are aware of requirements for modern veterinary medicine. However there is no official monitorisation/tracking system for graduate students in the fields currently used to observe whether the curriculum is sufficient.

Describe how the Faculty collects the data required to ensure students are equipped with these Dayone skills (evidence of learning).

Do not apply.

5.1.2 THE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT

Describe the available staff development facilities, particularly in relation to teaching skills.

The system expressed in this bottom rail does not exist in our Faculty

Describe the available systems for reward of teaching excellence (e.g., accelerated promotion, prizes, etc).

The system expressed in this bottom rail does not exist in our Faculty

Describe other measures taken to improve the quality of teaching and of learning opportunities.

There is no certain measures to improve the quality of teaching and of learning opportunities however students’ complaints on teaching and learning opportunities, if exist, are examined and necessary measures are taken by the vice-dean/dean.

Lecturers are paid, on top their regular salary, according to hours (not for practical work training) they give. Ten hour-teaching is given without any payment (threshold teaching). However the maximum 20 hour-teaching can be paid. For example, a lecturer can give 10 hour-teaching without receiving any payment and 20 hours with payment summing up 30 hours a week.

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5.1.3 THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM

Describe the examination system of the Faculty, in particular: Is there a central examination policy for the Faculty as a whole? If 'yes', by whom is it decided?

Examinations in the Faculty are not prepared or held by one centre. Instead, they are prepared by each department separately.

Are there special periods (without teaching) during the year for examinations?

No.

What form(s) of examination are used (written papers, multiple-choice questions, oral, practical, clinical examination, continuous assessment, etc.)?

Most of the subjects are evaluated by either a written or oral examination. The following examination methods are used: multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, oral examination and clinical examination.

Departments are entitled to choose the type of examination to be made (oral, written, practical or all) provided the decision is confirmed by the Faculty Council. The framework of the examination is determined by each department.

Each semester consists of 16 weeks. Generally there are 4 to 5 examination sessions as quiz, mid-term, final and make-up exams. Students have to take the final exam at the end of the each semester followed by the make-up examination generally after 2 weeks. Dates of examinations are announced at the beginning of each term. If students fail to turn up for the make-up exam on the chosen day, the lecturer records it as ‘no-show’ in the examination sheet. The entry ‘no- show’ equals failure. In the case of a no-show because of a valid reason the entry ‘no-show’ is cancelled if proof of a valid reason is submitted. In this situation that student takes an extra exam.

Is use made of external examiners?

External examiners do not take part in the examinations of undergraduates. However external examiners take part in the examination of postgraduate sufficiency.

How many retakes of an examination are allowed?

Students can retake only the final exam (namely make up examination). Other exams are allowed to be taken once such as quiz and mid-term.

Do students have to pass the examination within a certain time?

No. However, in order to graduate student has to pass all exams in 8 years.

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Do students have to pass an examination before they can start other courses?

Students have to successfully complete all the compulsory subjects of the first year for their study before starting the third year. If the grade point average of the student is lower than 1.75 point at the end of the fourth semester, the student is not allowed to take any subjects from the next year.

5.1.4 EVALUATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Describe the method(s) used to assess the quality of teaching and learning in the Faculty.

There is no system whereby the quality of teaching can be evaluated. Simply we take credit of number of passing students and their exam marks.

Indicate whether the evaluation is a Faculty procedure, or one set up by individual departments, by students or by individuals.

Not applicable.

Indicate the use of external evaluators.

There are no external evaluators.

Describe the role of students in the evaluation of teaching and teachers.

Not applicable.

Describe the follow-up given to the evaluation.

Not applicable.

5.1.5 STUDENT WELFARE

Describe any measures taken to protect students from zoonoses (e.g. rabies) and physical hazards.

 Animals suspected notifiable diseases are monitored in a separate room avoiding the student’s contact (however the isolation rooms will be available in the spring of 2010).  The area where suspected animals contacted is disinfected as much as possible.  Use of glove, mask, wellington, laboratory coat, etc is encouraged.  The muzzle is used during examination of canine patients.  Large animals are kept in secure cages.  Aggressive animals are sedated if necessary.  A disinfected mobile pool is placed at the entrance of large animal clinic for the use of persons accessing.

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Describe the facilities (not related to the teaching programme) which the establishment provides for students.

Most of the extracurricular activities and recreations are provided by the University. The Faculty has limited influence on this issue. The links to these facilities are provided on the University homepage (www.aku.edu.tr)

Transportation: Transportation services between the campuses and downtown are provided by private shuttle and dolmuş services at a reasonable charge (0.75 TL, about 0.30 Euro). In addition to that Shuttle services are available in the campus. There are also transportation services for academic and administrative staff members of the University in the morning and in the evening free of charge.

Healthcare: Students benefit from the University Hospital, located on Ali Çetinkaya Campus. Students may receive all types of health services, (including for example eye, psychiatric, dental, general surgery services) through university healthcare system free of charge for students who do not have health insurance or social security registration. Students also have access to Afyonkarahisar’s other hospitals when needed.

Internet: Several internet cafes on the campus are at our students’ service. Free wireless internet connection is also available in all locations at the campuses. All internet services are offered free of charge.

Food: The dining hall in the faculty serves nutritious lunch to approximately 50 students daily. Although the real cost of the meal is 3.30 TL, the university subsidize 60% of the cost, then, for a student the price of a four-dish meal is approximately 1.30 TL (€ 0.65). In addition, there are cafeterias and restaurants available on the campuses. Also there is a canteen for the students in the faculty.

Shopping: There are a variety of shops and markets located in Ahmet Necdet Sezer Campus. These shops include bookstores, post office, banks and a hairdresser. There are also many standalone ATMs at different locations.

Sports: All students can participate in different sports activities. Many students also perform in national and international competitions as well as on-campus activities in individual and team sports. There are also sport fields in all campuses such as basketball, tennis, volleyball, football.

Student Financial Aid: The University offers aid to approximately 10% of total on-campus students financially disadvantaged students who meet the performance criteria set by the University. It is required that these students are enrolled in a formal education program. The recipients continue to receive this aid for up to 5 years as long as they meet the academic requirements. Apart from this, the State Institution of Loans and Dormitories (Kredi Yurtlar Kurumu –KYK) also give loans for both tuition and living costs.

Accommodation: KYK dormitories next to campus house a total of 4500 students. In addition, there are many private dormitories. Students who prefer to rent apartments (furnished or

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unfurnished) find great support from the residents of Afyonkarahisar. There is also a dormitory under construction with the capacity of 2000 students at ANS Campus.

Student Financial Support: Students are encouraged and financially supported to take part in international scientific and cultural activities to present papers and posters, exhibit their artwork and for folk dance shows. 356 on-campus students are employed as part-time bases by the University to fulfil various functions and the faculty employs 4 students.

Spring Fest: During the month of May, the University is filled with the festive atmosphere of the spring. In the Spring Fest student clubs and different academic units organize various musical events and plays. While students find a way to express their creativity freely during this time, the participation of national and international groups carries the festival into the international platform. A vacation is organized at graduation by the Faculty. Several technical visits are arranged by the student clubs to different part of Turkey.

World Veterinary Day: The World Veterinary Day was instigated by the World Veterinary Association in 2000 to be celebrated annually on the last Saturday of April. The Faculty has been celebrating the day every April since 2007. This year the 4th will be celebrated.

Clubs: The Faculty also provides different clubs such as veterinary food hygienist, veterinary culture, horse riding, and rock.

Alumni Association: Afyon Kocatepe University Alumni Association was founded as a means of communication among graduates and to establish support programs and services for students, the community, and the alumni. The Association has undertaken the promotion of the University programs as well as providing on-the-job training to students enrolled in various programs of the University.

Disabled students: The University has Disabled Student Unit under the direction of the one of the vice-rector. The unit is responsible for the regulation and implementation of necessary measures to provide a better life for disabled persons at University.

Incoming foreign students: Erasmus coordinator of the Faculty organizes the reception of international students and takes care of their studies at the Faculty. The coordination helps international students to adapt to university life and life in Turkey and helps them to solve various problems in concordance with the International Relations Office of the University. The current director of this office is from our Faculty.

Services for International Students Buddy Students: Each incoming student is assigned informally a buddy student as soon as s/he is accepted for exchange to help him/her with travel arrangements and to inform them about the university, city and the country. Buddy students continue to assist the exchange students during their whole stay. This informal service is planned to be formal in 2010.

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Accommodation: All incoming students are assigned a suitable accommodation according to their preferences before their arrival. Before moving in their assigned accommodation, students can stay in the University Guest House up to 5 days.

Orientation: There is a two-day orientation program for the incoming students. The first day, the university and the campuses are introduced. The second day, the city and points of interest are visited.

Welcome Party: At the beginning of each semester, a welcome party is held to bring newcomers, other Erasmus students and coordinators together.

Erasmus Student Club (ESC): To promote voluntary support among Erasmus students, Erasmus Student Club was formed. ESC is an active member of Erasmus Student Network.

Special Trips: Various cultural and historic trips, such as going to Istanbul for Christmas, sightseeing in Cappadocia, visits to ancient Phrygian cities are guided throughout the year.

Courses: Although the language of instruction is Turkish in AKU, some programs are offered fully or partially in English such as Business Administration Department in English. Hence, there are many courses in English available from various departments.

Special Courses: Turkish language courses at various levels especially designed to help students with their daily language skills are offered to incoming students. Also three special courses, Cultural Heritage of Turkey, Culture and Tourism in Turkey, and Cultural Diversity and Communication are available for students to introduce them a new dimension in culture.

Describe the guidance offered by the Faculty (or its parent institution) for students with problems (social problems, study problems) as well as for future career development or job selection.

One of the Vice-Dean’s responsibility is to deal with student’s problems. Academic stuff guide students in order to solve problems related to their veterinary education. However, the Faculty has no professional guidance counsellor for future career development or job selection. There are 1 head coordinator and 5 coordinators (member staff) responsible for all kind of issues of students. Counselling services are carried out by the related departments and offices of the University like Medico-Social Unit.

The Faculty organizes contacts between employers and students and graduates who seek jobs or places for practical training because one of the Vice-Dean is head of the Afyonkarahisar Veterinary Association.

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5.2. COMMENTS

Please give general comments about the quality of the teaching programme under the above headings.

Adjustments and modifications of the curriculum are inevitable therefore different feedbacks of faculty, students and the results of the examinations are important to monitor. Questionnaire on curriculum, teaching facilities etc has not been introduced.

Herd-health management practice is insufficient.

There is no compulsory continuing education scheme for the graduates in Turkey. However the graduate can attend any courses offered by faculties or other bodies.

The need for a centre of professional counselling services is obvious.

Constraints in Teaching and Education One of the most important constraints in the field of teaching and education is the loss of attractiveness of academic career in Turkey due to financial reasons. Increasing youth population in Turkey pressure universities to increase their number of student’s capacities because of central government policy.

Difficulties in the allocation of the teaching and administrative staff in the higher education institutions in Turkey affect the education quality directly. The Faculty also faces some difficulties caused by both the lack of systematic career planning for its academic staff and by the control of staffing process in the hand of central authority.

The legal regulations in force in Turkey and the absence of the sufficient performance evaluation system for the academic staff also prevent the increase of motivation among the academicians.

Some of the teaching staff needs to improve their skills in designing teaching and education activities as well as in evaluation.

Another constraint in teaching and education is the ineffective and rote learning in primary and secondary education. This is an important obstacle in student-centred education. The lack of collaboration with internal and external stakeholders in preparing the education programs is also a constraint. The imbalances between the workforce demand in some sectors and the workforce supply of the universities is a nationwide constraint.

The lack of communication with the graduates up to now and the absence of a career centre is one of our shortcomings.

The available number and quality of textbooks (for undergraduate or postgraduate level) written in Turkish is also another problem for the students however; the last few years witnessed a significant improvement in the number of published textbook in Turkish.

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5.3 SUGGESTIONS

It is obvious that the curriculum is a dynamic entity rather than static and unchangeable issue. Therefore the need for an update for every few years is feasible. The Faculty strongly considers adapting the curriculum to EAEVE regulations where applicable.

Quarantine unit is being under construction for large and small animal and will be opened in the spring of 2010.

By establishing ambulatory clinic, the herd-health management on-site will be carried out.

There are two publishing company that solely devoted themselves publishing only veterinary books in Turkish.

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ACILITIES AND FEQUIPMENT

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Chapter 6. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

6.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

6.1.1 PREMISES IN GENERAL

Please give a general description of the site(s) and buildings occupied by the Faculty and include a map.

The Faculty is located at the north-east of the main campus (Ahmet Necdet Sezer Campus; see the map). The campus is 7 km from the city centre and 5-10 km from the major hospitals. There are regular shuttle services available.

The buildings that accommodate the teaching facilities have been established since 2005 and reconstruction and renovation work at the main complex is ongoing process today. Improvement efforts have been made recently to the quality of the interior design. Wireless network is installed and available at all buildings.

The Main Building (4149 m2)

Dean’s office, central administration and divisions of Basic Sciences, Pre-clinical Sciences, Zootechnics, and Food Hygiene and Technology are located in the main building that also accommodates 12 laboratories. There are 6 lecture halls. A small library has a collection of limited number of books and journals located in the main building are available for staff and student’s use. A conference hall with a 195 seats capacity is located on the first floor. There is a dining section (170 m2) with a capacity of 70 persons as only lunches are served for staff and students.

The Anatomy Building (337 m2)

The facilities for teaching anatomy in a separate building is satisfying. However during practical work it is overcrowded and have capacity problems. Therefore new annexe will be built in 2010.

The Necropsy Building (272 m2)

The necropsy hall as separate unit is a brand new building next to the Experimental Animal Unit. The modern equipment has been purchased and will be in use in the spring of 2010. The building has a main necropsy hall (70 m2) with a large hydraulic necropsy table, an avian necropsy room, cold room, demonstration room, showers (male and female), a telfer (1.5 ton capacity) and two offices for the pathologists.

The Hospital (2445 m2)

Clinics (for small and large animals) are located in the hospital. There are 4 departments i.e. surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics-gynaecology and artificial insemination.

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1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2. Faculty of Engineering 3. Social Premises 4. Ataturk Congress Center 5. School of Tourism and Hotel Manegement 6. Faculty of Economics and Adminstrative Sciences and Faculty of Fine Arts 7. Library 8. Rectorate 9. Vadi Cafee 10. Ateliers 11. Faculty of Arts and Sciences 12. Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Education 13. Barış Manço Festival Square 14. Ceremony area 15. Pond 16. Stadium 17. Sport Centre 18. Tınaztepe Student Dormitory

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1. Main Building 2. Necropsy Building 3. Experimental Animal Research Centre 4. Anatomy Building 5. Small Animal Hospital 6. Ruminant Clinic 7. Equine Clinic 8. Car Park 9. Accredited Food Control Laboratory 10. Basketball Court

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1. Entrance 2. Laboratory 3. Cadaver Preparation and Student Application Room 4. Staff Room 5. Animal Entrance 6. Toilets

7. Stereology Room

8. Depot 9. Multifunctional Room

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1. Entrance 13B. Examination Room-I 2. Emergency Staff Resting Room 13C. Examination Room-II 3. Staff Room 14. Operation Room-III 4. Staff Room 15. Sterilization Room 5. Internal Medicine Laboratory-1 16. Surgeon Changing Room 6. Internal Medicine Laboratory-2 17. Reanimation Room 7. Internal Medicine Laboratory-3 18. Staff Meeting Room 8. Classrooms-I 19. Obstetrics &Gynaecology Laboratory 9. Operation Room-I 20. Endoscopy Room 10. Classroom-II 21. Artificial Insemination Laboratory 11. Operation Room-II 22. Dark Room 12. Animal Preparation Room 23. X-ray Room 13A. Emergency Clinic 24. Central Heating Unit 25. Lawn

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21. Equine Enterance 33. Examination Room (Ruminant) 22. Main Enterance 34. Animal Preparariton Room (Ruminant) 23. Ruminant Enterance 35. Hospitalization Cubicle (Equine, n=3) 24. Equine Operation Room 36. Surgeon Room 25. Staff Room 37. Pharmacy 26. Information Desk 38. Hospitalization Cubicle (Ruminant, n=3) 27. Staff Room 39. Gents 28. Staff Room 40. Ladies 29. Ruminant Operation Room 41. Access to Small Animal Hospital 30. Preparation and Reanimation Room (Equine) X1. Equine Isolation Room 31. Examination Room (Equine) X2. Ruminant Isolation Room 32. X-Ray Room

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1. Staff and Student Enterance 2. Poultry Necropsy Hall 3. Cold Room 4. Main (Mammalian) Necropsy Hall 5. Animal Enterance

6. Showers

7. Demanstration Room (Museum) 8. Staff Room-I 9. Staff Room-II

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1. Main Enterance 11. Rat Production Room 2. Technical Staff Room 12. Mouse Production Room 3. Manager’s Office 13. Rabbit Production Room 4. Depot 14. Rabbit Research Room 5. Quarantine Room 15. Mouse Research Room 6. Cleaning and Washing Room 16. Rat Research Room 7. Rear Enterance of Room 6 17. Laboratory-I 8. Animals and Goods Enterance 18. Laboratory-II 9. Hall of Rear Enterance 19. Operation Room 10. Rear Enterance 20. Anaesthesia and Preparation Room

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6.1.2 PREMISES USED FOR CLINICS AND HOSPITALISATION

The information to be entered in Table 6.1 is the number of animals that can be accommodated, not the number of animals used. Certain premises may be used to accommodate different species of animal. If so, the same premises should be entered only once.

Table 6.1: Places available for hospitalisation and animals to be accommodated

Regular hospitalisation Species No. places Cattle 3 Horses 3 Small ruminants Pigs Dogs 3 Cats 3 Other Isolation facilities Farm animals and horses 2 Small animals 2 Other

6.1.3 PREMISES FOR ANIMALS

Give a description of the facilities for rearing and maintaining normal animals for teaching purposes. If the Faculty has no farm of its own, please explain in the SER the practical arrangements made for teaching such subjects as animal husbandry, herd health, and the techniques of handling production animals.

Faculty has no own farm. However, the university’s Animal Research and Application Centre is managed mainly by the Faculty staff. The centre is 30 km distance from the Faculty. It has 1.800.000 m2 area and wheat, barley, alfalfa and trefoil are farmed. It houses Anatolian water buffaloe, sheep, cattle, pigs and quails.

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6.1.4 PREMISES USED FOR THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND SUPERVISED TEACHING

The same room should not be entered under two or more headings, even if it is used, for example, for both practical and supervised work.

Laboratory Area (m2) Biochemistry 77,5 Parasitology 110 Food Hygiene & Technology 100 Microbiology 113 Animal Nutrition 100 Physiology 110 Pathology 110 Histology 113 Pharmacology 110 Parasitology 110 Virology 110 Students lab 1 110 Students lab 2 110 Total 1383,5 All these premises are used for both lectures and group work

Table 6.2: Premises for clinical work and student training Small animals No. consulting room (with 6 examination tables) 3 No. surgical room 3 Equine and food animals No. examination room 2 No. surgical room 2 other Artificial insemination 1 Obstetrics and gynaecology equipment training room 1

Table 6.3: Premises for lecturing Number of places per lecture hall Hall no.1 no.2 no.3 no.4 no.5 no.6 no.7 no.8 Places 84 84 52 64 84 84 50 40 Total number of places in lecture halls: 542

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Table 6.4: Premises for group work (Number of rooms that can be used for supervised group work)

Do not exist.

Table 6.5: Premises for practical work (Number of laboratories for practical work by students) Room no.1 no.2 no.3 no.4 no.5 no.6 no.7 no.8 no.9 no.10 no.11 no.12 Places 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Virology Purpose Histology Pathology Toxicology Physiology Technology Microbiology Biochemistry and Genetics and Common use Common Common use* Common Animal Nutrition Animal Food Hygiene & & Hygiene Food Pharmacology & & Pharmacology Molecular biology biology Molecular Total number of places in laboratories: 260 *Microscopes are located in these laboratory

Please give a brief description of health and safety measures in place in the premises for practical work and in the laboratories to which undergraduate students have access.

At the beginning of each term all students are informed about the health and safety measures by the staff.

The basic items such as gloves, lab coats, masks, wellingtons, etc are used.

Generally, disposable, non-glass ware and sharpless equipments are preferred for practical demonstration.

Each laboratory has a first aid kit and fire extinguisher.

In virology, biochemistry etc practical work by students is carried out using non-infectious or non- hazardous substances.

In microbiology, there is a safe bacterial culture room, students use live organisms, according to pathogenicity of the organisms necessary measures are taken for example suspected anthrax samples are processed under UV light in a laminar flow. After the practice, all culture materials and equipment are autoclaved and disposed off. Organs and tissues are fetched by the local wastage company.

In clinics, students are allowed to assist the operation at their final year (a group of 2-3 students) under strict sterility. Students at their 4th year can only watch the surgical intervention. For the

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examination of patients students have to wear lab coats, gloves, wellingtons and mask where necessary.

6.1.5 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES AND CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Diagnostic laboratories

Briefly describe the facilities available for clinical diagnostic work.

Clinics have got their own laboratories in which the basic diagnostic tests such as serum biochemistry, pH, haemogram, urine analysis are carried out. In addition, diagnostic laboratories such as pathology, necropsy, biochemistry, bacteriology, virology and parasitology also support clinic services.

Other Equipment

Veterinary ultrasonograph (n= 2; 5-9 mHz) Veterinary portative ultrasonograph (n=2; 6-8 mHz) Doppler echocardiography (n=1) Gastroscopy-colonoscopy (n= 1) Operation table for large animals (n=1) Operation tables for small animals (n=2) Anaesthesia equipment for large animals (n=1) Anaesthesia equipment for small animals (n=1) Washing machine for surgical instruments Operation lamps for small animals (n=2) Operation lamps for large animals (n=2) X-rays for small animals (n=1; 50 mA) X-rays for large animals (n=1; 1000 mA) Electrocardiograph Dental drill Ultrasonic dental scaler Autoanalyser Blood gas analyser Urine analyser Heamocell counter Light microscope Light microscope with phase contrast

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Central clinical support services

Indicate the nature of these services and how they are organised (e.g. diagnostic imaging, anaesthesia, etc.)

Clinical diagnostic services are exclusively carried out by the Hospital staff. Each clinic organises its own service as much as possible. In the necessity of supportive analysis of cases, samples (blood, urine, faeces, joint fluid, skin scrapings, cerebrospinal fluid so on) are send to the relevant departments for extensive analysis. Emergency clinic in service on the basis of 7/24.

Major surgical operations are broadcast live through intranet system. Students can follow the operation on campus areas where VLAN is available using a special access code.

6.1.6 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FACILITIES

Describe briefly the slaughterhouse facility to which the Faculty has access, including distances from the Faculty and level of activity.

There is no slaughterhouse unit in the Faculty. However there are a number of slaughterhouses (for poultry, cattle and water buffaloes) 10-100 km distance from the Faculty for practical training of the students. The Faculty has access for 4 slaughterhouses for the purposes of meat inspection. Students have opportunities to observe meat inspection especially water buffalo since the region is well known for water buffalo population. Water buffalo meat is mainly used as a major ingredients of the Turkish sausage (sucuk) making the colour more reddish.

Students are able to see the layout and management of slaughterhouse, slaughtering process and meat inspection. Faecal and tissue samples collected for parasitological examinations. Uterus and ovaries are studied within the scope of obstetrics and gynaecology subjects.

6.1.7 FOODSTUFF PROCESSING UNIT

Describe briefly any access that the Faculty has to foodstuff processing units.

There are several large scale meat processing factories where the Faculty has access for student’s to visit on verbal agreement. The students can follow process starting from raw material and finishing with the packing of the products.

One of the modern meat or milk product producers (enterprises) in different cities in Turkey is visited at each term under technical visitation scheme in cooperation with the Veterinary Food Hygienist Student Club. An average of 40 students join the activity ever year.

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6.1.8 WASTE MANAGEMENT

Briefly describe the systems and equipment used for disposing of waste material; cadavers, carcasses, biological waste of different types, excreta, etc.

Clinical and pathological wastes are collected in a separate special container and fetched once a week by the local municipality (that has a contract with a private medical waste company for destruction) through a formal agreement with the University. Toxic and radioactive waste material is problematic since no protocol is not set out. Cadavers infected with notifiable disease are placed in sealed containers (red labelled bags) and collected by a local animal crematorium service and disposed off, accordingly.

6.1.9 FUTURE CHANGES

Outline any proposed changes in the premises that will have a substantial effect on the Faculty, and indicate the stage which these have reached.

 The new necropsy building has finished.  A new extension will be added to the current anatomy building in September 2010.  New ruminant and horse clinics have been opened.

6.2 COMMENTS

- Comment on the adequacy of the buildings in general for undergraduate teaching.

 Buildings, in general, are acceptable for teaching purposes.  The Faculty library facility is inadequate however students have access to the main library within walking distance from the Faculty.

- Comment on the adequacy of the equipment in general for undergraduate teaching.

 Bio-security measures are insufficient  Laminar flow facilities are not enough in some laboratories  No safe cabinets for storage of volatile and toxic agents  Chemical and radioactive wastes are problematic to eliminate environmentally friendly manner.  The faculty has no protocol for handling waste materials.

- Comment on the maintenance of buildings and equipment.

 Reasonably satisfying.

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6.3 SUGGESTIONS

If you are unhappy with any situation, please list any improvements you would make in order of preference.

Possibility and feasibility of improvements are regularly evaluated. Largely depending of the budget, priorities are given to the most urgent areas. At the present, the negotiations for the renovation of infrastructure are still the major aspects of the agenda.

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Chapter 7

NIMALS AND TEACHING A MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

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Chapter 7. ANIMALS AND TEACHING MATERIAL OF ANIMAL ORIGIN 7.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

7.1.1 ANATOMY

Indicate the materials that are used in practical anatomical training, and how these are obtained and stored.

Fresh materials (such as internal organs) of food animals are collected from the local slaughterhouses and fixed with formaline. The live and healthy animals such as canine, equine, ruminants and avian species are commercially purchased and euthanized under humane manner. Formalin fixed whole body of the animals were dissected.

Skeletons and bones are available to students at any time. Bones and joints are taught by using the dry preparations in the collections of the anatomy. Muscles are taught by using either formalin preparations of equine and bovine carcasses and limb. Muscles, internal organs (digestive-, respiratory-, and urinary organs) are taught by using formalin fixed materials.

There are aritificial whole body models of ruminant and poultry used for gross anatomy. A model of equine dentition is also available. Full sets of standing skeletons of dog, sheep and poultry are used for teaching purposes.

Table 7.1: Material used in practical anatomical training, dog ruminant equine other

Items Dog Ruminant Equine Other 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 Live animals ------Cadavers 7 7 6 6 3 3 9 8 Specimen Other Eg ultrasound Computer asisted teaching

Item Equide Ruminant Carnivor Intestine 2 5 4 Stomach 5 7 5 Spleen 6 5 7 Kidney 8 14 6 Heart 5 9 7 Lung 5 7 5 Liver 1 5 4 Genital organs 3 12 5 Muscles 5 10 7

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Bones Number (assorted species) Scapula 37 Humerus 25 Antebrachium 27 Os coxae 17 Femur 18 Skleteton cruris 15 Ossa cranii 18 Columna vertebralis 278 Costae 35 Skeleton manus pedis 97

7.1.2 PATHOLOGY

A new separate building for necropsy has been established occupying 272 m2. Students are allowed to participate in necropsy practices under supervision. Fixed histopathologic sections are used for educational purposes for undergrad teaching. Postgraduate students prepare their own specimens in pathology laboratory which is located on the second floor of the main building (110 m2) capacity of up to 20 students. Special specimens from different sources can be evaluated in this laboratory. Students can take part in this activity. All the medical wastes are sent to crematorium of the municipality for bio-safety reason.

Table 7.2: Number of necropsies over the past 3 years Species Number of necropsies Average

2010* 2009 2008 2007 Food-producing animals Cattle 3 10 5 2 5,6

Small ruminants 19 21 14 28 21

Pig - - - - -

Other farm animals - 1 - - -

Equine - - - - -

Poultry 8 116 27 48 63,6

Rabbits - - - - -

Companion Dogs 10 - - - - animals/exotic Cats - - - - -

Other (laboratory animals) 87 372 265 51 229,3 *First 6 months (This figure is not included in the average).

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Indicate the nature and extent of any additional sources of material for the teaching of necropsies and pathological anatomy, including slaughterhouse material.

For teaching gross pathology the slaughterhouse material and for organ demonstration and submitted biopsies/organs or whole body of necropsy materials are used for teaching to a minor extent. Local municipality provides dogs for student practice.

7.1.3 ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Indicate the availability of food-producing animals for the practical teaching of students a) on the site of the institution;

The University Animal Research and Application Centre is available for students to practice. The centre houses food animal species (10 cows, 8 heifers, 2 newborn calves, 1 bull, 590 sheep and lamb and 84 Anatolian water buffaloes and more than 100 buffalo calves, 250 quails and 3 pigs) under supervision of the related lecturers. The farm is approximately 20 minutes (30 km) driving from the main campus. The 5th year students, postgraduate students visit the centre for training, the surveillance and management of the farm. Some investigation on animal improvement, reproductive performance in native sheep (native Pırlak sheep) or buffaloes are conducted in the centre.

b) on other sites to which the institution has access.

The Faculty does not have any formal contract with farms or other institutions to allow students for an outside teaching and patient care. However, a privately run farm with over 800 dairy cattle is visited for the practical teaching of students on verbal communications. Anatolian State Farm (run by the General Directorate for Agricultural Administration) in Eskişehir (75 km from Afyon) is visited for on-site practical training.

7.1.4 FOOD HYGIENE/PUBLIC HEALTH

Indicate the availability of farm animals and products of animal origin for the practical teaching of students in veterinary public health, food hygiene, inspection and technology.

Students in the practical training on Food Hygiene, Inspection and Control training at slaughterhouses and in the laboratory on the first floor in the main building at the Faculty with the following materials;  ante mortem and post mortem inspection of bovine, goats and ovine  carcass samples for microbiological testing  carcass samples for slaughter hygiene monitoring  fresh meat, meat by-products, meat products  making fermented dairy product such as yogurt, kefir, cheese (including mozzarella), ayran (drink yogurt) and kaymak (a traditional buffalo milk product).

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7.1.5 CONSULTATIONS AND PATIENT FLOW SERVICES

7.1.5.1 CONSULTATION

- State the number of weeks, in the course of the year, during which the clinics are open.

Clinics are open during weekdays and closed on official holidays. Emergency clinic is open for 7/24.

- State the number of consultation days each week.

The clinic functions 5 days a week.

- State the consultation hours.

Monday to Friday 08:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:00.

7.1.5.2 PATIENT FLOW

The number of animals to be stated is for all disciplines combined (medicine, surgery, reproduction, etc.). In Table 7.3 only animals coming into the Faculty should be included. Animals studied in practical teaching outside the Faculty should be entered in the section entitled "Ambulatory Clinic" (Table 7.4).

The term “consultation” refers to those patients which come in and go out during daily consultation hours. “Hospitalisation” refers to those patients which are retained in the clinic as “in patients” following presentation.

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Table 7.3: Number of cases: a) received for consultation, and b) hospitalised in the Faculty clinics, in the past three years.

Species Number of cases Average 2010* 2009 2008 2007 a b** a b a b a b Food-producing animals Bovine 372 - 406 - 153 - 931/3=310,3 321 Ovine, Caprine 18 40 - 113 - 6 - 159/3=53

Porcine ------

Other farm animals 3 Water buffalo 16 - 17 - - - 33/3=11

Equine 11 18 - 26 - 2 - 46/3=15,3

Poultry 6 11 - 5 5 21/3=7

Rabbits - - - 1 2 3/3=1

Companion animals/exotic Canine 134 566 - 146 - 79 - 791/3=263,7

Feline 24 54 - 51 - 12 - 117/3=39

Other - 17 - 15 - 7 - 39/3=13 *First 6 months (This figure is not included in the average)

**At the time of preparation of this report the hospitalization units for the patients just have been finished. Therefore the number of hospitalized patients is not given.

7.1.6 VEHICLES FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT

State the number and nature of the Faculty vehicles that can be used to bring sick animals to the clinics.

Patients (such as cattle and horses) are transported to the clinic by using a two-seat animal trailer. Owners are charged for this service. However, the animal’s owners transport most of the ruminants and horses by their own vehicle to the Hospital.

7.1.7 ON-CALL EMERGENCY SERVICE

Outline what emergency service is available (full-time, 24 h service, ON-CALL or 8-22 h duty) and discriminate for species.

A 24 h emergency service is available at the Faculty. Small animal emergent patients are accepted and dealt with in a room embedded in small animal clinic (see the layout of small animal hospital).

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7.1.8 ON FARM TEACHING AND OUTSIDE PATIENT CARE

7.1.8.1 AMBULATORY (MOBILE) CLINIC

The Ambulatory (Mobile) Clinic is defined as a unit which provides on-call outside services to farms and other institutions and is generally operated on a commercial basis.

Mobile clinic facility has introduced in June for the first time. Examinations and diagnosis are carried out on a non-commercial base for the sake of students’ benefit however only medication used for the treatment is billed.

7.1.8.2 OTHER ON FARM SERVICES AND OUTSIDE TEACHING

If there is no on duty Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic, a Faculty may have defined contracts with farms or other institutions to allow for outside teaching and patient care. Similarly, a Faculty may provide herd-health services. Please indicate if and to what extent this applies to your Faculty. If applicable please provide no. of patients seen on outside teaching

The most significant outside sources of material for clinical training are the use of animals awaiting slaughter and field herds during reproductive physiology teaching. For artificial insemination training, the students are allowed to practice on cows brought into a slaughterhouse after the mutual consent.

However the Hospital staff are not allowed to see patients on a commercial basis outside the Faculty due to legal regulations in Turkey.

7.1.9 OTHER INFORMATION

Indicate any notable additional outside sources of material for clinical training purposes, such as animal charities, animals awaiting slaughter, etc.

Indicate how the level of clinical service that is offered by the Faculty (in small companion animals, equines and production animals) compares with outside practices in terms of facilities, hours of service, equipment, expertise, responsiveness, etc. Provide an indication in percentage terms of the proportion of cases that are primary (i.e. first opinion), and referrals (provide a breakdown by species, if helpful). If the Faculty has a particular aim or policy as regards this mix, describe it.

The Faculty Hospital also provides services for private clinicians such as radiographic imaging, endoscopic evaluation, ultrasonographic examination etc. The clinical laboratory serves a central facility supporting all clinics. The standard of equipment, service and expertise lies well above the one in the average private practice or clinics in Afyonkarahisar region.

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Indicate what areas of clinical specialization are covered and the extent of the coverage (for example, a veterinarian with a particular specialization may see patients in the clinic for one day a week, 3 afternoons, etc.).

Although clinical specialization service does not apply, the staff have the highest level of expertise in their fields according to the topics of their PhD, MSc etc. For example patient with eye disease problem will probably be seen by the surgeon who had postgraduate degree on ophthalmology and so on.

Indicate the relationship the Faculty has with outside practitioners (in small companion animals, equines and production animals) in terms of matters such as referral work, providing diagnostic or advisory services for private practitioners, practitioners participating in teaching, holiday or 'seeing practice' work for students, feedback on the level of clinical training. Describe (if applicable) any other relationships with outside organizations that are routinely used to provide students with training (in particular practical training) in other clinical subjects (e.g. pathology work, interaction with state veterinary work).

The Hospital has a good working relationship with the practitioners, because the Hospital partially relies on referrals. Referring veterinarians receive a full report on what happened to their patients. This is mirrored by the number of cases referred to the clinic by the private practitioners, the incorporation of the private vets in the training of 5th year students. Also the relationship with food producing industry, poultry sectors and private farms is highly functional during externship studies. In addition students voluntarily spend time with the private practitioners during holidays (though this is not compulsory).

Provide an outline of the administrative system(s) used for the patients, e.g. in terms of how case records are kept, how data are retrieved, whether systems are centralized, etc.

Clinical services are satisfactory in view of diagnosis, treatment and prophylactic medicine. Clinical inspection and treatment fees are determined by the departments. The fees are lower than those of the private clinics and Hospitals offer.

There is no official contract with any private veterinarians in terms of collaboration. However, on demand of private vets, the member staff consults with their unusual cases to solve the problem.

During weekends and holidays, students can spend time voluntarily in the private clinics, abattoir, hospitals or other places.

Patients are admitted by the information desk and are directed to the related department. Records are manually kept by each department’s member staff and archived.

A new computerized patient recording system (currently used by the Afyon Kocatepe University Hospital) is being modified for the veterinary use and will be fully accessible by all member staff of the veterinary faculty to exchange knowledge, images and ideas on the cases on line.

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7.1.10 RATIOS

See the section 'Main Indicators' in Annex Ia for the figures needed for calculating ratios. Give the figures for numerators and denominators. The ratios should then be expressed by taking the numerator as 1.

Table 7.5: Animals available for clinical training (in the clinics of the Faculty or seen through the Ambulatory clinic) as ratio to the number of students in last full year of clinical training No. of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R11: ------= ------= ------No. of food-producing animals 428 9.1 Seen at the faculty

No. of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R12: ------= ------= ------No. of individual food- animal 5 0.1 Consultation outside the faculty

No. of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R13: ------= ------= ------No. of the herd health 0 0

No. of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R14: ------= ------= ------No. of equine cases 18 0.4

No.of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R15: ------= ------= ------No. of poultry-rabbit cases 6 0,13

No.of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R16: ------= ------= ------No. of companion animals 620 13.3 Seen at faculty

No.of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R17: ------= ------= ------Poultry (flocks)/rabbits(production units) 0 0 Seen

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Table 7.6: Animals available for necropsy

No.of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R18: ------= ------= ------No.of necropsies food producing 30 0.6 Animals+equines

No.of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R19: ------= ------= ------No.of Poultry /rabbits 116 2.5

No.of students denominator Graduating annually 47 1 R20: ------= ------= ------Necropsies of companion animals 19 0.4

7.1.11 OTHER SPECIES

Indicate how the Faculty deals with fish and other food producing species.

NA.

7.2 COMMENTS

Feel free to comment on all data provided in this Chapter. Comment on major developments in the clinical services, now and in the near future. Comment on local conditions or circumstances that might influence the ratios in tables 7.5 and 7.6.

The Hospital is under reorganization. The aim is to maintain clinical services in function for the teaching and research. We are now turning from a polyclinic to a fully equipped hospital. A new extension will be completed for ruminant and equine patients in separate sections. Current small animal clinic that is being reconditioned will be finished in early 2010.

The city of Afyonkarahisar and surroundings has got mainly large animal population which is predominantly beef cattle therefore this may be associated with the low level of food animal necropsy cases.

There are 2 villages and 3 small towns very close to the Faculty Hospital this affects the number of food producing animal patients brought to the clinic.

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Number of poultry referred to the necropsy is satisfying.

Biopsies submitted to the pathology department were also used for the teaching purposes.

Year Organ Biopsies (n) 2007 6 2008 11 2009 412 2010* 23 *First 6 months of 2010

The Faculty or University has no crematorium for clinical or other wastages. Clinical and other waste materials are collected by a private enterprise vehicle once a week however the collection can be done urgently on demand.

In general the number of animals (case loads) available for clinical teaching at the Hospital seems to be less than sufficient.

Demand for flexible time to carry out other activities such as research due to overwhelming teaching activities is an issue to be adjusted.

7.3 SUGGESTIONS

If the denominators in tables 7.5 and 7.6 for your Faculty are not meeting the range as indicated in Annex I, Supplement A, what can be done to improve these ratios?

The Hospital is planning to offer year-round service for 24 hours a day in 2010. To increase the number of animals seen by the students Ambulatory Clinic will be established in 2010. It is necessary to have a crematorium on site, preliminary discussions have already started. Once the new section of the Hospital especially for the equine patients opened more horses will be accepted to the Hospital.

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Chapter 8

IBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES

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Chapter 8. LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES

8.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

8.1.1 LIBRARY AND OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Give a general description of the library/libraries of the Faculty/university that are available to students. Indicate how the library/libraries are managed (e.g. library committee). For each major library of the Faculty, please provide the following information, either in narrative or tabular form.

The Faculty has an in house small library located at the second floor of the main building. There are three computers with full internet access. A total of 1156 national scientific journals and magazines and 485 books (hard copies) related to veterinary profession.

Main library: Afyon Kocatepe University Library and Documentation Centre covers an area of 1750 m² with its 1100 m² reading and 550 m² exhibition halls accessible for all staff and students. It is approximately 500 m from the faculty and there is a regular shuttle minibus services (every 30 minutes). It takes 10 minutes on foot.

- is this specific to the veterinary training establishment?

No.

- is this common to two or more establishments?

Yes.

- Full time equivalents of part time employees

10.5 part-time students

- Number of full-time employees

There are 10 librarians

- Number of journals received each year as hard copies,

845 bound volumes of journals

- Numbers of full access electronic journals

About 26000 e-journals

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- Availabilities for online literature search

Yes, free of charge for member staff and students

- Availability of textbooks

89652 books and 53158 e-books

- Number of student reading places

268 simultaneous sitting readers

- Library opening hours: weekdays weekends during term-time

Weekdays: 08:30-20:00 Saturdays: 10:00-16:00 Sundays: Closed  during vacations

Open between 08:30-17:30

Library Sources Items Quantity Pressed Editions (Books, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, 86.188 Journals, Newspaper, Regulation Books etc.) Pressed Periodic Editions 845 Electronic Editions (Database) 17 Faculty of Medicine Library Pressed Editions 2902 Thesis Archives 1723 Book Supplements CDs 405 Old Pieces Archives (pressed) 544 Old Pieces Archives (handwriting) 38

- Indicate how the facilities are used by students

All students have a university user account with free internet access to the library through wireless network (WLAN). For this, they have to provide their own personal computers. Use of the library’s facilities by students is free of charge. However if students wish to borrow a book they must be registered to the library at first. Students are allowed to borrow maximum 3 books at once for a period of 6 days.

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Subsidiary libraries of the Faculty

- Please describe the subsidiary (e.g. Departmental) libraries of the Faculty, and arrangements for student access.

There is no departmental library.

- Indicate whether the main library holds a list of individual books of the subsidiary libraries.

Do not apply.

- Describe any other information services and how are they are supported and how student access is regulated

Information Technology Capabilities

All of the works and processes at the University are carried out through special software programme, word operator and numeral operator shown in the Table 8.1.1. Also, through the website, necessary calls and announcements directed at our partners are made and organized activities, legal regulations, approved reports are published. Through our website, some services are given online to our students, our personnel and civil society.

Network Services; to create a safe connection by making WLAN definitions for each building, to prevent the harms of broadcast packs, getting ready the internet infrastructure of the buildings, making infrastructure available for wireless access in the campus area and in buildings. Making internet server maintenance and installations. Purchasing new backbone devices and making them get ready for use, transferring the many organizations and meetings that our university carried out to the internet environment live, remediating the internet connection of all the schools, enabling camera security system, Securing the network at our university, giving internet service by opening mail accounts for academic staff. Opening mail accounts for students, to give FTP service, mail server, web server, DHCP server, for the staff and the students available free of charge.

Software services: Transferring the information of the staff to electronic environment and realization of the procedures of all kinds by personnel automation. Preparing and making available the programmes which are necessary for academic units. Preparing softwares on request to be used in administrative units.

Web page services: Updating the web page of our University periodically, and making it available for use with its new appearance. Constructing the web pages of the administrative and academic units. Giving web education to the academic staff. Installing homepage server for the academic staff and enabling the transfer of personal web pages to the internet. On behalf of the activities conducted by our University; preparing web pages, dealing with the works of getting a domain service.

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Hardware services; Providing technical support to the computer laboratories in our University departments. Drawing up technical contracts of the equipments to be used in the University departments. Doing the necessary progress for the computers which are brought to the technical service from the administrative and academic units. Solving the problems that occur in projectors. Assembling the cameras which are bought to be used as security purpose, installation of the alarm and siren systems. Loading the necessary programmes (Office, Virus programmes etc.) that are necessary for academic and administrative staff in our University. Installation of the new equipments(computer, printer, scanner, etc.) to the necessary places and making them usable.

IT Center is responsible for managing all information technology related activities in Afyon Kocatepe University. The centre employs 3 computer engineers, 2 programmers and 2 technicians. The University’s main Internet line, dedicated to education and research activities, has a capacity of 80 Mbps. Various security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention system and spam filters, are used to protect users and the systems from malicious attacks and contents. There are 13 campus area networks that are interconnected to each other over laser and RF links with an overall throughput of 1 Gbps. In three campuses, there are about 2000 personal computers. The faculty members have their own PCs allocated by the University in their offices. There are 30 computer labs with an average of 40 PCs in each lab, totalling about 1200 student PCs. In the Computer Center, there are an 8 Blade servers, 7 HP DL-380 servers, EVA Storage with capacity of 13 Terabyte, and Tipping Point (Security shield), Fire wall, Metroethernet with the capacity of 80 Mbits that are primarily utilized for running databases. There are 15 front-end servers that are connected to the database cluster which are used to run web applications and web services. In addition to the services mentioned above, Afyon Kocatepe University personnel can access the application database to install professional software to facilitate their daily work and research. Microsoft’s Operating Systems and Office Software, AutoCAD, e-Views, SPSS, Mat-Lab, Adobe products and Minitab are among the software offered by the Computer Center.

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Table 8.1.1: IT capacities within the University Sources of Information Technologic Source Name Quantity Computer and Servers (Desktop Computers, Laptop Computer 2939 Computers, Servers, Requesters) Computer Environment Units (Printers and Readers, 916 Scanners, Scribers, External Back-up Units) Copying and Duplicating Machines (Photocopy Machines, 80 Facsimile Machines, Copying Machines, Digital Senders etc.) Other Information and Communication Devices (Operators, Telephones, 2702 Technologic Sources Modulators, Hubs, Switches, Routers) Sound Display and Presentation Devices (Projectors, Overhead Projectors, Televisions, DVD Players, 1285 Amphitheaters, Megaphones, Speakers, Cameras, Telescopes, Binoculars etc.)

8.2 COMMENTS

- Please comment on the adequacy of the books and accessible journals, of the opening hours and of the provision of reading spaces and support personnel.

Current collection of books is insufficient for the needs of the veterinary students and staff however the number of subscribed electronic journals are reasonably adequate. This depends on the University’s whole budget and allocation for the Faculty.

The opening hours seem to be acceptable.

- Please comment on the Faculty’s provision of IT -facilities and the approach to self-learning, and on the further developments in this area.

IT facilities at the Faculty premises are not enough. The Faculty totally rely on IT service provided by the central services.

8.3 SUGGESTIONS

 There is an urgent need for more veterinary textbooks and more copies of the new books.  The Faculty needs a local IT facilities purely associated with the Faculty’s demand.  Online documents and slides presented in the lectures should be accessible to the students.  Inter-library loan services must be improved.  Library should be open on Sundays.  A new library building will be included within the framework of next budget in 2010.

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Chapter 9

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Chapter 9. STUDENT ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT

9.1 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

9.1.1 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NUMBERS

MNY: 5

Table 9.1: Undergraduate student composition in year prior to visitation

Total number of undergraduate students 370 Total number of male students 316 Total number of female students 54 Foreign students - from EU countries 7 - from non-EU countries -

9.1.2 STUDENT ADMISSION

-State the minimum admission requirements.

The students are entitled to register to the Faculty after qualifying between 17 and 37% segment in the National Student Selection and Placement Examination organized by the Student Selection and Placement Center in Ankara.

- Indicate whether there is a limit to the number of students admitted each year.

An average of 62 students is admitted to the Faculty each year. According to the results of the National Student Selection and Placement Examination, students from different scientific disciplines from different high schools can apply for veterinary training.

- Describe how the number of government-funded student places is determined.

The student can apply for tuition fee to be covered by the government during the registration to the Faculty. The government evaluates the student’s situation and distributes the funding among students who are in the most need. The remaining students (not allowed to gain government- funding) have to pay the fee by themselves.

- Outline any selection process (or criteria) used in addition to the minimum admission requirements.

NA.

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- Describe whether students applying for and/or starting veterinary training have an equal or very variable knowledge base in scientific disciplines from their previous studies.

Students usually come from mathematics and science-oriented schools. However, their level of knowledge in scientific disciplines can vary. The first year of study ensures that all students reach a sufficient level in basic sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) for further studies.

- Describe any circumstances under which extra students may be admitted to the undergraduate veterinary course.

Each year eight students are admitted to the Faculty from the other veterinary faculties at the second semester onwards.

Students who have left the school with an acceptable reason may re-enter the Faculty by law (decided by the Council of Higher Education).

- Outline any changes foreseen in the number of students admitted annually. If applicable, describe how the Faculty plans to adjust to these changes.

There is no significant changes in the number of students admitted therefore, currently, the Faculty does not consider any changes in the policy of student admission.

Table 9.2: Intake of veterinary students in the past five years number admitted Number applying other entry Year ‘standard’ for admission* mode intake (describe) 2009-2010 na 62 2008-2009 na 61 2007-2008 na 62 2006-2007 na 62 2005-2006 na 62 Average na 61.8

* Due to the National Student Selection and Placement Examination organized by the Student Selection and Placement Center the Faculty has no power on the number of students applying for admission. Students are selected by the central admission.

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9.1.3 STUDENT FLOW

Table 9.3 establishes to what extent students make progress in their studies. To this end, we look at the students who were admitted initially and which year they have reached after the MNY (see page 63) has elapsed.

Table 9.3: Student flow and total number of undergraduate veterinary students

Number of students present after admitted year 1 Number of additionally admitted students

1st year 62 2

2nd year 58

3rd year 63

4th year 63

5th year 63

6th year 32

>6th year 29

Number of undergraduate veterinary students 370

Table 9.4: Number of students graduating annually over the past five years:

Year Number graduating

2008-2009 47

2007-2008 45

2006-2007 51

2005-2006 51

2004-2005 37

Average 46.2

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 Students have to successfully complete all the compulsory subjects of the first year for their study before starting the third year. In following years, students have to complete all the subjects in the curriculum before the graduation. If the average grade point of the student is less than 1.75 at the end of the fourth semester, the student is not allowed to take any subjects from the next year.  Student has to graduate from Veterinary Faculty in eight years time. This is compulsory.  In 2008-2009, one student obtained associate degree after completion of a two-year- study period because of the student’s demand.

Table 9.5: Average duration of studies (distribution of students in years)*

Duration of Attendance Number

Years 01) 26

Year 1 9

Year 2 8

Year 3 4

1) Year matching MNY (5Years) allotted to the veterinary curriculum *Year prior to visitation

9.2 COMMENTS

- Comment on standard of the students starting the course.

Due to increased number of veterinary faculties the standard of the students appear to be decreasing.

The veterinary profession is not in position it should be in Turkey. There is no ministry directly associated with the profession. Thus the profession’s responsibilities and duties are restricted.

The number of practicing veterinarians due to high number of veterinary schools is in increase. Unfortunately the number of animal population is getting less and less every year.

The students mainly come from rural areas. This affects their training. Because of poor level of social activities, Afyonkarahisar is not an attraction center for students.

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- Comment on the ability of the Faculty to satisfactorily decide the number of students it can accept.

The Faculty has power to determine the number of student influx however the final decision is made by the Council of Higher Education.

- Comment on the factors that determine the number of students admitted.

Physical capacity such as lecture rooms, laboratories, clinical facilities etc and teaching staff number are the main factors that affect the number of influx.

- Comment on the adequacy of the facilities and teaching programme to train the existing number of students.

Facilities appear to be insufficient although there are not many deficiencies. Currently 3 different curricula are applied.

- Comment on the progress made by students in their studies, and the Faculty's ability to ensure that satisfactory progress is maintained.

After 5-years study students are equipped with knowledge and ability to diagnose, treat and apply necessary procedures covering all aspects associated with veterinary profession including food hygiene and public health, animal breeding and animal welfare.

- Comment on the percentage of students that will eventually graduate.

The rate of the students who graduated within last 5 years is approximately 75%. This figure is considered as adequate.

9.3 SUGGESTIONS

If you are not satisfied with the situation, please state in order of importance any suggestions that you may have concerning this Chapter if you feel unhappy about:

While preparing curriculum the other Turkish veterinary faculties, EAEVE regulations and European faculties are also considered.

The standard of the students is exclusively decided by the nationwide exam therefore the Faculty has no power on this issue.

The number of veterinary schools should be limited. Currently, there are 17 active veterinary schools accepting students.

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As a city Afyonkarahisar is a continuously developing part of Turkey. Therefore sites for student recreations are improving.

The number of students admitted;

Satisfactory.

The drop-out percentage and reasons , if known

One student was awarded a diploma equivalent to 2-year-study of a vocational school (associate degree). This particular student applied to leave off on his consent from the school after 2 years full time study being successful on all lectures.

The drop-out percentage within last 5 years is 9% (28/309).

Drop-outs Reason No of student Unsuccessful 1 Voluntarily leave-off 13 Not registered 6 Going to other faculties 8

The average duration of studies;

Adequate.

Other aspects.

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Chapter 10. ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT STAFF

10.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

Definitions: For definitions, also see the section “Main indicators” in Annex I.

Budgeted and non-budgeted posts: A distinction is drawn between: - posts that are allocated to the Faculty and financed by the university or ministry responsible for the Faculty. These posts can be regarded as more or less permanent. They are termed "budgeted posts”. - posts that depend upon finance in addition to the allocation of budgeted posts from public money. These posts can fluctuate in number. They are termed “non-budgeted posts”.

Full-time equivalents (FTE): Posts can be occupied full-time or part-time. The number given should correspond to a total of full-time equivalents (FTE). For instance 10 full-time posts plus two part-time posts at 50% plus 1 part-time posts at 80% should be given as a total of 11.8 FTE.

VS versus NVS academic personnel: A distinction has to be made between teaching staff holding the degree of veterinary surgeon (VS) and non veterinary surgeon (NVS) teaching staff.

Teaching staff: It is understood fact that “teaching” staff will also do research.

Research staff: This category includes academic personnel whose main task is to do research work, even though they may from time to time participate in undergraduate teaching.

Support staff: This includes all posts, regardless of the work undertaken; secretaries, administrators, technicians, animal caretakers, cleaners, etc.

Interns, residents, doctoral (Ph.D.) students are not included in the staff numbers unless they perform regular, paid, teaching activities for at least 20% of their workload. If you find that the distinctions made between different groups of staff do not fit your situation, make the best distribution you can of your personnel between the headings we use. Add an explanatory note if you wish.

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Table 10.1: Personnel in the establishment provided for veterinary training Budgeted posts Non-budgeted Total (FTE) (FTE) posts (FTE) 1. Academic staff VS NVS VS NVS VS NVS Teaching staff (total FTE) 51 2 51 2 *Research staff (total FTE) 25 25 Others (specify) (total FTE) Total VS + NVS FTE providing last year teaching 2. Support staff Responsible for the care and treatment of animals 2 2 Responsible for the preparation of practical and clinical 1 2 1 2 teaching Responsible for administration, general services, 24 24 maintenance, etc. Engaged in research work Others Total support staff 3 26 3 26

3. Total staff 79 28 79 28

* Persons receiving salary from Institute of Health Science. They are doctorate and master students. These staff also supports the practical training of undergraduate students.

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Table 10.2: Allocation of academic (veterinary surgeon and non veterinary surgeon) teaching staff – expressed as FTE – and support staff to the various departments

Academic Teaching staff Support staff Prof. Dr. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Asst.Prof.Dr. Res.Asst.Dr. Res.Asst. Technical Animal Admin./ Name of department Carers general VS NVS VS NVS VS NVS VS NVS VS NVS

Basic sciences Histology and - - 2 - - - - - 1 - Embryology Anatomy - - 3 - - - 1 - - - Physiology 2 - 1 - - - - - 1 - Biochemistry 1 - 1 - - - 2 - - - Hist. of Vet. Med. and ------Deontology Medical Biology and - - 1 1 1 - - - 1 - Genetics Pre Clinical Sciences Pharmacology and 1 - 2 - 1 - - - 1 - Toxicology Microbiology - - 1 - 2 - - - 1 - 1 Parasitology - - 4 - - - - - 1 - Pathology 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 2 - Virology - - 1 - - - - - 1 - Clinical Sciences Surgery - - 2 - 1 - - - 1 - Internal Medicine - - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - Obstetrics and 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 Gynaecology Reproduction and - - 1 - - - - - 2 - Artificial Insemination Zootechnics and Animal Nutrition Zootechnics 2 - - - 3 - - - 1 - Animal Nutrition and 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - Nutritional Diseases Biostatistics - - - - - 1 - - - - Animal Health - - - - 1 - - - 1 - Economics and Management Food hygiene and technology Food hygiene and - - 2 - 2 - - - 1 - 1 technology Faculty Farm Clinics 2 3 Administrative 21 Total 9 - 29 1 14 1 7 - 17 - 5 24

Ratios: From the above data please delineate the following ratios

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Table 10.3: Ratios students / staff

R1 No. FTE in veterinary training 3) = 78 = 1 /4.744 No. undergraduate veterinary students2) 370

R2 No. of FTE total at faculty 3) = 107 = 1 / 3.458 No. undergraduate students at faculty 370

R3 No. VS FTE in veterinary training = 76 = 1 / 4.868 No. undergraduate veterinary students 370

R4 No. total VS FTE in veterinary training3) = 76 = 1 / 0.610 No. Students graduating annually 46.2

R5 No. total FTE academic staff inveterinary training3) = 78 = 1 / 0.372 No. total FTE support staff in veterinary training3) 29

1) applies only to those Faculties, which offer additional courses to the veterinary curriculum, 2) Table 9.3 3) Table 10.1

- Outline how the allocation of staff to the Faculty is determined.

The staff is allocated by the administration of the Faculty to the departments according to personnel need and the work intensification of the departments.

- Outline how the allocation of staff to the departments (or other units) within the Faculty is determined.

Allocation of staff to the different departments within the Faculty is determined by the academic councils of the departments. The departments submit their personnel requests to the Dean. The Dean submits to the administration of the University. Then the University apply initially to Turkish Higher Educational Council and then the Ministry of Finance for approval.

The technical staff and non-academic supportive personnel work under contract award.

- Indicate whether there are difficulties in recruiting or retaining staff.

Recruiting new staff is limited due to posts released by the Turkish Higher Educational Council and then the Ministry of Finance. Retaining current staff is not difficult.

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- Describe (if appropriate) any relevant trends or changes in staff levels or the ability to fill vacancies over the past decade.

Recently the number of associate professors increased very fast especially last two years. Filling vacancies is not problematic.

- Indicate whether it is easy to employ additional staff from service income (e.g. from revenues of clinical or diagnostic work).

N/A

- Describe the regulations governing outside work, including consultation and private practice, by staff working at the establishment.

At the end of 2009 the government has decided full time practice at the establishments. Therefore staff of the Faculty are not allowed to work outside of the institution.

- Describe the possibilities and financial provisions for the academic staff to: a) attend scientific meetings;

The Faculty supports academic staff who attend national meeting however the university give financial support for international meetings. b) go on a sabbatical leave.

N/A

10.2 COMMENTS

- Comment on the numbers of personnel in the various categories.

Service personnel and technical staff are not in required numbers. The number of academicians is adequate however in the department of virology, department of biostatistics and department of animal health economics and management there is only one academician for each. Department of history of veterinary medicine and deontology has no staff.

- Comment on the salary levels, especially those of academic staff in relation to the level of income in the private sector.

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The income of an assistant professor is less than those working at private sectors. However associate professors and professors earn reasonably satisfying amount in comparison to the private sector.

- Comment on the ease or difficulty of recruiting and retaining personnel.

As long as the Council of Higher Educational and the Ministry of Finance release the posts recruiting personnel is straightforward. So far, retaining of personnel is not an issue.

- Comment on the percentage of veterinarians in the academic staff.

In the clinics, all academic staff are veterinarians. In the basic sciences there has been a gradual replacement of veterinarians by scientists from other professions. One assistant professor (graduated from department of mathematics) in the department of biostatistics and 1 assistant professor (department of zootechny, faculty of agriculture) in the department of molecular biology and genetics are non-veterinarians.

In the first year curriculum, compulsory lectures such as Ataturk’s Principles and Revolution, Medical Physics, Turkish Language and English language are given by teaching staff come from other faculties (not employed by veterinary faculty).

10.3 SUGGESTIONS

The Faculty should be given a satisfying budget in order to employ technical staff according to the needs of each department.

To increase the income of the academic staff, salaries should be regulated according to the performance of the particular staff.

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Chapter 11. CONTINUING EDUCATION

11.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

Please describe the role of the Faculty in providing continuing education.

Faculty provides short-time courses (daily or a few days) on request with the co-operation of the Veterinary Association of the Afyonkarahisar city for private clinicians and also to large and small businesses particularly in Food Sectors (Table 11.1).

Table 11.1: Courses Organized for Continuing Education Number of Total number of hours Title of course Year Department participants of the courses Afyon Kocatepe Application of Safe Food University + Chamber Production in Red Meat and 23-25 June 2010 150 Three days of Commerce and Meat Producing Industries Trade Fundamentals of Food Hygiene 24 July 2009 Faculty 45 One day

Endoscopy 2010, April Internal Medicine 20 Two days Food Hygiene and HACCP 2010 40 One day Technology Food Hygiene and HACCP 2009 40 One day Technology Food Hygiene and HACCP 2008 40 One day Technology Food Hygiene and Technology + HACCP 2007 Afyonkarahisar 35 One day Veterinary Association Faculty + Afyonkarahisar Acredited Veterinarian 2007 40 Two days Veterinary Association Faculty + Afyonkarahisar Acredited Veterinarian 17-18 July 2010 18 Two days Veterinary Association Foot Health and Claw 2005 Surgery 10 One day Trimming in Dairy Cattle Stereology 2005 Anatomy 30 Three days Artificial Insemination + Afyonkarahisar Artificial Insemination in Cattle 19-24 July 2010 25 One week Veterinary Association 100 (total of four Artificial Insemination in Cattle 2005-2008 Artificial Insemination One week courses)

Continuing education is not compulsory and applicable compare to some other countries.

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Meetings organized by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Title Date VI. National Meeting of Veterinary Anatomy 16-19 September 2010 III. National Meeting of Zootechny 15-18 July 2010

11.2 COMMENTS

- Comment on the quality of the continuing education programmes in which the Faculty is involved.

 The quality of programmes is good. The instructors are highly qualified experts in their fields. The course provides an excellent platform for both lecturers and participants to exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills.

- Comment on the degree of participation of veterinarians in the continuing education programmes in which the Faculty is involved.

 Particular courses such as artificial insemination highly preferred by clinicians in order to obtain a certificate; because veterinarians have to hold this certificate by law in order to perform artificial insemination procedure in practice.  Recently, the Faculty provided a HACCP course for small and large scale businesses since there are many slaughterhouses and meat products producing companies in Afyonkarahisar region.  The number and variety of courses offered by the Faculty appears to be non satisfactory.

11.3 SUGGESTIONS

 Obviously, a need for more extensive continuing education is inevitable because graduates may want to change to another area of interest during their career.  The continuing education programme should be re-designed and enriched accordingly considering current requirements of practitioners.

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Chapter 12. POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

This heading covers all further training leading to a diploma - special postgraduate studies, Ph.D. courses, research training programmes, and national or European College specialised qualifications. Please provide details of all postgraduate training opportunities in tabular form under “Factual Information”.

12.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

Postgraduate courses are regulated and updated by the Council of Higher Education according to the article 2547 and clause no 65 of Inter-University Board. Postgraduate studies in the Faculty are centrally governed and supervised by the Institute of Health Sciences of Afyon Kocatepe University. Students are accepted through this Institute. Doctoral study is the highest form of academic study when a student acquires the knowledge and skills needed for independent research, development, or professional activity.

Postgraduate education:

There are two main types of postgraduate courses:

1. Master Degree (MSc)

Considering the length of the veterinary degree, it is considered as the same level of qualification as a Masters’ degree, however graduates holding diploma with low grade have to enroll for master degree of a two year-course. There used to be two types of Master degree as taught course (one year) and by research (one year taught course and one year research). However taught course Master degree has been abolished recently. Students of Master Degree are registered as postgraduate students at the Institution of Health Science and have to fulfill the requirements of the Institution of Health Science. This includes to pass compulsory and optional subjects taken over two terms, to give an oral seminar, to do a research project and to submit a thesis. Finally each student has to stand up for an oral session about his or her thesis in front of a panel including three lecturers that one of them have to be invited from another university. Master students come from different discipline backgrounds such as medicine, nursing, biology, chemistry, zootechny, food engineering, physical training and education, dietary and nutrition, and bussiness.

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At present veterinary faculty has 19 PhD and 76 Master Degree students Table (12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3,12.1.4)

Table 12.1.1: Composition and Number of Postgraduate students (Master and PhD), year 2009-2010.

19 Total number of PhD students

76 Total number of MSc students

57 Total number of male students

38 Total number of female students

- Foreign students

- - from EU countries

- - from non-EU countries

Table 12.1.2: Composition and Number of Graduated Master Degree Students (Taught Course) Years Departments Male Students Female Students Total Students MSc Pharmacology and - 1 (Taught Course) Toxicology 2004 3 (1 year) Animal Nutrition and 2 - Diseases Pharmacology and - 1 2005 Toxicology 3 Internal Diseases 2 - Pharmacology and - 1 Toxicology 2006 Animal Health, Economics 3 1 1 and Management Pharmacology and 2007 - 2 2 Toxicology Pharmacology and 1 2 2008 Toxicology 4 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 - Pharmacology and 2009 1 - 1 Toxicology

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Table 12.1.3: Composition and Number of Graduated Master Degree Students (by Research) Year Departments Male Students Female Students Total Students MSc Internal Diseases 1 - (with thesis) Zootechny - 1 (2 years) 2005 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 - Animal Nutrition and 4 1 - Diseases Food Hygiene and - 1 Technology Zootechny - 1

2006 Microbiology 1 -

Internal Diseases 1 -

Reproduction and Artificial 1 - 7 Insemination Animal Health, Economics 1 1 and Managemet Food Hygiene and 1 - Technology Zootechny 2 2

Pharmacology and - 1 2007 Toxicology

Parasitology 1 -

Surgery 3 1 14 Internal Diseases 1 - Microbiology - 1 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 - Histology and Embryology 1 1 Microbiology 1 - Surgery 1 1 2008 Animal Nutrition and 1 - Diseases Zootechny 1 3 14 Virology 3 - Internal Diseases 1 - Food Hygiene and 1 - Technology Medical Biology and - 1 2009 Genetics

Animal Nutrition and 1 - Diseases 6 Anatomy 1 - Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 - Surgery 1 - Anatomy 2 - 2010 3 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 -

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2. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

PhD Degree is a four year-course. Students of PhD Degree are registered as postgraduate students at the Institution of Health Science and have to fulfill the requirements of the Institution of Health Science. This requires passing compulsory and optional subjects taken over eight terms, to give two oral seminars. Students have to stand up for an oral session in front of five lecturers, one of them have to be invited from another university, and be successful before starting his or her research project and to submit a thesis. Finally each student has to stand up for an oral session about his or her thesis in front of a panel (three lecturers) that one of them has to be invited from another university.

Table 12.1.4- Composition and Number of Graduated PhD Students Total number of Year Department Male students Female students PhD students (4 years) 2006 Internal Diseases - 1 1 2007 Biochemistry 2 2 4 Biochemistry - 1 2008 2 Physiology - 1 Anatomy 4 - 2009 Internal Diseases 1 - 6 Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 -

12.1.1 CLINICAL SPECIALTY TRAINING (INTERNS AND RESIDENTS)

The Faculty does not offer clinical specialty training.

- Indicate whether students involved in this training receive a grant or a salary.

Not applicable

- Indicate any programmes that are certified by the European Board of Veterinary Specializations.

Not applicable.

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12.1.2 RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

Table 12.1.2.1: Number of research students enrolled in different programmes Type of Degree Full time Part time Duration

PhD 19 - 4 years

Other doctoral level1) - - -

1)Please specify

Full time postgraduate students (research assistants) are member staff and receive salary. Part time postgraduate students can get allowance monthly from The Council of Higher Education on the condition pay back after finishing their degrees.

Indicate when and where and whether the students require a grant or salary

Postgraduate students need to apply to the Scientific Research Council of the university in order to get their thesis research projects granted. Based on the money available, postgraduate students receive sum of money for their research project however, in the case of insufficient money, postgraduate students’ projects are granted partially or not all. In these cases, postgraduate students have to afford expenses for their projects by themselves. The money provided by the Scientific Research Council is covers only materials or tools used in research projects (Table 12.1.3).

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Table 12.1.3: Ongoing research projects and budgets supported by Scientific Research Projects Council of the University (for master and PhD students)

Project No Title Budget 07.VF.01 Studies on tick (Ixodoidea) in sheep, goat and cattle around Afyonkarahisar province 12,500 € Effects of alternative forced (induced) feather loss methods by addition of L-carnitine and 07.VF.02 oregano on oxidative stres and production and quality of eggs during second laying 7080 € period in commercial white egg laying hens In vitro determination of the effects of nitric oxide on spontaneous oviduct contractility in 07.VF.04 4500 € cows Observations of pathological findings of experimental infections induced with infectious 07.VF.05 2723 € brochitis virus M14 and Bordetella Avium in chicks Studies on some andrological and biochemistry parameters in rams in relation to 07.VF.06 10,000 € seasons Investigation of the effects of timokinon on plasma leptin, paraoksanaz, insuline and troid 07.VF.08 4200 € hormons and some biochemical parameters in rats fed with high fat diet Effects of addition Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) plant extract to high 08.VF.13 3000 € protein diet on bone and calcium metabolism in rats Determination of genetic and environmental factors affecting growth curve and sire 08.VF.19 6000 € evaluation with the aspects of curve parameters in Pirlak lambs The determination of genetic diversities at the MHC gene region among commercial 08.VF.01 5000 € chicken types and autochthonous chicken breeds in Turkey Effect of 17-B ostradiol on motality of intestine and protein kinase G expiration in 08.VF.03 4000 € ovariectomised rats Comparison of some antropometric and physical parameters of Turkish, Austrian, 08.VF.04 Belgian, and Hungarian National Team players participated in under-17 European 1000 € Badminton Championship Effects of addition of L-carnitine, colin and biotin into rasyon on blood and milk 08.VF.06 7500 € parameters during dry period in dairy cows. 09.VF.02 Investigation the possibility of using Myrtus communis plant in broiler rasyon 3000 € Effects of keeping density and inner conditions of cages on stress response in broiler 09.VF.06 3250 € hens 09.VF.07 Determination of welfare standards of dairy farm businesses in Thrace region 2500 € Investigation of oral anti-diabetic medicine Stagliptine on oxidant-antioxidant status in 09.VF.10 3900 € rats with experimentally induced Type 2 diabetes 09.VF.14 Prevalence of Helmints in water buffalos around Afyonkarahisar 1250 € Pathomorfological observations of livers of water buffalos slaughtered around 09.VF.17 14,000 € Afyonkarahisar and surroundings Isolation, and identification of Pasteurella multicida from cows, antibiotic susceptibility 09.VF.18 5000 € and determination of virulence genes by PZR A traditional product: Characterisation of Afyon Tulum Cheese and investigation of the 09.VF.19 survival and growth abilities of experimentally inoculated Brucella melitensis and B. 4800 € abortus strains 09.VF.21 Effects of Kispeptin on reproductive parameters in sheep 4500 € Effects of caffeic acid feniletil ester (CAPE)plasma homosisteine, asimetric dimethyl 09.VF.22 arginine (ADMA), nitric oxide and lipid profile in rats with experimentally induced 2880 € hiperthyriodism Comparison of the effects of epidural application of Ropivakain and Levobupivakain in 09.VF.24 2800 € dogs Pharmacokinetics of ceftiofur hydrochloride administration in sheep and 09.VF.25 pharmacokinetics interactions of between both drugs for administration with flunixine 2500 € meglumine TOTAL 81419,5 €

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12.2 COMMENTS

Comment on the number of postgraduate diplomas/titles awarded annually.

There is an increase in the number of doctorate degrees awarded in recent years.

A comparison of the annual intake of doctoral students and the number of completed doctoral thesis shows that unfortunately the number of defences is much smaller.

Many doctoral students are unable to complete the thesis within the nominal period of study. Out of all graduated postgraduate students only 2 PhD and 6 MSc students managed to complete their studies in time.

There are two main reasons for this:

1. Many doctoral students work along with doctoral study because the scholarship is small and cannot be awarded to all the doctoral students.

2. Not all doctoral students have an active supervisor who would deal with the student properly and keep an eye over his/her academic progress.

In recent years the Faculty has focused its attention onto the quality of supervision, and this problem is being dealt with.

In narrower specialities where there are no local supervisors a doctoral student can be sent to a foreign university either for the entire doctoral programme or for the completion of part of the programme. Also, active use is being made of the opportunities to consult foreign supervisors.

Comment on the percentage of veterinarians participating in postgraduate research training programmes.

All of the doctoral students in the applied clinical fields have to possess a veterinary education. However, in the basic sciences there has been a mixture of veterinary and other professional backgrounds.

12.3 SUGGESTIONS

The students receiving a salary are more successful than those not.

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Chapter 13. RESEARCH

The details requested under this heading relate only to research experience offered to students during their undergraduate training, for example through project work.

13.1 FACTUAL INFORMATION

Indicate the involvement of undergraduate students in research, including the time spent, percentage of students involved and outcome required.

-Undergraduate students are encouraged to involve into ongoing research projects of lecturers/researchers on voluntary basis to get experience.

-There are limited opportunities for students to have their projects granted. Students can apply to The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) to have their projects granted. Ongoing Student project: 1. Investigation of Contamination of Children Playground and Public Transport with Enterobius vermicularis in Afyonkarahisar.

Completed student projects: 1. Prevalence of foreign bodies in cattle (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-TUBITAK) 2008-2009. 2. Sound record of heart and lung sounds in cattle (Scientific Research Projects Council of Afyon Kocatepe University-BAPK) 2006.

13.2 COMMENTS

Comment on the opportunities for students to participate in active research work.

-A few students are aware of the opportunities. Due to full time curriculum, students are less likely to involve and spent time in any research.

13.3 SUGGESTIONS

Will students be given more opportunity to participate in research activities? If so, how will this be done?

-The curriculum should involve compulsory research projects as assignments or final year projects before graduation.

-In-turn students should be involved in ongoing research projects if possible. Conditions for this should be provided by the faculty.

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-A budget should be provided for students to enable them to do research projects and attend national or international veterinary medicine student’s scientific research congresses or relevant meetings.

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Appendix 1.

Animal population in Afyonkarahisar region in 2009

Large Ruminants Small Ruminants Equine Bees Poultry Young Water Province Cattle cattle- Total Sheep Goat Total Horse Mule Donkey Beehive Village Broiler Egg laying buffalo Calves Afyon City 34.110 14.946 1.561 50.617 47.965 1.183 49.148 480 52 874 8.410 4.500 5.000 5.114.000 Başmakcı 5.820 2.913 0 8.733 14.010 16.320 30.330 127 30 958 234 1.250 0 1.188.000 Bayat 2.062 1.043 0 3.105 27.312 5.645 32.957 130 0 300 262 1.000 0 0 Bolvadin 14.326 7.361 107 21.794 58.110 1.620 59.730 344 12 187 203 1.470 0 615.000 Çay 20.246 8.241 843 29.330 53.204 1.204 54.408 284 0 164 1.551 1.550 0 7.000 Çobanlar 7.291 1.845 0 9.136 17.043 71 17.114 26 0 78 0 500 0 0 Dazkırı 3.161 1.670 0 4.831 16.874 2.047 18.921 71 14 66 0 1.400 0 134.000 Dinar 11.890 5.077 2 16.967 61.212 13.121 74.333 176 22 361 2.403 2.800 0 0 Emirdağ 12.703 4.250 3 16.955 70.213 762 70.975 105 0 1.152 448 2.400 0 250.000

Evciler 3.820 2.282 0 6.105 7.801 0 7.801 16 0 34 0 800 0 12.000 Hocalar 4.122 1.353 0 5.475 21.010 9.341 30.351 107 41 1.048 155 1.500 0 0 İhsaniye 14.940 7.105 51 22.096 13.025 3.400 16.425 118 0 217 0 2.100 0 0 İscehisar 5.427 1.820 0 7.247 30.419 5.876 36.295 76 0 205 0 1.650 0 0 Kızılören 943 451 0 1.394 4.258 186 4.444 190 0 186 160 500 0 0 Sandıklı 17.969 9.185 3 27.157 50.511 1.814 52.325 191 40 1.211 1.233 2.900 0 741.000 Sinanpaşa 20.212 9.844 41 30.097 50.046 1.855 51.901 589 0 277 6.037 2.800 0 246.000 Sultandağı 4.589 1.768 5 6.362 29.862 2.574 32.436 105 0 124 2.986 1.150 175.000 0 Şuhut 14.070 6.826 15 20.911 84.122 673 84.795 156 0 215 3.735 2.340 0 115.000 TOPLAM 197.701 87.980 2.631 288.312 656.997 67.692 724.689 3.291 211 7.657 27.817 32.610 180.000 8.422.000

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Appendix 2.

Current List of Erasmus Bilateral Agreements

No Country University Academic Year 1 Austria University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna 2009-2010 2 Bulgaria Trakia University-Stara Zagora 2009-2013 3 Denmark University of Aarhus 2008-2010 4 Greece Alexander Technological Educational Institute 2007-2013 5 Hungary Nyugat-Magyarorszagi Egyetem 2007-2013 6 Italy University di Pisa 2009-2011 7 Italy Universita degli studi di Camerino 2009-2012 8 Lithuania Lietuvos Veterinarijos Akadeija 2009-2010 9 Lithuania Vilnius College of Higher Education 2007-2013 10 Poland Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego 2009-2013 11 Poland Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences 2008-2013 12 Poland Universytet Warminska - Mazurski w Olsztynie 2009-2013 13 Poland Universytet Technologiczno 2010-2013 14 Poland University Of Technology and Life Sciences 2010-2013 15 Romania University of Agricultura Sciences and Veterinary Medicine 2007-2010 16 Romania University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca 2009-2013 17 Slovakia Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra 2007-2013 18 Spain Universidad de Zaragoza 2010-2011 19 United Kingdom University of Wales Swansea 2007-2010

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Appendix 3.

Standing position of number of publication per academic person among Turkish veterinary faculties in 2006

University Number of Publication Full Time Teaching Staff Afyon Kocatepe 67 54 İstanbul 65 91 Ankara 60 106 Fırat 63 78 Kafkas 59 67 Uludag 44 66 Yuzuncu Yıl 37 66 Adnan Menderes 37 51 Erciyes 21 42 Ondokuz Mayıs 20 46 Kırıkale 22 23 Atatürk 17 26 Dicle 15 20 Mustafa Kemal 13 30 Harran 7 28 Mehmet Akif 1 22 Selcuk N/A N/A

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Appendix 4A.

Curriculum (2003-2004)

4A.1.2. Undergraduate curriculum followed by all students (Since 2003-2004) 4A.1.2.1. Curriculum hours

Table 4A.1: General table of curriculum hours taken by all students (Since 2003-2004) Hours of training Theoretical training Supervised practical training Year Lectures Seminars Self Laboratory Non- Clinical work Other Total directed and desk clinical learning based work animal (D) work (F) (A) (B) (C) (E) (G) First 720 368 1088 Second 592 480 32 1104 Third 640 192 176 64 1072 Fourth 624 128 128 256 1136 Fifth 470 244 70 178 962 Total 3046 1412 406 498 5362

In the curriculum for 2003-2004 academic year the total lecture hours is 337x16=5392. However in 5th year of inturn training 15 weeks teaching per term is applied because the first week is used for the renewal of student registration. Therefore the total lecturing hours is 30 hours less.

Table4A.2 Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student (Since 2003-2004) Theoretical Supervised practical training training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Ot- Total nars Directed and desk clinical training her Subjects learning based work animal work F A B C D E G 1. Basic Subjects a) Physics (medical) 32 32 b) Chemistry (organic) 32 32 c)Biology (medical) 32 32 e) Biomathematics 32 32 (Biostatistics) 1- Total number of hours 128 128

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Table4A.2 Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student (Since 2003-2004) Theoretical Supervised practical training training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Ot- Total Subjects nars directed and desk clinical training her learning based work animal work A B C D E F G 2. Basic Sciences a) Anatomy 128 192 320 b) Histology 96 96 192 c) Embryology 32 32 d) Physiology 101 111 212 e) Biochemistry 101 111 212 f) Genetics 32 32 64 g) Pharmacology 101 111 212 h) Toxicology 37 58 95 j) Microbiology 106 121 227 k) Virology 69 79 148 h). Immunology and serology 32 32 64 i). Epidemiology 32 32 j) Professional ethics 16 16 2- Total number of hours 883 943 1826 3. Clinical Sciences a) Obstetrics 95 25 120 b) Pathology (including 159 159 318 pathological anatomy) c) Parasitology 154 164 318 d) Clinical medicine and surgery 350 50 448 848 (including anaesthetics) e) Clinical lectures on various domestic animal, poultry and other animal species f) Field veterinary medicine (ambulatory clinics) g) Preventive medicine h) Diagnostic imaging (including 16 16 radiology) i) Reproduction and reproductive 69 15 84 disorders j) Veterinary state medicine and 16 16 Public health k) Veterinary legislation and 16 16 forensic medicine l) Therapeutics m) Propaedeutics (including 96 96 laboratory diagnostic methods) 3- Total Number of Hours 971 254 159 448 1832

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Theoretical Supervised practical training training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total Subjects nars directed and desk clinical training er learning based work animal work A B C D E F G 4. Animal Production a) Animal Production b) Animal Nutrition 58 68 126 c) Agronomy d) Rural Economics 32 32 e) Animal Husbandry 143 89 232 f) Veterinary Hygiene g) Animal ethology and protection 4- Total Number of Hours 233 157 390 5. Food Hygiene / Public Health a) Inspection and control of animal 32 96 foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin and the respective feedstuff production unit b) Food hygiene and technology 143 153 296 c) Food science including legislation d) Practical Work (including 64 practical work in places where slaughtering and processing of foodstuffs takes place) 5- Total Number of Hours 175 153 64 392 6. Professional Knowledge a) Practice management b) Veterinary certification and report writing c) Career planning and opportunities 6- Total Number of Hours

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Table 4A.3: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects offered and to be taken as electives (Since 2003-2004)

Theoretical Supervised practical training training Lectures Sem- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total Subjects inars directed and desk clinical training er learning based work animal work A B C D E F G Basic Subjects Gymnastics (only first year) 32 32 Fine arts (only first year) 32 32 Basic sciences Basic biochemical techniques and their applications in biotechnology Biology of evolution Exercise physiology Physiopatology Scientific research techniques Mycology Viral zoonoses Use of biotechnology in microbiology Parasitic zoonoses Immunoprophylaxy Galanic Pharmacy Control program of parasitic diseases Clinical sciences Imaging techniques First Aid in Veterinary Medicine Neonatology Exotic animal diseases 16 Udder health and diseases Animal production Laboratory animal breeding and 16 16 diseases Fur animal breeding Bee keeping and disease 16 16 Fish breeding and diseases 16 16 Biotechnology in animal nutrition Food Hygiene / Public health Drug residues in food animal origin Sanitation in food processing plant Food Legislation 16 16 Professional Knowledge Veterinary medicine and public relation

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Table 4A.4: Curriculum hours in subjects not listed in Table 4.2 to be taken by each student, including Diploma work (final graduation thesis, or final graduation work). (Since 2003-2004)

Theoretical Supervised practical training training Lectures Semi- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total Subjects nars directed and desk clinical training er learning based work animal work A B C D E F G Basic Subjects Turkish literature 64 64 Atatürk’s Principles and History of 80 80 Revolution Foreign Language (English) 96 96 Ecology 16 16 Professional Terminology 16 16 Professional History and 16 16 Deontology

Basic Sciences Eye Diseases 16 16 Feed Hygiene and Technology 32 32 64 Necropsy 16 26 42 Surgical Operation 32 32 Topographic Anatomy 16 16 32 Foot Diseases 32 32 Animal Improvement 32 32 Traumatology and Orthaepedics 32 32 Poultry Diseases 32 32 64 Total Number of Hours 528 64 42 634

4.1.3 Ratios

Theoretical training = 3046 = 1,3186 = 1 Supervised practical training 1412+406+492 0,0755

Clinical Work = 496 = 0,2728 = 1 Laboratory and desk based work + 1412+406 3,6653 Non clinical animal work

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YEAR 1 - TERM I (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Anatomy I 2 4 10 4 Medical Physics 2 -- 2 2 Organic Chemistry 2 -- 2 2 Veterinary History and Deontology 1 -- 1 1 Medical Biology 2 -- 2 2 Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution 3 -- 3 -- Turkish Language Literature 2 -- 2 -- Foreign Language (English, German, French) 3 -- 3 -- Gymnastics/Fine arts -- 2 2 -- Professional Terminology 1 -- 1 1 Embryology 2 -- 2 2 Laboratory Animal Breeding 1 -- 1 1 Elective Subjects Ecology or Animal Behaviour 1 -- 1 1 TOTAL 22 6 28 16

YEAR 1-TERM II (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Anatomy 4 6 10 7 Biochemistry I 3 3 6 4,5 Physiology I 3 3 6 4,5 Histology I. 3 3 6 4,5 Foreign Language (English, German, French) 3 -- 3 -- Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution 2 -- 2 -- Turkish Language Literature 2 -- 2 -- Veterinary Genetics 2 2 4 3 Elective Subjects Information Technology or Professional Ethics and Veterinary Legislations 1 -- 1 1 TOTAL 23 17 40 24,5

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YEAR 2-TERM III (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Anatomy III 2 2 4 3 Histology II 3 3 6 4,5 Physiology II 3 3 6 4,5 Biochemistry II 3 3 6 4,5 Zootechny I 2 -- 2 2 Microbiology I 3 3 6 4,5 Parasitology 2 2 4 3 Elective Subjects Exotic Animal Diseases 1 -- 1 1 Honey Bee, Silk Worm, and Fur Animals Breeding TOTAL 19 16 35 27

YEAR 2-TERM IV (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Topographic Anatomy 1 1 2 1,5 Virology 2 2 4 3 Feed Hygiene and Technology 2 2 4 3 Immunology-Serology 2 2 4 5 Zootechny II 3 2 5 4 Entomology 2 2 4 3 Protozoology 2 2 4 3 Microbiology II 3 3 6 4,5 Elective Subjects Marine Products and Diseases 1 -- 1 1 Pet Animals Husbandary TOTAL 18 16 34 26

YEAR 3-TREM V (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Epidemiyology 2 -- 2 2 Virology II 2 2 4 3 Zootechny III 3 2 5 4 Helmintology 3 3 6 4,5 Pathology I 3 3 6 4,5 Introduction to Internal Diseases 2 -- 2 2 Introduction to External Diseases 2 -- 2 2 Pharmacology I 2 2 4 3 Veterinary Radiology 1 -- 1 1 Elective Subjects Marketing Management in Veterinary Medicine 1 -- 1 1 Honey Bee and Silk Worm Diseases TOTAL 21 12 33 27

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YEAR 3-TERM VI (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Food Hygiene and Control 2 3 5 3,5 Animal Nutrition and Diseases 3 3 6 4,5 Pharmacology II 2 2 4 3 Internal Diseases I 3 -- 3 3 Surgery I 2 -- 2 2 Introduction to Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 -- 2 2 Phathology II 3 3 6 4,5 Anesthetitcs and Reanimation 1 -- 1 1 Clinic I -- 4 4 2 Elective Subjects Water Hygiene and Analysis 1 -- 1 1 Biosafety in Veterinary Medicine TOTAL 19 15 34 26,5

YEAR 4-TERM VII (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Pathology III 3 3 6 4,5 Pharmacology III 2 2 4 3 Obstetrics 3 -- 3 3 Internal Diseases II 3 -- 3 3 Surgery II 2 -- 2 2 Operation 2 -- 2 2 Meat Hygiene and Inspection 2 4 6 4 Clinic II -- 8 8 4 Reproduction and Artificial Insemination I 2 -- 2 2 Elective Subjects Udder Health and Diseases 1 -- 1 1 Continuing Farm Management TOTAL 20 17 37 28,5

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YEAR 4-TERM VIII (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Gynecology 2 -- 2 2 Foot Diseases and Orthopedics 2 -- 2 2 Internal Diseases III 3 -- 3 3 Surgery III 3 -- 3 3 Toxicology 2 3 5 3,5 Meat Science and Technology 3 3 6 4,5 Necropsy 1 1 2 4,5 Reproduction and Artificial Insemination 2 -- 2 2 Clinic III -- 8 8 4 Elective Subjects Occupational English 1 -- 1 1 Food Legislation TOTAL 19 15 34 26,5

YEAR 5-TERM VIIII (2003-2004)

Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total Credits Milk Science and Technology 3 2 5 4 Forensic Medicine 1 -- 1 1 Animal Health Economics and Management 2 -- 2 2 Eye Diseases 1 -- 1 1 Animal Improvement 2 -- 2 2 Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery 2 -- 2 2 Internal Diseases IV 3 -- 3 3 Clinic IV -- 8 8 4 Poultry Diseases 2 2 4 3 Veterinary Public Health 1 -- 1 1 Biostatics 2 -- 2 2 Elective Subjects Project Management 1 -- 1 1 Occupational English TOTAL 20 12 32 26

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YEAR 5-TERM X (INTURN) (2003-2004)

Groups Departments Lectures Practical Total Credits Inturn Surgery 3 5 8 5,5 Inturn Internal Diseases 3 5 8 5,5 GROUP I Inturn Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 5 8 5,5 Inturn Reproduction and Artificial Insemination 1 3 4 2,5 Inturn Necropsy -- 2 2 1 TOTAL 10 20 30 20 Inturn Zootechny 3 5 8 5,5 Inturn Animal Nutrition 2 4 6 4 GRUP II Inturn Food Hygiene and Technology 3 5 8 5,5 Inturn Physiology+Biochemistry (4+4) 2 6 8 5

TOTAL 10 20 30 20 Inturn Pathology 3 3 6 4,5 Inturn Parasitology 2 4 6 4 GRUP III Inturn Microbiology 2 5 7 4,5 Inturn Virology 1 3 4 2,5 Inturn Pharmacology and Toxicology 2 5 7 4,5 TOTAL 10 20 30 20

Total Hours in 5 Years: 316×16 = 5056

Theoritical Practical Total Total Credits: 300 162 h 154 h 316 h National Credits: 374

Note: This programme is to be applied to the first year students registered in 2003-2004 education year

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Appendix 4B.

Curriculum (2006-2007)

4B.1.2. Undergraduate curriculum followed by all students (Since 2006-2007) 4B.1.2.1. Curriculum hours

Table 4B.1: General table of curriculum hours taken by all students (Since 2006-2007) Hours of training Theoretical training Supervised practical training Year Lectures Seminars Self Laboratory Non- Clinical work Other Total directed and desk clinical learning based work animal (D) work (A) (B) (C) (E) (F) (G) First 592 320 912 Second 368 448 816 Third 592 304 160 1056 Fourth 720 128 112 192 1152 Fifth 320 528 128 112 32 1120 Total 2592 1728 400 304 32 5056

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Table4B.2 Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student (Since 2006-2007) Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Sem- Self Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total inars Directed and desk clinical training er Subjects learning based work animal work A C D E F B G 1. Basic Subjects a) Physics (medical) 16 16 b) Chemistry (organic) 32 32 c)Biology (medical) 16 32 48 e) Biomathematics 48 16 64 (Biostatistics) 1- Total number of hours 112 32 16 160

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Table4B.2 Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects taken by each student (Since 2006-2007) Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self directed Laboratory Non- Clinical Ot- Total nars learning and desk clinical training her Subjects based work animal C work A B D E F G 2. Basic Sciences a) Anatomy 144 232 376 b) Histology 98 168 266 c) Embryology 16 16 d) Physiology 112 168 280 e) Biochemistry 112 168 280 f) Genetics 48 72 120 g) Pharmacology 72 88 160 h) Toxicology 40 48 88 j) Microbiology 80 104 184 k) Virology 48 72 120 h). Immunology and serology 16 32 48 i). Epidemiology 16 16 j) Professional ethics 16 16 2- Total number of hours 818 1152 1970 3. Clinical Sciences a) Obstetrics 96 56 152 b) Pathology (including 96 152 248 pathological anatomy) c) Parasitology 112 168 280 d) Clinical medicine and 256 112 192 560 surgery (including anaesthetics) e) Clinical lectures on various domestic animal, poultry and other animal species f) Field veterinary medicine 16 16 32 (ambulatory clinics) g) Preventive medicine h) Diagnostic imaging 16 16 (including radiology) i) Reproduction and 48 32 80 reproductive disorders j) Veterinary state medicine and Public health k) Veterinary legislation and 16 16 forensic medicine l) Therapeutics m) Propaedeutics (including 64 64 laboratory diagnostic methods) 3- Total Number of Hours 720 368 152 208 1448

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Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self directed Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total nars learning and desk clinical training er Subjects based work animal C work A B D E F G 4. Animal Production a) Animal Production b) Animal Nutrition 48 72 120 c) Agronomy d) Rural Economics 48 16 64 e) Animal Husbandry 80 112 192 f) Veterinary Hygiene g) Animal ethology and protection 4- Total Number of Hours 176 184 16 376 5. Food Hygiene / Public Health a) Inspection and control of 32 32 64 animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin and the respective feedstuff production unit b) Food hygiene and 80 144 224 technology c) Food science including legislation d) Practical Work (including 32 32 practical work in places where slaughtering and processing of foodstuffs takes place) 5- Total Number of Hours 6. Professional Knowledge a) Practice management b) Veterinary certification and report writing c) Career planning and opportunities 6- Total Number of Hours 112 144 64 320

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Table 4B.3: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects offered and to be taken as electives (Since 2006-2007)

Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self directed Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total nars learning and desk clinical training er Subjects based work animal work

Basic Subjects A B C D E F G Gymnastics (only first year) 32 32 Fine arts (only first year) 32 32 Basic sciences Basic biochemical techniques and their applications in biotechnology Biology of evolution Exercise physiology Physiopatology Scientific research techniques Mycology Viral zoonoses Use of biotechnology in microbiology Parasitic zoonoses 16 16 Immunoprophylaxy Galanic Pharmacy Control program of parasitic 16 16 diseases Clinical sciences Imaging techniques First Aid in Veterinary Medicine Neonatology Exotic animal diseases 16 16 Udder health and diseases 16 16 Animal production Laboratory animal breeding 16 16 and diseases Fur animal breeding Bee keeping and disease 16 16 Fish breeding and diseases 16 16 Biotechnology in animal 16 nutrition Food Hygiene / Public health Drug residues in food animal origin Sanitation in food processing plant Food Legislation Professional Knowledge Veterinary medicine and public relation

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Table 4B.4: Curriculum hours in subjects not listed in Table 4.2 to be taken by each student, including Diploma work (final graduation thesis, or final graduation work). (Since 2006-2007)

Theoretical training Supervised practical training Lectures Semi- Self directed Laboratory Non- Clinical Oth- Total nars learning and desk clinical training er Subjects based work animal C work A B D E F G Basic Subjects Turkish literature 64 64 Atatürk’s Principles and History 64 64 of Revolution Foreign Language (English) 96 96 Ecology 32 32 Professional Terminology 16 16 Professional History and 16 16 Deontology Botanic Basic Sciences Animal Welfare Oncology 16 16 32 Feed Hygiene and Technology 32 32 64 Necropsy 16 32 48 Surgical Operation 32 32 Topographic Anatomy 16 16 32 Foot Diseases 16 16 Animal Improvement 32 32 Traumatology and 16 16 Orthaepedics Poulty Diseases 32 32 64 Semiology Total Number of Hours 496 128 624

4.1.3 Ratios

Theoretical training = 2592 = 1,0657 = _1____ Supervised practical training 728+400+304 0,9382

Clinical Work = 304 = 0.1428 = 1 Laboratory and desk based work + 1728+400 7 Non clinical animal work

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CURRICULUM FOR 2006-2007

YEAR 1-TERM I (2006-2007)

Credits Compulsory Subjects C /E Lectures Practical Total National ECTS Anatomy I C 4 6 10 7 9 Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution I C 2 0 2 2 1 Ecology C 2 0 2 2 2 Medical Biology C 1 2 3 2 3 Medical Physics C 1 0 1 1 2 Professional Terminology C 1 0 1 1 2 Organic Chemistry C 2 0 2 2 3 Turkish Language Literature I C 2 0 2 2 1 Veterinary Medicine History and Deontology C 1 0 1 1 2 Foreign Language I 3 (English, French, German) C/E 3 0 3 3 Fine arts/Physical Education C/E 0 2 2 1 1 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 20 10 30 25 30 Elective Subjects* Exenteration E 1 0 1 1 1 Poultry Anatomy E 1 0 1 1 1 Basic Information Technology E 1 0 1 1 1 C- Compulsory, E- Elective

YEAR 1-TERM II (2006-2007)

Credits Compulsory Subjects C /E Lectures Practical Total National ECTS Anatomy II C 4 6 10 7 11 Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution II C 2 0 2 2 1 Biostatistics C 2 0 2 2 3 Embriology C 1 0 1 1 3 Histology I C 2 4 6 4 7 Turkish Language Literature II C 2 0 2 2 1 Foreign Language-II C/E 3 0 3 3 3 (English,French,German) Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 17 10 27 22 30 Elective Subjects Foot Anatomy E 1 0 1 1 1 History of Science and Thought E 1 0 1 1 1 Anatomy of Sensory Organs E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 2-TERM III (2006-2007)

Credits Compulsory Subjects C / E Lectures Practical Total National ECTS Biochemistry I C 3 4 7 5 8 Physiology I C 3 4 7 5 8 Genetics C 2 2 4 3 5 Histology II C 3 4 7 5 8 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 12 14 26 29 30 Elective Subjects Animal Behaviour E 1 0 1 1 1 Poultry Embryo Development E 1 0 1 1 1 Literature Research and Presentation E 1 0 1 1 1

YEAR 2-TERM IV (2006-2007)

C /E Lectures Practical Total Credits Compulsory Subjects National ECTS

Biochemistry II C 3 4 7 5 7 Entomology C 1 2 3 2 5 Physiology II C 3 4 7 5 7 Animal Welfare C 1 0 1 1 2 Immunology-Serology C 1 2 3 2 3 Parasitology C 1 2 3 2 5 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 11 14 25 18 30 Elective Subjects Poultry Hygiene and Technology E 1 0 1 1 1 Organogenesis in Mammalian Animals E 1 0 1 1 1 Rumen Physiology E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 3-TERM V (2006-2007)

Subject Credits Lectures Practical Total Compulsory Subjects C / E National ECTS Epidemiology C 1 0 1 1 2 Pharmacology I C 2 2 4 3 5 Helmintology C 2 2 4 3 2 Microbiology I C 2 2 4 3 4 Oncology C 1 1 2 1,5 1 Protozoology C 2 2 4 3 2 Pathology I C 1 1 2 1,5 5 Feed Hygiene and Technology C 2 2 4 3 3 Zootechny I C 2 2 4 3 5 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 16 14 30 23 30 Elective Subjects Game and Show Animals Husbandry E 1 0 1 1 1 Importance of Animal Behaviours in E 1 0 1 1 1 Animal Breeding Bio-safety in Animal Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Animal Behaviour Disorder Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 and Treatment Principals Animal Origin Food and Nutrition E 1 0 1 1 1 Laboratory Animal Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Occupational English E 1 0 1 1 1 Fisheries, Hygiene and Diseases E 1 1 1 1 1 Continuing Farm Management E 1 0 1 1 1 Sport Horses Exercise Physiology E 1 0 1 1 1 Parazitic Zoonozes and Epidemiology E 1 0 1 1 1 Pet Animals Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 3-TERM VI (2006-2007)

Credits Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total C /E National ECTS Anesthesia and Reanimation C 1 0 1 1 1 Food Hygiene and Control C 2 2 4 3 3 Introduction to External Diseases C 2 0 2 2 2 Pharmacology II C 2 2 4 3 3 Animal Nutrition C 2 2 4 3 3 Introduction to Internal Diseases C 2 0 2 2 2 Microbiology II C 2 2 4 3 3 Pathology II C 2 3 5 3.5 5 Radiology C 1 0 1 1 1 Virology C 2 2 4 3 3 Zootechny II C 2 2 4 3 3 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 21 15 36 28.5 30 Elective Subjects Nutritional Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Swine Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Food Safety, HACCP and Control E 1 0 1 1 1 Turkey Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Buffalo Nutrition E 1 0 1 1 1 Organic, Ecological Animal Production E 1 0 1 1 1 Control of Parasitic Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Diagnostic Methods in Parasitology E 1 0 1 1 1 Diseases of Show Animals and Treatment E 1 0 1 1 1 Principles Sport Horses Nutrition E 1 0 1 1 1 Rabbit Breeding E 1 0 1 1 1 Biotechnology in Veterinary Medicine E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 4-TERM VII (2006-2007)

Credits Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total C /E National ECTS Large Animal Internal Diseases I C 2 0 2 2 2 Large Animal Surgery I C 2 0 2 2 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology I C 2 0 2 2 2 Meat Hygiene, Inspection and Technology C 2 2 4 3 3 Small Animal Internal Diseases I C 1 0 1 1 1 Small Animal Surgery I C 1 0 1 1 1 Clinic Practice I C 0 4 4 2 1 Necropsy C 1 2 3 2 2 Operation C 2 0 2 2 2 Pathology III C 2 3 5 3.5 6 Milk Hygiene, Inspection and Technology C 2 2 4 3 3 Toxicology C 2 2 4 3 2 Topographic Anatomy C 1 1 2 1.5 2 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 21 16 37 29 30 Elective Subjects EU Common Agriculture Politics E 1 0 1 1 1 Teeth Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Ultrasonography in Obstetrics and 1 Gynecology E 1 0 1 1 Exotic Animal Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Eye Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1 Molecular Biology Techniques E 1 0 1 1 1 Sport Horses Surgery E 1 0 1 1 1

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YEAR 4-TERM VIII (2006-2007)

Credits Compulsory Subjects Lectures Practical Total C/ E National ECTS Emergency Clinic C 1 1 2 1,5 1 Forensic Medicine C 1 0 1 1 1 Foot Diseases C 1 0 1 1 2 Large Animal Internal Diseases II C 1 0 1 1 2 Large Animal Surgery II C 1 0 1 1 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology II C 3 0 3 3 3 Animal Improvement C 2 0 2 2 2 Animal Health Economics and C 2 0 2 2 1 Management Poultry Diseases C 2 2 4 3 2 Clinic Practice II C 0 8 8 4 1 Small Animal Internal Diseases II C 2 0 2 2 2 Small Animal Surgery II C 2 0 2 2 2 Udder Health and Diseases C 1 0 1 1 2 Occupational Ethics and C 1 0 1 1 1 Legislations Artificial Insemination C 2 0 2 2 2 Traumatology and Orthopaedics C 1 0 1 1 2 Elective Subject E 1 0 1 1 1 TOTAL 24 11 35 29,5 30 Elective Subjects Andrology E 1 0 1 1 1 Exotic Animal Diseases and Surgery 1 E 1 0 1 1 Animal Health Economics and E 1 0 1 1 1 Management Non-medical Treatment of Animal 1 Diseases E 1 0 1 1 Mastitis Control Programmes E 1 0 1 1 1 Reproductive Biotechnology E 1 0 1 1 1 Reproductive Control Programmes 1 E 1 0 1 1 Fisheries, Hygiene, Diseases and 1 Technology E 1 0 1 1 Sport Horses Internal Diseases E 1 0 1 1 1

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INTURN TRAINING-TERMS IX-X

YEAR 5-TERM IX (2006-2007)

Credits Groups Subject C /E Lectures Practical Total National ECTS Inturn Surgery C 3 7 10 6,5 3 Group I Inturn Obstetrics and C 2 7 9 5,5 3 Gynecology Inturn Internal Diseases C 3 7 10 6,5 3 Inturn Artificial Insemination C 2 4 6 4 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 10 Inturn Pharmacology- C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Toxicology Inturn Microbiology C 2 5 7 4,5 2 Group II Inturn Parasitology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Pathology C 2 5 7 4,5 3 Inturn Virology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 8 Inturn Anatomy C 2 5 7 4,5 2 Inturn Biochemistry C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Physiology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group III Inturn Histology C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Medical Biology and C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Genetics TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 Inturn Food Hygiene and Technology C 2 10 12 7 2 Group IV Inturn Animal Nutrition C 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Animal Health C 2 2 4 3 1 Economics and Management Inturn Statistics C 2 2 4 3 1 Inturn Zootechny C 2 6 8 5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 GENERAL TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 30

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YEAR 5-TERM X (2006-2007)

Credits Groups Subject C /E T P Total National ECTS Inturn surgery Z 3 7 10 6,5 3 Group I Inturn Obstetrics and Z 2 7 9 5,5 3 Gynecology Inturn Internal Diseases Z 3 7 10 6,5 3 Inturn Artificial Insemination Z 2 4 6 4 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 10 Inturn Pharmacalogy- Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Toxicology Inturn Microbiology Z 2 5 7 4,5 2 Group II Inturn Parasitology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Pathology Z 2 5 7 4,5 3 Inturn Virology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 8 Inturn Anatomy Z 2 5 7 4,5 2 Inturn Biochemistry Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Physiology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Group III Inturn Histology Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Inturn Medical Biology and Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Genetics TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 Inturn Food Hygiene and Z 2 10 12 7 2 Technology Group IV Inturn Animal Nutrition Z 2 5 7 4,5 1 Animal Health Economics and Z 2 2 4 3 1 Management Inturn Statistic Z 2 2 4 3 1 Inturn Zootechny Z 2 6 8 5 1 TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 6 GENERAL TOTAL 10 25 35 22,5 30

Theoretical Practical Total National ECTS 162 154 316 239 300

TOTAL HOURS in 5 YEARS: 316 x16=5056

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