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Establishment of e - Net work of Excellence to Build the Educational and Scientific Partnership among the B lack Sea Universities ( eNet-BSea ). Dr. Ali Osman KURT International Relations Office (Metallurgy and Materials Eng.) Sakarya University - TURKEY.
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Establishment of e-Network of Excellence to Build the Educational and Scientific Partnership among the Black Sea Universities (eNet-BSea) Dr. Ali Osman KURT International Relations Office (Metallurgy and Materials Eng.) Sakarya University - TURKEY Towards Black Sea Universities Network of Excellence in Education, Science and Technology International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Outline • Introduction • About Sakarya University • About “eNet-BSea” • Summary International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Aims of this talk • To introduce our self and to explore others as to get to know better in order to have a closed collaboration for future works • To find out our potential and to make good use of that for the sake of creating a mutual network International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Outline • Introduction • About Sakarya University • About “eNet-BSea” • Summary International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About Sakarya University • Located at the North-West Coast of Turkey near to the city of Istanbul. • Has 8 faculties and 2 colleges and 7 vocational schools. • Number of Academic Staff • full-time : 946 • Number of teaching staff (not involved in research) : 261 • Number of Administrative and Technical Staff: • Administrative : 352 • Technical : 90 International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About Sakarya University - continue • Approximate number of books in the library: • 62,500 books • Number of subscriptions to learned/scientific journals: • 41 journals of hard copies subscription. • 6 database subscriptions access 5,400 learned/scientific journals trough Internet. International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About Sakarya University - continue • Number of graduate students • total : 18,671 • full-time : 17,744 • part-time : 927 • Number of postgraduates studying for a research degree : 1,953 • Students awarded with degrees/diplomas in 2002-2003 : 3,312 International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About Sakarya University - continue • Main Educational and Research Areas • Departments of Applied Science: Mechanical, Materials, Civil, Industrial, Electrical & Electronics, Environmental, Computer, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics... • Departments of Social Science: Economics, Management, International Relations, Public Administration, Tourism Management, Econometrics, Sociology, History, Public Finance, Islamic Sciences, Philosophy and Theology, Turkish Language & Literature... International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About Sakarya University - continue • Distance Learning* – Degree Programmes (Started in 2000) • Administration Management (500#) • Information Management (500) • Computer Technology and Programming (500) • Industrial Electronics (300) (added in this year) • Mechatronics (300) (added in this year) *: E-Learning platform set up by IBM and LOTUS #: Number of students registered for the academic year 2003-2004 International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About Sakarya University - continue • Distance Learning – Certificate Programmes* (Started in 1998) • Information Management • Computer Technology and Programming • Learning Foreign Language (coming soon) *: Courses co-organised with the Ministry of Education International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Outline • Introduction • About Sakarya University • About “eNet-BSea” • Summary International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
About eNet-BSea Project Title • Establishment of e-Network of Excellence to Build the Educational and Scientific Partnership among the Black Sea Universities (eNet-BSea) Vision Above proposed project title is a preparatory action for the future project: “Towards Black Sea Universities NETWORK of Excellence in Education, Science and Technology (BSeaNET)” International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Duration - About eNet-BSea • eNet-BSea 3 - 5 years • BSeaNET Ever lasting... ? International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Feasibility - About eNet-BSea • BALTDER, 2002/12 - 2005/11 (36 months) 575,000 EURO - FP5 Centre of Excellence in Education and Research for Sustainable Marine Ecosystems • MB-NET, 2002/07 - 2003/06 (12 months) 304,217 EURO - FP5 Network of excellence in mBusiness applications and Services • ENSCOT, 2000/02 - 2003/07 (41 months) 420,000 EURO - FP5 European Science Communication Teachers Network • ACTINET, 2002/11 - 2004/10 (24 months) 300,000 EURO - FP5 - Euratom Network of Excellence in Actinide Science Ref. CORDIS Project Database (search date - 16/10/2003): http://dbs.cordis.lu/search/en/simple/EN_PROJ_simple.html International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Aims of the eNet-BSea - About eNet-BSea Short Term: • to create a better integration among Black Sea Universities (BSU), • to make possible of the data flow and share on the specific collaboration matters, • to overcome the limitations, Long Term: • to strengthen the links with BSU, • to stimulate and develop education among BSU, • to (indirectly) enrich participles` infrastructure,... International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
First Step - About eNet-BSea • Build a consortium; • Black Sea Universities, Research Centres,.. • Areas to collaborate; • Collective research works in critical matters, • Energy, transport, environment,... • Educational and training matters, • Programme developments, language teaching,.. • Exchange of students and lecturers (summer schools, internship,..) International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Activities - About eNet-BSea MAINLY • Setting up hardware and softwares (network equipment; servers, computers, softwares and platforms, so on…), THEN • Coming and working together in the virtual environments on the predetermined specific matters, such as; • programme development for distance learning, • curriculum development, language teaching, etc. FINALLY • Disseminations of the outcomes. International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
To be Considered - About eNet-BSea Things to resolve • … • … International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003
Contact - About eNet-BSea Sakarya University, International Relations Office, 54187-SAKARYA / TURKEY. • Tel : +90 264 3460103 • Fax : +90 264 3460107 • E-mail : projeler@sakarya.edu.tr • Web : http://www.sakarya.edu.tr Thank You International Workshop in Chisinau - Moldova, 22-24/Oct./2003