January 17, 2022
Turkey to Bring in More African Students to its Universities
T The recent third Turkey–Africa summit brought good news for African students as now the Turkish government will work towards attracting more African students to its universities. Also, it was decided that, beginning in 2023, the African students can get into the majority of degree programs with a high school certificate. Except for students applying for courses in Engineering, Medicine and Law, all other African students will be exempted from the Turkish International Student Admission Examination. “We have taken an important step in the direction of our goals of internationalisation. It has been decided to hold Turkey’s International Student Admission Examination. In other words, TR-YOS (foreign students’ admission exams) will be implemented by a Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM) as of 2023… The YOS exam results will be used for student admission to Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Law, Teaching, and Engineering programs and those who have the TR-YOS base score will be able to apply to these programs,” said Erol Ozvar, President of Turkish Council of Higher Education.
“For other programs, it will be possible to accept students with criteria such as TR-YOS, national exams of countries and high school diploma grades. In this context, we expect the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, held on December 16-18, to further strengthen the bond between our countries in the field of higher education and to be an incentive for cooperation between our universities,” he added.
…the Turkish higher education field is growing every day and can compete strongly with other countries that dominate the global arena…
An MoU was signed with 21 African countries for cooperation in higher education, meaning that now there will be more student and faculty exchange, as well as joint research programmes between universities.
A total of 220 academics from 24 African countries work in our universities, and the scholars make a significant contribution to the development of joint academic affairs between our universities, noted Erol Ozvar. It seems, around 40,000 students from 54 African nations were studying in Turkey, of which a third are females and about 20% of the students are doing their postgraduate studies.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the summit with African heads of state stated, “The Republic of Turkey has now become an important hub for international students. As of 2021, we have 260,000 international students from 182 countries. While 2005 was declared the Year of Africa in Turkey, new embassies were opened in Africa, and flag carrier Turkish Airlines launched new flights to the continent.” With 204 higher education institutions, more than 8 million students, nearly 182,000 higher education teaching staff, and 105,000 PhD students, the Turkish higher education field is growing every day and can compete strongly with other countries that dominate the global arena, he added.
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