Ofisimize 2 (iki) adet öğrenci asistanı alımı yapılacaktır. 

Kriterler:

a) Lisans öğrencileri için en az 5. dönem öğrencisi olmak

b) Ortalaması 3.50 ve üzeri olmak

c) Disiplin soruşturması bulunmamak

d) TC vatandaşı olmak

Çarşamba ve Perşembe günleri ders programı uygun olan öğrenciler önceliklendirilecektir (Lütfen mailde uygun günlerinizi belirtiniz. Haftada en fazla 15 saat çalışılabilir. Haftasonu çalışılamaz). Başvuru yapmak isteyen adayların kısa bir niyet mektubu (1 paragraf) ile https://pdb.metu.edu.tr/tr/diger-formlar üzerindeki FORM B belgesini doldurarak tuana@metu.edu.tr'ye iletmeleri gerekmektedir. (Banka bilgisi ve yapılacak iş kısmı boş bırakılabilir). Seçim Rektörlük tarafından yapılmakta olup seçilmeyen öğrencilere yoğunluk nedeniyle bilgi verilemeyecektir. Başvuru bitimi 28 Mart Pazartesi 2022'dir. 

Please note that this application is NOT for Erasmus+ with/without European Countries. Overseas Exchange is a non-granted program (without scholarship) conducted within the framework of bilateral agreements among the universities and it is different from Erasmus+ Programs.

 

INFORMATION SESSIONS

An online information session will be delivered on February 22, 2022 at 14.00 pm through Zoom platform. All interested students planning to apply to the Overseas Exchange program are kindly invited:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/95382996119?pwd=M3J5UGxnNG51VGFsQmV2dEF6ckI5QT09

 

Meeting ID: 953 8299 6119

Passcode: 308842

Zoom Recording of Overseas Exchange Information Sesssion

https://zoom.us/rec/share/f3OTq6UEgy4Su6R58GgdyJvOeYYhIRLOX7H-WK8gL4ML5g...

(Passcode: czSb@n0?)

APPLICATION CRITERIA

Students can apply for Overseas Exchange Program only if:

- CGPA is at least 2.50 as of the application deadline (undergraduate level)

- CGPA is at least 3.00 as of the application deadline (graduate level) 

Applicants must be registered at METU as full-degree students at the time of application.

The student must have completed at least 1 semester in the program they are enrolled in. During the application, the students must have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in the program they are enrolled in and must be continuing their education on the same level of education in the following year.

Conditional Program (Bilimsel Hazırlık) students and students studying in the Department of Basic English are not eligible to apply due to the fact that they do not have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA).

Please note that:

Students can only participate in the Program during their studies at the same level (undergraduate students can participate in the program during their undergraduate studies, master's students can participate in the program during their master's studies, PhD students can participate in the program during their PhD studies).

APPLICATION CALENDAR

Applications are taken for the next academic year; 2022-2023 Academic Year.

Application Period: 28 February-10 March, 2022 (by 23.59).

Announcement of Application Results: End of March / Beginning of April (expected).

Withdrawal Deadline: 14 April, 2022.

APPLICATION METHOD

Students must submit their application online between 28 February-10 March 2022: ONLINE APPLICATION PLATFORM- https://student.metu.edu.tr/ (#412 Overseas Exchange) (the link will be active in the application period)

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM

International Cooperations Office will discontinue holding English Proficiency Exam for Exchange Programs (EPEEP) based on the University Senate decision given on December 29, 2021. No EPEEP exam will be held starting from 2022. However, students interested in applying to ICO programs such as Erasmus+, Overseas Exchange or Mevlana will be able to bring any English language score taken within the last 5 years before the application period. These scores must be one of the METU recognized exams. Please check which exams are recognized by METU from the link and prepare your valid score. The online system will take your highest score if you select your available score to be counted for Erasmus+ application assessment and ask the system to do so. If not, you will be able to upload your language score which is recognized by METU on the application system which will be checked for the validity and eligibility by ICO and converted to METU IYS exam based on the table below. The table below will be used for conversion of METU's recognised exams into a grading scale ranging from 1 to 100, the highest score. Then the online system will calculate its 50% for the selection purposes (see Selection Criteria section) as explained below:

Equivalance Table for METU IYS to other English exams 

 

WITHDRAWAL 

Withdrawal Deadline: 14 April 2022

Students who withdraw from the program without a forced major reason after 14 April 2022 will lose 10 points in their next Overseas Exchange applications.

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

At most 4 universities can be chosen. 

List of partner universities and country quotas can be seen HERE 

Partner university fact sheets can be seen HERE 

There are nomination and application deadlines for each of METU’s partner universities. Due to some unforeseeable reasons that are not within the control of METU ICO, the nomination and application deadlines of some universities for 2022-2023 Academic Year Fall semester (and even for 2022-2023 Academic Year Spring semester for quite limited universities) may have already passed. METU ICO is not responsible for this and the applicants are expected to make the appropriate semester choice for their applications based on the deadlines. That is, for partner universities whose nomination deadlines for 2022 Fall semester have already passed, the students need to make their semester preference as 2023 Spring semester. Please refer to the partner universities list for detailed information about useful links and notifications on this matter.

It is of utmost importance to consult departmental exchange programs coordinator about the university choices. List for departmental exchange programs coordinators can be found in: http://ico.metu.edu.tr/departmental-coordinators 

 
Online applications will be reviewed by Departmental Erasmus+/Exchange Coordinators. The Coordinators are authorized to decline the applications of the students if they do not approve the universities or the academic background/status of the students. To learn more about the departmental restrictions, you can check the website below (an appointment with the coordinator is still advised): http://ico.metu.edu.tr/departments-restrictions-outgoing-students-0

Students must be sure that the university they applied to offers education on their level and in a relevant department. Availability of a university in the list does not imply that the said university offers education in all the departments and on all levels of education.

Students can only apply for their current level of education. Undergraduate students cannot apply for a master or PhD level program. But after being selected for the program, it is possible to take courses on different levels providing that METU and the host university approve of it. 

Host university can demand student’s transcript in order to track student’s academic status and success, and this can affect the acceptance process.

Partner universities may require a language proficiency exam grade document for your language of education (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). It is not possible for the student to study in a university if they cannot meet the language requirement for the said university. Since language proficiency requirements differ among universities, it is necessary to check the university’s website for the language requirements before application and to make sure the language requirements can be fulfilled/documented before the deadline.

***Agreements within the framework of Overseas Exchange Program are generally established as “all departments”. This means that all students can apply, and no one is given priority over the others, unless stated otherwise in the “Restrictions” section of the agreement list in the announcement. However, before applying for those universities, please make sure that there is a department (or at least courses) at the partner university corresponding to your department and level at METU. The fact that you are given the chance to apply for such universities does not guarantee that the university accepts you. The applicants are required to check the conditions of the partner universities (i.e. medium of instruction, language requirement, academic calendar, accommodation opportunities etc.) before submitting their applications. 

E.g. :

X University

Application criteria: CGPA: 3,00/4,00

Student placed in X University CGPA: 2,90/4,00

In this case, even if you are placed in X University, which requires min CGPA to be 3,00/4,00  for UG, you may not be accepted to the university since your CGPA is less than 3,00/4,00. For this reason, students must check the university list announced by ICO, and the websites of the universities.

SELECTION CRITERIA

50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in selecting prospective Overseas Exchange Program students.

Weighted CGPA is calculated for each applicant depending on the average CGPA in his/her departmental cohort. 

In order to calculate the 50% of the CGPA, a coefficient is applied on the CGPA according to the applicants' department and semester information as below:

Student CGPA: 3.15

Average CGPA of the same department & semester: 2.89

Ratio: 3.15 / 2.89 = 1.09

 25(*) + 1.09=26.09

Overall Score: 3.15 x 26.09 = 82.18

(*) the convergent factor to calculate 50% of the CGPA = 25

Applicants with disabilities (approved by medical report) get 10 additional points. Medical reports concerning their disability must be uploaded to the online application platform before the application deadline.

10 points will be deduced from the overall grade of the students who have benefited from the Overseas Exchange Program before within the same study level. Previous participation in the program in different study levels does not cause any deduction in the overall grade.

10 points will be deduced from the overall grade of the students who have withdrawn from the program after the announced deadline for the previous Overseas Exchange Program Applications.

10 points will be added to the overall score of the students who have been under protection by 2828 Social Services Law. The proving documents must be uploaded to the online application platform before the application deadline.

15 points will be added to the overall score of the students who are the relatives of martyrs and veterans. The proving documents must be uploaded to the online application platform before the application deadline.

IMPORTANT POINTS

Please bear in mind that students:

Should have METU course load of minimum 30 ECTS for the semester in which s/he plans to participate exchange. Those MS and PhD students who completed their course load and in thesis period can also apply as their thesis satisfies the ECTS requirement. However, those students should find a proper thesis advisor at the host institution and get an approval from their thesis advisor at METU before the exchange period. 

Should take 30 ECTS course/or 5 courses (when the host university does not use ECTS) at the host university.

Make sure that 30 ECTS courses will be recognized by their departments upon successfully completion.

GRANT & EXPENSES

Overseas Exchange Program is a non-granted (without scholarship) program. Students are responsible for all living, accomodation and personal expenses while at the host institution. 

Within the framework of Overseas Exchange Program, selected students are exempt from paying tuition fees to the partner universities (except a few universities like USA/IIT and Israel/Ben Gurion University). 

But exchange students must pay their regular tuition fee to METU for each semester spent at the exchange program. This is supposed to be paid at the beginning of the academic semester.

INFO SHEET FOR OVERSEAS EXCHANGE PROGRAM

For more information about the program please read our INFO SHEET (TURKISH) and INFO SHEET (ENGLISH).