Go Styria is a scholarship program for master and doctoral students as well as post-docs interested in a *short term research stay* (max. 4 months) in the context of their master, doctoral thesis or post-doc research.
International Cooperations Office which reports to the Office of the President at METU is looking for new staff members to join a dedicated team, for details and application requirements, please check the document.
Rektörlük bünyesinde çalışan Uluslararası İşbirliği Ofisi'nde görev yapmak üzere personel alımı yapılacaktır. Detaylı bilgi ve başvuru için lütfen dokümanı inceleyiniz.
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Sizlere daha önce yapılan Erasmus+ Öğrenim ve Staj Hareketliliği bilgilendirme toplantılarında da bilgi verilmiş olduğu üzere 2021-2027 dönemi için Erasmus+ programlarını kapsayacak kurallar ve/veya hibeler konusunda çeşitli değişiklikler beklenmektedir. Ancak söz konusu değişiklikleri içeren Program Rehberi için Avrupa Komisyonu tarafından hazırlıkları devam etmekte olduğundan, henüz bu döneme ait Erasmus+ Program Rehberi yayınlanmamıştır.
Please find below message about “EduVenture ViM Cologne” from Univeristy of Cologne and attached fact sheet:
Indonesian Embassy Ankara in collaboration with Indonesian Minsitry of Education and Culture will organize a free of charge and online Indonsian Language Course during the period of 24 February until end of July 2021. Deadline for application and registration is February 15, 2021. For more information and details, please check the document sent to METU by the Indonesian Embassy.
All faculty members, researchers are invited to participate in "EURLO & UNICA research webinar promoted by METU in collaboration with Ankara University: Remote and Virtual Labs", which will be held on March 3, 2021 between 14.00-16.00 p.m. (CET).
Here is coming the spring term of online Chinese course.
Also, a good news is that we have a new platform for the online class: https://www.clcnsysu.tw
We will provide
Attached is the Spring term course information
Selection results for Overseas Exchange Program Outgoing Student Applications for 2021-2022 Academic Year can be found below:
https://sonuc-aciklama.metu.edu.tr/index.php?result_no=66 |
*** Please read the attached info sheet and the information below carefully. ***
Procedures After Selection:
Students who have been placed to a university are required to contact as a response to the e-mail sent by International Cooperations Office (ICO) until 15 February 2021: Yasin Altun (yaltun@metu.edu.tr), and indicate their semester preference (fall or spring).
Students who decide to withdraw from the program are required to contact ICO until 01 March 2021, 12.00 am (noon time). Students who withdraw from the program without a force major reason after 1 March 2021will lose 10 points in their future Overseas Exchange applications at the same study cycle (academic level).
Selected students will be able to get detailed information for Overseas Exchange process in their advisor meeting which will be organized on 04 February 2021, Thursday (15:00-16:00) via WEBEXMETU. As it will not be possible for advisors to explain the whole process to each student individually, it is compulsory to attend this meeting.
Meeting link:
https://metu.webex.com/metu/j.php?MTID=m32264b60ab421675ace35abfdd786369
Meeting number:
121 900 9751
Password:
QWipj2rYR63
Selection Criteria:
Students’ semester, department, overall grade and agreement quotas as well as academic assessment of the departments have been taken into consideration during the selection process.
According to program regulations, 50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in selecting prospective Erasmus students.
Besides, before calculating 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
CGPA of the related department's students in the same semester with the applicant: 2.89
Ratio: 3.15/2.89 = 1.09
25*+1.09=26.09
Overall Erasmus application score: 3.15x26.09 = 82.18
*the convergent factor to calculate 50% of the CGPA = 25
In addition:
- 10 points were added to the Overall Score of the students with disabilities.
- 10 points were deduced from the Overall Score of those students who have participated in any of the Erasmus programs in the same study cycle (10 points deduced per each participation).
- 15 points were added to the overall score of the students who are the children of martyries and veterans.
- 10 points were decreased from overall score of the students if they withdraw from 2018/2019 Overseas Exchange program after the announced deadline.
- 10 points were added to the overall score of the students who have been under protection by 2828 Social Services Law.
Important Notice:
1) At the beginning of your Overseas Exchange programme, you are expected to take 30 ECTS of 5 courses*. If the students cannot pass at least 20 ECTS credits out of 30, they may be required to pay the tuition fee, from which they had received exemption.
If partner university’s credits are systematically low (2-3 ECTS) for all courses or if the partner university does not use ECTS credits, ECTS course weights are evaluated on a number of courses basis (5 courses).
**Students who cannot satisfy 20 ECTS course load with 5 courses are required to pass 3/5 of the courses taken
2) The courses completed successfully in the host university must be transferred into METU after return.
3) After the announcement of results, selected candidates will apply for the partner universities with the guidance of the ICO advisor. Please note that partner universities may have additional requirements (like minimum CGPA, language document etc.). Partner universities reserve the right to deny the application of the nominees that do not meet their requirements. Therefore, placement by METU does not guarantee your acceptance from the partner university due to their CGPA, language, department, etc. restrictions.
Objection to Selection Results:
Applicants who would like to object to the selection results made according to the above criteria must apply to ICO with a written petition within one week from the date of the announcement. The written applications will be evaluated by the University Exchange Programs Commission.
Selection results for Erasmus+ Non-European Exchange Program (KA107 International Credit Mobility-ICM) Outgoing Student Applications for 2021-2022 Academic Year can be found below:
For the students who were placed at a university with or without grant, it is not possible to change their university for any reason!
*** Please read the attached info sheet and the information below carefully. ***
Procedures After Selection:
These procedures are valid for both students with and without grant!!!
Students who have been placed to a university are required to contact International Cooperations Office (ICO) and specify their semester preference until 15 February 2021: Cansu Bolgül (cbolgul@metu.edu.tr). While determining your semester preference, please also consider the application deadline of your university.
Students who decide to withdraw from the program are required to contact ICO until 1 March 2021, 12.00 am (noon time). Students who withdraw from the program without a force major reason after 1 March 2021 will lose 10 points in their future Erasmus applications (including Erasmus+ applications for European countries that will be conducted in March 2021) at the same study cycle (academic level).
Even though the participants do not conduct their mobility yet if the applicants do not withdraw -;10 points will be decreased because of being selected and granted in this call.
(Yerleştiği üniversiteye gitmekten vazgeçen öğrencilerin 1 Mart 2021, öğlen saat 12.00'ye kadar Uluslararası İşbirliği Ofisi’ne bilgi vermeleri gerekmektedir (Cansu Bolgül: cbolgul@metu.edu.tr). 1 Mart 2021’den sonra mücbir bir sebebe dayanmaksızın programdan çekilen öğrenciler, (aynı akademik seviye içindeki) bir sonraki Erasmus başvurularında (Mart ayında alınacak Avrupa içi Erasmus+ program başvuruları da dahil olmak üzere) 10 puan kaybedeceklerdir. Puan kesintisi için bu başvuru döneminde seçilmiş olmak (henüz programdan yararlanılmasa da) yeterli olacaktır.
Selected students will be able to get detailed information for Erasmus+ process in their advisor meeting which will be organized on 02 February 2021, Tuesday (15.00-16.00) via WEBEXMETU. As it will not be possible for advisors to explain the whole process to each student individually, it is compulsory to attend this meeting.
Details can be found below:
Meeting link:
https://metu.webex.com/metu/j.php?MTID=maa54aca44763ffcdd81af61b6bcda566
Meeting number:
121 521 9851
Password:
RpwgmprA399
Selection Criteria:
Students’ semester, department, overall grade and agreement quotas as well as academic assessment of the departments have been taken into consideration during the selection process.
According to program regulations, 50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in electing prospective Erasmus students.
Besides, before calculating 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
CGPA of the related department's students in the same semester with the applicant: 2.89
Ratio: 3.15/2.89 = 1.09
25*+1.09=26.09
Overall Erasmus application score: 3.15x26.09 = 82.18
*the convergent factor to calculate 50% of the CGPA = 25
In addition:
Grant Conditions:
Students selected for this program will receive 700 Euro per month and also travel support ranging from 275-1500 Euro according to distance between Ankara and the city that they will study.
It is possible to participate in the program without grant as well.
Students with disabilities can apply for additional funds if they are placed for a university. For disabled participants, it is possible to receive additional grants to meet their specific needs. In order for the disabled participants to be given additional grants, the beneficiary higher education institution is required to request additional grants from the Turkish National Agency. The applications for additional grants should be made during the term of the contract, but in any case up to 60 days before the contract end date. The Turkish National Agency will evaluate each application specifically and determine whether the additional grant can be granted, and if so, the appropriate grant amount. In order to learn more about the application forms, you may visit the following website: https://goo.gl/srJwkS
Important Notice:
1) At the beginning of your Erasmus programme, you are expected to take 30 ECTS of 5 courses* and indicate those courses at Learning Agreement Before the Mobility. If the students cannot pass at least 20 ECTS credits out of 30, 30% of their grant will not be paid.
If partner university’s credits are systematically low (2-3 ECTS) for all courses or if the partner university does not use ECTS credits, ECTS course weights are evaluated on a number of courses basis (5 courses).
**Students who cannot satisfy 20 ECTS course load with 5 courses are required to pass 3/5 of the courses taken
*The courses taken in the host university must be recognized at METU after return.
2) The courses completed successfully in the host university must be transferred into METU after return.
3) After the announcement of results, selected candidates will apply for the partner universities with the guidance of the ICO advisor. Please note that partner universities may have additional requirements (like minimum CGPA, language document etc.). Partner universities reserve the right to deny the application of the nominees that do not meet their requirements. Therefore, placement by METU does not guarantee your acceptance from the partner university due to their CGPA, language, department, etc. restrictions.
Objection to Selection Results:
Applicants who would like to object to the selection results made according to the above criteria must apply to ICO with a written petition within one week from the date of the announcement. The written applications will be evaluated by the University Exchange Programs Commission.
