Turkish Universities to hire foreign researchers
Turkish Universities to hire foreign researchers
Turkish Universities cannot hire foreign researchers currently according to regulations by Higher Education council of Turkey. This was criticized by one of new rectors elected recently in a famous Turkish University called Middle East Technical University (METU).
Turkey’s reputable Middle East Technical University (METU) will ask the Higher Board of Education and Finance Ministry to employ foreign researchers, new rector of the university said on Sunday.
Turkish universities are not legally allowed to hire foreign researchers, Professor Ahmet Acar said in an interview with the Anatolian News Agency reporter.
Acar said his university would try to draw successful postgraduate students in Turkey and from around the world, stating that legislative arrangements should be made for that purpose.
“We have to attract most successful students. We can do it in Turkey but we can not do it internationally. We can not employ foreign students here as researchers and provide them with financial support. This issue should be discussed. I believe that Turkey missed a lot of opportunities because of this,” he said.
Acar also said that METU held talks with officials to establish a campus in Kosovo, reminding the international campus in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
“We are experienced. We had preliminary talks about a campus in Kosovo but there is nothing formal yet. This matter should be discussed seriously,” he added.
Anatolian News Agency
Youngest Professor of the World
Youngest Professor of the World
Girl, 19, whose name is Alia Sabur, becomes youngest professor of the world.
Iranian but US citizen Alia Sabur, 19, has been announced the world’s youngest full-time professor in history by the Guinness Book of World Records, media reported.
The former child prodigy, clarinet maestro, black belt martial artist and budding scientist has been named the world’s youngest professor.
Miss Sabur will begin teaching physics at Korea’s Konkuk University next month, breaking a record set by Scottish mathmetician Colin Maclaurin three centuries ago, reports the Times.
However, the achievement will come as little surprise to her friends and family. Miss Sabur has been exceeding expectations since infanthood.
She gained a university graduate by 10, a masters at 17 and managed to squeeze in becoming a concert clarinetist with the Rockland Symphony Orchestra - aged 11.
Miss Sabur says her secret is curiosity.
“I just wanted to know how things worked,” she told the paper.
“My parents encouraged me in anything I wanted to do.”
But her gift is not without its drawbacks. By five she had outgrown her friends and moved on to secondary school, where her intellect singled her out as a misfit.
When she went to Stony Brook University in New York aged 10, she took her teddy bears to physics classes.
The Daily Telegraph
ABET a-k Outcomes
The famous Programme Outcomes adopted by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) known as ABET a-k Outcomes are given below. The Kulliyyah of Engineering Outcomes as well as EAC Programme Outcomes coincide with the 11 Outcomes of ABET a-k Outcomes. These ABET Outcomes are found in Criteria 3 Document of official ABET document.
* Outcome a: “an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering”
* Outcome b: “an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data”
* Outcome c: “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability”
* Outcome d: “an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams”
* Outcome e: “an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems”
* Outcome f: “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility”
* Outcome g: “an ability to communicate effectively”
* Outcome h: “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context”
* Outcome i: “a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning”
* Outcome j: “a knowledge of contemporary issues”
* Outcome k: “an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice”