Is Higher Education Internationalizing In Turkey?

Abstract

European countries has undergone many reforms and strategies based on Bologna Process objectives to become key players in this global knowledge network. This internationalization phenomenon has affected various aspects of Turkish higher education system and Turkey set an agenda to benefit from this international environment and attract foreign students.

Informal learning experiences of Turkish sojourners in Europe: An exploration of their intercultural competence within the Erasmus student exchange scheme

“…Like many higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide, Turkish universities are no exception to involvement in recent transnational education movements and student exchange schemes (Aba 2013;Kaya 2015;Yıldırım and İlin 2017;Yılmaz Fındık 2016). Mobility has gained impetus with the influence of European student exchange and qualification frameworks and the increasing number of migrants participating in higher education.…”