We Held the Project Preparation Meeting
The opening meeting of our project titled “Active Participation of Civil Society in Higher Education,” implemented by our Association with the Young Academics Association as a partner, has been held.
The preparation meeting for the “Active Participation of Civil Society in the Higher Education System Project” — funded under the third phase of the Civil Society Support Programme implemented by the Directorate for EU Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye with the financial support of the European Union — took place at No.19 Hotel, hosted by the Academicians Union Association, the project coordinator.
In addition to academics from Gazi University, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Karabük University, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Sinop University, Marmara University, and Fırat University, representatives of our project partner, the Young Academics Education Culture and Research Association, attended the meeting.
In his opening speech, Prof. Dr. İsmail ŞAHİN, President of the Academicians Union Association and Project Coordinator, emphasized that the goal of the project is “to strengthen civil society organizations in order to enable their active participation in the modernization of higher education.” Şahin highlighted three specific objectives of the project:
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Strengthening the institutional and organizational capacities of CSOs
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Developing cooperation models and strategies for CSOs to take part in higher-education decision-making processes
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Enhancing CSO capacity for more active involvement in higher education and its future
Şahin noted that the Academicians Union Association has been working for nearly 30 years on the problems and future of the higher-education system and academic life, stating that with this project, they aim to develop a cooperation model that will enable active CSO participation in the higher-education system. He emphasized that through the trainings to be provided within the scope of the project, the institutional and organizational capacities of CSOs will be strengthened, adding: “Thus, CSOs will be able to participate more actively in higher education and its future.”
