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Turkey: New Trends, New Opportunities, Greater Diversity, and Cooperation
Program Code:
GS-115
Date:
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Time:
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
EST
CHAIR
:
Linda A. Tobash, Institute of International Education (IIE)
PRESENTER
(S):
Lara M. Bilikmen
Cigdem Ozdemir Evren, Commission for Educational Exchange between the U.S. and Turkey
Gulesen Odabasioglu
Description
Obtain information on higher education
trends in Turkey, which sends approximately
30,000 students around the world, out of
which 12,000 choose to go to the United
States annually. Learn about the varied
educational backgrounds of Turkish students,
scholarship opportunities, and recruitment
challenges. Discuss how U.S.-based educators
can cooperate with EducationUSA centers
to better serve Turkish students from diverse
backgrounds and institutions. Thread 5