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CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN TURKEY: 

CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN TURKEY Mustafa Tokyay

Overview of HE in Turkey:Organization 1/6: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Organization 1/6 The Council of HE is the autonomous supreme corporate public body responsible for planning, coordination, governance and supervision of HE. It has no political or governmental affiliation. It is composed of 21 members: 7 nominated by the Interuniversity Council, 7 elected by the President of the Republic, 7 nominated by the Government and all appointed by the President of the Republic. The President of the Council is directly appointed by the President of the Republic from among the Council members. The day-to-day functions are carried out by a nine-member Executive Board (president, 2 vice presidents, and 6 members of the Council).

Overview of HE in Turkey:Organization 2/6: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Organization 2/6 The Interuniversity Council is an academic advisory body, comprising the rectors of all universities and one member elected by the Senate of each university. Turkish Rectos Conference acts as an advisory body to the president of the Higher Education Council, also.

Overview of HE in Turkey:Organization 3/6: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Organization 3/6 There are 53 state and 24 foundation (private, non-profit) universities in Turkey. Each university consists of Faculties, Institutes and 2- and/or 4-year Schools (of vocational nature). Each Faculty consists of departments.

Overview of HE in Turkey:Organization 4/6: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Organization 4/6

Overview of HE in Turkey:Organization 5/6: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Organization 5/6 Institutes and Schools have similar boards, too.

Overview of HE in Turkey:Organization 6/6: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Organization 6/6

Overview of HE in Turkey:Quality Assurance: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Quality Assurance In search for international recognition, various engineering programs of four Turkish universities received “substantial equivalence” from ABET. (1994- ) The Turkish Engineering Deans’ Council gave birth to a national engineering evaluation board, MÜDEK (2002- ). It is now an independent, non-governmental platform. MÜDEK is a partner of EUR-ACE. It has more than 60 evaluators from both academia and industry. 10 programs were evaluated, so far; 20 more are under way. Several universities had reviews by EUA. 6 Turkish universities participated in the Quality Culture Project conducted by EUA. 1 Turkish University is participating in the testing stage of EUR-ACE

Overview of HE in Turkey:Main achievements related with Bologna Process: 

Overview of HE in Turkey: Main achievements related with Bologna Process “Easily readable and comparable degrees”: The existing system meets the requirement. “Two-tier system”: The existing system meets the requirement. “Promotion of Mobility”: ERASMUS started in 2003-2004 as a pilot study. In 2004-2005 fully implemented. “Promotion of European cooperation in quality assurance”: Stated in the previous slide. “Promotion of European dimensions in HE”: Numerous research centers and graduate programs are established on EU related topics. Participation in several European organizations such as SEFI, EUCEET, etc. “LLL”: Almost all universities have Continuous Education Centers. “Participation of Students”: Universities have Students Representative Councils. A National Council will be established next year. Various student associations are represented in several European Student Associations such as BEST. “Synergy between doctorate studies and ERA and EHEA”: Participation in FP6. Joint PhD degree programs by bilateral agreements.

Civil Engineering EducationOpportunities & Threats: 

Civil Engineering Education Opportunities & Threats Energy requirement: Primary energy consumption is 20% lower than the world average; electrical energy consumption is 15% lower than the world average Passenger & goods transportation: ~6% increase/year. To be the main terminal of combined transportation between Asia and Europe. Tourism: 60% increase in bed capacity in 5 years. Rate of urbanization: 5%/year Urban population: 78%; 600000 new housing/year; 45% of the urban population lives in cities with > 1000000 population. There are more than 3500 municipalities. >3000000/day within city transportation ~3000 freshmen each year Emerging of new fields like biotechnology, nanotechnology, IT, etc. Loosing popularity Reluctance to attune with new trends Imbalance, unequality of resources, facilities, etc.

Civil Engineering EducationOpportunities & Threats: 

Civil Engineering Education Opportunities & Threats 2050: World population will be 11 billion. 2030: Urban population will be 5 billion (72% increase wrt 2000) CIVIL ENGINEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!

Civil Engineering EducationGeneral: 

Civil Engineering Education General 36 universities (34 state U, 2 foundation U) 39 faculties 57 programs 17 faculties have 2 programs 1 faculty has a double diploma program with SUNY 5 programs are in English 4 programs are accredited (3 by ABET, 1 by MÜDEK)

Civil Engineering EducationGeneral: 

Civil Engineering Education General Average undergraduate student-FT faculty ratio is 24. (Max = 98.4, Min = 9.4) Average # of undergraduate courses given by a FT faculty member is 2.3. (Max = 9.3, Min = 0.3) Average total classroom space is 570m2. (Max = 2117m2, Min = 60m2) Average classroom space-undergraduate student ratio is 1.9m2/student. (Max = 5, Min = 0.4) Average total lab space is 1220m2. (Max = 9500 m2, Min = 30m2) Average lab space-undergraduate student ratio is 2.8 m2/student. (Max =11.5, Min = 0.1)

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum: 

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum: 

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum: 

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum: 

Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate Curriculum

Civil Engineering Education A core curriculum consists of:: 

Civil Engineering Education A core curriculum consists of: Mathematics and basic sciences Engineering sciences Social sciences, humanities, economics and communication Professional sciences and applications

Civil Engineering Education Mathematics Component:: 

Civil Engineering Education Mathematics Component: Calculus with analytic geometry Calculus for functions of several variables Int. to Ordinary Differential Equations Mathematics for Engineers Computing Methods in Engineering Statistical Methods for Engineers 15% of the total credit

Civil Engineering Education Basic Sciences Component:: 

Civil Engineering Education Basic Sciences Component: General Physics I General Physics II General Chemistry Geology for Civil Engineers 10% of the total credit

Civil Engineering Education Engineering Sciences Component:: 

Civil Engineering Education Engineering Sciences Component: Engineering Mechanics I Engineering Mechanics II Materials Science Mechanics of Materials Int. to Structural Mechanics Solid Mechanics Fluid Mechanics Soil Mechanics Hydromechanics 18% of the total credit

Civil Engineering Education Communication, SC&H Component:: 

Civil Engineering Education Communication, SC&H Component: Computer Literacy: At least 1 course Engineering Graphics: At least 1 course Social Sciences and Humanities: At least 2 courses Communication skills: 4 courses 18% of the total credit

Civil Engineering Education Professional Component:: 

Civil Engineering Education Professional Component: 37% of the total credit Includes also, At least two design courses ( 4% of the total credit) At least 1 credit equivalent Ethics (0.7%) 2 at least 4-week summer practices (non-credit)