Yaşar University, European Union Research Center functions to stimulate and strengthen the participation of Yaşar University in the EU Research and Education Programmes, and monitors the developments in this field. These programmes include Life Long Learning/Erasmus, YOUTH, 7^th Framework, Jean Monnet, Marie Curie, and other EU Education Programmes.

 

In this regard, the Center aims to develop and participate to new EU projects under different EU grants, organize seminars and conferences on EU matters, support the mobilization of students and academics for exchange of knowledge with various EU universities and research centers. It also takes part in joint projects by participating with different European networks and consortiums and establishes new exchange and cooperation agreements. Currently, the Center runs several EU projects about summer schools, training programmes and e-learning programmes.

 

The EU Center already has 50 Erasmus Agreements with 20 EU countries. Yasar University ranks 4^th among the Turkish Universities in 2005-06 academic year in terms of the performance and ratio of number of outgoing Erasmus students to the total number of eligible university students. Yasar University also ranks 4^th concerning the number of incoming foreign teaching staff in Erasmus Programme.

 

The Center supports all Yaşar faculties, departments, and vocational school programmes in terms of functioning as the consulting body for Yaşar students and academics in the framework of developing EU projects with international, local institutions and organizations.