Erasmus Policy Statement (Overall Strategy)

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University aims to improve the quality of our education
and strengthen our relationships with the rest of the world in the field of art,
design, science and technological progresses. We intent to realize this aim by
encouraging transnational cooperation between the Higher Education
Institutions fostering the European mobility of student and teaching staff and
contributing to improved transparency and academic recognition of
qualifications and studies under the frame of EU Bologna Declarations. As we
predicted, we have increased the number of the partner institutions, number of
inter-institutional projects, program in EU and other countries. Under this
framework we realized the participation of several programs and projects
through the Student Mobility, Teaching Staff Mobility and Intensive Programs.
One of our prior criteria while we choose our partners is recognition of
qualification and equivalence of academic program and aims. Academic Units are
encouraged to establish new partnerships, which will bring long-term benefits to
each institution. The University’s Internationalisation Strategy and its Learning
and Teaching Strategy aim to promote longer-term and sustainable networks
and partnerships with universities and other organisations in research, teaching
and enterprise for mutual benefit.
The key objective is to increase the mobility of outgoing students, while
continuing to maintain the number of incoming students. The outgoing staff
mobility programme has been improved and efforts will continue to be made to
maximise the opportunities available within funding limitations.

We aim to extend the inter-institutional cooperation and exchange activities in

all departments and for all cycles. Our students, teaching and administrative
staffs develop their skills and perspective under the exchange activities. Such an
experience will help students greatly increase their employability as well as
provide insights.

In addition, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is rooted and a leading fine arts
university in Turkey in the field of architecture and fine arts. Every year, we
organize tens of international and inter-institutional workshop, conference,
exhibition, and research projects within our university. We aim to increase
international activity in the field of architecture, fine arts and designing and to be
national and international centre of attraction in those fields. Mimar Sinan Fine
Arts University proceeds and develops the associations with European
University Association (EUA), Blacksea Universities Net (BSUN), European Fine
Arts Association (ELIA), European Conservatories Association (AEC).

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University has developed inter-institutional and

international participations, project and relations under the Program over the
last decades. The Program’s new agenda and strategy leads us to develop in
internationalization and global competition. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
aims to adapt and develop itself under the guidance of EU’s higher education
strategy in upcoming period. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University aim to increase

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the number of higher education graduates. In recent years, we have founded new
departments, and research centres (Painting Restoration and Conservation
Department and Centre, Educational Science Department, Continuing Education
Centre, Physic Laboratory, Building Application Research Centre, Industrial
Product Design Research Centre/ETAM/http://etam.endtas.com)
All these units were founded with the financial support and cooperation within
the external shareholders. Industrial Product Design Research Centre University
creates effective and sustainable funding mechanism within the Continuing
Education Centre’s summer schools and courses, industrial products and project
of Industrial Product Design Centre. And also, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
plan to found new vocational school in the next years. Thus, university will
increase the number of students and graduates year after year. In addition,
University has a first State Art And Sculpture Museum of Republican Turkey of
which a new building is being constructed. Besides, all these research centres
and units cooperate with inter-institutional partners that provide more
opportunities for students to gain additional skills through study and boost our
higher education performance in national and international area.