Dutch Turkish Cooperation: Where West and East meet

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Dutch Turkish CooperationWhere West and East
meet

• The case of Leiden Kadiköy Trade Schools
• EFVET Conference Improving Quality in Vocational
  Education and Training as a Vehicle of Lifelong
  Learning
• 22-25th of October 2008 Vilnius
• Ms. Tülay Turanay
• Mr. Hugo Snabilie

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Agenda

• Introduction of the two partner schools
• History of the cooperation
• What did we do during our projectperiod?
• What have we learnt?
• Whan can/will we do from now on?
• Conclusions and discussion

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But first a small assignmentDiscuss in couples
and write downA. the expected biggest
differences in culture and educationB. the
expected biggest similarities in culture and
education.
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Turkish students in Leiden
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Mr. Saban Kilic, principal
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Turkish students and dutch teachers
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Short introduction of the two schoolsKadiköy
Anadolu Ticaret Meslek Lisesi

• In 2008-2009
• 73 Teachers 47 is Female and 26 is Male
• 7 Officials and 2 Security Guard
• 1450 Students 867 is Female and 583 is Male
• Accounting Finance, Information Technologies,
  Marketing and Retailing

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Short introduction of the two schoolsROC Leiden,
unit Trade Economics

• 1400 students
• 90 staff, about 75 teachers
• Fulltime and parttime students
• International Trade, wholesale, retail,
  administration, marketing, secretary, legal
  affaires, security

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History of the cooperation

• Contact seminar Leonardo da Vinci in Istanbul,
  march 2005
• Conference Leonardo da Vinci in Istanbul, may
  2005
• Visit from Kadiköy to Leiden by management,
  signing the agreements
• Start of the projects in june 2006

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What did we do during the projectperiod?

• Visiting chamber of commerce in Lahey and Turkish
  Embassy in Denhaag
• Working AGEA insurance company, DHB Bank.
• Visiting AON company, different schools,
  university, sport company
• Practice on some subjects at schools
• Give a lecture in Turkish
• Cultural and historical sightseeings in
• Leiden

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What have we learnt?

• Importance of learning foreign language for
  international communication
• Systematic order is both in social life and
  business life
• Good communication between schools and companies
• The importance of using man power
• The importance of practicing

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What can/will we do from now on?

• Professional Teacher training
• In Europe the longer term we hold, the same level
  they reach as the European
• Developing cooperation between Turkey and Holland
  either students or instructor
• Planning to participate the lessons by desktop
  monitoring system
• To have e-trade by using similation system

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Conclusions and Discussion

• Students and teacher motivation
• Interculturel dialogue
• To share different techniques and teaching
  methods
• International cooperation
• Being world of citizen

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Thank you very much for your attention and
interest.h.snabilie_at_rocleiden.nltlytrny_at_yahoo.
com.tr .