CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN TURKEY

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CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN TURKEY

• Mustafa Tokyay

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Overview of HE in TurkeyOrganization
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• 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).

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Overview of HE in TurkeyOrganization
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• 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.

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Overview of HE in TurkeyOrganization
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• 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.

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Overview of HE in TurkeyOrganization
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Institutes and Schools have similar boards, too.
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Overview of HE in TurkeyOrganization
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Overview of HE in TurkeyQuality 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

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Overview of HE in TurkeyMain 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.

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Civil Engineering EducationOpportunities
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
  gt 1000000 population.
• There are more than 3500 municipalities.
• gt3000000/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.

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Civil Engineering EducationOpportunities
Threats

• 2050 World population will be 11 billion.
• 2030 Urban population will be 5 billion (72
  increase wrt 2000)
• CIVIL ENGINEERS ARE STILL NEEDED!

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Civil Engineering EducationGeneral

• 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)

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Civil Engineering EducationGeneral

• 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)

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Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate
Curriculum
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Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate
Curriculum
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Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate
Curriculum
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Civil Engineering Education Sample Undergraduate
Curriculum
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Civil Engineering Education A core curriculum
consists of

• Mathematics and basic sciences
• Engineering sciences
• Social sciences, humanities, economics and
  communication
• Professional sciences and applications

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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

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Civil Engineering Education Basic Sciences
Component

• General Physics I
• General Physics II
• General Chemistry
• Geology for Civil Engineers
• 10 of the total credit

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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

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Civil Engineering Education Communication, SCH
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

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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)