The borders between us and universities from the Turkic World have been lifted and joint courses have started
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The first of the Joint Courses organized by Istanbul Ticaret University with Universities from the Turkic World in line with its internationalization goals was held with Bukhara State University.
Rector of Istanbul Ticaret University Prof. Dr. Abdulhamit Avşar and Rector of Bukhara State University Prof. Dr. Khamidov Obidjon Khafizovich also attended the joint course, which was held simultaneously via video conferencing in different classes in different countries.
Making an opening speech before the course, Rector Prof. Dr. Avşar said that they were happy to unite two different classes of two brother countries. Reminding that the university has focused on internationalization in the new period, Rector Prof. Dr. Avşar underlined that they will strengthen their cooperation with universities from the Balkans, the Far East, Africa and other regions, especially the Turkic states.
THE TARGET IS INTEGRATION AND JOINT DIPLOMA
Emphasizing that it is very important that the name of the joint course held with Bukhara State University is chosen as “Culture and Politics in Eurasia”, Prof. Dr. Avşar noted that it is also valuable to offer the first of the joint courses with a Turkic country and in Turkish language. Stating that the course will be included in the curricula of both universities, Prof. Dr. Avşar said that the next step will be integration between universities and that they aim to work on a joint diploma.
Providing information about the university, Prof. Dr. Avşar stated that the main institution that formed the basis of Istanbul Ticaret University was Mekteb-i Ticaret, which was established by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce in 1882, and therefore, the university was actually re-established when it was established in 2001. Underlining that today they continue their academic activities with six faculties, five institutes and one vocational school, Rector Prof. Dr. Avşar reminded that they have 10 thousand students, 1200 of whom are international students.
Prof. Dr. Avşar concluded his speech by thanking the lecturers of the course, Dr. Zebiniso Kamalova, Faculty Member of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, from Istanbul Ticaret University, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rasulov Zubaydullo Izomovic, from Bukhara State University, as well as the Directorate of Information Technologies and Ticaret Media Center, which prepared the infrastructure of the course.
“SCIENCE AND CIVILIZATION SPREAD FROM BUKHARA”
Bukhara State University Rector Prof. Dr. Khamidov Obidjon Khafizovich took the floor afterwards and said that when he sees students from Türkiye, he remembers his own university student life, which started in Bursa in 1992. Emphasizing that they have a lot of work to do together with Türkiye, Prof. Dr. Khafizovich expressed his hope that this cooperation with Istanbul Ticaret University will continue and develop.
Stating that they want to host Istanbul Ticaret University students in Bukhara via exchange programs, Prof. Dr. Khafizovich said that Bukhara is the city of education and madrasah and that science and civilization spread to the world from here. Arguing that Eurasia is the center of the world and Uzbekistan is the heart of Eurasia, Prof. Dr. Khafizovich underlined that in addition to the spread of Islamic civilization from this region, Turkic, Arab and Persian cultures also developed in this region.
Stating that the President of Türkiye Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President of Uzbekistan Mr. Şevket Mirziyoyev attach great importance to developing relations between the two countries, Prof. Dr. Khafizovich said, “We are aware of the importance of cooperation with Istanbul Ticaret University, and we will continue to increase academic cooperation.” Prof. Dr. Khafizovich concluded his speech by saying that Bukhara State University is a large university and continues its academic activities with 10 faculties and 23 thousand students.
Following the speeches of the rectors, Istanbul Ticaret University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences faculty member Dr. Zebiniso Kamalova, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rasulov Zubaydullo Izomoviç from Bukhara State University proceeded to the “Culture and Politics in Eurasia” course.
UZBEK STUDENTS TOOK MECHATRONICS COURSES
The second of the joint courses, which will be held regularly with different universities from the Turkic World, was held on the same day with Tashkent Weaving and Light Industry University. The course given in English by Istanbul Ticaret University Faculty of Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Abdülkerim Kar at Küçükyalı Campus was followed online via videoconferencing by Tashkent Weaving and Light Industry University Mechatronics Engineering students.
