Turkish universities should open doors to more foreign scholars and students

Turkish universities should not hesitate to open their doors to more foreign scholars and students, President Abdullah Gül said during a speech at his eponymous university urging for the encouragement of increasing contact with other academic cultures.
“I will tell the Higher Education Board [YÖK] when I meet them. Don’t hesitate to bring more foreign students and scholars [to Turkey]. Quite on the contrary, let’s encourage it,” Gül said in his address during the start of the academic year at Abdullah Gül University in his hometown of Kayseri on Oct. 25. More...