Thoughts on academic life (6): Türkiye wants to Reduce Undergraduate Education from 4 to 3 Years

Episode 3- The Q1 Journal Fetish Episode 4- The Administrator Problem Episode 5- The University Rankings Game With no public debate or academic consensus, Türkiye’s Higher Education Council (YÖK) decided to reduce undergraduate education to 3 years. YÖK is so powerful that no university administration can challenge its decisions. YÖK can easily stop a university’s existence. I have … Read more

Protesters denouncing ‘Islamisation’ of schools met by Police Water Cannons today in Turkey…

Boycott of schools begins across Turkey A boycott of schools was launched on Feb. 13 upon a call from the Eğitim-Sen teachers’ union and a number of Alevi associations to protest the government’s recent education system implementations, including on compulsory religion classes. Dozens detained around Turkey in school boycott Dozens were detained around Turkey on Feb 13 … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Support Video for Prof. Ersanlı, Kurdish Migrant Women, More detained at KCK operations…

Video Support from Her Students In order to protest the imprisonment of Büşra Ersanlı, ?The Students of Büşra Ersanlı? prepared a video series. Ersanlı speaks about ?love?, with the help of her supporters’ voice. Kurdish migrant women isolated in Istanbul UPI.com “Women are generally more active in their villages, where they work in fields, walk … Read more