Assessment of the Implementation of the Erasmus Programme in Turkey through the Experiences of Foreign Students Visiting Turkish HEI's

The aim of this paper is to study the implementation of the ERASMUS programme in Turkey from the perspective of the foreign exchange students. The author conducted a survey which included 112 respondents from 8 Turkish universities. In the survey, the respondents assessed the level of language competence, the existence or the lack of sufficient international atmosphere, the efficacy of the administration, and the possibility of experiencing some type of cultural bias at the Turkish universities. The largest problem faced by the respondents was the lack of preparedness on the behalf of the Turkish teaching staff and the administration to communicate in English language. A lack of the international atmosphere within the Turkish higher education institutions as well as administration problems were among the major problems faced by ERASMUS students in Turkey. [For the complete Volume 13, Number 1 proceedings, see ED568595.]