Erasmus-Farabi-Mevlana Coordinator

Objective:

The Erasmus Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the international mobility (study and internship) of department students and faculty members within the scope of the European Union Erasmus+ programme is carried out in an effective, regular and academically appropriate manner; coordinating the processes of incoming and outgoing students academically and administratively.

Job Description and Responsibilities

1. Information and Promotion Activities: Organising information sessions for students and faculty members about the Erasmus+ programme, providing information on application requirements and deadlines.
2. Application and Selection Process: Receive Erasmus study and internship mobility applications, ensure that all required documents are completed, and conduct a fair selection process based on scoring and evaluation criteria.
3. Equivalent Course Planning: Checking the suitability of courses that outgoing students will take at universities abroad with the department curriculum, evaluating and approving Learning Agreement (LA) documents in terms of academic compatibility.
4. Student Academic Follow-up: Monitoring the academic success of students participating in the Erasmus process, conducting course equivalence and grade conversion procedures upon their return.
5. Processes Related to Incoming Students: Providing support to foreign Erasmus students coming to the department in course selection, advisor assignment, academic guidance, and adaptation processes.
6. Coordination with the International Office: Ensuring that department-level processes are carried out in line with the central office by maintaining constant communication with the University International Relations Office.
7. Follow-up and Updating of Bilateral Agreements:Ensuring that bilateral agreements with universities abroad within the scope of Erasmus are up to date in terms of duration, content and department matching, and developing proposals for new agreements.
8. Academic Advising Duty:Serving as the academic advisor for students going to Erasmus, guiding students' academic planning in line with the Erasmus period.
9. Statistics and Reporting: Regularly reporting data on participant numbers, partner institutions, types of mobility, and success rates to the International Office and preparing departmental reports.
10. Cultural Adaptation and Guidance: Providing orientation support to incoming students regarding the campus, city, and department; participating in activities that promote cultural integration.