1. Management of Internationalization Processes
Activities carried out within the scope of international protocols and collaborations are systematically measured to evaluate whether the targets have been achieved, and measures to be taken in subsequent years are determined. The Exchange Programs Coordination Office at Karadeniz Technical University conducts an online survey for students who have gone abroad with Erasmus to monitor the outcomes of these collaborations. Additionally, to track results, our department's Erasmus coordinator holds meetings with students upon their return from Erasmus to assess and improve the process. The number of outgoing and incoming students, the direction and diversity of student mobility, the mobility of faculty members, the scientific activities of faculty members, and academic collaborations are measured and evaluated. The management and organizational structure of internationalization processes have been institutionalized. In our department, the person responsible for the management of international processes is Lecturer Dr. Zeynep ŞAHİN TİMAR.
2. Resources for Internationalization
Within the framework of strategic activity areas, the department's vision focuses on internationalization along with innovation and entrepreneurship. Due to the contribution of internationalization to the quality of education and research and development, the expectation from international collaborations is to enhance the creative, exploratory, and intercultural high-quality characteristics of scientific research and educational capacity. Therefore, internationalization is among the primary goals of the institution, and there are fundamental indicators set in this regard. International exchange programs are utilized at the level of research and development activities as well as faculty and students. The department has Erasmus agreements with five different universities in four different countries. Additionally, efforts are ongoing to establish new agreements.
3. Internationalization Performance
Internationalization performance is monitored. The monitoring mechanisms and processes are well-established, sustainable, and there is evidence of steps taken for improvement.
Click here to access the webpage of our University's Exchange Programs Coordination Office.
The data pertaining to our department from past years are shown in Table 1 and Table 2.
Table 1. Erasmus KA-103 Study Mobility Outgoing Student Statistics by Year
| Academic Year | Number of Outgoing Students |
| 2024-2025 | 4 |
| 2023-2024 | 7 |
| 2022-2023 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | 6 |
| 2020-2021 | 2 |
| 2019-2020 | 6 |
| 2018-2019 | 6 |
| 2017-2018 | 8 |
| 2016-2017 | 1 |
Table 2. Erasmus KA-103 Internship Mobility Outgoing Student Statistics by Year
| Academic Year | Number of Outgoing Students |
| 2023-2024 | 4 |
| 2022-2023 | 2 |
| 2021-2022 | 2 |
| 2017-2018 | 1 |
Our department includes faculty members who serve as working group (WG) members in COST Actions. Table 1 shows the working groups that our faculty members have participated in over the years.
Table 1. Working Groups Participated by Our Department's Faculty Members Over the Years
