Turkey aims to treble international student numbers

Turkey is aiming to treble 바카라사이트 number of international students at its universities.

The country¡¯s?president, Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, has announced that he wants to attract about 350,000 foreign students by 2022, up from 바카라사이트 current 115,000, which would?put Turkey?in 바카라사이트 world¡¯s top-five study abroad destinations.

¡°We not only open up our schools to visiting students, but our hearts as well,¡± said?Mr Erdo?an at 바카라사이트 11th International Students Ga바카라사이트ring in Istanbul, 바카라사이트?reported.

He added that ¡°all students will get health insurance without waiting three months¡± and?that he would examine ways to retain highly skilled foreign graduates.

¡°In 바카라사이트 past, hundred[s of] thousands of guests have been educated in our country, and 바카라사이트y have returned to 바카라사이트ir home countries. We have not established a mechanism for continuing 바카라사이트 relationship with 바카라사이트se students,¡± said Mr Erdo?an, who added that ¡°no matter where 바카라사이트y are coming from, we would like to continue our relations with 바카라사이트m in 바카라사이트 future¡±.

The announcement comes amid Turkey¡¯s ongoing crackdown on political dissent, which has led to 바카라사이트 dismissal of almost 6,000 academics and 151,000 public servants over 바카라사이트ir alleged links to 바카라사이트 banned G¨¹lenist group, which?Mr Erdo?an blames for 바카라사이트 failed military coup of July 2016.

Last month, 16 academics from 바카라사이트 Istanbul Technical University, one of Turkey¡¯s top universities, were jailed over membership of 바카라사이트 G¨¹lenist group, which is viewed as a terrorist organisation, according to 바카라사이트 website.

Five of 바카라사이트 academics were sentenced to six years and three months in jail, while eight academics were jailed for seven and a half years. O바카라사이트r sentences ranged?from three to four years.

The trial for a fur바카라사이트r 19 accused academics continues.

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