The Consul General of Turkey in Athens, Ms Oya Yazar and the Vice-Consul Mr. Oğuz Köşker visited the University of Ioannina on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The main reason of the visit was the pilot teaching of Turkish language to the University students, which is held this year for the first time at the Foreign Languages Centre of the University of Ioannina.

 

During the visit, the Consul General and the Vice-Consul met with Rector Prof. Triantaphyllos Albanis, the Vice-Rector of Administrative and Academic Affairs and Student Welfare Prof. Minas Paschopoulos, as well as with Ms Th.Tseligka, Senior Teaching Fellow in English, who is heading the specific language project.

 

The Rector gave a detailed presentation of the University of Ioannina, emphasizing the academic and research activities of the Institution. The Consul General expressed particular interest in the possibilities of collaboration between the departments of the University of Ioannina and corresponding university departments in Turkey. As far as Turkish language teaching is concerned, the prospects of cooperation between the University of Ioannina and the Consulate General of Turkey were discussed so that the language could continue to be offered on an annual basis to the students and staff of the Insitution, aiming also at the acquisition of a certification on behalf of the students.