Kırıkkale University Continues to Strengthen Its Bilateral Cooperations

Our Rector Prof. Dr.  Ersan Aslan visited International Balkan University (IBU) together with Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Research Foundation for the History of Science in Islam (IBTAV), Mecit Çetinkaya, Director of the Board of Directors, and the accompanying delegation.

The visit started with a meeting in which Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan, Member of the IBTAV Board of Trustees, Mecit Çetinkaya, Director of the Board of Directors, and Prof. Dr.  Ersan Aslan as well as Süleyman Özdil, Director of the Board of Directors of International Balkan University (IBU), Members of the Board of Directors of IBU, Rector of IBU Prof. Dr.  Lutfi Sunar, Vice Rector, Dr. Seyhan M. Ibrahimi, Director of Turks Abroad and Related Communities Abdullah Eren, Kırıkkale University Head of International Office, Dr. Zeynep Başer and other IBU delegates.

Our University Was Shown as an Example

At the meeting, the Rector of IBU  Prof. Dr.  Lütfi Sunar gave information about the International Balkan University and its studies to the participants. Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan said that IBU can become stronger by cooperating with stakeholders in Türkiye. Expressing that they want to see the signed bilateral cooperation agreements actively, Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan cited the studies carried out by our University as an example.

Our Rector Prof. Dr.  Ersan Aslan mentioned the ongoing internationalization activities of our University in a wide geography ranging from Indonesia to America and Chile and said that a work plan will be issued immediately for project-based studies to be conducted with IBU. The meeting ended after our University and IBTAV signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with the International Balkan University and a mass photo shoot. Then the History of Islamic Science:  Prof. Dr.  Fuat Sezgin Panel started.

Innox Innovation Center and MATUSITEB were visited

After the IBU program, the delegation visited the Innox Innovation Center of the board at a central location in Skopje square under the leadership of IBU in Skopje. The center is expected to contribute to entrepreneurs and the development of the innovation environment in North Macedonia. 

After the visit to the Innox Innovation Center, the delegation visited the Macedonian Union of Turkish Non-Governmental Organizations (MATUSITEB). Tahsin Ibrahim, President of MATUSITEB, expressed their satisfaction with the visit and highlighted the fact that they are an umbrella organization that brings together 54 associations representing different groups in North Macedonia.  Necmeddin Bilal Erdogan stressed that Macedonian Turks in North Macedonia should not consider themselves a minority, that they are the main population of this geography, their unity and togetherness here are very important, and that Türkiye is always with them.

After the visits, the delegation participated in the ‘Türkiye Alumni Meeting' organized by the Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) in the capital Skopje. After the Turkish Alumni Meeting organized by YTB, Sevba Abdula, President of the Balkan Studies Foundation, gave information about the Foundation and its working area and stated that they also work in partnership with YTB. After the speeches, a bilateral cooperation agreement was signed with our University, IBTAV and the Balkan Studies Foundation.