2nd Turkish Arab Congress on Higher Education
Date: 26-30 April 2016
Venue: Istanbul - Türkiye

The Second Turkish Arab Congress on Higher Education (TECHE 16) was held in Istanbul on 26-30 April 2016 in partnership with Istanbul Medeniyet University, the Association of Arab Universities and the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC).

The congress brought together for the second time leaders of Turkish and Arab universities in order to promote a sustainable process of dialogue, mutual understanding, exchange of knowledge and increased cooperation among universities.

This major event encouraged rectors, presidents and vice-chancellors to rethink the role of the university in the current context of internationalization address socio-economic challenges in the region and constitute better cooperation among universities particularly in the areas of research cooperation, students and staff exchange, joint degree programmes and distance learning.

The official website of the conference is attainable under: http://www.tache2016.org/