REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS

Izmir University 2011–2012 Academic Year Foreign Student Quotas

Conditions for Application:

Candidates who are in their final year of high school or high school graduates may apply to the programs announced by the University on the condition that they meet the requirements listed in IZU_Minimum_International_Test_Results.pdf.

Applications of candidates with the following consitions can be accepted:

1. Foreign nationals,
2. Candidates who are Turkish citizens by birth and have a renunciation permission of Turkish citizenship from the Ministry of Home Affairs, and their children who can prove that they have the Use of Rights Document recognized by Law numbered 5203, if they are unregistered in the renunciation document,
3. Foreign nationals by birth who become dual-citizens upon acquiring Turkish citizenship,
4. Turkish nationals who complete the last three years of their high school education abroad, in a country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,
5. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) nationals who reside in TRNC, complete their high school Education in TRNC and have the GCE AL exam scores.

Applications of candidates with the following conditions cannot be accepted:

1. Turkish National (except for those who complete the last three years of their high school Education abroad, in a country other than TRNC),
2. TRNC nationals (except for those who complete their entire high school education in TRNC and have the GCE AL exam scores),
3. Dual nationals one of which is Turkish nationality (except for those who complete the last three years of their high school Education abroad, in a country other than TRNC),
4. Dual nationals one of which is TRNC nationality (except for those who complete their entire high school education in TRNC and have the GCE AL exam scores),
5. Turkish nationals who complete their high school education in TRNC.

Exams and minimum points to be accepted in applications

1. Applications are evaluated based on the points listed in IZU Minimum International Test Results, which is approved by the University Senate. New tests and acceptance conditions may be added to this list with the decision of the Senate.
2. Among these tests, the validity period of university entrance exams (such as SAT) is 2 (two) years. There is no limitation concerning the validity of high school graduation exams (such as Abitur, International Baccalaureate, GCE, Tawjihi).

Application Information and documents

1. Applications are made to Izmir University Registrar’s Office in person, by e-mail or mail.
2. The documents required for application are as follows;

(a) Application form:  application_form_for_intl._students.doc

(b) Turkish Translation (which has been certified by Notary or Turkish Representations abroad) of high school diploma or education certificate for students who have not graduated at the time of application,

(c) Official high school transcript showing the courses and grades and its Turkish translation,

(d) Certified copy (which has been certified by Notary or Turkish Representations abroad) and Turkish translation of test results indicated in IZU Minimum International Test Results.

Conditions for Registration

1. At the end of the evaluation process, candidates who are accepted will receive an “acceptance letter” to the address indicated on their application form.
2. Registration is made during the announced dates on the University website by the relevant unit. Candidates must apply in person or by mail for registration.

Documents Required for Registration

1. Bank receipt proving that tuition fee has been paid,
2. Original high school diploma or temporary graduation certificate for those candidates whose diplomas are not ready at the time of registration, and their Turkish translation copies certified by a notary in their own country of Turkish representation,
3. Certified copy of the Certificate of Recognition of the high school diploma, obtained from Turkish Ministry of Education, Provincial Education Directorates, or from Turkish representations,
4. Official transcript approved by the high school management, showing the courses and grades taken at high school, and their Turkish translation copies certified by a notary in their own country or Turkish representation,
5. Original copy of the test result indicated in IZU Minimum International Test Results List,
6. Copy of the passport pages showing identity information and validity date, and their Turkish translation copies certified by a notary in their own country or Turkish representation,
7. “Student Visa” obtained from Turkish Representations abroad,
8. Copy of the internationally recognized language test result and Turkish proficiency certificate certified by the Turkish representation in their country or the nearest one, if applicable
9. Residence permit (Should be handed in to the Registrar’s Office within one month from the date of registration.)
10. 12 recent photos of size 4,5 x 6,0.
11. Health report.

The original or a certified copy of the documents required for registration is accepted by the university. On the condition that the student submits false or misleading documents, the student's registration will be canceled and immediately expelled from the University and the fees already paid will be non-refundable.

Language of Instruction

1. Turkish proficiency levels of candidates accepted to programs instructed in Turkish is determined based on a document issued by language centers accepted by the Turkish Council of Higher Education (TOMER and so on) or according to the student’s success on the Turkish proficiency exam administered by the University.
2. Levels:

(A) Level: Satisfactory level of Turkish, may register to the program accepted.

(B) Level: Turkish level is not satisfactory, but may improve in a short period of time. May register to the program on the condition that the student takes Turkish language courses.  The student should document that he/she has an improved Turkish level during registration renewal in the following academic year.

(C) Level: Turkish level is unsatisfactory. At the end of the academic year during which the student has been accepted, the student should raise his/her Turkish proficiency level to (A) or (B), and document this as described in item (1). Candidates with level (A) are subject to item 1 of this article, Candidates with level (B) are subject to item (2) of this article.

International exchange students are welcome to study at Izmir University for a semester or year.

This can be possible either through an existing institutional agreement between Izmir University and the partner university; or international students from non-partner universities can apply individually.

Incoming Erasmus students are exempt from tuition fees; however non-Erasmus exchange students are subject to tuition fees.