Ondokuz Mayis University

OMU was founded in 1975 in order to make a contribution and bring a new breath to the Black Sea region’s economic, cultural and social life. The University’s mission is to adopt universal values to bring about innovation to the benefit of individuals and society, working with intellectual rigor. The university has schools in the City of Samsun and 7 other counties. The main campus is located in Samsun, a coastal and harbour city situated on the border of the Black Sea. Ondokuz Mayıs University International Relations Office (IRO) was established in 2001 with the mission of coordinating and carrying out activities related to the internationalisation of the university and improving the participation of the university in cooperation activities and raising the reputation of the university in the international area. Ondokuz Mayıs University International Relations Office (IRO) was established in 2001 with the mission of coordinating and carrying out activities related to the internationalisation of the university and improving the participation of the university in cooperation activities and raising the reputation of the university in the international area. It consists of six different offices including International Student Recruitment, nationally supported exchange programmes and IAESTE. One of the main offices is the Erasmus Office. The main objective of the Erasmus office is to assure the effective participation of the university in the Erasmus programme by coordinating the necessary activities to fulfil the requirements of the programme. The office carries out promotional activities to inform the university students and staff about the programme, to encourage participation and to manage the mobility activities. The IRO has been actively involved in the Erasmus Programme since 2004. The International Relations Office also coordinates other EU Education Programmes. OMU is an accredited Erasmus Youth European Voluntary Service (EVS) institution. Our university is also open to other projects within the outlined areas of voluntary service; such as, environment, health and inter-religious dialogue. An Institutional Development strategies and Quality Assurance information can be found here. http://kalite.omu.edu.tr/en/ In addition to the above mentioned Erasmus Mobility Projects, OMU has been active in applying for KA1 and KA2 projects since 2015 including the ongoing project under Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Programme (http://emissmaster.omu.edu.tr/).