Based on Turkey's new foreign policy concept, it is estimated that Turkey will become a country where the most collaborations will be developed in the region. In the coming years, as Turkey becomes a transit centre for energy and a cooperation centre for diplomacy, Turkey's new generation will need to learn many and various different languages. In parallel, it is certain that trade opportunities and number of visits to and from our neighbours will increase, starting with the lifting of visas as a result of Turkey's "zero problem" policy with its neighbours. For this reason, the new generation of Turkish youth will make the Turkish economy into the strongest economy in its region with the collaborations they will develop by learning the languages of neighbouring countries, such as Russian, Armenian, Iranian, Arabic and Greek.
Kadir Has University Lifelong Learning Centre opens Russian, Armenian, Iranian, Arabic and Greek language courses to ensure that our next generation is more competitive in its trade dealings with neighbours, to make sure that they further the already existing collaborations, and to ensure the sustainability of regional peace.
In frame of the program, it is expected that the fellow will carry our following activities during the fellowship.
The main responsibilities of the fellow is to provide the Armenian Language Course in our centre;
- Preparation of course content
- Drafting the course materials
- Delivering the course
- Evaluation of the program
- Reporting the program results
EXPECTED PROFILE
Graduates of language departments with Master and PhD degrees.
CONDITIONS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
It is expected that our Armenian language course will be six hours a week, which will be between 19:00 and 21:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 10:00 and 12:00 on Saturdays. The fellow is also expected to develop projects that can be carried out between Turkey and Armenia and shall research on identification of project donors and preparing project proposals.
Fellowship will be implemented at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey.
PROPOSED TIME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP
8 months between October 2017 and May 2018.