International Projects

Project Title: Future Education and Training in Computing: How to support learning at anytime anywhere
Coordinating Institution: University of Rousse
Coordinator in favour of Selcuk University: Kemal Tutuncu
Researchers in favour of Selcuk University: Murat Koklu, Mustafa Buber
Dates: 2013 – 2016
Project Reference: 539461-LLP-1-2013-1-BG-ERASMUS-ENW
Participant Countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia ,Turkey, United Kingdom.
Subject area(s): Computing and Informatics
Key Action: Life long learning: Erasmus, Jean Monnet
Project Objectives:
Specific project objectives are:
·         Develop a European Strategic Framework for Computing Education and Training 2020 (EСFCET-2020)
·         Develop a European Evaluation Framework in Computing Education and Training 2020 (EEFCET-2020)
·         Preparation of recommendations for future digital curricula in Computing Education and Training 2020.
·         Develop new didactical theories and learning models for using social media education.
Project website: http://fetch.ecs.uni-ruse.bg/?cmd=gsIndex

Project Title: VET Qualification Practice for e-Inclusion
Coordinating Institution: Selcuk University Technology Faculty
Coordinator: Kemal Tutuncu
Researchers: Murat Koklu, Mustafa Buber
Dates: 2013 – 30/09/2015
Participant Countries: Bulgaria, Spain, Greece, Turkey
Project Reference: 2013-1-TR1-LEO05-47585
Key Action: Education and training\Life long learning
Project Objectives:
– To prepare the curriculum and modules for national transfer in Turkey and Greece on the base of the feasibility study. This includes adaptation of curriculum and modules by taking national/regional situations into account, comparison with national needs, discover e-facilitator requirements for the beneficiaries, make relations to ECVET and EQARF indicators.
– To prepare initial trainers using the transferred curriculum and modules on place.
Project partners: Laboratory of Telematics of BAS (BG), TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE (EL), FUNDACION ACCION SOCIAL Y TIEMPO LIBRE ESPLAI (ES), ICT Development Bulgaria (BG), Konya Provincial Directorate of National Education (TR), Konya Chamber of Industry (TR).

Project Title: Food safety awareness for restaurants and school canteens
Coordinating Institution: Selcuk University Cumra Vocational High School
Coordinator: Kemal Tutuncu
Researcher: Murat Koklu
Dates: 2010 – 2012
Project Reference: 2010-1-TR1-LEO05-16758
Participant Countries: Romania, Spain, Turkey
Subject area(s): Food safety,
Project Summary:
The main aims and objectives of the projects are inform workers about food safety and hygiene issues to create food safety awareness which is required for European Union and national laws. It’s an important point for people and children who holds our future.
Tangible outputs which will be created under the Project are e-learning based web site, manuals, booklets and posters about food safety and hygiene. The occurrence of food safety awareness in the target audience and creating examples for the institutions which works in the branches of food production, sale and consumption are the intangible outcomes.
As a result, by implementing of this Project, food infections and food poisoning hazards will be prevented and a step will be taken in the direction of public health protection and food safety awareness in the target group will consist.
Project Partners: TOTAL MANAGEMENT SRL (RO), CUMRA SUGAR FACTORY (TR), RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SAFETY ASSOCIATION KONYA BRANCH (TR) , THE ASSOCIATION OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY (TR) , THE CONFEDERATION OF CUMRA TRADESMEN AND CRAFTSMEN (TR) , MINISITRY of AGRICULTURE and RURAL AFFAIRS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF PROTECTION AND CONTROL (TR) , CUMRA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (TR) , BETELGEUX, S.L. (ES) , CUMRA DISTRICT NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTORATE (TR) , Federacion agroalimentaria de comisiones obreras (ES)

Project Title: Teaching, Research, Innovation in Computing Education
Coordinating Institution: RUSENSKI UNIVERSITET “ANGEL KANCHEV”
Coordinator in favour of Selcuk University: Kemal Tutuncu
Researchers in favour of Selcuk University: Murat Koklu, Mustafa Buber
Dates: 01/10/2008 – 30/09/2011
Project Reference: 42399-LLP-1-2008-1-BG-ERASMUS-ENW
Participant Countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Romania, Lithuania,Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, United Kingdom
Subject area(s): Computing, computing education, teaching
Key Action: Education and training\Life long learning
Project Partners: INSTITUT PO KOMPIUTARNI I KOMUNIKATSIONNI SISTEMI – BULGARSKA AKADEMIA NA (BG), BALGARSKA ACADEMIA NA NAUKITE (BG), UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA (IT), BALGARSKA BRANSHOVA KAMARA PO ELEKTRONNA PROMISHLENOST I INFORMATIKA (BBAEII) (BG), VISSHA ATESTACIONNA COMISSIA (BG), ANGHELOS CENTRO STUDI SULLA COMUNICAZIONE (IT), BABBAGE INSTITUTE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT VZW (BE), MEZHDUNARODNO VISSHE BIZNES UCHILISHTE (BG), INSTITUT PO INFORMACIONNI TEHNOLOGII PRI BYLGARSKATA ACADEMIA NA NAUKITE (BG), BALGARSKA SEKTSI NA INSTITUTA NA INZHENERITE PO ELEKTROTEHNIKA I ELEKTRONIKA (BG), COMHARD GESELLSCHAFT FÜR COMPUTER KOMMUNIKATION BILDUNG GMBH (DE), ARTUR SPEER AKADEMIE BERATUNG, TRAINING MANAGEMENT GMBH (DE), GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖDERUNG ANGEWANDTER INFORMATIK E.V. (DE), GFAIT TECH GMBH (DE), INTEGRATED INFORMATIONS SYSTEMS FOR ENGINEERING AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT GMBH (DE), EUROPANORAT BERLIN EDUCATION TRAINING MANAGEMENT CONSULTING (DE), MATEMATIKOS IR INFORMATIKOS INSTITUTAS (LT), SC PROSOFT SRL (RO), TEMIDA D.O.O., PODJETJE ZA RACUNALNISKI INZENIRING (SI), SENTIM BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI (TR), VARTEC NV (BE), BULGARIAN CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY (ACM) (BG), BYLGARSKA ASOCIACIA ZA INFORMACIONNI TECHNOLOGII (BG), NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY (UK), LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY (UK), SELCUK ÜNIVERSITESI (TR), BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITESI (TR), BILKENT ÜNIVERSITESI, BILGISAYAR MÜHENDISLIGI BÖLÜMÜ (TR), SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVA (SK), UNIVERZA V NOVI GORICI (SI)
Project Outcomes:
·         Analysis of the links between education, research and innovations in CE.
·         Updated comparable curricula for Bachelors, Masters and Doctors.
·         Virtual Network of Innovative Educational Technologies Centres in CE.
·         Assessment parameters for the relevance of research topics for teaching.
·         Databases with teaching and research topics for bachelor and master degree students.
·         INFO-SYS Online Databases of Research Projects.
·         Three international e-Learning conferences.
·         Three international CompSysTech conferences.
·         Student’s European-Job-Factory.
Project website: http://trice.ecs.ru.acad.bg/

Project Title: Self Evaluation in Konya Region
Coordinating Institution: Konya Provincial National Education Directorate
Researchers in favour of Selcuk University: Kemal Tutuncu
Dates: 2008 – 14 June 2011
Participant Countries: Turkey, North Macedonia, Slovenia, UK
Subject area(s): Inclusion – equity ; Social dialogue ; EU Citizenship, EU awareness and Democracy
Project Reference: 2008-1-TR1-LEO05-03199
Programme: LEONARDO DA VINCI
Key Action: Education and training\Life long learning
Project Partners: National Institute for Vocational Education and Training () , School Centre Velenje () , PIA IT SERVICES, ltd () , Selcuk University, Technical Education Faculty () , SCHOOL CENTRE PTUJ () , Konya Metropolitan Municipality Department of Press, Information and Public Relation () , Careers Europe (Part of Careers Bradford Ltd) () , St Clement of Ohrid” Foreign Language Learning School ()
Project Results:
Envisaged long term impact of the project will be;
•         Improved organisation culture / school climate
•         More attractive VET schools as teachers and school recognise student needs
•         Improved collaboration of VET and social partners

Project Title: VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORM FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SELF-AWARENESS OF DISABLED PEOPLE WITH DISADVANTAGES IN KONYA
Coordinating Institution: Konya Sakatlar Derneği
Coordinator in favour of Selcuk University: Kemal Tutuncu
Researcher in favour of Selcuk University: Murat Koklu
Dates: 01.12.2007-01.12.2008
Participant Countries: Turkey
Project Reference: TR050102-02/051
Programme: CFCU Project
Grant Program: NGO_2005
Grant Organization: Association
Key Action: IMPROVEMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE INTO SOCIETY INTEGRATION PROGRAM

Project Title: Vocational Training Intended for Employment of Unemployed Person with Social Green Card in Konya
Coordinating Institution: Selcuk University Cumra Vocational Colleague
Vice Coordinator: Kemal Tutuncu
Researcher: Murat Koklu
Dates: 15.12.2006 – 15.12.2007
Project Reference: AKKM-LDI 415

Project Title: Industrial Automation Training Center Project
Coordinating Institution: Konya Chmaber of Industry
Trainer in favour of Selcuk University: Kemal Tutuncu
Date: 04/05/2005 – 04/05/2006
Participant Countries: Turkey
Subject area(s): Automation, Industrial automation
Project Reference: DELTUR/2005/101046
Key Action: Endüstriyel Otomasyon Elemanı Yetiştirme Merkezi Projesi

Project Title: European Thematic Network for Doctoral Education in Computing {Thematic Network]
Coordinatlng Institution: University of Rousse
Researcher in favour of Selcuk University: Kemal Tutuncu
Dates: 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2007
Project Reference: 114046-CP-1-2004-1-BG-ERASMUS-TN
Participant Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, L Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK
Subject area(s): Computing and Informatics (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering and Information Systems)
Project objectives:
(1) to help acknowledge doctoral studies as an important “third” cycle of education, to define a framework for increasing the quality of all doctoral studies and to develop tools and i assessment, validation and certification of the knowledge and skills of PhD students;
(2) to establish the principles of effective, high quality, and pertinent European doctoral studies and to create tools supporting this objective through the analysis of existing systems, experiences, and dissemination of good practices amongst all partners.
Project website: http://ecet.ecs.uni-ruse.bg/etndec/index.php?command=index