BOSPORUS UNIVERSITY

BU, TURKEY"S NEWEST COLLEGE, FOUNDED IN 1971, HAS AN URGENT NEED TO FIND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE TO UNDERWRITE THE COST OF A FOREIGN STAFF, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTANT SERVICES, LIBRARY, AND EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES. GOT PLANS BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR BU. USAID PLANS BASIC ANDMATCHING GRANTS TO BU OVER ITS CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT YEARS WHILE BU CONSOLIDATES ITS REPUTATION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, ESTABLISHES ITS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF FINANCING, ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL STAFF, IMPLEMENTS INNOVATIVE TRAINING CONCEPTS, AND BEGINS TO EXERCISE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP. USAID MATCHING GRANTS WILL FUND FOREIGNFACULTY, SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, ACADEMIC CONSULTATIONS. PROJECT SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE TRENDS IN TURKISH HIGHER EDUCATION SUCH AS CURRICULA IN SCIENCE, WORLD LANGUAGES,LABS, TEACHER TRAINING, ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING,DECISION-MAKING, AND SYSTEMS DESIGN. BU ALSO PLANS TO STRESS A QUALITY CENTRAL REFERENCE LIBRARY. OTHER DONORS TO THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: FORD, ROCKEFELLER, UNESCO, OECD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. IN-KIND DONATIONS COME FROM SEVERAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES.