The Turkic world builds a joint network in higher education
YTB’s Turkic World Higher Education Partnership Programme (ORTAK) brought together 25 rectors and academics from five Turkic states in Ankara.
The Turkic World Higher Education Partnership Programme (ORTAK), organised by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB), took place in Ankara on 7–11 September. Under İsmail Gaspıralı’s motto “Unity in language, thought and work”, the programme brought together 25 rectors, vice-rectors, heads of department, academics and experts from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
The programme covered five work areas: higher education policy and strategy, quality assurance and accreditation, digital transformation and educational technology, internationalisation and joint programmes, and the future of education. A digital network for information sharing among the five countries is planned after the programme.
The regulation of the Turkic Universities Union, which brings together 170 universities, was also updated under the OTS in June 2026. The union aims to increase student and staff exchange, develop a joint credit system and facilitate diploma recognition.
Source: Yeni Şafak
