PIRI-REIS Networking Geographers

 

EUROGEO is a partner in the recently approved PIRI REIS: Network, Collaboration and Development for Geographers Project led by Dicle University, Turkey.

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EUROGEO is a partner in the recently approved PIRI REIS: Network, Collaboration and Development for Geographers Project led by Dicle University, Turkey. PIRI-REIS is a LEONARDO DA VINCI Transfer of innovation project seeking to capitalise on the lessons learned from the HERODOT Thematic Network for Geography in higher education and transfer them into the Turkish education system through the training of geographers..Visit the Piri Reis Web site

 

PiriReis Project announces the first Annual Turkish Association of Geographers conference Call for participation

 

PIRI REIS, aims to:

1) provide training for geography academics in the areas where they lack skills and knowledge. The training will include a seminar that will focus on analysis programs such as SPSS and GIS, referencing programs such as EndNote.

2) PIRI REIS will also organize workshops for developing a sample curriculum for VET for professional geographers.

3) It will establish a geographical association for networking among geographers and the association will continue to work with EUROGEO for internationalization purposes.

4) A journal will be formed to create a platform for the presentation of research and collaboration.

 

Links

HERODOT Thematic Network

 

The project is expected to start on 1st January 2012 and will last for three years. More details will be provided here once the project commences.

 

Project Partners

Dicle Üniversitesi:- coordinator (Turkey)

EUROGEO (Belgium)

Fatih Üniversity (Turkey)

Balikesir University (Turkey)

University of Education Cologne (Germany)

Dimitrie Cantemir University (Romania)

Ankara University(Turkey))