Bahçeşehir University Expands to Africa

Bahçeşehir University continues its international expansion under the slogan "My Campus Is the World." This time the destination is Africa... The delegation traveling for bilateral talks to Morocco, the continent's gateway to Europe, includes BAU Chair of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel, BAU Board of Trustees Members Coşkun İnce and Kenan Torlak, BAU President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın, Deputy Secretary General Hikmet Yıldırım and MEDAM Director Prof. Dr. Burhan Köroğlu.

On the first day of the visit to Morocco, BAU met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Saadeddine Othmani, Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi, Minister of Transport Aziz Rabbah, Minister of State Abdellah Baha and Minister in Charge of Relations with Parliament and Civil Society Habib El Choubani.

Stating that the ties established between Türkiye and Morocco should be strengthened, BAU Chair of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel announced the good news that Morocco, Africa's gateway to Europe, will soon become part of BAU's "My Campus Is the World" chain. Emphasizing that the strong relations dating back to the past have gained even more importance in the last 10 years, President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın said: "As BAU, we are ready to transfer all our know-how to Morocco. We want our students to carry out work in Morocco in many fields, from communication to architecture and from cinema to digital media. By opening centers as well as campuses here, we will also strengthen our bilateral relations with Morocco in the academic dimension."

Expressing his satisfaction with the visit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Othmani said: "BAU is one of the universities we value most in Türkiye. This visit is of great importance for increasing our mutual work." The BAU Delegation informed Minister of Foreign Affairs Othmani that an African Studies Center would be opened at BAU and that work would be carried out on the new understanding of diplomacy shaped by the digital world.

A COMMUNICATION CAMPUS IS COMING TO MOROCCO

Meeting with Minister of Communication Mustapha El Khalfi, the Delegation received information about Morocco's infrastructure and work in the field of media and communication. While consensus was reached on making investments that will contribute to Morocco's developing communication sectors, a decision was taken to establish a center and school in Morocco, especially in the field of cinema and media. The Communication center to be established in Morocco will carry out work in journalism and TV as well as new media and cinema. Morocco, which has 11 TV channels, has more than 10 cinema schools. Stating that he was extremely pleased with the investments BAU will make in Morocco, Minister El Khalfi said that they would like to work with BAU to increase cinema investments and train expert professionals in this field. Consensus was also reached on the broadcasting on Moroccan television of the documentary The River Flowing West, produced with the support of the Faculty of Communication.

UYGAR WILL SOLVE MOROCCO'S TRAFFIC PROBLEM

Visiting Moroccan Minister of Transport Aziz Rabbah in his office, the BAU Delegation informed Rabbah about the transportation projects BAU carries out in Türkiye. Pointing out that the projects carried out between the two countries should gain speed and increase in number, Rabbah said, "We must implement projects that will strengthen relations as soon as possible." Regarding the traffic problem growing in parallel with Morocco's rapid development, it was decided that UYGAR, which leads many projects in the field of transportation in Türkiye, would carry out work to produce solutions and work jointly with the Moroccan Ministry of Transport.