<<August 10, 2006>>
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Prof. Paul A. Silva <paulsilva@comu.edu.tr>
Mr YILMAZ CAKIR <y.cakir@superonline.com>
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Dear Paul:
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I), with a good news on the progress
of your creating GUS/Turkey.
Dear
E-Colleagues:
The previous list distributions related to this subject are;
(a) (12/16/05) Report on my attendance to the WSIS in
Tunis, Tunisia (Par 3-last)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1E35227C
(b) (06/01/06) Inexpensive laptop and possible creation
of GUS/Turkey
http://makeashorterlink.com/?V2E32153D
(2) Yes, I am sure that your Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University can play a major
role in your Canakkale region, particularly serving life-ling learners in
rural/remote areas with wireless broadband Internet.
When Tapio Varis and I will be invited to TOBB Economic and Technology
University in Ankara in late October by Mr. CakirÕs kind invitation (ATTACHMENT II), let us have a good discussion how to structure
dual system of your university together with TOBB for the GUS/Turkey.
Since your university is the only one which offers Japanese language teaching
with fund from the Japanese government, this project may have a certain
advantage of getting further fund from Japan — also, your university
already has connections with three Japanese universities.
Tapio and Mr. Cakir may also be able to arrange some Finnish fund, too, to have
some courses from Finland through TapioÕs University of Tampere and others in
Helsinki, etc. -- since Finland and Turkey are in the same time zone, this has
another advantage for instructor/learner interaction.
(3) It would be my great pleasure and honor if I (and my wife) can visit your
university to attend your
international conference on ÒInformation, Society, Man and English/American
LiteratureÓ at your university and some historical sites around your Canakkale region, after the conference at the TOBB
University.
Keep in touch.
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
I
From: Paul
Silva <professorpaulsilva@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 7
Aug 2006 10:14:49 +0100 (BST)
To: "Takeshi
Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>, <rektorluk@comu.edu.tr>,
<neset@comu.edu.tr>, <demircan@comu.edu.tr>
Subject: Re:
FW: Ink-m Laptop/Turkey
Dear Prof. Utsumi,
Thank you for all your
efforts on our behalf. The GUS Turkey Planning group at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart
University includes the rector, Prof. Dr. Ramazan Aydin; the Head of the
International Relations office, Prof. Dr. Osman Dermican and the Dean of the
Faculty of Sciences and Arts to mention a few. We've held several meetings and
the proposal I put forward based on the literature and information you gave me
has been circulated widely amongst the University administration and senate.
The feedback is
positive and we were waiting to have a full council meeting in September when
all those with offices relating to facilitating the GUS project are back from
their annual holidays.
We see the development
with Mr. Cakir and the TOBB Economic and Technology University, Ankara as a
positive one with the possibility of working with them on the technology front.
We however wish to
establish clearly that Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University has a provincial
advantage and a consortium of local and international universities well
positioned to carry the GUS Turkey Project into the remote and rural areas of
Turkey.
I will seek to find
out from our rector if any of the dates proposed by Mr. Cakir is suitable for
him.
I'm glad to help
present the laptop at the conference in Ankara provided as you've mentioned I'm
able to receive the prototype in time to familiarise myself with it.
I'll also be delighted
to accompany you to visit the Minister of Education for the purpose you've
mentioned.
I'm in England till
the end of August, but will continue to liaise with my rector and the GUS
Turkey team at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University.
I hope that we'll be
able to form our GUS consortium in parallel to TOBB Economic and Technology
University's because Turkey is a large geographical area and our university has
the unique advantage of taking the GUS project from the provincial areas
through the rural and remote areas back to the centre in Ankara. Working with
TOBB Economic and Technology University will serve as an added advantage.
I hope my suggestion
is agreeable to you and Mr. Cakir. Please let me know your thoughts on how we
can create suitable dual structures allowing both Canakkale Onsekiz Mart
University and her consortium of Universities to work with TOBB Economic and
Technology University and its consortium of universities whist both
universities work together as the twin engines of GUS Turkey.
I hope to bring you
news from my rector very soon.
My regards,
Paul
"Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu> wrote:
Dear Jonathan:
(1) I understand that there will be an international conference on e-learning
at TOBB Economic and Technology University in Ankara, Turkey.
Its university rector wants to invite us on this occasion.
Mr. Cakir asked us our available dates, and I replied him that October 16
(Monday) to 20 (Friday) would be our choice.
(2) You may then send your prototype laptop to Prof. Silva by October 1st so
that he would become familiar with its use in two weeks.
He may then attend the conference to present his talk about the laptop, and may
have an exhibition booth.
(3) Mr. Cakir may then arrange that Prof. Silva may accompany with me for the
visit to the Minister of Education, for his brief description of your laptop
for the children of high, secondary and elementary schools in Turkey.
Best, Tak
ATTACHMENT
II
> From:
arayl <arayl@superonline.com>
> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:30:25 +0300
> To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
> Cc: Tapio Varis <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
> Subject: Re :INVITATION FROM TOBB ECONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
>
> Dear Prof Utsumi,
> Dear Prof Varis,
>
> Union of Chambers of Industry and Commerce of Turkey ( TOBB) has
established
> two years ago a new "Foundation University" in Ankara ( capital
city of
> Turkey) named "TOBB Economy and Technology University".
> TOBB has 750.000 members all over Turkey and 90 % of them are SMEs... It
is
> the biggest NGO in Turkey.
>
> I'd a meeting yesterday with the rector of this university, Prof Tahsin
> Kesici in Istanbul and explained him the GUS and its activities..
> I've also good axcess to the chairman of board of trustees, Mr RIFAT
> HISARCIKLIOGLU who is also chairman of TOBB.
> I also explain him what the GUS is and proposed to have a cooperation for
> the TOBB University.
>
> Rector KESICI is willing to invite you and Prof Tapio VARIS to ANKARA and
> try to find out cooperation areas between GUS and TOBB University.
>
> Prof Utsumi, Prof Varis,
>
> When would be ideal periods for you and Prof VARIS to visit ANKARA?
> Rector KESICI will invite you and Prof Varis officially and TOBB
University
> will pay travel expences..
>
> During your visit to ANKARA, we will arrange meetings with the prime
> minister, minister of education, rectors, chairman of TOBB and board of
> trustees.
> Up to now I've tried several times to promote the GUS in Turkey but no
> success yet!.
> . I hope this time we will succeed and I'm optimistic.
>
> Thank you in advance for your early respond.
>
> Yours kindly,
>
> Yilmaz Cakir
> Chairman of Finnish-Turkish Business Council
> +90 532 314 84 84
>
> Address: Abdi Ipekci caddesi, Alt?n sokak 2
> Ahmet
Kara Is Han? Kat 2 D. 10
>
34
367 Nisantasi/Istanbul/Turkey
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Prof. Paul A. Silva
Professor English Language & Literature Dept.
Faculty of Sciences and Arts
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
17100 Canakkale, Turkey
Tel: +90 286 218 05 32 ext. 1773
Fax: +90 286 218 05 33
paulsilva@comu.edu.tr
http://www.comu.edu.tr/english/
Mr YILMAZ CAKIR
Chairman
Turkish-Finnish Business Cuoincil
Digital Distance Learning
Digital Platform
ARA Research Inc.
Abdi Ipekci Caddesi, Altýn sokak no.2
Ahmet Kara Is Haný Kat 2 No. 10
34-367 Nisantasý
Istanbul, Turkey
+90- 532 314 84 84
Fax: +90 212 225 99 58
y.cakir@superonline.com
arayl@superonline.com
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor
Acting President, Global University System
UNESCO Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains
Professor and Chair of Media Education
Research Center for Vocational Education & Hypermedia Laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 229
FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
FINLAND
Tel: +358-3-614-5608--office in Hameenlinna
Tel: +358-3-215 6243--mass media lab in Tampere
GSM: +3358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-614-5611
tapio.varis@uta.fi
tapio.varis@hamk.fi
tapio.varis@helsinki.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
www.ecml-eu.org -- about ECML project.
http://www.uta.fi/conference/mediaskills/
and
Principal Research Specialist
Unesco-Unevoc International Centre for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
Bonn, Germany
t.varis@unevoc.unesco.org
www.unevoc.unesco.org
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