Regulations and Legislation
Kilis 7 Aralık University · International Relations Office
Regulations and Legislation
The institutional, national and European Union regulations that form the legal basis of internationalisation activities.
All activities of the International Relations Office are carried out within the legislative framework listed below at three levels. The official and current text of institutional regulations is kept in the Legislation archive of the University’s main website; the links on this page lead directly to that source. For national and European Union regulations, the current version published by the issuing body prevails.
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Institutional Regulations (Kilis 7 Aralık University)
Senate · 29.08.2025 · Decision 11
Regulation on the Establishment, Operation and Duties of the International Relations Office
Procedures and principles on the establishment of the Office, its governing bodies (Rector, Vice-Rector in charge, Office Coordinator, Executive Board), programme coordination units, faculty / department coordinators, the Erasmus Selection Committee and delegation of financial authority (12 articles).
Implementing unit: International Relations Office · evidence for A.5.1
Senate Decision
Erasmus Staff and Student Exchange Regulation
Institutional principles on application, selection, grants and recognition in Erasmus+ student and staff mobility.
Implementing unit: Erasmus+ Programme Coordination
Senate · 14.05.2019 · Decision 08/04
International Student Admission Regulation
Regulates application, evaluation, registration and Turkish-language proficiency principles for the admission of students from abroad to associate and bachelor’s programmes.
Implementing unit: International Student Coordination
Senate Decision
Regulation on Course Exemption and Recognition Procedures
Principles applied in the recognition of courses taken at the host institution by students returning from Erasmus+ and other exchange programmes and their entry in the transcript.
Related forms: F02 Course Recognition Petition, F03 Course Recognition Form
Senate · 13.03.2025
Regulation on Transfer in Associate and Bachelor’s Programmes
Regulation that also includes provisions on students transferring from higher education institutions abroad.
Implementing unit: Registrar’s Office
All institutional regulations: kilis.edu.tr → Legislation
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National Legislation (Council of Higher Education, YÖK)
Council of Higher Education
Principles on the Admission of Students from Abroad
General principles, quotas, application and evaluation rules applied in the admission of students from abroad to higher education programmes in Türkiye.
Basis of the institutional Student Admission Regulation
Council of Higher Education
Regulation on Joint Education Programmes with Foreign Higher Education Institutions
Procedures and principles for opening double-degree, joint-degree and joint programmes.
Framework for international cooperation protocols
Law No. 2547
Higher Education Law and YÖK Legislation Archive
The Higher Education Law and all current regulations, principles and decisions published by YÖK.
The YÖK archive prevails for amendments
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Erasmus+ and European Union Regulations
European Commission · annual
Erasmus+ Programme Guide
Primary source of eligibility, grant, duration and obligation rules for all actions of the programme; updated every year.
Applicable version: the guide of the relevant contract year
Turkish National Agency
KA131 Implementation Handbook for Higher Education Institutions
National implementation rules on selection, grant payment (80% / 20%), documents and reporting in student and staff mobility.
Basis of grant agreements and the student undertaking
European Commission
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and Digital Erasmus
ECHE principles; digital process obligations through the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) and Erasmus Without Paper (EWP).
The University’s ECHE is published under the Erasmus+ menu
The links on this page lead to the official source of the issuing body; in case of amendments, the current text at that source prevails. Questions on legislation: erasmus@kilis.edu.tr
Legislation questions: erasmus@kilis.edu.tr · +90 (348) 814 26 66
Kilis 7 Aralık University · International Relations Office
Last updated: 19.10.2026
