METU International Cooperations Office

Officially established in 1992, International Cooperations Office (ICO) strives to enhance the university's international network and the range of international activities strategically. In this vein, ICO has built long-lasting relations with some of the world's prominent universities and its number of international collaborative protocols reaching approximately 1.000. Besides initiating collaborative agreements, ICO works for making the most of international project development opportunities, coordinates and implements international study and internship programs for students as well as teaching and training activities for faculty members and administrative staff, organizes programs for international delegations at the university administration level. Every year students and staff from more than 60 different countries visit METU campus and more than 500 METU students and 150 METU staff visit international partners on a short term basis through structured programs. ICO highly values each and every individual mobility, believing in the importance of perspectival and mutual learning for personal and professional development, as well as for becoming global citizens.