Project “Assessment of Cultural Skills in Nursing in the European Higher Education Area” from the International Science Team
The Turkish leg of the project, which is carried out in order to evaluate the international cultural skills and competencies of nursing students and lecturers continuing their education in different universities of European countries, is carried out by the scientific team of Ege University Faculty of Nursing.
Professor of Nursing Faculty of Spain’s Centro University San Rafael-Nebrija. Dr. “Assessment of Cultural Skills in Nursing in European Higher Education Project” under the coordination of Laura Visiers Jiménez; It is carried out in nursing faculties of 60 universities in 18 European countries including Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Greece, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Malta, Scotland, Ireland, Latvia and Turkey. The data of the Turkey leg of the project is given by Ege University Nursing Faculty, Head of Public Health Nursing Department Prof. Dr. Under the responsibility of Aynur Uysal Toraman, Dr. Instructor Member Sevcan Topçu, Res. See. It will be obtained from the project team consisting of Ebru Konal Korkmaz and the faculty members and students working in the Faculty of Nursing.
“Our university is a center of attraction for international students”
Ege University Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Budak said, “I would like to express my happiness that all academic units of our fully institutionally accredited, student-oriented research university take part in important scientific programs and projects in line with our mission of internationalization and become a stakeholder. Our Faculty of Nursing, which has received full 5-year accreditation in its field for the first time in our country, continues to contribute to our goals by establishing a strong cooperation and communication network with its national and international stakeholders. Our Faculty of Nursing, which is among the first choices of international students and academics, stands out with its human resources, technological equipment and infrastructure above world standards. Our country’s part of the project, which is carried out to evaluate the cultural skills and competencies of the academic staff and students of academic institutions that provide nursing education in 60 universities in Europe, is carried out by the scientific team of our university. I congratulate our members for their hard work,” he said.
“60 universities of Europe to be followed”
Giving information about the project, Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Head of Public Health Nursing Department Prof. Dr. Aynur Uysal Toraman emphasized that the target group of the study was nursing degree students and lecturers from different European universities, and said, “The CCA-EUnurse project; Taking into account the diversity that different European universities can provide, it is planned to evaluate the development of cultural competences of nursing students throughout their undergraduate education, as well as the factors that affect cultural competence, such as participation in ERASMUS+ programs or other international activities. In addition, the project evaluates the cultural competence of faculty members in nursing programs and the impact of participating in the ERASMUS+ program or other international activities on the development of this competence. The project will continue between 2021 and 2025, as the cultural sensitivities of nursing students from their first clinical practice to graduation will be monitored in the project.
Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency
