Head of Department: Assist. Prof. Dr. HAKAN TERZİOĞLU
Erasmus Coordinator: Lecturer MUSTAFA ÇEŞMECİ
Farabi Coordinator: Lecturer MUSTAFA ÇEŞMECİ
Mevlana Coordinator: Lecturer MUSTAFA ÇEŞMECİ
Purpose: Our department aims to train technicians who can adapt to technological developments in the field of Textile, Clothing and Footwear, who have the ability to solve problems related to their field, and who have gained scientific, artistic and technical knowledge about planning and applying the stages of design development, production and application.
Vision: Our vision is to become a prestigious and nationally and internationally recognized program that provides education and training to meet the demands of public institutions and the private sector by following the current design and demands, and offers its graduates to the service of the country and humanity.
Mission: Our mission is to train technicians who are competent in the field of footwear and needed by international industry through quality education at international standards, who comply with the ethical values required by the profession, who are knowledgeable about their profession, who can use technology effectively and renew themselves, who have the ability to access and produce information and to create a design, and who protect the basic qualities of the republic.
Medium of Instruction: Turkish
Description of the Program: It is an associate degree program aiming to equip the students with professional and academic qualifications.
Admission and Registration Requirements: If the candidates have a high school or equivalent diploma and get enough grades from the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) in Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS), they are eligible to enroll in our programs depending on the quota. The associate degree programs that the graduates of Vocational and Technical High Schools can enrol by obtaining additional marks are explained in the HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION EXAM (YKS) GUIDELINE.
Recognition of Previous Learning: Students who have previously studied in another higher education institution can apply for exemption from some courses. For this, they have to submit the transcript and course content as explained in the terms of application. They can be exempted from the appropriate courses after necessary evaluations.
Requirements for Graduation: Students can graduate from this program by completing 120 ECTS credits. In addition, at the end of the 2nd and 4th terms, they have to do their internships, each consisting of 30 working days.
The Principles of Assessment and Evaluation: Assessment and Evaluation process is based on Konya Technical University Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education and Exam Regulations. In-class activities are carried out by the academic staff by transferring them to the students at the beginning of the semester.
Employment Opportunities: Graduates of this program can work as technicians in factories belonging to the public and private sectors, in design centers, in many institutions and organizations, at the stages of design development, production and application in the field of Footwear, Leather, Textile and Clothing.
Transition to Higher Degree Programs: Students can take the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) held by ÖSYM every year and continue their undergraduate education by transferring to the faculties related to their field indicated in DGS catalogue.