III. INTERNATIONAL BITLIS SYMPOSIUM

Topic: Language, Education and Universities in Kurdish Cities

Bitlis Ideational and Academic Working Group kindly invites; academicians, authors, historians and researches to the academic forum which will be held in the city of Bitlis in August 2016. The group also invites individuals who want to contribute and add some thoughts and ideas regarding education, language and universities in Kurdish cities.

Important dates

Paper submission deadline:       30th July 2016
Announcement of decisions:     5th August 2016

26 – 27 – 28^th August 2016

Contact mail address: bitlisname@gmail.com

Subjects:

• Education

Education and Society

Strenght of education in reconstruction of societies

Education and development of individuals

Kurds and Education

Education system in Turkey and it’s impact on Kurds

Education and assimilation

Ways of teaching the history, country, nation and idendity in the curriculum

Different ways of Kurdish education practices

Universities and Education in South Kurdistan and their possible impact

Education questions in Rojava

Kurdish Refugee Children’s Language and Education Questions

• Language

Education in mother tounge and personality development

Right to have education in mother tounge

Assimilation and desired Kurdish idendity in Turkey

Kurdish Question in terms of educational and linguistic issue

Kurdish Private Courses

Optional school courses at the primary school

Kurdish classes in Europe. Swedish model

Dil, Eğitim ve Etnik/Ulusal Kimlik Sorunu

Language, education and ethno-national idendity questions

• University

University and Society

Universities and the impact of city universities on the city life

The role of Kurdish religious schools in past

İhlasiye school in Bitlis

“Tribe/Clan Colleges”

New schools, Education and Assimilation

Education on the District Boarding Schools and it’s impact

Saidi Kurdi’s dream to open an university in Bitlis

Situations of the universities in Kurdish towns

Kurdish politics and Education, Language and University issues

Possibilities to have Kurdish daycares, primary schools, uppersecondary schools and colleges  and their matters

The importance and role of having a Kurdish university, which is a social must that should not be postponed