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Language Courses

Foreign language preparatory courses in degree programs are conducted by the DEU School of Foreign Languages. Students are required to take the language proficiency exam and students who get enough points in this exam, or in an equivalent international foreign language exam, are exempted from the preparatory education.

The other platforms for foreign language education are DEDAM and DESEM.

Dokuz Eylul University Language Research And Teaching Center - DEDAM

DEDAM is a language research and teaching center founded by Dokuz Eylul University to lead the universities in the field of Turkish as a foreign language in Turkey, especially those in the Aegean region. DEDAM aims at doing language research and conducting language training courses in general. In particular, DEDAM’s priority is teaching Turkish as a foreign language and doing research on Turkish.

DEDAM, which is the first language research and teaching center opened within Dokuz Eylül University, primarily serves to teach Turkish with an original and innovative educational approach in a contemporary education and training environment, while contributing to the field with teacher trainings for those who want to become teachers of Turkish as a foreign language.

DEDAM aims to become an international language center for teaching Turkish and modern language research in Turkey. In line with these purposes, language courses are organized and projects are carried out in fields such as linguistics and language teaching.

Dokuz Eylul University Continuing Education Center – DESEM

DESEM, has been working on a mission of inclusive and qualified lifelong education opportunities that can be accessed by every individual within the society since its establishment in 1998. Also, directs the activities of the University in cooperation with all units, internal and external stakeholders, taking into account the goals stipulated by the higher policy documents and the strategic priorities of the University.

Dokuz Eylül University, which is registered as one of the cultural heritages of Izmir, aims to contribute to the training of qualified human resources by organizing continuous training and development programs, in addition to associate, undergraduate and graduate programs, in all fields where Dokuz Eylül University provides education and research to participants with different educational levels. DESEM, which carries out its activities in the Rectorate Building, has also moved its services to the digital environment depending on changing conditions and needs. In addition to face-to-face trainings, online and mixed programs DESEM continues the mission of spreading up-to-date and universal knowledge by reaching larger audiences regardless of space, and increase the success graph every year.

Utilizing the academic and scientific resources of Dokuz Eylül University, DESEM offers industry-leading training programs, training consultancy services and corporate training solutions. In this direction, it takes important steps to establish University-Industry collaborations and strengthen these collaborations to improve vocational and technical training. These collaborations both contribute to the training of the qualified workforce needed by the industrial sector and increase the applied research and innovation capacity of the university.

DESEM organizes certified programs in different scopes such as vocational and career development programs as well as foreign language and exam preparation training programs. DESEM also designs special programs for institutions in line with program demands that stand out among companies such as; Micro MBA (Master of Business Administration) and Executive Micro MBA programs. DESEM offers programs that are carried out face-to-face, online or mixed. DESEM also encourages social participation and cultural interaction with the public and free "Culture-Art DESEM" events organized by Dokuz Eylül University to contribute to its cultural and artistic development. DESEM, which contributes to the protection and promotion of regional and national cultural heritage with these activities, appeals to adults of all ages and interest groups.