Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University score project: the visitor

Abstract

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University founded in 1882 is the oldest fine arts institution in Turkey. Our university, a wellestablished institution takim~; initials as a mission, was initiated to conduct education with ocddental and contemporary methods, in the late Ottoman period of 19th century. Today, MSFAU gives priority to internationalization. The University has an active internationa_l network for students; administrative and academic staff exchanges, research, projects, conferences, lectures, and workshops. MSFAU is a holder of the Erasmus Charter, and an active partidpant of the Erasmus+ Program. The University is a member of Mevla11a Exchange Program, too. Students and-academic staff are exchanged within the scope of those programs. in addition, MSFAU is a member of Educational Programs of the European Commission as well as important academic networks such as European University Assodation (EUA) European Conservatories Assodation {AEC), European Assodation for Architectural Education (EAAE), lnternational Association of Universities And Colleges of Arts, Design and Media (CUMULUS). Asian League of lnstitutions of the Arts (ALIA) is one of the great significant academic networks. MSFAU is proud of being its member since 2012. The SCORE is the title of the project of ALIA that reimagines ALIA's network asa score. We have been excited since the project idea reached us with "the box" and we are proud to be a part of this project with the other members of ALIA. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University forms a project team together with academic staffs and students from the fine arts and architecture departments. The Project Team has been working on the SCORE project since December 2019. We are very glad to ·present Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's SCORE Project "THE VISITOR". Prof. Ayşegül İzer Vice Rector