International Perspectives on Postgraduate Education and Training in Geography

Abstract

There is a determined effort underway in Turkey to raise the status of postgraduate research in geography in order to enhance the subject further and to develop a strong cadre of geographers engaged internationally and known for the nature and quality of their geographical research. International Perspectives on Postgraduate Education and Training in Geography emerged from the Academic Vocational Competences Workshop held at Ankara University in April 2012. This Workshop was an early component in the Piri Reis Project which is focused on enhancing the academic culture and competences of professional geographers and geography educators in Turkish universities. The Workshop examined postgraduate education and training in geography, and papers were given by contributors on the nature and state of postgraduate geographical studies in Turkey and in abroad. The Piri Reis Project has also spurred the founding of the Turkish Association of Geographers.