06 August 2026
International Collaboration Visit to BCIT by Asst. Prof. Sanam Aeinfar
Asst. Prof. Sanam Aeinfar, a faculty member of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (English Program) at Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), visited the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), one of Canada’s applied higher education institutions, and held talks regarding international academic collaboration opportunities.
Asst. Prof. Sanam Aeinfar, a faculty member of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (English) at Istanbul Gelişim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), paid an official visit to the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), one of Canada's leading applied higher education institutions.
Within the scope of the visit, Asst. Prof. Sanam Aeinfar met with officials from the BCIT Global Partnerships and International Mobility units and held talks on academic collaboration opportunities that could be developed between the two institutions. During the meetings, the Erasmus+ KA171 Program, student and academic staff mobility, joint research projects, applied education activities, and academic studies that could be implemented in the future were evaluated.
During the talks, information was provided about Istanbul Gelişim University's vision for education, research, and internationalization, while the university's academic structure and international activities were introduced to BCIT officials. In addition, corporate promotion documents for potential collaborations and documents prepared within the scope of Erasmus+ were shared with the officials.
As part of the visit program, the BCIT campus was also toured, and laboratories and academic units operating in the fields of building science, sustainability, design, and applied education—particularly the High Performance Building Laboratory—were examined. Detailed information was obtained regarding BCIT's applied education model, its collaborations developed with the sector, and its research infrastructure.
Following the talks held in a positive atmosphere, BCIT officials stated that potential areas of collaboration would be evaluated with the relevant academic units and that communication would be maintained regarding joint efforts that could be developed between the two universities.
Within the scope of the visit, Asst. Prof. Sanam Aeinfar met with officials from the BCIT Global Partnerships and International Mobility units and held talks on academic collaboration opportunities that could be developed between the two institutions. During the meetings, the Erasmus+ KA171 Program, student and academic staff mobility, joint research projects, applied education activities, and academic studies that could be implemented in the future were evaluated.
During the talks, information was provided about Istanbul Gelişim University's vision for education, research, and internationalization, while the university's academic structure and international activities were introduced to BCIT officials. In addition, corporate promotion documents for potential collaborations and documents prepared within the scope of Erasmus+ were shared with the officials.
As part of the visit program, the BCIT campus was also toured, and laboratories and academic units operating in the fields of building science, sustainability, design, and applied education—particularly the High Performance Building Laboratory—were examined. Detailed information was obtained regarding BCIT's applied education model, its collaborations developed with the sector, and its research infrastructure.
Following the talks held in a positive atmosphere, BCIT officials stated that potential areas of collaboration would be evaluated with the relevant academic units and that communication would be maintained regarding joint efforts that could be developed between the two universities.
