MEHEM (Mapping European Higher Educational Models) is a sixteen-month research project with partners which include Sabanci University in Turkey,  University of Oxford in United Kingdom, University of Siena in Italy, and University of Uppsala in Sweden and three collaborating institutions from Germany, France and Spain.

MEHEM investigates how national higher education systems contribute to the development of the knowledge economy in Europe in order to identify feasible paths of convergence for countries to adopt new policies on university education and new practices for the management of the university system. Within this framework the project also aims to contribute to Turkey’s preparation for accession to the European Union by providing an encompassing comparison between Turkish higher education systems and those of the leading EU member states.

MEHEM is part of the programme entitled “Promotion of the Civil Society Dialogue between European Union and Turkey” which is implemented by the Turkish Secretariat General for EU Affairs and co-financed by the European Commission. The contracting authority is the Central Finance and Contract Unit.

Project duration: 17 June  2008 – 16 October 2009