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Bu da TELC imtihanı turizmi - HAKANSEYHAN
‘Avrupa Dil Sertifikaları’ anlamına gelen TELC imtihanı, Almanya’da üniversite eğitimi almak ve çalışmak isteyenlerin geçmek zorunda oldukları yeterlilik imtihanı. Son yıllarda Azerbaycan, Suudi Arabistan, İran, İtalya ve Moldova benzer biçimde ülkelerden TELC sınavına girmek için Türkiye’ye gelenlerin sayısında ciddi artış var. Bilhassa İzmir, bu anlamda devletimizde Almanca’nın merkezi haline gelmiş durumda.
Hasret Bay Yılmaz obay@ekonomist.com.tr Gurbetçi iki kardeşin 23 yıl ilkin İzmir’de kurduğu Almanca eğitim kurumu DAS Akademie, düzenlemiş olduğu internasyonal Almanca yeterlilik imtihanı TELC ile, İzmir’e Türkiye’nin pek oldukça şehrinden hatta dünyanın değişik ülkelerinden oldukça sayıda öğrencinin gelmesini sağlıyor. Her ay 100 öğrencinin katılmış olduğu sınavlar ile İzmir turizmine de katkı sağlanıyor.
‘Avrupa Dil Sertifikaları’ anlamına gelen TELC imtihanı, Almanya’da üniversite eğitimi almak ve çalışmak isteyenlerin geçmek zorunda oldukları yeterlilik imtihanı. Bu yıl Azerbaycan, Suudi Arabistan, İran, İtalya ve Moldova benzer biçimde ülkelerden TELC sınavına girmek için DAS Akademie’ye gelen öğrencilerle İzmir, son yıllarda devletimizde Almanca’nın merkezi haline geldi.
BAŞVURULAR REKOR KIRDI Almanya’ya çalışmak için gidip ülkeye dönüş meydana getiren işçi bir ailenin evlatları olan Nilgün Akdoğan ve ağabeyi Nezih Sorguç’un 23 yıl ilkin İzmir’de kurduğu DAS Akademie, bugün başarıya ulaşmış işlere imza atıyor. Almanca öğretmeni ve Das Akademie Kurucu Ortağı Nilgün Akdoğan, İzmir’de TELC imtihanını tatbik eden lisans partnerlerinden biri olarak internasyonal standartlara uygun, adil, saydam ve güvenilir dil sınavları yaptıklarını vurgulayarak, “Almanya’da eğitimin anahtarı olan TELC sınavına DAS Akademie’de girmek için, ülkemizin değişik şehirlerinden ve yurtdışından oldukça sayıda müracaat alıyoruz. Bilhassa son bir yılda bu başvurular üstün dereceli düzeyde arttı” diyor.
ALMANYA’DA EĞİTİME İLGİ ARTIYOR TELC’in 45 senelik, son aşama kapsamlı bir imtihan olduğuna dikkat çeken Akdoğan, “Almanya üniversiteleri bilhassa mühendislik eğitiminde oldukça başarıya ulaşmış. Avrupa’da tahsil görme hayalinin peşinden koşan bir tek Türkiye’de değil, Azerbaycan, İran başta olmak suretiyle Türki Cumhuriyetler’de de oldukça fazla talebe var. Almanya’da bir tek üniversite eğitimi için değil, sıhhat alanında çalışmak isteyen tıp doktorlarının da sertifikaya haiz olmaları gerekiyor. TELC Medizin FSP imtihanı ise tüm dünyada bir tek belli başlı imtihan merkezlerinde yapılıyor. Tıp Almancası bilgisini sertifikalandırmak ve Almanya’da çalışmak isteyen tıp doktorları da DAS Akademie’de düzenlenen TELC Medizin FSP sınavına bu sebeple büyük ilgi gösteriyorlar” diye konu alıyor.
KENT EKONOMİSİNE KATKISI TELC sınavına girmek için kente birçok kişinin geldiğini, bu sirkülasyonun İzmir ekonomisine de faydası bulunduğunu söyleyen Akdoğan, şunları konu alıyor:
“DAS Akademie’ye TELC imtihanı için gelenler hem de İzmir’in zamanı ve gezinsel dokusunu da keşfediyor, çevresindeki ören bölgeleri başta olmak suretiyle değişik lokasyonlarını görmek için burada daha uzun kalıyorlar. Ikimiz de web sayfalarımızda İzmir ve çevresini tanıtıcı rehber durumunda bilgilere yer veriyoruz. Bugün şehirler çağını yaşıyoruz ve ülkelerden oldukça şehirler ön planda. Şehirler gezim anlamında bir tek deniz-kum-güneş imkanları için ziyaret edilmiyor. Sıhhat turizminden, eğitime kadar birçok alternatif imkanları sunmak şehir için büyük bir güç. Ikimiz de işin eğitim ayağında İzmir’e bu şekilde bir misyon yükleyebiliyorsak, ne mutlu bizlere” diye konuştu.
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