Özgencil I. K. (Yürütücü)
Diğer Uluslararası Fon Programları, 2022 - 2022
School of Avian Ecology’s main purpose is to provide high-quality applied and theoretical
scientific education to undergraduate and graduate students, early-career researchers, people
working at conservation NGOs and state agencies, who are from different parts of Türkiye and
from different socio-economic backgrounds. While doing that, our school also aims to show zero
discrimination based on social, geography, economic background, ethnic/racial background,
religious beliefs, sexual identity, and sexual orientation. The school aims to achieve its goals by
bringing together experienced people and experts in the fields of interest and giving the attendees
the opportunity to receive high quality hands-on and theoretical training, which is becoming more
difficult to acquire in Türkiye by the day, while also providing them with a social environment
where they can interact with their peers, lecturers, researchers, and form networks. Another aim
of the school is to help raise people who has the skills and knowledge to form their own
research/project/workshop ideas and conduct projects like the School of Avian Ecology in
Türkiye and other parts of the world. Our school also takes a “green” stance by being highly
sensitive to current global and local environmental problems and taking action to contribute to
solutions. Finally, we would like our school to evolve into a traditional and international school
that happens annually.