International exchange of experience with a foreign professor

From October 12 to November 11, 2026, at the special invitation of the Department of Environmental Management and Engineering of the Institute of Natural Sciences at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, a leading Turkish scientist, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at OndokuzMayıs University, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çetin, visited the university.

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çetin is a world-renowned scholar in the fields of ecology and urban planning. He holds impressive scientometric indicators: an h-index of 79 in Google Scholar, 62 in Web of Science, and 60 in Scopus. His primary scientific works focus on landscape ecology, protection of urban ecosystems, biomonitoring of atmospheric air quality, and the effective application of GIS technologies in environmental research. Furthermore, the professor serves as a foreign scientific advisor to the department's doctoral students, supervising the dissertation research of young scholars.

During his one-month academic visit, the visiting professor taught the course “Geoinformation Methods for Ecosystem Assessment” to first-year Master's students of the “7M05206 – Environmental Protection and Rational Use of Natural Resources” educational programme and conducted the final examination.

As part of the visit, an educational seminar entitled “Climate Change and Environmental Planning of Urban Areas” was organized for young researchers and doctoral students. Participants included doctoral students from the “8D05208 – Ecology and Nature Management” educational programme, Master's students from the “7M05206 – Environmental Protection and Rational Use of Natural Resources” programme, as well as the university's academic staff.

The lectures and seminar delivered by a foreign scholar of high scientific standing made a significant contribution to enhancing the professional qualifications of students, improving the quality of scientific research, and strengthening the department's international academic ties.