BARÜ’s TÜBİTAK-Supported “Village Academy” to Bring Science and Art to Rural Communities
1 Ekim 2026
A project by Bartın University (BARÜ), supported under the TÜBİTAK 4009 Support Program for Village Schools, will bring science and art activities to village school students and local communities.
A project led by Asst. Prof. Dr. Bekir Güler from the Faculty of Education at Bartın University (BARÜ) is set to begin with support from the TÜBİTAK 4009 Support Program for Village Schools. Entitled “Village Academy: From Nature to Science, from Life to Art,” the initiative is BARÜ’s first project supported under the TÜBİTAK 4009 Program and will feature two days of science and art activities in Bartın. Researchers and educators from various disciplines will engage with students and local residents through activities designed to promote scientific and artistic literacy in rural communities.
The program will take place at Gürgenpınarı Middle School in Bartın on 12–13 October and will feature 14 different activities and talks designed to provide participants with hands-on learning experiences. Through workshops and field activities, the program aims to offer diverse learning opportunities to more than 100 students as well as local residents, while providing teachers with professional support and resources for classroom use.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Eyüpoğlu from BARÜ’s Faculty of Education will serve as a researcher on the project team. The team of instructors will include Prof. Dr. Ayla Çetin Dindar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahar Karaman Güvenç, Asst. Prof. Dr. Burak Kiras, Res. Asst. Zekiye Merve Öcal, music teacher Kadir Güvenç, and Turkish language teacher Tuğçe Güler.
BARÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet Akkaya emphasized the importance of sharing the university’s academic knowledge and expertise with village schools and local communities, and congratulated project coordinator Asst. Prof. Dr. Bekir Güler and the project team.
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