▁Char ter ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁E CT S ▁is ▁recognized ▁for ▁all ▁fac ult ies . ▁The ▁university ' s ▁strategy ▁focus es ▁on ▁extending ▁and ▁impro ving ▁co operation ▁with ▁foreign ▁partners . ▁ ▁The ▁introduction ▁of ▁E CT S ▁in ▁under grad uate ▁programs ▁has ▁facil itated ▁acc red itation . ▁The ▁university ▁act ively ▁encourag es ▁its ▁students ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁EU ▁student ▁exchange ▁programs . ▁ ▁Because ▁Kil is ▁ 7 ▁Ar al ı k ▁University ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁Bolog na ▁process , ▁the ▁students ▁ear n ▁a ▁di pl oma ▁and ▁di pl oma ▁supp lement ▁( DS ) ▁that ▁are ▁valid ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Basic ▁facts ▁▁ ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁many ▁aspects ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁other ▁large ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁a ▁university ▁campus ▁with ▁an ▁additional ▁city ▁location , ▁broad ▁course ▁options , ▁student ▁mob ility ▁programs ▁( Er as mus + , ▁Me vl ana ▁( R UM I ), ▁and ▁Far abi ), ▁d orm itories , ▁and ▁social ▁life ▁and ▁sports ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Education ▁research ▁and ▁practice ▁cent ers ▁▁ ▁The ▁university ' s ▁research ▁cent ers ▁include ▁its ▁Cont inu ing ▁Education ▁Center ▁( K Ü SE M ), ▁Dist ance ▁Education ▁Center ▁( K U ZE M ), ▁Agricult ural ▁Research ▁and ▁Application ▁Center ▁( T U AM ), ▁Language ▁Te aching ▁Application ▁and ▁Research ▁Center ▁( D Ö M ER ), ▁Research ▁Center ▁for ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁Studies