The registration of the activity that the student declares to participate is approved through the internet site designated by the Dean of Students until the last day of the semester by the responsible ITU academic staff or unit responsible for the relevant activity.

Requirements for students participating in scientific research projects conducted within ITU:

For the work of students involved in scientific research projects within ITU to be included in ECAR,

• Students are expected to actively participate in research projects led by ITU researchers. The work can be done as a research scholarship or on a voluntary basis.
• Research activities must amount to at least 30 hours during the semester.
• To enable students to receive microcredentials for their participation in scientific research projects, the project supervisor needs to create a request via the BAPSIS system to add the undergraduate student as a researcher to the project.
• Microcredential information is automatically provided by the ITU BAP unit, so there is no need for our students to make separate applications.

Requirements for students serving in project teams within ITU:

For the work of students serving in project teams within ITU to be included in ECAR, the following requirements must be met:

• Students are expected to actively participate in ITU project teams.
• The work must be coordinated by the project team advisor.
• Research activities must amount to at least 30 hours during the semester.
• The Project Team Advisor Academic Staff must confirm the completion of the relevant activity at the end of the semester.
• If the Project Team is not listed in the announced list, the project advisor must notify ODEK by email at mikrokredi@itu.edu.tr, specifying the team's English name.

Requirements for students serving in student clubs within ITU:

For the work of students serving in student clubs within ITU to be included in ECAR, the following requirements must be met:

• Students are expected to actively participate in student clubs.
• The work must be coordinated by the club advisor.
• Club activities must amount to at least 30 hours during the semester.
• The Club Advisor must confirm the completion of the relevant activity at the end of the semester.
• If the club is not listed in the announced list, the club advisor must notify ODEK via email to mikrokredi@itu.edu.tr, specifying the club's English name.

Requirements for students who have completed ITU MEM, Ginova, ATHENS and EELISA training:

For the work of undergraduate and postgraduate students who have completed short-term educational activities conducted within ITU to be included in ECAR, the following requirements must be met:

• Students must have spent at least 30 hours during the semester to complete the training they participated in.
• The unit within ITU must confirm the completion of the relevant activity at the end of the semester.
• Microcredential information automatically provided by the relevant unit, there is no need for students to make separate applications.

Microcredential Approval Process for Project Teams and Club Activities

1. Students who wish to receive microcredit for 'Student Club' or 'Project Team' activities will apply through Kepler.

2. Subsequently, task assignments will be made to club and project team advisors via Kepler for advisor approval. Each student application will trigger a Task Assignment email to your advisors. The process management system can be accessed via the link in the email or through the Kepler application.

3. Advisors will take necessary actions based on the student's status through ITU Kepler > Process Management Application > My Tasks section:

• If the student is actively involved in the club/team and has participated in at least 30 hours of activities during the spring semester, please mark 'Approved' for the student to receive microcredit.
• If the student has not been actively involved in the club or has not participated in at least 30 hours of activities, please terminate the task with a reason for ineligibility.