The meeting to strengthen University–Sector cooperation was held under the chairmanship of Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar

The meeting of the University Protocol Executive Board (ÜPYK) within the scope of the YÖK–TOBB Vocational Schools Education Cooperation was held under the hosting of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ). Important evaluations were made in the meeting regarding the dissemination of the 3+1 on-the-job training model and strengthening university–sector integration.

The main agenda of the meeting held in the MAKÜ Board of Directors Meeting Room was the expansion of the 3+1 on-the-job vocational training application to a wider area in Burdur center and districts. In this context, topics such as matching firms registered with chambers with university programs, determining internship and practical training needs, and opening new technology and employment-focused programs were discussed. Additionally, there was an exchange of views on increasing part-time work opportunities for students and making the scholarship processes provided within the protocol more systematic.

In his statement at the meeting, Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar said: “I thank the valuable presidents and officials of our Burdur and Bucak Chambers of Commerce and Industry and our Exchange for their sincere and solution-oriented approaches in this cooperation. We want our young people to get to know the business life while at school, learn by experiencing, and have an easier time finding a job after graduation. We are taking steps to increase part-time work opportunities for our students while studying and to make scholarship processes more understandable and faster. By transforming university–sector cooperation into a permanent structure, we will continue to work so that the labor of our young people, the production of Burdur, and its future become stronger.”

In the meeting where the periodic reports prepared by PYK were also evaluated, it was aimed that the decisions taken would strengthen the university–sector cooperation and increase the employability of students after graduation.

The studies carried out within the framework of the YÖK–TOBB cooperation are expected to play an important role in training qualified human resources that will contribute to regional development.

In the meeting chaired by MAKÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar as the ÜPYK President, Burdur Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Yusuf Keyik, Bucak Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Hasan Yalçın Meçikoğlu, Burdur Commodity Exchange President Ömer Faruk Gündüzalp, along with Protocol Executive Board (PYK) members, chamber representatives, vocational school directors, and coordinators were present.