The European Union Scholarships Project launches in collaboration with ICMPD, Ankara University, Hasan Kalyoncu University, and the Marmara Municipalities Union. The initiative aims to foster higher education access and bolster employment pathways for students under temporary protection (SuTPs), international protection (IPs), and Turkish citizens.
Countries
Türkiye
Status
Ongoing
Duty Stations
Istanbul, Türkiye
Duration
January 2023
to
January 2026
Donors
The European Union
Partners
Ankara University, Hasan Kalyoncu University and Marmara Municipalities Union
Funding
10 Million Euro
Summary
The project aims to increase access to higher education and strengthen pathways to employment through skill development and social cohesion for Syrian students under temporary protection, students under international protection and students with Turkish citizenship.
The project provides scholarship support to increase the quality of higher education and associated services to undergraduate/graduate studies. Gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion and other vulnerabilities are the fundamental approaches during the implementation. The project focuses to create synergies for reaching the overall and specific objectives and promotes partnerships between universities, municipalities, government institutions, and international and national organizations for upskilling students with regard to higher education, social cohesion and integration to employment opportunities.
The project provides scholarship support to increase the quality of higher education and associated services to undergraduate/graduate studies. Gender mainstreaming and disability inclusion and other vulnerabilities are the fundamental approaches during the implementation. The project focuses to create synergies for reaching the overall and specific objectives and promotes partnerships between universities, municipalities, government institutions, and international and national organizations for upskilling students with regard to higher education, social cohesion and integration to employment opportunities.