Pathway for Higher Education in Türkiye

With economic challenges and rising youth unemployment, Syrian refugees and host community youth in Türkiye need long-term prospects and job opportunities, which require market-relevant skills and entrepreneurial mindsets.

Youth receive scholarships financed by the European Union in market-relevant Bachelors and TVET degrees, as well as a wide range of employment support including social cohesion activities, employability skills, access to internships, job placements and support to aspiring entrepreneurs to establish their business ideas.

By working with university and higher education partners, SPARK contributes to updating, modernising and digitalising curricula, teaching methods and equipment for the long-term. Blended learning, for example, has been introduced at several universities, with SPARK providing lecturers and staff capacity building in blended learning techniques, as well as new equipment and tools to support the digital transformation.