The Internship OK – Central Black Sea Internship Consortium has been established under the coordination of our university in partnership with Amasya University, Samsun University, Tokat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Career Research and Application Center of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University. The aim of the consortium is to provide students of the three young universities located in the Yeşilırmak basin in the Central Black Sea region with opportunities to undertake internships abroad, as well as to enable university staff to gain international teaching and training experience.
Objectives of the Consortium:
1.To raise highly qualified young people with international experience through the internship activities carried out under the consortium,
2.To create a pool of enterprises by establishing partnerships with well-qualified institutions/organizations abroad to provide students with effective and productive internship experiences,
3.To strengthen students’ communication skills and foreign language competence through international experience, while also fostering self-confidence, vision, and intercultural awareness,
4.To raise awareness about international opportunities for students and staff with disabilities or disadvantaged backgrounds,
5.To enhance the employability of students after graduation,
6.To establish strong cooperation among partner institutions and with international organizations,
7.To contribute to curriculum development through the dissemination of consortium outputs to academic units,
8.To support the internationalization strategies of the partner institutions.
The project titled Osmangazi Internship Consortium, submitted by Eskişehir Osmangazi University to the Turkish National Agency, aims to provide students with internship opportunities abroad and to support university staff in gaining international teaching and training experience. The consortium’s objectives and impacts at both the individual and institutional levels are as follows::
1.To select students in line with the profiles required by institutions and ensure mutual benefit through internships,2.To establish collaborations with higher education institutions and organizations abroad,3.To raise well-qualified and field-expert students who have completed internships abroad,4.To foster strong cooperation among consortium partners.
Expected Impacts of the Consortium:
1.To cultivate highly capable young people with international experience through internship activities,2.To develop a pool of enterprises by building partnerships with well-qualified institutions/organizations abroad in order to offer students effective and productive internship experiences,3.To help students develop communication skills and foreign language proficiency through their international experience, while fostering self-confidence, vision, and intercultural awareness,4.To raise awareness regarding international opportunities for students and staff with disabilities or disadvantaged backgrounds,5.To improve students’ employability after graduation,6.To strengthen collaboration among the consortium partners and with organizations abroad,7.To contribute to curriculum development by sharing consortium outputs with academic units,8.To support the internationalization strategies of the partner institutions.
Partners of the Project:;
·Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University· Karaman Chamber of Commerce and Industry· Necmettin Erbakan University· Konya Chamber of Industry·Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University