Under the agreement, 3,312 OMU students are expected to gain workplace experience while continuing their studies, with daily financial support and insurance coverage provided through İŞKUR.

Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) and the Samsun Provincial Directorate of the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) signed a protocol for the İŞKUR Youth Program, aimed at improving students’ employability and helping them gain workplace experience while continuing their education.

The protocol was signed by OMU Rector Prof. Dr. Fatma Aydın and Samsun İŞKUR Provincial Director Gökhan Dürümlü.

Under the agreement, OMU students will have the opportunity to gain work experience and become more familiar with professional life while continuing their studies.

A total of 3,312 OMU students are expected to benefit from the program this year.

Work experience and financial support for students

The İŞKUR Youth Program enables university students to combine their education with practical workplace experience.

Participants will be able to work for up to three days per week and will receive TRY 1,375 for each day they participate in the program.

İŞKUR will also cover participants’ general health insurance premiums as well as occupational accident and occupational disease insurance premiums.

Supporting students’ employability

The program aims to help students gain experience of working life while continuing their education, develop professional skills, and enter the labour market better prepared after graduation.

The protocol signed between OMU and Samsun İŞKUR is expected to contribute to students’ career development, employability, and preparation for professional life.