Our Directorate Organized Training on EU Funds and Project Cycle Management for the Personnel of the Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Secondary Education

On 5-6 October 2026, 25 employees from the General Directorates attended the training hosted by the Ministry of National Education (MEB). During the two-day programme, our Directorate’s Training Coordinator, Dr. Anıl Müge Seyrekbasan, informed participants about Project Cycle Management (PCM), project development and project writing processes for EU funds.

The programme aimed to raise participants’ knowledge of European Union programmes and the funding opportunities they offer, and to strengthen their project development capacity. As part of it, EU Affairs Expert Ege Erkoçak shared experiences on the historical process of human rights training in Türkiye within the framework of the EU accession process. EU Affairs Expert Berna Bayar presented on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) project processes. EU Affairs Expert Yeşim Yıldız spoke on the Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme and the application process for the 2027-2028 academic year. Assistant EU Affairs Expert Meriç Yeğin shared institutional experience on the Erasmus+ project application processes in which the Directorate for EU Affairs is involved.

Our Directorate continues its training and information activities aimed at enabling Türkiye to benefit more effectively from EU programmes and at strengthening its project development capacity.