Trakya University Continues Hosting to Sector Representatives

Trakya University Edirne Technical Sciences Vocational School hosted Yüce Auto A.Ş., the Turkey distributor of the ŠKODA brand.

The meeting held at the Technical Sciences Vocational School Administrative Building was attended by the Director of the Vocational School, Assistant Professor Member Barış Özkapı, Director  Assistants, Assistant Professor Cem Canan and Assistant Professor Didem Tuncay, Head of Electricity and Energy Department Assistant Professor İsmail Becenen, Lecturer from the Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Department N.Noyan Özyakalı and School Secretary Mehmet Perdahlıyan, Yüce Auto Business Development Unit Manager İbrahim Boylu and Technical Support Manager Serhat Artun attended.

At the meeting, Director of the School, Assistant Professor Barış Özkapı talked about the importance of Vocational Schools in training technical staff needed by the industry and the 3+1 education model implemented by Trakya University Edirne Technical Sciences Vocational School. He said that the internship, which lasts for 1 semester, not only adds a great deal of field experience to the student, but also provides the opportunity for direct recruitment. He stated that this situation creates a mutual benefit for the business to gain employees who know the job directly.

Head of the Department of Electricity and Energy, Assistant Professor İsmail Becenen gave general information about the Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Technology department, which has just been introduced to our university and which is accepting students for the first time in the 2021-2022 period. Stating that it is extremely important to provide graduates with experience in meeting the technical staff needs of the sector in the maintenance, repair, sale, design and development of electric vehicles, he emphasized that the situation is a great opportunity for domestic companies such as TOGG.

Lect. N.Noyan Özyakalı underlined that the need for technical personnel in hybrid and electric vehicles in our country is quite high and that, with possible cooperation, technical personnel are trained in the sector, whose adaptation process will take a shorter time. Noting that the students received theoretical and practical training on charging stations, battery systems, vehicle design, maintenance and repair, he emphasized that the extracurricular activities were carried out as a result of the students own demands.

Yüce Auto executives İbrahim Boylu and Serhat Artun stated that the developing electric vehicle industry is currently looking for personnel, especially in service, and this search will increase in the future. He mentioned that the course contents and practices given in the department meet the needs of the sector, and that graduate students are highly employed all over Turkey if they gain sufficient practice.

As a result of the evaluations made with the executives of Yüce Auto, it was decided to meet again on possible collaborations at a later date.