THE IMPORTANCE OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY-İŞKUR COOPERATION IN FIGHTING UNEMPLOYMENT

Abstract

In this study, which is an answer to the question of whether higher education alone provides a benefit in the fight against unemployment, which affects the individual and society negatively, the workforce, employment and unemployment status of university graduates in Turkey for the years 2001-2022 are analyzed. In order to increase the contribution of higher education to employment as a level of education, there is a need to develop cooperation between universities, industry and İŞKUR, which is of great importance in the fight against unemployment.   The aim of this study is to train qualified young people for the professions of the future with the projects that the industry cannot develop with its own potential, the knowledge of the university and the active workforce programs financed by İŞKUR. In addition, to contribute to the development and strengthening of cooperation between universities, industry and İŞKUR in order to reduce unemployment in Turkey. In this study, suggestions developed in order to make the cooperation of the three actors that contribute to employment in the fight against unemployment, which is a current problem, more effective.