COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

The first and only in Turkey

In TOBB ETÜ, each academic year is divided into three equal parts: Fall, Spring, and Summer. 3-term education, one term of which is reserved for cooperative education, is not practiced in any other university in Turkey. The purpose of the Cooperative Education Program is providing work experience to our students prior to obtaining their bachelor’s degree. All students join cooperative education program three times, and they graduate with nearly 1 year of work experience. TOBB ETÜ students, having shorter break times than their peers in other universities, use 4 academic years more efficiently.

3 Term Program

After our undergraduate students have passed the compulsory English preparatory class, they take 5-term before they join the cooperative education program. The 3-term education program aims to ensure that TOBB ETU students are as well-equipped as possible for their first work experience and uses summer time more efficiently.

The summer term in our university is an ordinary period so there is no separate summer school program. No additional payment is required for the summer term. As a result of the three-term academic year, our students have the chance to graduate earlier with more experience than their peers. When students graduate in the Spring term of their last academic year, one third of their annual tuition is paid back.

Term Autumn Spring Summer
1st Year 1st Term 2nd Term 3rd Term
2nd Year 4rd Term 5th Term Cooperative Education (1)
3rd Year 6th Term Cooperative Education (2) 7th Term
4th Year Cooperative Education (3) 8th Term -

Do Not Wait for Your Master!

The academic year at TOBB ETU Graduate School is also divided into three terms. Bachelors of TOBB ETU can finish their undergraduate studies in the Spring term and start graduate school in the following Summer term, they have the chance to finish their degrees earlier than students at other universities. They can finish their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in a total of five years instead of six.

TOBB ETU

Term Autumn Spring Summer
1st Year 1st Term 2nd Term 3rd Term
2nd Year 4rd Term 5th Term Cooperative Education (1)
3rd Year 6th Term Cooperative Education (2) 7th Term
4th Year Cooperative Education (3) 8th Term Master’s Degree
5th Year Master) Master’s Degree Master’s Degree

Other Universities

Term Autumn Spring Summer
1st Year 1st Term 2nd Term -
2nd Year 3rd Term 4rd Term Internship (20 Days)
3rd Year 5th Term 6th Term Internship (20 Days)
4th Year 7th Term 8th Term -
5th Year Master) Master’s Degree -
6th Year Master) Master’s Degree -

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