New Horizons March 2019 | Page 11

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20,000 High-schoolers outreached

Engineer Girls of Turkey has granted tertiary scholarships to 310 students since 2015, and provided internships to 80 students at Limak Group and other firms. Currently, 110 students from 35 universities are actively enrolled in the project. The high school component of the project reached out 20,000 high-schoolers in 10 provinces in 2018 through the educational content in three subjects, awareness raising plays and virtual reality applications, and role-model meetings at every school. The high school component will continue in 25 schools in 10 provinces in cooperation with the Teacher Academy Foundation (ÖRAV). In addition, the cooperation with the People Management Association of Turkey (PERYÖN) further strengthened the TMK Project in terms of educational programmes and career opportunities.