Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Earlier this week, the Cabinet approved the 2025 hiring plan, which applies to all public sector agencies and various sectors and specialties.

The programs of the Public Employment Service (DYPA) are highly effective as almost two out of three beneficiaries are still working 12 months after the end of the employment program they participated in.

The number of students in Turkey is more than the populations of 150 countries around the world, the country's education minister said on May 24.

Speaking during the World Education Forum in London, Education Minister Mahmut Özer said that around 19 million students are receiving education in preschools, elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.

The competition supports, highlights, and rewards 14 to 18-year-old students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

Turkey will be able to increase its per capita national income to $30,000 - more than three times its current level - in 20 years if necessary steps are taken in human development, science and technology, and institutions, a prominent Turkish business leader said on Oct. 19. 

Education Minister Sorin Cimpeanu said today that the sexual education curriculum is important and must be included in a modular system under the concept "Education for Life", but that students should be able to withdraw from these courses if their parents do not agree to this; he also noted that there are debates underway on this subject within the ruling coalition.

Ljubljana – Slovenia’s educational system is good but will need to get better adjusted to the needs of the market for digital know-how and skills, an online debate hosted by the AmCham Slovenia heard on Wednesday.

Andrej Brodnik from the Faculty of Computer and Information Science said there were far too few courses in computer science at primary and secondary schools.

The proportion of women scientists and engineers in Turkey surpassed the EU average in 2019, according to the Eurostat report.

The report said there were around 15.4 million scientists and engineers in the EU in 2019, adding that 59 percent of them were men, while 41 percent were women.

Ljubljana – Jasna Hengović, a software developer at Cosylab, has become the Woman Engineer of the Year, as this accolade has been given out for the third year to encourage young women to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The US Embassy in Athens and the Greek nonprofit organization SciCo on Thursday announced next year's STEM Stars Greece, a competition that supports, highlights and rewards 14- to 18-year-old students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).