Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer noted that Turkey's first vocational high school in the field of space and aviation technology, where the qualified human resources needed by the sector in the defense industry and new Vecihis will be trained, was opened in the Elmadağ district of Ankara.
The Ministry of National Education, in cooperation with the Defense Industry Presidency and the leading institutions and organizations of the sector, created the program infrastructure for the opening of Turkey's first vocational high school in the field of space and aviation technology, and all preparations were completed.
Minister of National Education Mahmut Özer, in his evaluation on the subject, pointed out that Turkey's activities related to aviation and space studies have started to gain momentum and that its competitiveness with other countries has increased, "Göktürk 1, Göktürk 2, Göktürk 3, Türksat 5A, Türksat 5B, İmece, Studies such as Gökbey Helicopter, Anka UAV, SİHA, Hürkuş, Hürjet, Kızılelma, Aksungur UHA, Şimşek, Turna, Atak Helicopter, National Combat Aircraft, Bora, Sungur, Hisar missile systems are important steps that we are proud of in the field of space and aviation on behalf of our country. said.
Curriculum program accepted by Board of Education and Discipline
Özer continued as follows: “Our Ministry has taken an important step by taking action in the field of space and aviation through the dynamic vocational and technical education system it has created. Presidency of Defense Industries and Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. In cooperation with (TUSAŞ), we have completed our studies for the opening of a high school that will provide high school education in the field of aviation and space technologies for the first time. Within the scope of the study, the aviation and space technology education program, which was prepared for the purpose of disseminating aviation and space technology education, developing and enriching the educational content, was accepted by the Board of Education.”
your curriculum; Emphasizing that it was prepared by the commission consisting of the Presidency of Defense Industry, Turkish Aeronautical Association University, ASELSAN, ROKETSAN, TUSAŞ, TAI and TEI representatives and field teachers, Özer said, “We opened our first vocational high school, which will provide education within the framework of the prepared framework curriculum, in Elmadağ, Ankara. Established on an area of 24 m770, our school consists of 2 main buildings: the education building, the workshop building and the hostel building. The school has 3 classrooms, 32 laboratories, 6 painting and music workshops and a conference hall. The school hostel has a capacity of 2 beds, suitable for the accommodation of 64 female students and 136 male students. Students from outside the province will be accommodated in single rooms with bathrooms and washbasins inside the room, with a computer and internet connection. Our school has all the necessary workshop and laboratory facilities. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed to the establishment of the school, especially our stakeholder institutions.” used the phrases.
Minister Özer emphasized that the school is the first vocational high school in the field of aviation and space technology in our country, and Ankara Aviation and Space Technologies Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School will provide training within the scope of the project school. The administrators and teachers of the school will be selected and recruited. The school will start accepting students from the 2023-2024 academic year. Education will be given for 1 years, including 5 year of English preparatory class, and all students will be taken according to the central exam score made by our Ministry.” said.
Vecihis of Aviation will grow in this school
Noting that the education to be given at the school is designed to prepare individuals for business life, Minister Özer said, “Our new goal in vocational education is aviation and space… This high school, which will be opened in the field of space and aviation technology, where the qualified human resources needed by the sector in the defense industry and new Vecihis will be trained, is a first in Turkey. has the feature of being This is quite important. I hope that from now on, vecihis of aviation will grow in Elmadağ. The future of our defense industry is now entrusted to our young people who will grow up in this school.”
Stating that there are design and manufacturing, propulsion systems and electronic systems in the field of aviation and space technology, Özer said, “We welcome our students and parents who dream of aviation and space to visit our school.” used the phrases.