CoHE Offers Permanent Positions for Universities in Priority Fields

December 9, 2019


Turkey could only reach its goals for development for 2023 through knowledge and qualified manpower.

In this scope, we have planned many projects to meet the qualified manpower needed for certain fields in Turkey with the “New CoHE” approach and realized them with the support of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey has approved the transfer of the assignment approval of 535 permanent positions for research assistants to higher education institutions by the Council of Higher Education under the “ Project for the Employment of Research Assistants in Priority Fields ”.

- CoHE took notice of the fields where it is difficult to employ faculty members

In addition to the permanent positions universities use in their preferred fields, the “New CoHE” has developed a central plan for the approval of additional permanent positions this year by taking notice of the fields where it is difficult to employ faculty members.

- Universities were given the authority to assign 535 people in different fields

Higher education institutions were given the authority to assign 535 research assistants to permanent positions in fields such as Pharmacy, Architecture, Psychology, Nursing, Autism Spectrum Disorder Education, Special Education, Audiology, and Speech and Language Therapy. 180 permanent positions were allocated for Law. The evaluation and selection of the candidates will be carried out by universities.

- The issue of lack of personnel will be largely resolved with this planning in two years

According to our plans and projections, the issue of lack of faculty members in these fields will be largely resolved in two years in case these policies are followed.

On the other hand, the procedures for advertisements that are posted by the approval of the Council of Higher Education with the planning and request of universities will be carried out as before.