A study visit was organised to Bucharest, Romania, on 26-28 July 2022 within the scope of the Technical Assistance Project for Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.
 

The Kick-off Meeting for the Technical Assistance for the "Enhancing the Rare Earth Elements Research and Innovation Capacity of Turkey" Project was held on 27 July 2022 at the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology. The project will be implemented in 24 months and it will be carried out in cooperation between the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology Directorate of EU Financial Programmes, Directorate General of Industry, Directorate General of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA), Munzur University Rare Earth Elements Application and Research Center (MUNTEAM), Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency - Rare Earth Elements Research Institute (TENMAK-NATEN) and the consortium led by WYG Türkiye. 

The overall objective of the project is to support the establishment of a sustainable supply chain for rare earth elements for Türkiye's economic development.

CCT-II Project’s 15th Monthly Management Meeting was held in Ankara on 30.06.2022 with the participation of the Senior Representative of the Operation Beneficiary (SROB), the Programme Manager of the European Union Delegation to Turkey,

Steering Committee Meeting and Monthly Meetings of the Giresun Wastewater Project were held on 28-29.06.2022 in Giresun. Along with the meetings, site visits were conducted within the scope of the “Construction of Giresun Wastewater Treatment Plant (Lot-1)” and “Construction of Giresun Wastewater Collection System (Lot-2)”. The meetings and visits were attended by the European Union Delegation to Türkiye, representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, Giresun Municipality Project Implementation Unit, Consultant and Contractors.

Within the scope of ''Technical Assistance for Empowering Women Through Cooperatives'', Awareness Raising Meeting was held in Bursa on 27 June 2022 with the opening speeches of The Mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mr. Alinur AKTAŞ, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. İbrahim YUMAKLI, Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services Ms. Fatma ÖNCÜ and The Governor of Bursa Mr. Yakup CANBOLAT.

 

OPINA participated in the ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) and Autonomous Vehicle Technology Fair in Stuttgart, one of Europe's most influential automotive innovation research and development centres, on June 21-23. 

Within the scope of the Development of Inclusive Education Project (BEGEP), which has been carrying out since 2019 with the co-financing of the EU and the Republic of Türkiye by the Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Special Education and Guidance Services, with the slogan "We are a whole with our differences", Inclusion in Education Summit is taking place at Ankara ATO Congresium on June 21-22. The Opening Speeches of the event, which took place with the great interest of teachers, academics and NGOs, were made by WYG Türkiye & CIS Managing Director Dr. Faruk Cengiz Tekindağ, Ministry of National Education Director General of Special Education and Guidance Services Mr. Kemal Varın NUMANOĞLU, Deputy Head of EU Delegation to Turkey Ms. Eleftheria PERTZINIDOU and Deputy Minister of National Education Mr. Nazif YILMAZ. The “Inclusion in Education Summit” will continue tomorrow with very special events such as expert speakers, workshops, “Good Practices” stands of NGOs and schools, and paper presentations.

The Central and Provincial Level 4th Round Training Programme within the scope of the Implementation of Training Programmes of the ROMSİD Project has been completed.

The Jean Monnet project team met the scholars who were entitled to receive the Jean Monnet Scholarship for the 2022-2023 Academic Year in Ankara on June 13, Monday.

The First Steering Committee Meeting of the "Technical Assistance for Advanced Prototype Station (APS) Project", supported by the EU Delegation to Türkiye and the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Industry and Technology within the framework of Competitive Sectors and hosted by Eskişehir Technical University, was held on May 25, 2022 with the participation of EU Delegation to Türkiye Sector Manager and Ministry Representatives, Eskişehir Chamber of Commerce, Eskişehir Chamber of Industry, Eskişehir Regional Directorate of Industry, Anadolu Technology Research Park Inc., BEBKA (Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development Agency), KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation), Rail Systems and Aviation Cluster, consortium members, and other stakeholders.

The first international study visit was conducted in Spain and Portugal on 23-27 May 2022 within the scope of the International Study Visit Activity of the ROMSID Project.

Within the scope of the Empowering Women through Cooperatives Project, the first Local Stakeholder Meeting was held in Ankara on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, with nearly 200 participants. The opening speeches of the meeting were made by Nimet Kaleli, Deputy Head of the Training and Publication Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Gülser Ustaoğlu, General Director on the Status of Women at the Ministry of Family and Social Services, and Elif Nur Bozkurt Tandoğan, Deputy Governor of Ankara.

Wings for Life World Run 2022, which people run simultaneously all over the world in order to fund research for the treatment of paraplegia and to raise awareness on this issue, took place on 8 May in İzmir. The organisation, which serves a valuable purpose, was held with the participation of approximately 10 thousand people. We, as the WYG Türkiye family, ran for those who could not run in this event which we are happy to support.

MİSGEP is on the field to provide health survelliance to 10,000 mine employees. MİSGEP Mobile Occupational Health Vehicle continues providing health survelliance at “Bozdağ Coal Mining” with its expert staff and doctors.

A study visit was organised to Strasbourg, France, on 12-14 April 2022, within the scope of the Technical Assistance Project for Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.

Head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Mr. Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut and accompanying guests visited İstanbul Okan University to receive information about OPINA platform services and meet with the project executives and project team on 09 March 2022.

Within the Scope of the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Component for Balıkesir Water and Sewerage Administration General Directorate/WUD and PIU "Financial Procedures, Strategic Financial Planning and Budgeting Training" was held on 15-16 March 2022.

The closing event of the Technical Assistance for Enhancement of TURKAK's Capacity in Accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies was held on 08 March 2022 with a hybrid event in Ankara.

Third OPINA workshop was held online on 23 February 2022.

The Kick-Off Meeting for Technical Assistance for Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme has been held on 22.02.2022 at the premises of Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.