Cooperative education is a  method of combining academic education with practical work experience. Namely, in general terms it refers to cooperation between university and  industry. It is developed in Turkey by Bahçeşehir University. There are many well-known and important partner firms which are willing to employ Bahçeşehir University's students. It is your chance to work in these firms and gain work experience through your university career. The only thing you have to do is to take some of  CO-OP courses and apply to the Bahçeşehir University CO-OP Office to be a cooper. There are many advantages of this education system. Some of these are;

• It provides students to work in their field of study to gain career-related experience.
  Employers prefer graduated students with job experience.
• CO-OP programs enable students to apply academic theory to actual work experience.
• The CO-OP experience develops personal attributes in students, such as improved oral and written skills, self confidence, the ability to accept responsibility and work effectively with others.

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
CO-OP Coordinator
Dr. Hakkı Öztürk