Joint Education Model

Get a Head Start in Life and Your Career with the Joint Education Model

One of the most important needs of every student of communication sciences is to put what they learn into practice and to succeed in professional life by seeing, through feedback, how communication theories work in real life. To achieve this goal, we launched the Joint Education Model, which gives our students access to Türkiye's leading communication organizations, whose number reached 81 as of 2021. Our students attend real job interviews and, for one semester, dedicate three days a week to gaining experience within the Joint Education Model. The experience gained over the semester counts as two courses and the mandatory internship. At the end of the semester, students are graded by the partner organization and their academic advisor. Developing practical skills in all related fields, from advertising to design, from gaming to digital media, and from corporate communication to audio, our students become ready for the industry while still at university.

For our Joint Education Model Partners, click here.

Collaboration with Leading Organizations in the Sector

Offering both job and experience opportunities to students of the Faculty of Communication, the Joint Education Model aims to help students gain sector experience while still at university. As of the 2025–2026 Academic Year, our faculty has partnership agreements with 125 leading organizations in Türkiye; through these collaborations, students experience different titles and positions in the communication world and become familiar with professional practices early on.

The Opportunity to Gain Professional Experience as a Student

The Joint Education Model consists of a one-semester program offered separately in the fall and spring semesters. Before each semester, our students apply for the positions announced by our educational partners in the program through a form published on the "News" page of our website, and through the interviews that follow, they gain real job interview experience.

The work of our students, whose internship insurance is provided by our University, is evaluated by the coordinators of our educational partners together with the faculty members running the program at our Faculty, and converted into a grade. This grade is entered into the students' course slots as the final grade of two courses chosen, in consultation with their advisor, from three course types offered within the program: departmental elective, non-departmental elective and general elective.

Used by 1,012 of our students at 125 partner organizations over 12 years, the model has become an added value of our faculty in terms of applied education.

 

JOINT EDUCATION MODEL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What is the Joint Education Model?

The Joint Education Model is an internship program that students can apply for every fall and spring semester.

2. How can I apply?

The JEM application process consists of 3 steps:

• Application Form: Before the beginning of each semester, an application form with company and position information is shared with students via email, the website and social media channels.

• Interviews: Students move on to the interview stage with the companies they applied to. Interviews may be held online or in person. Students who apply to more than one company must attend all interviews and follow the interview dates set by the companies.

• Application Documents: Students accepted by a company must submit their application documents in full to the Faculty Secretariat by the specified dates. Students who do not submit them cannot be insured and cannot start their internship.

3. What are the application documents?

• Photocopy of national identity card

• 1 photograph

• Certificate of residence or a utility bill in the student's name

• Joint Education Model Course Recognition Form (Click here)

• Official letter from the internship organization with wet stamp and signature (Download)

• Commitment Form

- Depending on whether or not the student is a dependent covered by their family, two different procedures will be applied.
- (Accordingly, intern students who receive health coverage as dependents of their family will complete Commitment Form No. 1, and students who do not receive health coverage through their family will complete Commitment Form No. 2.)

Click here to download Declaration and Commitment Form 1.

Click here to download Declaration and Commitment Form 2.

Note: For the legal text on Intern Insurance Implementation Principles, please visit the website of the Department of Human Resources .

4. How long is my internship? How many days a week must I attend?

The internship starts on the first day of classes according to the academic calendar of the relevant semester and ends when classes end. Students must attend their JEM internship 3 days a week.

5. Can I have courses recognized under JEM?

Under the Joint Education Model, students may request recognition of up to 2 courses in one semester and in total throughout their studies. In addition, students may select a total of 20 credits of courses per semester. Students who want 1 course recognized under the Joint Education Model must leave 3 credits free during course registration week, and those who want 2 courses recognized must leave 6 credits free. These courses will be assigned manually by the faculty after the add-drop week.

6. Can I have my mandatory internship recognized under JEM?

Students who want their mandatory internship recognized under the Joint Education Model must select the mandatory internship course in the system during course registration week and inform the relevant internship coordinator.

7. As which course type can my internship be recognized? How?

Depending on their available slots, students can have the course recognized as DEP or NON-DEP. The desired course type and course code must be marked on the Joint Education Model Application Form.

8. For how many semesters can I take part in JEM?

You can have a maximum of 2 courses recognized under JEM in one semester and throughout your studies in total. However, you can take part in JEM every semester as long as you do not request course recognition.

9. Who will cover my insurance?

Internship insurance under JEM is covered by the University, so application documents must be submitted to the Faculty Secretariat before your internship starts. By law, students whose insurance procedures are not completed cannot start their internship. Each student can be insured for only one company and cannot work at two companies at the same time.

10. How will my JEM courses be graded?

All work done by our students is evaluated by the relevant unit manager at the partner organization and by the faculty member responsible for the student's activities at our faculty, and converted into a grade. The average of the two grades is calculated and entered into the system by the faculty member responsible for JEM.

11. What happens if I do not continue my internship?

If a student decides to withdraw from the Joint Education Model, they must withdraw from 1 course during the withdrawal week, and if a second course was assigned, it will be graded F. If the student withdraws from the internship after the withdrawal date in the academic calendar, both courses will be graded F. Courses taken under JEM do not carry the right to make-up exams, additional exams or similar.

12. I am a first-year student. Can I take part in JEM?

Students from all years can take part in the Joint Education Model; however, first-year students cannot have courses recognized because they cannot leave free slots.

13. I am a Double Major or Minor student. Can I take part in JEM?

Double Major students can apply. Minor students cannot apply because they cannot leave free slots.

14. Is there a Cumulative GPA (CGPA) requirement for JEM?

Yes, students on academic probation cannot take part in JEM.

(Student on academic probation: students with a CGPA below 1.80)