5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Support Program
Application Announcement for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Studies continue in the 5G Valley to train qualified human resources in 5G and beyond topics. The 5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Support Program aims to train qualified human resources to work in information, communication, and telecommunication technologies, as well as digital transformation topics.
It is envisaged that the qualified human resources receiving educational support under the 5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Support Program will play a critical role in the development of domestic and national high value-added products and technologies that will compete in our country and global markets. Additionally, the program aims for supported students to build sustainable competencies in advanced communication technologies and produce diverse outputs such as patents, projects, and articles through their thesis work.
Students accepted to the program continue their master's and doctoral studies in the 5G field at METU, Hacettepe, or Bilkent Universities while gaining the opportunity to develop themselves in 5G and beyond technologies under the professional mentorship of mobile operators.
Those wishing to join the program must first be accepted to master's or doctoral programs in the Electrical-Electronics and Computer Engineering departments at METU, Hacettepe, and Bilkent Universities.
In this context, applications for the 5G and Beyond Joint Graduate Support Program for the 2025-2026 Academic Year have started for students accepted to master's and doctoral programs in the Electrical-Electronics and Computer Engineering departments at METU, Bilkent, and Hacettepe Universities.
The application form and detailed information about the support program are available in the documents below. Applications must be submitted to the universities where the candidates are enrolled, both in person and via e-mail. The relevant contact information for the universities is provided below. Interviews will be conducted via video conference.
Respectfully announced to the public.
Application Deadline : September 22, 2025
Interview Date Range : October 2-3, 2025
For Application Form and detailed information: www.5gtrforum.org.tr, [email protected]
Bilkent University : Asst. Prof. Dr. Aykut KOÇ, [email protected], 0 312 2901477
Hacettepe University : Prof. Dr. Emre AKTAŞ, [email protected], 0 312 2977000
METU : Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department Secretariat, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Melda YÜKSEL TURGUT, [email protected] and Computer Engineering Department Secretariat, Prof. Dr. Ertan ONUR, [email protected]