National Competency Initiative events set for Munich and Stuttgart on Nov. 7-8

The Technology and Competency Meetings under the National Competency Initiative are coming to Germany for their sixth overseas program. The meetings in Munich on Nov. 7 and Stuttgart on Nov. 8 will bring engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs and students working abroad together with defense industry companies.

The Technology and Competency Meetings organized under the National Competency Initiative are coming to Germany for their sixth overseas program. The meetings will be held in Munich on Nov. 7, 2026, and in Stuttgart on Nov. 8, 2026, according to the Consulate General of Türkiye in Stuttgart.

The meetings will bring together professionals, entrepreneurs, researchers and students working abroad in science, technology and engineering. The program, titled “Global,” features the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) and the Defense Industry Academy, as well as the consulates general in Munich and Stuttgart and the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB).

Panels and one-on-one meetings with companies

The program will begin at 10 a.m. with an opening session and a presentation on the National Competency Initiative. Panels titled “Being an Engineer in the Defense Industry” and “Career Opportunities in the Defense Industry” will follow. Participants will have the opportunity to hold one-on-one meetings with company representatives from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Teknoloji ve Yetkinlik Buluşmaları program akışı ile Münih ve Stuttgart adresleri

Companies featured on the poster include ASELSAN, Turkish Aerospace, ROKETSAN, HAVELSAN, STM, TEI, SSTEK, ALP Aviation, HEAS, Teknopark İstanbul and TEITECH. The meeting in Munich will be held at the Maritim Hotel München (Goethestraße 7), while the meeting in Stuttgart will take place at the Maritim Hotel Stuttgart (Seidenstraße 34).

Images: Consulate General of the Republic of Türkiye in Stuttgart