As part of the RISE Türkiye – Resilient Infrastructure and Safe Education Project, implemented under the leadership of UNESCO with the support of the Government of Japan and in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education, meetings and school visits were held in Kütahya to improve the energy efficiency of educational buildings and upgrade their existing conditions. The meeting, organized within the scope of the project jointly carried out by the Ministry of National Education's General Directorate of Construction and Real Estate, Department of Tendering and Coordination, and Department of Construction Works, was chaired by Hacı Mehmet Kuloğlu, Head of the Department of Tendering and Coordination. Representatives of the Department of Construction Works, Ministry officials, UNESCO representatives, Pamukkale University academicians Prof. Dr. Fatih Cetişli and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bayram Tanık Çaycı, and officials from the Kütahya Provincial Directorate of National Education also attended the meeting. The participants discussed the current conditions of the schools being considered within the project, technical inspection processes and potential improvement measures.

As part of the programme, the delegation visited schools in Kütahya and conducted on-site inspections of the educational buildings being considered for the project. Information was gathered about the physical conditions of the schools, their energy-related needs and technical characteristics, and potential solutions were evaluated. In addition to energy efficiency measures, the discussions also addressed engineering solutions for upgrading the buildings in line with current earthquake regulations. Information was shared on external structural reinforcement methods, and the importance of planning the work in a way that minimizes its impact on educational activities was emphasized. The school to be selected for the pilot implementation and the scope of the work are expected to be finalized following technical evaluations.