TEPEK (Turkey!s Participation in European Knowledge Economy) is a project for the promotion of Civil Society Dialogue between European Union and Turkey. This project is implemented by the Secreterat General for EU Affairs. The contracting autority of this programme is Central Finance and Contracts Unit. The project is co-financed by the European Union.

TEPEK is aiming to connect educators and business organisations around a new body of knowledge regarding the needs of the knowledge economy, to enhance competences of university lecturers in conjunction with business executives on the strategic management of intellectual capital. On the other hand to explore current strategic concepts in the knowledge economy and the foundations of breakthrough strategies in betweenTurkey and European countries in close cooperation between university lecturers and business executives, to develop and test a training program designed for lecturers and business executives in the three participating countries, to build local consortia of universities, chambers of commerce, professional bodies to use and disseminate the trainingmaterials in the local context on an ongoing basis.