Within the framework of the ‘Maturation Institutions Project’carried out by the Ministry of National Education, General Directorate of Lifelong Learning, Social Partners and Projects Department, " Maturity institutions from tradition to future",Conference in which the contribution of the Maturing Institutes survival of Turkish traditional handicrafts was discussed, was held.The conference was organized with the aim of transforming the Maturing Institutions operating under the General Directorate of Lifelong Learning into more effective and efficient institutions, with the aim of increasing human resource capacities.

Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of National Education Ercan Demirci, Director General of Life-Long Learning Mehmet Nezir Gül and General Director of Lifelong Learning Social Partners and Projects Department Sedat Abdulhakimoğulları Social and Cultural Education and Activities Head of Department Ahmet Vefa Güler Chairman Mehmet Yilmaz, General Director of Vocational and Technical Education Şennur Çetin, Head of Social Partners and Projects Director, Antalya Provincial Director of National Education Yüksel Arslan, Director of Life-Long Learning General Directorate and 20 Senior Maturation Institutions of 19 Agencies participated.

At Conference academicians from various universities, specialized in their subjects, made presentations under 7 headings:

Professor Dr. Ayten Sezer Arığ; The Place of Maturation Institutions in the Turkish Education and Culture History, Prof.Dr. Dr. Haluk Gürgen: Corporate Culture and Communication, Development of Institutional Reputation, Hakan Urgancı: Personal Development and Communication, Communication Techniques and Skills, Prof. Dr. Dr. Füsun Topsumer: Becoming a Brand, becoming visible at the touristic regions for Maturation Institutions in, Promotion and Marketing, Assist. Assoc. Dr. Ayşe Coşkun Orlandi: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Design Between Tradition and Innovation, Prof. Dr. Erdem Ünver: Art, Art History and Aesthetics: The necessity of art education, Havva Boydaş: Museology; Restoration, Conservation.