A protocol for social and scientific cooperation was signed between Balıkesir University Ayvalık Vocational School and Ayvalık Anatolian High School.

Under this protocol, the University will provide expert support, under conditions deemed appropriate by the University, in areas such as in-service training that Ayvalık Anatolian High School may require, improving the infrastructure of education, evaluating teaching processes, enriching the teaching program, developing seminars and projects in terms of quality, or providing education and teaching support. Students enrolled at Ayvalık Anatolian High School to visit Balıkesir University at times and locations deemed appropriate by Balıkesir University for scientific studies, research, and projects jointly decided upon by Balıkesir University and the High School, and to take advantage of Balıkesir University's facilities, if possible.

At the signing ceremony, the first collaboration was realized with the project “Ayvalık 360°: Integration of Local Heritage into Teacher Education through Experiential and Digital Learning Approaches,” which was submitted as the first joint application under the TÜBİTAK 4005 Innovative Education Applications Support Program.