Investigation of the perceptions of generation Z students about the impact of industry 4.0 on labor markets: The case of Yalova University

The concept of digitalization Industry 4.0 presented in 2011 at the Hannover Fair in Germany is built on; the machines themselves among suppliers and customers, which allows you to communicate with a system called smart production is expressed as. With this system, while increasing flexibility and efficiency in production processes, there will be a reduction in errors and costs. With the digital revolution, there will be fundamental changes in many areas such as production processes, working conditions, employment structure, and maintaining the social security system. New professions will emerge due to technological progress, but those who do not have the qualifications required by the new era will face the risk of unemployment. By cooperating between educational institutions, public institutions and the private sector, employees with a high level of qualification should be trained and projects should be produced to create employment space for these people. Within the scope of the academic study, the opportunities and challenges arising within the scope of the fourth industrial revolution were discussed and the awareness and readiness levels of Generation Z university students, who are defined as the workforce of the future, were examined.