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Application and Research Centers opening ceremony was held

The opening ceremony of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Application and Research Centers, which is advancing with the vision of becoming a "World University" with an understanding of quality education, developing and producing, was held. Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin, who made the opening speech of the ceremony, stated that they wanted to bring together Application and Research Centers and ensure teamwork.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), which attaches importance to R&D studies on the way to becoming a prestigious "Research University" that will contribute to the production of new technologies, brought together Application and Research Centers. Application and Research Centers, which have objectives such as establishing scientific cooperation, securing research resources and providing research support, focusing on social problems and triggering continuous learning by creating social awareness, have many projects to be implemented in the short term. Stating that they are planning the projects to be done, Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin also added the number of Application and Research Centers will increase.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Application and Research Centers aim to contribute to society through science. Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin added the following: “Application and Research Centers are affiliated to Prof. Dr. Necmettin Maraşlı, Vice Rector responsible for R&D. I thank him very much. Since the day he took office, he reviewed all the regulations and directives in a short time and combined the existing scattered structure.We will hold a meeting in Beylikdüzü Organized Industrial Zone in a short time. Application and Research Center Managers and their teams will attend the meeting. There are studies that we can do together with municipalities. Our environment is like a social laboratory. We can do a lot of work in this area. We will cooperate both in terms of social responsibility projects and with the industry. We can carry out joint projects by getting funding for these studies.”

“We ensure teamwork”

Prof. Dr. Bahri Sahin indicated, “We will carry out technical projects with TEKMER (Technology Development Center) and TTO (Technology Transfer Office). We will turn TEKMER into Technopark. Technical scientists will unite under this roof. We will unite social scientists under SOSYOPARK and art scientists under SATPARK. We have sent the instruction for SATPARK. We will implement it very soon. By removing the messy working structure, we ensure teamwork. With Technopark, SOSYOPARK and SATPARK, IGU will become a prestigious university in Turkey.”