Istanbul Gelisim University - Project cooperation meeting of IBB and IGU

Project cooperation meeting of IBB and IGU

A project cooperation meeting was held by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) and Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU). It was shared that the projects are about energy saving, water saving, children's playgrounds, encouragement of young people to sports, irrigation systems, homeless and disabled people.

Istanbul Gelisim University Deputy of Foreign Relations Coordinator, Asst. Prof. Dr. Fırat Demirkol, from Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FEA) Civil Engineering (English), Asst. Prof. Dr. Burak Toydemir and Dean of Students Lect. İbrahim Halil Yaşar and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) European Union Relations Manager Dr. Ali Doğanay and Deputy Director Egemen Gökgöz came together for international project collaborations. During the meeting held at the university, opinions were shared on EU project applications and future planning that IBB and IGU will carry out together.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT COOPERATIONS ARE VITAL

Emphasizing the importance of university and local government collaborations, Asst. Prof. Dr. Fırat Demirkol said, “While the scientific and theoretical infrastructures of the projects are being created at universities, local government cooperation is very important in terms of application area. Collaborating with IBB which is one of the most important stakeholders of Istanbul, one of the largest metropolises in the world, has very beneficial results for the society and the itself. In line with the vision of our university, we act to improve our cooperation with all our stakeholders at the point of service to the society.”