An Industry
Focused Graduate Thesis Collaboration Protocol was signed between our
University and Çorum Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Hitit University
Scientific and Technical Application and Research Center (HÜBTUAM).
The ceremony was
attended by the Governor of Çorum Necmeddin Kılıç and our Rector Prof. Dr. Reha
Metin Alkan, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology General Manager of Science
and Technology İlknur İnam, President of Çorum Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Çetin Başarahıncal, Public University Industry Cooperation Çorum Representative
Prof. Dr. İrfan Kurtbaş and many guests attended.
The opening speech
of the signing ceremony was given by Public-University-Industry Cooperation
Çorum Representative and Faculty Member Prof. Dr. İrfan Kurtbaş did it.
In his speech about the purpose, vision and mission of KUSI, Prof. Dr.İrfan Kurtbaş made a statement about the studies that have been done and will be done so far, and in his speech, mentioning that our university is doing studies that will set an example for Turkey in this sense. Prof. Dr. In his speech, Kurtbaş talked about the importance of public-industry cooperation and said: “As a country within the scope of KUSI, we are experiencing the excitement and pride of witnessing both the mental and physical transformation process. Public, University and Industry cooperation, which is described as the locomotive of technological transformations in developed and developing countries, has been one of the priority areas in our country for the last decade. This is a longing expected and proud situation. As it is known, Public-University-Industry Cooperation is a must for transition from a labor-intensive industry to a technology-intensive industry. Here, the existence of the public-university and industry or their strong structures within themselves does not mean anything by itself. As it is known, effective and sustainable cooperation of these trio contributes to social welfare. It is evident from experience that the sustainability of this cooperation depends on state and government policies. In this respect, the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology carries out its mission with great effort and enthusiasm, especially as the implementation and supervision unit of the state policy.
Çetin
Başarahıncal, President of Çorum Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said in his
speech, "I express my respect and gratitude to all of you for accompanying
a historic signing ceremony." he started saying.
Başarahıncal
stated that they are doing great work for the cooperation of the public,
industry and university and that they are making great efforts for HÜBTUAM.
“Our entire university opened its doors to us. We have done exemplary works in
Turkey. We have to take one more step every day. We are breaking a new ground
in Turkey. We are just intermediaries. After that, it is up to our students,
academics and industrialists. We work very hard with our university and our
Rector Prof. Dr. I also thank Reha Metin Alkan for his sacrifice. " he
spoke.
In his speech,
İlknur İnam, General Manager of Science, Industry and Technology Ministry of
Science and Technology said, “As the Ministry, Public Industry and University
Cooperation (KÜSİ) is one of the issues that we attach great importance to. Our
aim is to explain the ÇARGEG application as a sample application and to show
this application as an example to other provinces, universities and
industrialists. We want these studies to be transformed into corporate
structures, not through personal efforts. We will do our best to spread it in
our other universities. As the Ministry, when we go to our provinces, we look
at it from a broad perspective. We carry out activities that touch universities
and industrialists. " saying “Çorum is one of the leading provinces
follower categories. If this private sector, the number of R&D centers can
be increased and postgraduate theses can be made to solve the problems of
industrialists, we can move Çorum's place to higher ranks. As the Ministry, we
are always with you with the activities we carry out. We are open to all kinds
of communication channels. I wish this cooperation to be beneficial to
everyone. I thank everyone who contributed. The link between university and
industry in Çorum looks much better than in other provinces. I believe that
this belief and mutual trust will come to a much better point. " said.
Our Rector Prof.
Dr. Reha Metin Alkan explained in his speech that the mission of universities
is gradually changing as the needs increase, “The first standard that comes to
mind when the university is mentioned is education. The process that started
with the establishment of the first universities in the Islamic geography in
the 9th century was dominated by this second generation model, the university
model developed by Humbold. The German university model put forward by Humbold
has focused on the understanding of "Science is for science" for a
long time. In the 21st century, the changes in the needs and all the
transformations in the society made it necessary to come to the agenda with
different understandings and the understanding of the university called the 3rd
generation university emerged. Major universities such as MIT, Harvard, and
Stanford University are prime representatives of this approach. The
understanding here is that Çorum has approximately 800 academicians, that is,
Çorum has 800 scientific advisors. Turkey has nearly 200 thousand academicians,
which means that Turkey has 200 thousand scientific advisors. There are
currently 200 universities in Turkey, including the newly established ones,
which means that Turkey has 200 R&D centers. If we deploy it that way. With
the advantage of being new, we first did what big universities did years later.
HÜBTUAM is our first new building. In this center, we supplied nearly 100
devices with an investment of 50-60 million and we had quality management
trainings in Gebze while this building was being built. The main factor that
transforms Silicon Valley into the world's R&D center is Stanford
University, and this place has become the ruler of the world with universities.
We are now speaking the same language with the Ministry. Expectations from our
universities have changed. These are things that need to be thought through
patiently and persistently. With this work, we strive to combine the knowledge
and experience of our University, the opportunities provided by the state with
the private sector and industry, and to find all kinds of opportunities,
solutions and intermediate ways that will transform them into our welfare,
especially with high value-added products. Our work is one of them. We have
worked shoulder to shoulder with TSO so far. Our university and Çorum provided a
good integration. I am sure we will come a long way. We are ready for this job.
Although this agreement started as a pilot agreement for Turkey, we will make a
good road together. Our support is full, as the University, we will always do
our part. I believe that we will achieve good work from now on. " he
finished his speech.
Çorum Governor
Necmeddin Kılıç said, “Only one of the beautiful and special works done in
Çorum is the work done today. Çorum is a dynamic province. It is one of the
rare provinces in Turkey that has come to a place with its own efforts and
internal dynamics. It is a province with a technology that can build factories
in 41 countries of the world. It is a province that brings its industry
somewhere and its national income is quite good. The savings amount, according
to the central bank's data, is amazing. There is also internal capital in the
province. As for the opportunities and beauties of the province, the
enterprising spirit in human nature is very important. This continues. One strong
argument we have is our university, that is, we have a serious brain
accumulation. Rector Prof. Dr. Reha Metin Alkan is a great chance for Çorum.
University-industry cooperation is at an exemplary level in Çorum. With such
studies, Turkey will be the strongest state in the world in the near future.
Çorum will move to the powerful Turkey of the future. " he finished his
speech.
Following the
completion of the speeches, our Rector Prof. Dr. Reha Metin Alkan and President
of Çorum Chamber of Commerce and Industry Çetin Başarahıncal signed the
Industry Focused Graduate Thesis Cooperation Protocol.
With the Industry
Focused Postgraduate Thesis Collaboration Protocol, it is aimed to improve the
cooperation between institutions within the scope of Public University Industry
Cooperation (KÜSİ) in order to make graduate thesis students who are studying
at the institutes within our university in line with the needs of the public
and industry.