PROF Dr. Saraç pointed out that the most strategic and most important issue in the construction of the future is the rapidly and constantly changing socio-economic structure with technological developments, and investments to be made in education and people at all levels within the scope of the need for human capital that can adapt to the changing structure. Then, TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal,
He made a presentation on "Introducing the New TÜBİTAK's Support Programs in the Near Term in Line with the 2023 Years of Our Country". prof. Dr. In his presentation, Mandal explained the program titles that TÜBİTAK will call and support in the new period as follows: “Centers of Excellence Support Program, Industry Innovation Networks Support Program, Industry Ph.D. Program Support Program, International R&D and Innovation Collaboration Support Program, Venture Capital Ecosystem Promotion Support Program, Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Support Program.”. TÜBİTAK President, in his presentation, In addition, it will contribute to the formation of interdisciplinary competency through scholarship programs, and within the scope of participation, transparency and flexibility in TUBITAK strategies, shared mind meetings with university, private sector, public and NGO stakeholders will continue, and He stated that common mind meetings will be held on the determined topics, cooperation between TÜBİTAK Research Centers and Institutes with all science, technology and innovation ecosystem stakeholders, especially the private sector, will be increased and developed, and a program management approach will be shifted from a support program-based approach to a specialization-oriented program management approach.
President of TUBITAK He noted that the calls for support programs will start to be opened as of June, and the details of the programs will be announced by TÜBİTAK. Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Dr. Faruk Özlü, in his closing speech, reminded that he always stated that TÜBİTAK is the flagship of science and technology in Turkey. Science and technology are not only for our present, but essentially for our future. Stating that it will be decisive and guiding, Minister Özlü said, “In this sense, TÜBİTAK fulfills an extremely vital function and mission for the future of our country. We all have to do our best for this mission to develop, grow and achieve tangible results. Because the basic parameter of the future is science and technology. Minister Ozlu, “TÜBİTAK is the center and brain of our science and technology policy. TÜBİTAK, which has been serving our science and technology world for 55 years, will continue to be the most serious stakeholder and the most reliable solution partner for our scientists, universities, researchers and private sector in the coming years. As TÜBİTAK, we provided a total of 490 million TL support for 1159 projects between 1995-2002 within the scope of support programs for the private sector. The amount of support provided between 2003 and 2017 increased approximately 14 times and reached 6.7 billion liras. …” he said. He said that with these support programs, they aim to strengthen the ties between the university and TUBITAK.
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