YEGAM – Females Legends of Science Project Launch

The aim of the Females Legends of Science Project is to offer girls role models in STEM fields and to break down gender biases about people working in STEM.

Project Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayşin Kaplan Sayı will open the launch with a "Welcome Speech". BAU President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz, Sarıyer District Director of National Education Hüseyin Özcanlar and Provincial Director of National Education Levent Yazıcı will deliver the opening speeches. Following this, Project Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Ayşin Kaplan Sayı will present the project.

The other speakers are as follows: Partner Institution Project Representative Sibel Saygın; BAU Director of Distance Education Assist. Prof. Dr. Ergün Akgün; CERN Researcher Prof. Dr. Gülsen Önengut; BAU Faculty of Educational Sciences Vice Dean Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yavuz Samur; Koç University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif Nur Fırat Karalar; Director of Beşiktaş Guidance and Research Center (RAM) Mehmet Hilmi Eren; BAUSEM Director Mehmet Sencer Çorlu; BAY Atlantic University President Sinem Vatanarttıran; Acıbadem University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics faculty member Assist. Prof. Dr. Perinur Bozaykut Eker; BAU Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Canan Acar; Industry Representative Arzu Satır.