BAU - Huawei Strategic Solution Partnership Agreement Signed

A cooperation protocol was signed between Bahçeşehir University (BAU) and Huawei Türkiye, one of the world's leading information and communication technology brands, at the Technology Summit hosted by Kulakkaya Plateau in Giresun.

The "Technology Summit," which addressed "Innovative Technologies in Education" and "Smart Campuses and Hybrid Education," was held at Kulakkaya Plateau, at an altitude of 1,700 meters, which previously hosted the Climate and Green Growth summits. The cooperation protocol signed between Bahçeşehir University (BAU) and Huawei Türkiye, one of the world's leading information and communication technology brands, also brought together prominent names from the worlds of technology and education.

The "Kulakkaya Education Technologies and Design Summit," where education and technology came together and the idea of increasing the use of technological materials in education prevailed, was held in partnership between BAU and Huawei. The summit, at which the cooperation was signed, was attended by Huawei Türkiye General Manager Jing Li, BAU Global Chair Enver Yücel, Huawei Türkiye Research and Innovation Director Dr. Sanem Tanberk, BAU Hybrid Education Center Director Dr. Ergün Akgün, Huawei Türkiye Enterprise Business Group Technology Manager Burak Bıçakhan, and Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, faculty member in the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology (BÖTE) at METU.

"We Now Need to Move Beyond Classrooms and Campuses"

Speaking at the summit, BAU Global Chair Enver Yücel stated that they would work together with Huawei in education, agriculture and every other field, and said, "We have decided to work with Huawei on everything technological in education, technology and health. Today, we will sign a memorandum of understanding here. Whether in education or agriculture, we will carry out our work together with Huawei in every field. Physical spaces no longer matter. We now need to move beyond classrooms and campuses, as long as we can fill them with technology. As an education group as a whole, we are a 55-year-old institution. We have a great wealth of content. When we integrate it and bring it together with technology, we will have done great work for humanity and for our institutions."

"With Our Cooperation, We Will Add Value to Türkiye"

Drawing attention to the importance of the cooperation at the summit, Huawei Türkiye General Manager Jing Li said, "As a corporate citizen of this country, we continue to work in the best possible way to contribute to Türkiye. With our Coding Marathon project, we steer young people toward software and encourage them with scholarships and awards. Through the ICT Academy Program, of which Bahçeşehir University is also a member, we offer online and face-to-face courses to young people studying in STEM fields at more than 20 universities. We support the Software Movement Program led by BTK and the Eastern Anatolia Development Agency (DAKA) and provide training to young people. As Huawei, during our 20 years of establishment and growth in Türkiye, we have witnessed every moment of Türkiye's digitalization journey. With our sustainable work in ICT talent development, localization and innovation, I believe we will do much better work in the future. Through our cooperation with Bahçeşehir University, we want to create more value for the country and the industry, and we are fully confident in this."

"We Will Develop Areas Where Technologies Will Add Value"

Drawing attention to the cooperation between two global organizations in technology and education, Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz said, "We are holding a summit on the use of innovative technologies in education. Our cooperation focuses on integrating technologies that are new to education, especially 5G, big data and the Internet of Things, into education and developing innovative solutions. In this area, we will carry out joint research and development and develop good examples in areas where these new technologies will add value to education. In addition, by positioning courses on these innovative technologies for our engineering faculty students, we will help them understand and design new technologies more quickly. In fact, two global companies in technology and education are coming together here and joining forces."
 
Following the protocol signed between Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz and Huawei Türkiye General Manager Jing Li, the summit continued with sessions titled "Innovative Technologies in Education" and "Smart Campuses and Hybrid Education."

Some of the trainings and programs to be implemented within the scope of the BAU & Huawei cooperation are as follows:

A joint academic platform called the "Huawei & BAU Learning Platform" will be established, and BAU will join the Huawei OpenLab Ecosystem. In addition, faculty members and researchers will be able to access educational technologies, joint education programs and research activities for work, research and participation. Cooperation will also be developed on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in Digital Campus, 5G, Educational Technologies, Medical Applications and Innovation Management. Smart Classroom: through Huawei's digital board IdeaHub, BAU and Huawei will enable classroom digitalization with different teaching scenarios. Furthermore, with a view to talent development and partnership in the education sector, BAU students and faculty members, as well as students and teachers of Uğur Schools, Bahçeşehir College and Bahçeşehir College Science and Technology High School, will be given the opportunity to obtain certificates by participating in Huawei Certification Programs.