BAU Partners with Robotic Software and Artificial Intelligence Company UiPath

Robotic software and artificial intelligence company UiPath announced that it had signed an Academic Collaboration agreement in Istanbul with Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions, Bahçeşehir University and the Bahçeşehir Technology Transfer Office. In addition, Bahçeşehir University signed an agreement that also covers the company's Automation Ready Youth program for students aged 8-18.

Both agreements aim to help develop the digital skills of young people in Türkiye and prepare them for the current and future work environment.

Through the UiPath Academic Alliance collaboration, the five universities in the consortium and Bahçeşehir College K12 schools will train 200,000 students in Robotic Software and Artificial Intelligence. UiPath will provide faculties with an RPA curriculum for both technical and non-technical students, guides and learning materials for educators, and access to lab work. UiPath will also provide all kinds of support to enable universities to introduce the curriculum to students.

In order to provide access to a critical STEM skill such as Robotic Software and Artificial Intelligence, the UiPath Academic Alliance program aims to prepare young students and experienced professionals for the work environment of the future by giving them access to UiPath's knowledge ecosystem. The UiPath Academic Alliance program aims to make a reality of UiPath's goal of serving more than one million students and one thousand schools globally over the next three years.

Automation Ready Youth is a UiPath education program aimed at teaching automation technology to children and young people aged 8-18 and developing the personal and professional skills needed for the jobs of the future.

At the signing ceremony, UiPath Vice President for Europe Tansu Yegensaid: "This collaboration is a very important opportunity for our country. As of today, we are very happy to see prestigious educational institutions take the lead in developing young people's digital skills. In a few years, companies will be looking for these talented young people to gain an advantage in a competitive environment and contribute to the country's economy."

 

At the ceremony, Dean of the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Prof. Dr. Nafiz Arıcasaid: "We want to be a pioneer in our country in Artificial Intelligence, one of our Faculty's top priority areas. In terms of education, while giving all our students awareness of artificial intelligence and the necessary foundation in it regardless of their field, in terms of research we have created an ecosystem that supports our students in developing creative and innovative projects and product-oriented ventures. In addition to the 'AI for Everyone' course that we will open to all faculties of the university starting next term, we will offer an 'Artificial Intelligence Certificate' consisting of elective courses designated for our Faculty's students. I believe UiPath will make important contributions to achieving our goals through this agreement. I wish it success for both institutions."

 

Speaking after the signing ceremony, Dean of the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Educational Sciences Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz said: "Thanks to this collaboration, we will share our knowledge, work and experience in artificial intelligence, which we have launched at the K12 and university levels. In this regard, we will work to teach these concepts from an early age to raise generations ready for Industry 4.0, and we will develop content at the university level that enables students in every department to understand artificial intelligence and integrate it into their work. I wish it success for our country and our institutions."

  

BAU Acting Vice President Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Beşkeseexpressed great happiness, as a major university, at such an important agreement and said: "I believe this agreement is the beginning of a strong relationship. It is our duty to prepare our young people for the demands of the major companies of the future. In addition to the resources provided by UiPath, ensuring that our students become more professional for the future as a university will be very beneficial within this collaboration."