Academia and Industry Meet for Education at EDUCORP

The past, present and future of corporate life and corporate training, which are expected to undergo major changes with new-generation behavior patterns and technology, were discussed at Bahçeşehir University. Academia and industry came together on 25 May at EDUCORP - Corporate Training and Development Academies Summit to support the development of adults in corporate life and to design training that turns into learning. 

EDUCORP - Corporate Training and Development Academies Summit was held at BAU on 25 May 2016 to change the ongoing dynamics of corporate training, in collaboration between the Bahçeşehir University Continuing Education Center (BAUSEM), which focuses on lifelong learning at Bahçeşehir University (BAU), the pioneer of innovation in education with the motto "education beyond borders," and leads professionals in accessing all educational opportunities beyond their formal education, and Indense Training and Consulting, which provides human resources services and solutions to businesses and institutions.

Launched under the leadership of BAUSEM as a platform and reference center for evaluating corporate training and for all parties involved in training processes to reconsider and reshape training design from a 360-degree perspective, EDUCORP hosted a meeting of ideas that will bring fresh blood to the sector, with a rich and broad group of speakers and participants.

BAU PRESIDENT PROF. DR. ŞENAY YALÇIN: A BRAND-NEW PLATFORM HAS BEEN CREATED FOR LIFELONG LEARNING

Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın said the following about corporate training, an important part of adult life, at Bahçeşehir University: "It is very right, but an incomplete step, for institutions to nourish their employees with knowledge and to regularly lead development through the academies they establish within the institution for this purpose. Where knowledge production is insufficient and training design is not innovative, the task falls to universities. With the EDUCORP Summit, where we come together as the parties of training design processes, we will be able to discuss how corporate academies can be taken to much more productive places and share what steps we need to take looking toward the future. EDUCORP, which I believe would greatly benefit from becoming a tradition, will not only contribute to the development of corporate academies and adults' lifelong learning but will also transform society for the better through the light of knowledge."

IT IS PLANNED TO BECOME A TRADITION

EDUCORP, held for the first time at Bahçeşehir University on 25 May, was launched with the idea of bringing institutions and academies together to form a joint force to close the gaps in training design and to make the training departments of institutions more effective and proactive. The summit, which Bahçeşehir University plans to make a tradition, is expected to guide and lead continuous and strategic learning in institutions in the coming years.

Beginning with the opening speeches of Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın and BAUSEM Director Dr. F. Elif Çetin, EDUCORP's first session, "Academic Perspective," was presented to participants with presentations by Prof. Dr. Ali Baykal, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tunç Bozbura, Dr. Habibe Akşit and Mehmet Arslantunalı, moderated by presenter and announcer Melih Şendil. In the "Highlights of the Year" session, moderated by Cem Özüak, representatives of institutions that stand out with Türkiye's leading training departments and signed some of the most remarkable work of the past year took the stage and shared the year's most important work with the audience: ATÜ Duty Free Human Resources Coordinator Zeynep Derya Levent, Doğuş Otomotiv Human Resources and Process Management Director Ela Kulunyar, Ford Otosan Vocational Training Academy Manager Sabahattin Gücin, LC Waikiki Corporate Academy Director Gülperi Tandar, Türk Telekom Agile Studio, Training Technologies and Development Support Group Manager Selçuk Alimdar, AXA Sigorta Training, Development and Internal Communications Manager Erdal Serbest, Garanti Bank Training Manager Aylin Obalı and Bilim İlaç Human Resources Director Dilek Mete.

In the "International Practices" session held in the afternoon, Bahçeşehir University Office of International Academic Relations Director Dr. Sean Michael Cox, followed by Elephants Don't Forget Business Development and Operations Director and CTO Dan Gray and Tuna Çelik, gave their talks. In the session titled "Future Talks," moderated by HR Blogger / Game-Based Training Consultant Ali Cevat Ünsal, VR First BAU - Virtual Reality Laboratory Director Sami Hamid, Blippar Türkiye CEO Zehra Öney, Codemodeon Innovative Digital Works Co-Founder Yağız Hatay and GamFed Türkiye Representative and Yum! Digital Content Development Specialist Ercan Altuğ Yılmaz introduced participants to applications and technologies that institutions will certainly encounter in the future. EDUCORP, which featured intensive knowledge sharing, came to a close with a talk by Life Workshop Founder and author Aret Vartanyan in the "Beyond the Discipline" session and a jazz performance by the Yeşim Pekiner Quintet.

More detailed information about EDUCORP, held at the Beşiktaş Campus of Bahçeşehir University, the pioneer of innovation in education with the motto "A world university in the heart of Istanbul," and planned to be held again next year, is available at educorp.bahcesehir.edu.tr or bausem@cec.bau.edu.tr .