BAYO Exceeds Its Goals in Its First Year

Launched by Bahçeşehir University to increase research capacity in Türkiye, theBahçeşehir University School of Research Methods (BAYO) reached its goal in its first year..

Offering training in specialized and advanced research techniques in areas ranging from economics to finance and from education to all fields of the social sciences, BAYO offered training programs in 16 different fields in its first year. 224 academics from various universities and 72 experts from the research sector attended BAYO training and received certificates signed by New York University and Bahçeşehir University. BAYO, many of whose programs filled up weeks in advance, will continue with new programs in the coming academic year in line with demand.

Founded with the contributions of New York University (NYU) academics, BAYO brings academics who are experts in research techniques and statistics to researchers in Türkiye. BAYO certificate programs are designed as "hands-on" training in many fields, from finance to educational sciences, from economics to measurement and evaluation, and from market research to public opinion research. The academics who taught at BAYO in its first year come not only from New York University but also from schools that have made a difference in their fields with their researchers, such as Michigan, Brown, Brandeis, UMASS and the University of Brussels. In designing these programs, BAYO also established ties with internationally influential research organizations such as Ecomod, AIR and IEA-ETS, in addition to internationally renowned universities.

BAYO Director Assist. Prof. Dr. Çağdaş Şirin explained the strong interest in the programs as follows: "When we launched BAYO, we anticipated that there was a need for research training in Türkiye. The strong interest in our first-year programs showed us how right we were. Every program we opened attracted strong interest from both academics at other universities and researchers and analysts in the business world. Building a culture of data-driven decision-making will only be possible with the expertise of people who know how to collect and process quality data. In an age when life and markets are becoming increasingly complex, we now need experts in every field who can collect quality data and make it available for use as quickly as possible. Our aim at BAYO is to offer the training that will make this expertise possible."