TÜBİTAK Information and Training Meeting Held

Bahçeşehir University hosted an information and training meeting organized by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) on national and international academic research programs and support for scientists.

TÜBİTAK, which holds meetings in 81 provinces to provide information on support programs for national and international academic research projects, met with Bahçeşehir University academics on Friday, 6 July. The "Information and Training Meeting" on TÜBİTAK's support for academics' scientific research was attended by Acting Head of Research Support Programs Prof. Dr. Cengiz Sancak and Head of the Department of Support for Scientists Dr. Osman Nuri Kureş.

Delivering the opening speech, Bahçeşehir University President Şenay Yalçın noted that Türkiye is developing further every day in academic research and said, "As important as our progress in national and international academic research is the support to be given to our scientists. Today, Türkiye allocates 1% of its Gross National Product (GNP) to scientific research. At first glance this may seem low, but it is a good step for the future. TÜBİTAK's work will be beneficial for us, and our academics will be able to carry out their work more comfortably and with higher quality. I hope that thanks to all this support, our academics will achieve many more important things for our country."

Prof. Dr. Cengiz Sancak, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Research Support Group of TÜBİTAK's Research Support Programs Directorate, and Dr. Osman Nuri Kureş, an expert at TÜBİTAK's Department of Support for Scientists, gave two separate presentations to participants. In the presentations introducing TÜBİTAK's "Academic R&D support,", "International academic R&D support" and "Support for scientists", the reasons for success and failure in preparing research projects for academics and scientists were shared.