BUTECH Abu Dhabi Office Opens

The Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates office of BUTECH, the Bahçeşehir University Technology Development Center, has begun operations. The office is sending 10 of its students on full scholarships for graduate study at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, which is supported by MIT faculty and programs. The registration fees, airfare and living expenses, including accommodation, of students admitted to the graduate program will be covered by the Masdar Institute.

In addition, with the support of Enver Yücel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bahçeşehir University, staff of the Abu Dhabi Office plan to carry out genetic research in the United Arab Emirates in the near future under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Murat Günel, Chief of Neurovascular Surgery at Yale University, Member of the Bahçeşehir University Board of Trustees and Director of the Neurogenetics Program.

To meet the needs arising from rapid development and construction in the Gulf countries, the BUTECH and BAU Environmental Engineering team, which has been carrying out environmental noise, architectural acoustics and vibration projects at the Istanbul office since 2006, has also started operations at the Abu Dhabi office.