Bahçeşehir University Students in the World Finals

Bahçeşehir University students achieved an important success in the "Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants" category, announced for the first time this year for teams qualifying for the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 World Finals.

In the "Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants" competition, with participants from 183 countries and 128 teams, Onur Yazıcı (Mathematics and Computer Science), Gizem Aktürk (Environmental Engineering) and Ünal Akyüz (Software Engineering) of Bahçeşehir University, representing Türkiye, qualified to compete among the top 15 teams in the world finals with their Co2ncerned Project, developed under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Dr. Süreyya Akyüz.

The aim of the "Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants" program is to turn a number of projects offering potential solutions to critical global problems into business ideas and bring them to market. Through this opportunity, successful projects will have the chance to meet with executives of world-leading companies from various sectors through Microsoft.

The awards for the 5 teams to be selected in the finals are as follows:
- A cash award of 75,000 to 100,000 dollars, based on an evaluation of the team's business plan and the scope of its idea.
- Software support to support the team's solutions.
- Advisory services from the Microsoft office in the team's country.
- The opportunity to present to potential business partners or investors.
- Support from local Microsoft partners.
- Free access to Microsoft resources.