An Important Step from UYGAR

UYGAR (Transportation Application and Research Center) visited the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) on Wednesday, 27 March 2013.

Head of the Bahçeşehir University UYGAR (Transportation Application and Research) Center Prof. Dr. Mustafa ILICALI, Assist. Prof. Dr. Aybike ÖNGEL, Prof. Dr. Tuncer TOPRAK and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan TAPKIN attended the meeting held at the TSE headquarters on Wednesday, 27 March.

The meeting, hosted by TSE Marmara, was attended by TSE Marmara Regional Director Mehmet HÜSREV, officials of the General Directorate of Highways (KGM), Prof. Dr. Gökmen ERGÜN from Boğaziçi University, Prof. Dr. Ali Osman ATAHAN from Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, TSE officials and officials of TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) from the United Kingdom.

At the meeting, which brought together representatives of academia and the public sector, opportunities for cooperation with TRL were evaluated. Within this framework, the establishment conditions and site selection of the Crash Test Centerplanned to be established in our country were discussed.

The protocol between Bahçeşehir University and the Turkish Standards Institution aims to improve the quality and standardization of road safety elements, and important work is being carried out in this context to ensure Road Traffic Safety. Within the framework of this protocol, which has many sub-areas such as field, office, laboratory and training, UYGAR is taking a very important step toward increasing integration between academia and public institutions.