About Us
Mission
Our Office's mission is to help our university gain lasting advantages in science and technology production on an international scale through university-industry
collaboration, to support the transfer of the technology produced to industry and society in line with their evolving and changing needs,
to continuously develop the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among our academics, students and
graduates, and to facilitate the steps taken in this direction
through national and international funding.
Vision
To make our university a leader in the production and transfer of science and technology
through a strong and sustainable culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Core Principles and Values
- Solution-oriented
- Communication-oriented
- Collaboration-oriented
- Success-oriented
- Innovative
- Committed to excellence
Our Technology Transfer Office was established on 2 August 2021 to help our university gain lasting advantages in science and technology production, to support the transfer of the technology produced to industry and society in line with evolving needs, and to continuously develop the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation among our academics, students and graduates.
1) PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICE
In line with the university's strategic goals, the main purpose of the Project Support Office is to provide academic staff with guidance, information and administrative support for national and international projects throughout the entire process from application to closure (forwarding the documents required for procurement and financial transactions to the relevant units and following them up); to inform and encourage units and researchers about calls for project proposals; to organize the necessary training; to foster collaboration; and to offer coordination and consultancy services in the preparation of projects (technical review of projects and checking their compliance with programme requirements).
2) UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION OFFICE
The main purpose of the University-Industry Collaboration Office is to build a bridge between the academic knowledge of the University's academics and students and the financial strength of the public sector and industry, ensuring that potential R&D and innovation collaborations are managed professionally and that projects are strengthened through these partnerships. Within this scope, the unit carries out business development activities and provides academics with technical support and consultancy on collaboration and company formation processes.
3) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LICENSING OFFICE
The main purpose of the Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights and Licensing Office is to provide technical support in carrying out the assessments required to protect, under Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights, the inventions and ideas of the University's academics and students as well as those of individuals and organizations outside the University, and in application process monitoring, contract management and licensing services.
4) FINANCE AND SUPPORT OFFICE
The Finance and Support Office follows up all implementation-related (accounting and financial) transactions of projects carried out by the University and supported by the Ministry of Development, TÜBİTAK, the Ankara Development Agency, European Union funds, as well as Consultancy Projects, Industry Collaboration Projects and BAP-supported projects.
5) ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INCUBATION CENTER
The main purpose of the Entrepreneurship Center is to bring all entrepreneurs, particularly academics and students, into the entrepreneurship ecosystem in order to spread a culture of entrepreneurship and innovative thinking and to contribute new high value-added ideas and products to the national economy. Within this scope, the unit carries out activities such as training programmes aimed at developing entrepreneurs, preparing and running programmes, providing students with Applied Entrepreneurship Training on preparing business plans and feasibility studies in collaboration with TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB and other relevant institutions, and offering coaching and mentoring to student entrepreneurs.