The conference titled "Transformation in R&D and Innovation Processes and Its Reflections on Higher Education Institutions" organized by Middle East Technical University (METU) Faculty Member and Rector's Advisor   Prof. Dr. Adem Kalınlı was held at Atatürk University.

Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı, Sabancı University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Oğuz Babüroğlu, vice-rectors, advisors to the rector, deans, and many academicians attended the conference, which was held in the Cultural Center, July 15th National Will Hall.

“We continue to work with all our strength to contribute more to the country's higher education”

Taking the podium to make the opening speech of the program, Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Çomaklı said that the New Generation University Design and Transformation Project, which started with a dream, then turned into a reality, and steered the course of his university as the point reached today, brought Atatürk University to the Research University league. Rector Çomaklı stated that the outputs determined as a result of dozens of Search Conferences were put into practice one by one and the feedback from them was very positive: “We are happy to conclude almost all of the issues among these outputs. We are not only at the stage we want in asset management, foreign language, and internationalization, but we are nearing the end of the work done. Our university continues to work with all its might to serve and contribute to the higher education of the country with its qualified academic staff and well-equipped infrastructure. Today, for his valuable evaluations both on the innovations in the academy and on the position of our university between Research Universities and world universities,   I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Adem Kalınlı and present my respects to all the participants”.

“Atatürk University's Accomplishment is Proud”

Starting his speech by stating that the day has become even more meaningful for him since the institution where he took his first step into academic life is Atatürk University, Prof. Dr. Adam Kalli said that Atatürk University, which has an exceptional place in the education community with its 65-year history, hundreds of thousands of graduates it has trained and scientific contributions to the country, is proud of the distance it has covered. Stating that he believes Atatürk University, which has the title of Research University, will be mentioned more in the world in the future with the studies, projects implemented and steps taken in the academic field, Kalınlı made the following evaluation in his speech: “Atatürk University has a high potential, serves its region and in this respect It is positioned as an institution that acts as a locomotive. Atatürk University, which is shown as an example in various fields, continues to make a name for itself with the breakthroughs it has made in a short time. I believe that with the momentum gained by the New Generation University Design and Transformation Project, it will climb the ladder of success more quickly.”

“The More Our High-Quality Institutions Increase, The Faster This Country Will Go Forward”

Stating that higher education undertakes a very critical mission for the development of our country, Prof. Dr. Kalınlı: “Higher Education; The more qualified outputs such as R&D or human resources can produce, the further this country will go. For this reason, we need to make our higher education efficient in every sense. As a result, positive competition and solidarity among institutions are extremely important. The more highly qualified institutions we have, the faster this country will move forward. If we want to move a higher education institution forward and produce high value-added outputs, the motivation behind this is; The question will be, "How can we manage the institution as effectively and efficiently as possible with the existing resources and facilities? This situation necessitates strategic management even if the resources are sufficient. If we can build our systematics well, it will be possible to make higher education efficient and to obtain high value-added outputs."

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE – 15.06.2022