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Founded in 1773 with the name “Mühendishane-i Bahr-i Hümayun” (Imperial School of Naval Engineering) during the reign of Mustafa III, Istanbul Technical University is a prominent and pioneering university of engineering and architecture with many innovative studies in science, technology, research and development. İTÜ, as a university mainly composed of graduate engineering schools and research laboratories, works closely in collaboration with enterprises and other economic and social partners. Our university facilitates the knowledge and technology transfer to industries, management centers, and briefly to all societysocieties. To do this, İTÜ has created many Techno-Science parks, incubation centers, entrepreneurship and innovation center, and technology transfer office. This way, İTÜ offers a favorable environment for students to build a successful career in their professions, to improve themselves, to seek internship opportunities, and to conduct research projects.

'''Information Technologies Summit:''' Information Technologies Summit is organized by the Management Engineering Society for 19 15 years. In the sessions, technology-focused issues are handled by relevant company representatives and leading names in the IT industry. Participating companies in the IT field find the opportunity to announce new information technology products, services, and human resources activities and to communicate with participants from within the sector. In the interactive section, it is aimed to increase the interaction of the participants with each other with various activities such as Speed-networking, Likemind, Coffee Time, and Cocktail hours.

'''Management Sciences Congress:''' Management Sciences Congress is organized by the Management Engineering Society for 21 24 years. Sessions cover the topics which are in Turkey and the world's focus and handled by the respective company representatives and leading names in the sector. In addition, the speakers inspire students who are planning their careers by sharing their work and life experiences with the participants.

'''Industrial Engineering Student Summit:''' The event is organized by the Industrial Engineering Society for 28 29 years. It consists of career events and panels. The main theme and sub-topics are determined each year according to new and developing technology trends. C-level managers from companies and successful panelists in fields such as arts and sports present their experiences from different sectors.

'''Outliers:''' Outliers is organized by the Entrepreneurship Club for 3 5 years. The event is focused on people who have progressed with their own motivations as speakers, instead of stereotyped career plans. '''Entrepreneurship Summit:''' In this event, students attended various sessions about the current topics of entrepreneurship and listened to the experts in the ecosystem. It also offered many interactive activities with an aim to help students to expand their networks. '''ITU GINOVA Tuesday Talks:''' The event is organized by ITU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (GİNOVA) and it aims to bring together inspiring speakers on entrepreneurship and ITU residents. '''Entrepreneur Chats:''' The event was organized by the student chapter of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Entrepreneurs Network Turkey (ENET). It aimed to learn what entrepreneurship is, its difficulties, how individuals should follow it, by chatting with people with entrepreneurship spirit. '''Women in Business:''' Organized by the Economics Society, the event has allowed hundreds of students to listen to the success stories of women in business and the difficulties along their way. '''Global Opportunities in Business and Investment (GOBI) :''' Created by the Investment Club, GOBI is the ITU’s first international student summit that brings C-level speakers and students from all around the world together.

===<big>'''Encouraging Faculty Innovation Sector Days:''' ITU Sector Days take place every year with the participation of the leading firms from different sectors. The aim of the event is to lead the students who are struggling to choose a career path. Senior managers from the leading enterprises inspire students by sharing their career stories and Entrepreneurshipknowledge about the sector. Students can ask questions not only during the sessions but also in the breaks.   '''</big>===Coffees Are On The Alumni:''' In this event, students have the opportunity to get to know an alumnus or alumna from ITU and benefit from their experiences while enjoying free coffee!

====<big>'''How Failure Week:''' Failure Week was organized by the collaboration of ITU GİNOVA and ITU Entrepreneurship Club with the motto of "Ever tried ever failed no matter try again fail again fail better". In Failure Week, inspiring people, entertaining games, workshops, competitions, and failure stories met with the participants. Up to Workshopsnow, it has been prepared three times, and hopefully, the fourth one will be in March 2021. '''</big>====Olympia Academy:''' Inspired by the Greek philosopher Socrates''',''' Olympia Academy  which is organized by ITU Entrepreneurship Society, encourages people to come and learn together. Throughout the year, the Academy provides training on the 21th century competencies and the knowledge that an entrepreneur should have. The aim of the program is that the attendees improve themselves by utilizing the offered tutorials in a wide spectrum: learning photoshop programs, programming in python, mobile applications, preparing business canvas, brand management, market research, Design Thinking, digital marketing etc.

'''[httpsFrom Within The Industry://ginova.itu.edu.tr/en/eventcalender/2020/03/05/default-calendar/tuseday-talks-big-bang-2019-women ITU GİNOVA Tuesday Talks:]''' From Within The event Industry is organized by ITU Entrepreneurship Industrial Engineering Students society.Events’ aim is to attendanding students from ITU and a certain firm come together for a day and Innovation Center (GİNOVA) undertake some activities planned by the firm with the aim of testing decision-making abilities of the students and it aims to bring together inspiring speakers on entrepreneurship ensuring that they know the enterprise better. These activities include for example case-studies and ITU residentsworkshops.

'''[http://www.enstitu.ieeetrsb.org/pec-events/girisimci-sohbetleri/ Entrepreneur Chats]Learning Community:''' The event was Was organized by ITU UIF 2020 Cohort Team'''.''' Aims of the student chapter of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Entrepreneurs Network Turkey (ENET). It aimed project are letting participants to learn what entrepreneurship isexperiment with various tools used in innovation, its difficulties, how engagement with an online learning environment which encourages individuals should follow it, by chatting to learn more and socializing with people with entrepreneurship spiritfellow students in the online semester.

'''[http://www.failureweek.org/ Failure WeekFire-Up Changemakers Program:]''' Failure Week was organized Fire Up Changemakers is a competition led by the collaboration of ITU Entrepreneurship, Innovation Center (GİNOVA ) and Boğaziçi University Innovation Center (BRIGHT) and ITU METU Entrepreneurship Club with the motto of "Ever tried ever failed no matter try again fail again fail better"Research and Application Center (ODTÜ GİMER). In Failure Week, inspiring people, entertaining games, workshops, competitions, The program aims to build a student community that will create change on campus by focusing on improving students' entrepreneurship and failure stories met with social innovation skills. Students who successfully complete the participants. Up program will be invited to now, it has been prepared three times, individual interviews and hopefully, the fourth one successful students will be in March 2021nominated for the Stanford University Innovation Fellows Program.

'''[https:Dijifikir //ginova.itu.edu.tr/en/news/2020/01/14/fire-up-announcement Fire-Up Changemakers Program''DigIdea'':]''' Fire Up Changemakers Dijifikir is a program led an e-business idea competition organized by the collaboration of ITU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (GİNOVA) and Boğaziçi University Innovation Center (BRIGHT). The program aims to build a student community Management Engineering Society that creates change on campus, focusing on fostering entrepreneurship brings young entrepreneurs with investors and social innovation capabilities of provides entrepreneurs the students. Those who complete the missions successfully will be invited chance to individual interviews and 8 successful students (four from each university) will be nominated for the Stanford University Innovation Fellows Program. Fellowship requires completing other tasks including an internship at a prominent startup in Turkey, a capstone project, and mentorship for the following year’s fellow candidates and fellowsmake their dreams come true.

'''[http:/Presentation Workshop and Presentation Competition /www.dijifikir.org Dijifikir / ''DigIdea''Elevator Pitch:]''' Dijifikir This competition is an e-business idea competition organized by ITU GİNOVA to give students the ability to express their ideas easily in a short time and to improve their presentation skills. ITU students applying for the competition are trained in the Management Engineering Society that brings young entrepreneurs with investors pre-competition presentation workshop to express their ideas in a short time. After this training, a pre-selection is carried out and provides entrepreneurs the chance students who pass the pre-selection are entitled to participate in the final. In the final, students are asked to make present their dreams come truebusiness ideas by making a presentation in 90 seconds, and awards are given to the students who rank.

'''[https:UçArı //ginova.itu.edu.tr/en/news/2019/10/24/elevator-pitch-''(The name of the competition is-over Presentation Workshop a pun which both means Uç Arı (Fly Bee) and Presentation Competition / Elevator PitchUçarı (Frivolous))'':]''' This UçArı is a national case study competition is organized by ITU GİNOVA to give students the ability to express their ideas easily in a short time and to improve their presentation skills. ITU students applying for the competition are trained in the pre-competition presentation workshop to express their ideas in a short time. After this training, a pre-selection is carried out and the Industrial Engineering Society which enables students who pass the pre-selection are entitled to participate in the final. In the finalchallenge themselves, students are asked to present develop their business ideas by making a presentation in 90 secondsskills, expand their knowledge of cultures and career opportunities through international education and awards are given to the students who rankinternship opportunities.

'''[httpsInnovation Boost://ginova.itu.edu.tr/en/eventcalender/2020/02/20/default-calendar/startup-huddle-istanbul-february-event Startup Huddle Istanbul:]''' Startup Huddle Innovation Boost is an international program of the Global Entrepreneurship Network(GEN), which has 10 million members with 20,000 partners in 160 different countries. Startup Huddle events are organized only in the by ITU GİNOVA Entrepreneurship Society in TurkeyNovember 2020. Each month, one or two early-stage startups find The aim of the opportunity competition is to make a presentation on spread the Startup Huddle and they can get feedback from other entrepreneurial culture to students in university by bringing them with experienced entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and participantstrainers. Each presentation takes 6 minutes and followed by 20 minutes Students will be able to develop their own business ideas with the help of the feedback sectiontrainings they receive during this long-term competition, which will last for 8 days. The aim At the end of the program is to develop local entrepreneurs process, teams that show potential and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystemare ranked will receive various awards.

'''[httpStartup Weekend Istanbul://ituemk.org/12-ucari UçArı / ''(The name ' Startup Weekend is a three-day program where aspiring entrepreneurs can experience startup life. In hundreds of cities around the competition world. Sustainable Startup Weekend Istanbul is a pun which both means Uç Arı (Fly Bee) and Uçarı (Frivolous))'':]''' UçArı is a national case study competition organized by collaboration of ITU GINOVA, ITU Entrepreneurship Society and with the Industrial Engineering Society which enables students partnership of Turkish-German University and Marmara University. The event aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs to challenge themselvesexperience start-up life under the sustainability subject. The event took place online on May 7-9, develop entrepreneurs from many countries came together and devoted their business skills, expand their knowledge of cultures and career opportunities through international education and internship opportunitiesweekends to entrepreneurial journeys.

===='''ITU Arı TeknokentLet’s Innomind:'''====Let’s Innomind is organized by collaboration of ITU GINOVA and Organik Kimya (Organic Chemistry) in October 2021 for the first time. The aim of the event is to bring university students and industry together for a sustainable future. The Industry partner determines the main problems of the program and gives expert opinion to the teams. Students work together for two months with their teams’ and propose solutions. The 10 teams that pass the pre-selection qualify for the final presentation. The team or teams that are successful in the final get the right to do internships to develop their projects at Organic Chemistry, the main sponsor of the program.

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*providing proper environment and opportunities to enable technology companies and entrepreneurs develop and commercialize technologies,*contributing technological development in Turkey and the success of generating entrepreneurial ideas, and*using ITU’s academic power to accomplish innovations rather than follow.

Active * be a hub for R&D and innovation activities in ITU Ayazağa CampusTurkey, ITU ARI Teknokent has been founded on an area of '''1particularly Istanbul,655and* support,000 m2''' with '''10 buildings'''improve, enabling over '''2800 successful and steer the synergy arising from ITU’s academic knowledge and R&D projects (148 of which patented)''' and '''$40 million exports''' to contribute to the national economycompanies.

Today at Active in ITU Ayazağa Campus, ITU ARI Teknokenthas been founded on an area of '''120.000 m2''' with '''10 buildings''', more than 290 enabling over '''3600 successful R&D companies have reached a total projects (367 of which patented), collaboration with 2178 academicians''' and approximately '''$1 billion turnovers with over 7000 employees exports''' to contribute to develop more than 600 projects annuallythe national economy.

===<big>Within its 4 entrepreneurship programs, ITU ARI Teknokent appeals to startups, companies and projects at different stages.  '''Facilitating UniversityITU Cekirdek Incubation Center:''' ITU Cekirdek is a one-stop-shop for entrepreneur growth, providing everything from business model development training to mentorship, prototype funding, investment meetings, office space, and client productions. It is established by ITU and ITU ARI Teknokent in 2012 and backed with the strength of ITUNOVA TTO. It has been awarded as the '''2nd best incubation center in Europe''' and the '''3rd best incubation center in the world''' according to the UBI Global’s ranking of ‘University-Affiliated Incubation Center’ with its 3494 supported start-ups, 1097 incorporated start-ups, and ₺797 million total investment received by start-ups. In order to include global start-ups and entrepreneurs in the program, İTÜ Çekirdek announced its name as ITU Seed Accelerator for International Startups, and received applications from over 100 startups from 35 countries.  '''Big Bang Start-Industry Collaborationup Challenge:'''</big>===​​Big Bang is an organization that is founded by ITU Cekirdek, brings entrepreneurs and investors together, where entrepreneurial groups make presentations on the stage for investment. In Big Bang 2021, startups have reached to ₺458 million investment and had the opportunity to be accepted to ITU Cekirdek Incubation Center. Additionally, it offers a setting in which business owners may interact with investors, potential clients, members of the press, and stakeholders.

'''ITU Career SummitInnogate International Accelerator Program:''' The summit Innogate is organized by ITU Career Center an international accelerator program for 6 years. The summit enables ITU students market-ready companies, that are willing to get detailed information about internship enter the US and career opportunitiesUK markets by Innogate’s  multifaceted program, including access to apply for positions suitable for their academic education international connections,market penetration, business modeling and skillsstrategy development opportunities together with training, mentorship and for companies to reach qualified human resources of the new age in a short timecounseling benefits.