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===Project #4: Open Innovation Call: Collaborating with the AdministrationPartners===

Every ITU student needs to deal with some majorAs our fourth project, numerous problems on campus, such as a lack of workspaces, an increase in pollution, or issues related to overcrowding. According to surveys and feedback, some we felt that there should be more options for students are willing to find a solution to become more active in the issues they are facing on their own, rather than waiting for someone from industry because the institution to hear relationship between them out and actthe sector is not strong enough. HoweverTherefore, are there any resources available for those who want we have made the decision to be develop a part of design-phase program model, implement the changeprogram with suitable partners, and what is provide ITU students the chance to add value and solve the exact process for putting those solutions into practiceproblem with their own project. So, how will this program model act?

#Students will express their problems they are facing thematically via Initially, we have made the decision to expand the challenge-based program called "Let's Innomind," which was created by our surveys on existing ITU platforms faculty champion [[Faculty Champion:Zeynep Erden Bayazit|Zeynep Erden Bayazıt]], and social media accountsheld last year. By guiding the second cohort this year, periodically.#Following we will create a journey of the deadlinestudents who have participated, gather all the top problem (or problems) will be reported to outputs of the administrationprogram, and recreate the administration exact model for potential partnerships.# With this open innovation model, partners will announce an come up with a specific problem statement, and open innovation a call for students to the chosen problemcollaborate.#Students who think they can have an impact will come up with several projects with their ideathe steps of the program, while gaining related abilities such as team-work, design thinking, will apply to our open innovation call applicationpresentation skills etc.#Our administration-represented jury will hear At the end of the ideasprogram, and the projects that are selected to address prices will be given, the problem at hand abilities of designing a solution will be carried out in collaboration with gained and the administration.  The topic of onchosen students will be nominated as 'Change-campus problems can be changed into different topicmaker' in our 'Change-based innovation calls Maker Society'.<br /> While we were coming up with our fourth project, we have realized that especially in next step Turkey, people don't want to open their problems and lastlytheir firms to strangers, and are strictly closed to any outside interference. We want to change this project aims whole mindset of closeness for not only companies, but also students. As a result, we have chosen to maintain its sustainability, and keep developing itself thanks include such activities in the program in order to emphasize the project teamvalue of open innovation.