=='''Strategic Priority 1'''==
==='''MEETU'''PEER PROJECT INSPRATION PROGRAM===We observed that students' overall happiness is strongly affected by their social lives. In order to help them socialize in METU, we designed a program called “MEETU”. This program aims to encourage freshmans to socialize and to help them with the process of adapting to school. For the first 2 weeks of the program, we are organizing ice-breaking activities for the freshmans to help them socialize on campus.
To help them with the process* Strategic Priority: Enhancing Student Engagement Through Peer Learning * Objective: We aim to inspire students by showcasing successful projects completed by their peers, we are matching fostering a senior student with a foreign culture of innovation and a Turkish motivation within the student. With their mentor, freshmans can learn more about school. We also care about the language barrier between international students and school staff, so mentors in the program are responsible for facilitating communication between them, toobody.
'''Key Tactics:'''
*Match 2 freshmans (1 Turkish Survey Student Interest: Conduct surveys to understand the level of interest among students in learning about their peers' projects. This will help us gauge the demand and 1 international tailor content that resonates with the student) with 1 senior to ease that freshmans get help when neededcommunity. *Use senior students also Pilot YouTube Video Creation: Produce a pilot YouTube video featuring a successful student project. This video will highlight the project's background, process, and outcomes, making the content engaging and relatable. The video will serve as “language bridgers” between international an initial test to assess the platform's effectiveness in reaching and motivating other students and school staff(ex:dorm,canteen staff). *Focus Group Sessions: Organize 2 orientation weeks which includes a brief view of METU small focus group sessions where students watch project videos and provide feedback. These sessions will offer qualitative insights into the videos' impact, helping us refine future content and ice breaking activities for new better understand what inspires students.*Send feed-back forms via email weekly to check whether something is wrong or can be shared with other mentor-mentee matches to be helpful.<br />'''Time Frame:'''
'''Time FramePhase 1 (Week1-2):''' Conduct surveys to gather initial data on student interest.
The very beginning of academic years Phase 2 (Week 3-4 week): Produce the pilot YouTube video and launch it on the platform.
1st Phase 3 (Week5-6): Hold focus group sessions to collect in-depth feedback and 2nd weeks- ice breaking activities for new students of METUadjust the approach as needed.
3rd week- Mentor and mentee applications open. 1 mentor for 2 freshmans are matched by the algorithm. Mentors are getting a crash course about how to be a great mentor'''Point People:''' Freshman students.
4th week- Mentors are helping mentees, we are getting feedback from all students included in the program.'''Expected Outcome:'''
This initiative will help us identify the best methods to engage students, encouraging them to explore their innovative potential by learning from their peers' experiences.
=='''Strategic Priority 2'''==
<br />===BRAIN - TEA TIME===As we observed that in our campus there are lots of experienced academics both about life and academy but there is a gap between tehm and students. There are no events or environments where students can meet with academics outside of classes and get advice, or where academics can share their one-on-one experiences. Some seminars are held, but these are insufficient in terms of getting advice. That's why we are offering a tea time event that will bring students and academics together at regular intervals.'''Key Tactics:''' * Find true academicians: Academicians who work in different fields and are willing to provide information that can be truly beneficial to students should be researched in detail and contacted. Diversity of the team is very important in being inclusive.
===Hit * Way of meeting: It shouldn't be one speaks others listen like lectures. The Road===As we observed on our Landscape Canvas, there are courses and programs in our school to develop soft skills. However, their biggest problem is that they are not interactive enough and not inclusive for all departments. Therefore, although they are sufficient as a curriculum, there are many points that need to atmosphere should be improved in practice. To address this problem, we created a 7-week-training friendly like tea time with comprehensive content in order their friend gruop to practice the skills that feel everybody comfortable so they can not be obtained from a traditional curriculum. The strongest point of Hit The Road is being interactive. Thus, participants obtain soft skills like teamwork, presentation, ask their true questions and design thinking by practicingacademicians can share them true insights.
* Informative seminars: As mentioned it shouldn't be like a lecture but some people can feel uncomfortable to ask questions directly so informative seminar sessions may be more inclusive for some people at the beginning.
'''Content of Hit The Road :'''
1st week'''Time Frame: Orientation and Teamwork'''
2nd weekPhase 1 (Week1-2): How NOT to make a presentation?Get in touch with different facult members/academicians really work on some research or business projects.
3rd week: Design Thinking Phase 2 (include sustainabilityWeek 3-4): After creating a wide pool of different disciplines and projects, it is announced/introduced to students. Choosing weekly meeting hour and place.
4th weekPhase 3 (Week5-6): Case Studies about problems Planning conference/presentaon activities for students who are interested but shy to engage in campus/METUdirect conversation.
5th week'''Point People: Social Responsibility(using methods covered in previous weeks''' Researchers, academicians, entrepreneur students.)
6th'''Expected Outcome:''' Entrepreneurial students can get one-7th week: Presentations on-one advice from academics and curious students can find the project and field that is right for them after getting insights about them. =='''Strategic Priority 3'''=='''PROJECT WEBSITE''' UM4E aspires to create a symbiotic relationship between METU undergraduate students and Teknokent entrepreneurs. We provide the opportunity for an open idea and perspective exchange by enabling students to have hands-on experience in the world of entrepreneurship while providing the entrepreneur with the capability to see their business through fresh eyes. An understanding of experiences from participants as teamsboth parties over the course of the program, critiquing startup methods, and different career options for the student.
'''Key Tactics:'''
*Students will be given interactive courses with smaller groups than usual courses.*Soft skill education will be at the center of these courses.*Design Thinking, Project Management, and Presentation Skills are 3 essential topics.*Mentorships will be provided to the students.*Teams include diversity and Survey students learn working with one another.*The method of about the course will be informal education mostlywebsite.
* Having meetings with the academicians to improve the website.
'''Time Frame:'''
Phase 1 (Week1-2): Asking students in METU about this website and get their opinions.
Phase 2 (Week 3-4): Having meetings with the project managers and the academicians to see if this website will be efficent.
Phase 3 (Week5-6): Creating a pilot website and sureving 100 students to analyze the outcomes.
'''Point People:''' METU students, researchers, academicians, project managers.
'''Expected Outcome:''' With this, we expect a clear understanding of the entrepreneurial path by mentees—the revelation or discovery of career opportunities, coupled with critical thinking skills. Meanwhile, mentors will benefit from new ideas and constructive critiques, bringing forth new methods to improve their startup process. The synergy is thus intended to nurture innovation that helps in contributing to the growth of both the student and the entrepreneur.
=='''Strategic Priority 3'''==
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=='''Strategic Priority 4'''====='''SPACEMETUUM4E (Undergraduate Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Program)'''===Students in METU face difficulties when they want We are developing a website to conduct a team job because there isn't an available place help students find projects where their rare talents and knowledge perfectly match. This project will rely heavily on campus. SPACEMETU input from students and academic collaboration in ensuring that the website is an area open to all students which is designed by efficient platform for sorting and finding the right opportunities. We engage with students. Teams can gather here and conduct designacademicians to make this website user-thinking processes friendly and projectsimpactful.
'''Key Tactics:'''
*Make this space available as many hours a day as possibleMentor and mentee should understand the life of each other beside the work. *Make students comfortable in this spaceMentor helps mentee to see possible career paths and show opportunities.*Separate some special areas for teams Mentee help mentor to criticize his work.*The area should be flexible.*Regular events should be organized and as from a result, it should be a place where students like to meet frequentlyno knowledge perspective.*The administration of this place should be student-based.
'''Time Frame:'''
=='''Strategic Priority 4'''==<br />Phase 1 (Week1-2): An undergraduate student is matched with an entrepreneur from Teknokent according to area of interest. Entrepreneur listens and observes the life of the student.
==='''ideapol'''===By looking at the feedbacks from our peers and seniors, we wanted to focus on a studentPhase 2 (Week 3-based hub which centers innovation and entrepreneurship for our 4th project. We combined the problems that we are trying to tackle with a physical hub. After we conducted researches on METU campus assets, we discovered an apparent gap between the transfer of projects from a prototype to the manufacture of the idea. Consequently, we decided to be the bridge, reviving the projects from the perfect prototypes and pushing the members to go beyond 4): Entrepreneur shows how the theories and make actual models . Similarly, this hub startup is a meeting point for all the various clubs, which we believe will be the combination of powers and experiences to create feasible results. Not limited to that, we want to make our end-products available established to all the universities, since we agree that the more brains, the better gains for allstudent.
Phase 3 (Week5-6): Undergrad criticize the way the startup works and entrepreneur helps him to draft a career path.
'''Key TacticsPoint People:'''METU undergraduate students, entrepreneurs in Teknokent.
*Different students from different student clubs should work together for campus problems.*The student'''Expected Outcome:''' We expect the outcome of this project to yield a more interactive and user-based hub should be inclusive for all friendly site whereby the process of facilitating students.*Various ice-breaking activities will be held.*There with projects suited to their skill sets will be various soft skills, design thinking, not only get easier and problem solving classesquick but also add value to the development of the students academically as well as professionally.*Case-study integrated workshops for campus problems will be held.*Problem solving teams will be formed Feedback provided by diverse group of the students in order to strengthen teamwork skills.*Workshop, and solving processes experts shall provide ample scope for different problems around paving the campus will be shared way to perfection on a the website and turning it into an effective utility platform for other universities to see.*Creative and innovative approaches in every field (from designing the room to ice-breaking ideas) is welcomed.*This hub will serve as a learning, students and taking action space both researchers who collaborate on-line and face to face in the area created and designed for this hub.*There will be various events for career growth regularlyinnovative projects.<!--DO NOT EDIT BELOW THIS LINE -->
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