GreenTech4Transformation(GT4T) EU Project has been awarded support by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Higher Education Initiative
GreenTech4Transformation(GT4T) EU Project has been awarded support by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Higher Education Initiative
Date: 24 June 2025

GreenTech4Transformation(GT4T) EU Project has been awarded support by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Higher Education Initiative

As a member of the DIVERSE European University Alliance, together with our valuable academicians, the GreenTech4Transformation (GT4T) EU Project, of which our university is a member of the executive consortium, has been awarded support by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Higher Education Initiative.

The project, coordinated by Satakunta University of Applied Sciences and carried out by a consortium including Istanbul Beykent University with its valuable academicians, aims to develop scientific centers on entrepreneurship, provide micro-identity-based interdisciplinary education, and support higher education institutions to become driving forces in sustainable innovation by creating a digital community that bridges academia, entrepreneurship, start-up companies and industry. Built on the fundamental principle of inclusiveness, the project encourages collaboration between different generations and disciplines by offering special programs for both young professionals and experienced professionals. Focusing on providing solutions on issues such as circular economy, digital transformation and energy transition, over 3,000 innovators will be trained, over 45 start-ups will be supported and over 60 corporate and industrial partnerships aimed at creating tangible impact will be established during the project.

In this entrepreneurship-focused project, which aims to drive change and foster innovation across Europe, our university has taken on a significant role. Representing our university, the project coordination was carried out by Dr. Şeyma Bozkurt Uzan, a faculty member of the Software Engineering Department and the Deputy Director of the Technology Transfer Office Application and Research Center.

Dr. Metin Güven, a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Director of the Technology Transfer Office Application and Research Center, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Eryıldız, a faculty member of the Mechanical Engineering (English) Department, participated in the project as experts.