The platform, which offers students the opportunity to learn about projects carried out in different fields, participate in projects and share their own projects, and has a 50% acceptance rate in TUBITAK projects, aims to bring young researchers to the center of scientific studies.
 
Abdülkadir Gayretli, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin, Vice Rectors Prof.  Necmettin Maraşlı, Prof.  Nuri Kuruoğlu, Prof. Arda Öztürkcan, BAP Coordinator  Asst. Prof. Serap Yeşilkır Baydar and BAP Deputy Coordinator Asst. Prof. Sibel Zengin, academicians and our students attended.
 
"We were in the 1001-1200 band in the world ranking"

Abdülkadir Gayretli, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of IGU, who made the opening speech of the event, emphasized the international goals of the university and said:
“It is very important where we want to see ourselves as universities, students and academics. As Istanbul Gelisim University, we aimed to enter the first thousand in the ranking of world universities. Our joint effort to enter THE 1001-1200 band in THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings is a representation of the steps we have taken for our future success."
Gayretli, drawing attention to the ProUD project of the university, "We always support such structures in order for our university to become stronger in the field of scientific research and become competitive in the international arena. I believe that ProUD will open new horizons to the research of both our academicians and students, and I invite everyone who will contribute to the scientific knowledge production process to evaluate these opportunities."


 
“We will involve our students in projects with ProUD”

Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin stated that the ProUD platform aims to involve undergraduate students in academic, research and development projects and emphasized the vision of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) to be a research university:
“ProUD is an important initiative that will give a new impetus to our university's scientific research ecosystem. By supporting innovative ideas, it will guide and financially support our researchers in bringing their projects to life. As a university, we have always stood behind the studies that guide science, and we will continue to support scientific projects in the national and international arena. We will ensure that our students actively take part in nationally and internationally funded projects alongside our academicians.”
Prof.  Bahri Şahin also stated that IGU aims to be a pioneer in the fields of social, artistic and technical innovation and said, "We support our students to gain experience not only in classrooms but also in the field. Thanks to ProUD, we will involve our young people in projects that will meet the needs of the society at the undergraduate level.”
 
Emphasizing that Istanbul Gelisim University aims to stand out not only with its education and training activities, but also in the field of research and innovation, Prof.  Bahri Şahin also added: “ProUD is one of the concrete steps of our university's goal of becoming a research university. With the support we give to scientific research and innovative projects, we prepare our students for the future in a more equipped way. As a university, we always value the ideas and projects of young people. Thanks to this platform, we aim to raise our students as future leaders and researchers by supporting their academic and professional development.”

Prof. Şahin concluded his words as follow: “The increase in our national and international project acceptance rates in recent years is pleasing. Thanks to this platform, we aim to involve our undergraduate students in the research ecosystem and prepare them for professional life in a more equipped way.”


 
“Anyone with an idea will be able to apply to ProUD”

Vice Rector Prof.  Necmettin Maraşlı said, "Students who have an idea and want to make a project will be able to apply directly to the platform. With internal and external support, we aim for our students to graduate as advanced, open-minded and knowledgeable individuals without remaining at the undergraduate level."


 
“ProUD will gather scientific research under one roof”

BAP Coordinator Asst. Prof. Serap Yeşilkır Baydar stated that the ProUD platform was implemented with the support of the university administration and said, "ProUD was established to gather scientific research projects and student-oriented studies under a single roof. Thanks to this platform, our students and academicians will be able to participate more actively in scientific research processes and deliver their projects to a wider audience."



BAP Deputy Coordinator Asst. Prof. Sibel Zengin stated that ProUD is an institutional initiative that coincides with the mission of "raising self-confident individuals" determined within the scope of the 2024-2028 Strategic Plan of the university and the vision of "being a pioneering and worldwide university".


 
At the end of the launch, which was held with a wide participation, a certificate of thanks was presented to the academicians and students who took part in the TUBITAK 2209 Supported projects for their contribution to science and society.