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INNOVATION and EDUCATION Prof.Dr. URAL
AKBULUTRECTORMiddle East Technical
University TURKEY
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• THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
• The knowledge economy and society depends for its
  growth on the combination of four independent
  factors
• production of knowledge
• transmissions of knowledge
• dissemination of knowledge
• use of knowledge in technological innovation
• Education system especially universities play an
  important role in these areas.

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Universities employ 34 of the total member of
researchers in Europe Germany 26 Spain
55 Greece 70 Turkey 80 EU Publications
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ADULT LITERACY RATE Poland 99.7 Korea 97.6
Mexico 91.1 Turkey 84.6 Worl
d Bank Publications
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INFORMATION SOCIETY INDEX Korea 22 Poland
30 Mexico 44 Turkey 45 World Bank Publications
Developing countries need to invest more on
technology and education.
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• TECHNOLOGY and EDUCATION INTEGRATION
• Public policies must ensure all students have
  access to technology based opportunities software
  and the Internet
• Technology is integrated into teaching and
  learning
• Technology transforms education practice by
  empowering students and individualizing learning
• Increase resources for teacher training as a
  critical component to ensure technology is
  appropriately and effectively integrated into the
  curriculum.

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EXPECTATIONS FROM EDUCATION in KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY
for DEVELOPMENT

• Increased demand for higher education
• In Turkey alone, out of 1.9 million applicants
  only 0.4 million can be placed in higher
  education institutions. (2004)
• Deficit, both as regards teaching staff and
  researchers, limited financial capacity (which
  does not keep in line with requirements)
• Emerging employment fields require new human
  resource profiles.

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In 2020, 27 of the population in Europe will be
over 65 years old. In 2020, 30 Million more
manpower will be in demand in Europe
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The high ratio of young population is an
advantage for developing countries in Eurasia, if
adequate education opportunities could be
provided.
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• Develop effective and close cooperation between
  universities and industry
• Main mechanisms through which the knowledge and
  expertise possessed and developed by universities
  can flow directly to industry
• licensing of university intellectual property,
• spin-off and start-up companies,
• industry based research

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• The emergence of new expectations
• Alongside its fundamental mission of initial
  training, universities must cater for new needs
  in education and training stemming from the
  knowledge-based economy and society.
• an increasing need for scientific and technical
  education,
• opportunities for life-long learning
• close involvement in community life.

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• Mobility of Students, Researchers/Teachers
• Compatibility and the transparency of the
  education systems whereby qualifications are
  recognized (core of the Bologna process of
  convergence),
• Mobility of teachers and researchers within and
  between countries in Europe is low.
• Student mobility, is still marginal in most
  countries. (In 2000, only 2.3 of European
  students were pursuing their studies in another
  European country)
• Number of resident international students in the
  world is around 1.5 Million. (2 )

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USA 540.000 Europe 450.000Australia 100.0
00 Turkey 16.000 EU Publications
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education system must be reorganized to cope with
these new expectations. In addition, there is a
strong need to adjust the education system for
innovative society
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• MAIN OBJECTIVES in EDUCATION
• 1. Introduce
• creative
• flexible
• innovative
• way of thinking in the society
• 2. Establish a system of Life-Long Learning for
  all citizens
• 3. Encourage schools to integrate new
  technologies into their curricula.
• 4. Increase the level of ICT literacy in society

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• Integrating ICT Pre-school, Primary and
  Secondary Education
• Increase the budget allocated for education
• Establish Internet connection for all schools
• Establish computer laboratories (Minimum one PC
  per 15 students)
• Secondary school livers should be computer
  literate (to be employed ICT workers)
• Provide basic ICT training for teachers

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• Higher Education
• Active participation of Turkey in international
  projects (e-Europe)
• Developing e-resources in Turkish (new or
  translated)
• Forming new job descriptions in line with the
  requirements of the knowledge society.
• Ensuring that students in each discipline take a
  certain number of courses in ICT
• Preparation of national computer literacy
  certificate
• Mobility of researchers/teachers and students

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• Distance education
• Encouraging universities with adequate academic
  staff and infrastructure to pioneer in the field
  of distance education
• Supporting curriculum development in distance
  education
• Developing an accreditation system for distance
  education programs

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• Continuing Education
• Creating awareness in the computer technologies
  for all. (at site training)
• Provide computer literacy courses for the young
  generation during their military service.
• Provision of free of charge computer literacy
  courses to civil servants . Making use of
  distance learning methods for this purpose.

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• MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (METU) assists
  the students with their innovative ideas and
  entrepreneurial spirit.
• Undergraduate curricula enhances the development
  of following skills
• Analytical thinking
• Team work
• Problem based learning
• Time management
• Decision making
• Leadership
• Participation
• Ethical values
• Risk taking
• Technological skills

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• Mechanisms to support these skills development
• Courses and certificate programs and for
  entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship Center
• Career Planning Center
• Capstone group projects for senior students
• Ethic center

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• At post graduate level
• Innovative research
• High quality leading edge research capacity
• Scientific proficiency
• International publications and networking
• Providing solutions for industrial problems.

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• Support mechanisms
• Industrial theses
• METU Technopolis and Incubation Center
• Faculty Development Program (ÖYP)
• Integrated National and International Projects
  (YUUP)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship
• EU projects

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• METU disseminate knowledge
• Distance Learning Programs
• Containing Education
• Entrepreneurship Education for Public

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UNIVERSITY - INDUSTRY COLLABORATION and
TURKISH SMEs
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99 of Turkish business enterprises are SMEs,
and 53 of employment is in SMEs. The innovation
ability of Turkish SMEs needs to be developed by
university-industry relationship. The
technoparks and incubation centers are vital
tools for this collaboration and
innovation. (KOSGEB 2005 Documents)
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EDUCATION LEVEL of SME OWNERS
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EDUCATION LEVEL OF SME MANAGERS
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Export 43 of SMEs Trademark, patent 56 of
SMEs
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ICT Infrastructure
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Consultancy
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• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONES
• (TDZ)
• TDZ Law (July 2001) promotes the establishment of
  science and technology parks under the guidance
  and lead of universities.
• The Law aims
• to create technological know-how for export,
• to introduce innovations in products and
  production methods,
• to raise the quality or standards
• to support entrepreneurship,
• to enable SMEs to adapt to the new and advanced
  technologies,
• to create opportunities of investment in
  technology intensive areas
• to help the transfer of technology
• to provide the technological infrastructure
  which will facilitate the entry of the foreign
  capital.

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METU-Technopolis is the most developed science
and technology park in the Region. 1991 The
METU-SMIDO Technology Development Center was
founded. Until today, 70 companies are graduated
from the incubation center and over 95 of them
are successful 2001 METU-Technopolis established
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• METU-TECH (Facts and Figures)
• 800.000 square meter land
• 70.000 square meter office space
• 20 million USD investment
• 480 RD projects
• 200 Faculty members participate in projects
• 40 companies are involved in joint projects with
  the university
• hosts 137 companies
• employing over 1750 researchers,
• majority of the companies are technology based
  SMEs
• dealing with ICT and software products and
  services.

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• 2004 exports of METUTECH companies 12 Million USD
  
• The export markets of the companies are countries
  like USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Holland,
  Russia, Germany, England, etc.
• Companies conducting 6th Framework research
  projects together with academicians.
• METU Technopolis is the coordinator of
  IRC-Anatolia, which assists SMEs to enhance their
  technological development through technology
  transfer.
• METU Technopolis provide technological support to
  Mediterranean Region via regional development
  project (RIS-Mersin the first regional
  innovation planning project)

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• LESSONS LEARNED
• Creating of awareness
• The success of METUTECH and the TDZ in general
  has increased the awareness of public and
  industry, towards research and technology
  development, innovation and entrepreneurship.
• More and more companies are paying attention to
  collaboration with universities
• Technological level of products and services,
  the level of ICT involvement in production
  processes improved
• Most managers have now realized that research
  and innovation is the key to compete in global
  markets.

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Sensitization of policy makers and key
constituencies The reservations and hesitations
from the policy makers with regard to tax
incentives faded away. Proper incentives given
for the development of the knowledge economy will
pay off immediately by increasing the
technological competitiveness of the country.
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• Changes in university community
• involvement of the university community within
  industrial based research projects has increased
  after METUTECH.
• attitudes in favor of basic research has shifted
  toward the applied research and technology
  development leading to innovation.
• IPRs (Intellectual Property Rights) have become
  a major concern of the researchers in the
  university.
• More researchers are establishing spin off
  companies
• Curricula are modified in accordance with the
  requirements of the companies.
• Entrepreneurs and researchers in METU Technopolis
  and Incubator became new role models for the
  students.
• Student demand for courses and certificate
  programs on entrepreneurship increased
• Spin-off companies of new graduates boomed.

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• FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
• The countries in the region can enhance their
  development by innovating and exporting
  technology products.
• Governments must support development of
  innovation culture by
• Encourage creative thinking in schools
• Embedding ICT usage into curricula of schools at
  all levels
• Create public awareness on the importance of
  life-long learning
• Allocate seed financing and provide incentives
  for risk capital and angel financing companies

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• METU offers its expertise and know-how to
  Eurasian countries in order to develop new
  technoparks and incubators.
• METU is setting up Eurasian Technoparks Network
  to enhance innovative cooperation and to create
  synergy in the region.

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INNOVATION and EDUCATION Prof.Dr. URAL
AKBULUTRECTORMiddle East Technical
University TURKEY