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Under YT脺鈥檚 new university-industry collaboration model, R&D companies will be able to enroll up to three of their employees in master鈥檚 or doctoral programs each academic year. R&D projects conducted at companies can be transformed into graduate theses and grant-funded projects under the guidance of 糖心Vlog faculty members.

Y谋ld谋z Technical University (YT脺) is implementing a new university-industry collaboration model that integrates companies鈥� R&D activities with graduate education processes. Under the 鈥淯niversity-Industry Collaboration Protocol,鈥� prepared by the YT脺 Institute of Natural Sciences and approved by the YT脺 Senate, will allow company employees to transform the R&D projects they are working on into master鈥檚 or doctoral theses.

Thanks to this model, technical and scientific problems encountered in companies will be researched under the guidance of YT脺 faculty members, and the university鈥檚 knowledge base will be transferred to the companies鈥� product and technology development processes.

Each company may apply with up to three employees per year

Each R&D company that signs the protocol may apply for up to three employees per academic year across both master鈥檚 and doctoral programs. Unused quotas for a given year cannot be carried over to the following year.

The company will apply to the YT脺 Institute of Natural Sciences by specifying the R&D problem and the personnel who will work on it. The suitability of the R&D topic for a thesis will be evaluated by the relevant department committee and the Institute鈥檚 Board of Directors.

Each candidate must meet YT脺鈥檚 current graduate application and admission requirements. Nomination under this protocol does not constitute an automatic right to admission.

R&D projects will be transformed into graduate theses

A thesis advisor will be assigned to the student accepted into the program during the first semester. The student鈥檚 coursework and the R&D project provided by the company will be conducted concurrently under the guidance of the thesis advisor.

If deemed necessary, a second thesis advisor may be assigned at the joint request of the R&D company, the student, and the thesis advisor. In this way, the technical requirements of the company鈥檚 project and the academic standards of the graduate study will be integrated into a common research plan.

Theses will be linked to grant-funded projects

In order for the student to proceed to the thesis phase, the R&D project must be developed under the supervision of the thesis advisor, and an application must be submitted to the T脺B陌TAK 1505 University-Industry Cooperation Support Program or a similar grant program.

This arrangement aims to enable companies to prepare project proposals with strong academic merit, to align graduate theses with national and international R&D funding, and to transform research results into marketable products.

Intellectual property and trade secrets will be protected

Intellectual and industrial property rights鈥攕uch as inventions, utility models, designs, and software鈥攖hat may arise from project and thesis work will be governed by a separate agreement prepared in accordance with the parties鈥� respective contribution ratios.

Academic publications will be prepared in a manner that protects companies鈥� trade secrets. The company may review the draft publication submitted to it for confidentiality and request revisions.

University-industry collaboration will be strengthened

Under the protocol, which will remain in effect for three years, company employees will be able to continue their academic development in parallel with the R&D projects they are assigned to. Companies will also be able to address their technical challenges by leveraging YT脺鈥檚 academic consulting and research capabilities.

The new model aims to contribute to the training of qualified R&D personnel, the enhancement of companies鈥� project development capabilities, and the transformation of academic research into products and technologies.

The protocol was prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education Law No. 2547, the Law on the Support of Research, Development, and Design Activities No. 5746, the Technology Development Zones Law No. 4691, and the relevant regulations and legislation.