ITO and our University awarded our TEKNOFEST teams
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Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) granted awards in an awards ceremony to the technology teams established by the students of Istanbul Ticaret University, which participated in the TEKNOFEST (Technology Festival) competition and won awards.
ITO Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Şekib Avdagiç and members of ITO Board of Directors, Rector Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu, Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Elçin Aykaç Alp and and Prof. Dr. Abdul Halim Zaim, ITO Informatics Specialization Committee Chairman Mr. Bahadır Yaşık, students and their families attended the award ceremony held at the Eminönü Campus of ITO.
ITO Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Şekib Avdagiç has made a speech at the ceremony, and said that even if the students had not won an award, they would have had done an important job just by participating in a competition like TEKNOFEST, yet all the participated teams made ITO and the university proud by getting an award at TEKNOFEST anyway.
Mr. Avdagiç underlined the importance of materializing the projects and commercializing them for the benefit of the nation, and noted that TEKNOPARK Istanbul and the Information Commercialization Center (BTM) are established for this purpose.
Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Abdul Halim Zaim gave information about the award-winning teams and projects, and congratulated the students who competed in these teams. In the award ceremony held afterwards, first, members of the team that participated in the competition with the Space and Beyond Technology Project in the field of Agricultural Unmanned Land Vehicles received their awards and certificates. Then, the team that represented the university with the Paksumatik Project in the field of First Aid and Health received an award. Finally, the Anadolu Rocket Team, which represented the university at Low Altitude and achieved the second rank in Turkey as well as the best design award, was granted an award. The team members were given an iPad by the ITO and a prestige pen and a certificate by the university.
The students who received their awards stated that they always feel the support of the ITO and the university and promised that they would work harder to get grander prizes by participating in the competitions with new projects.
