At Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), the academics who contributed most to the university’s academic performance in 2021 were rewarded.
Speaking at the ceremony, at which a total of 215 awards were presented, HKU Chairman of the Board of Trustees Cemal Kalyoncu, addressing academics and students, said that in the 100th anniversary year of the Republic they would also celebrate the 15th Founding Anniversary of HKU.
The “Academic Awards Ceremony”, at which awards and certificates of achievement were presented to the academics who were promoted at Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) and who contributed most to the university in 2021, was held with the participation of HKU Chairman of the Board of Trustees Cemal Kalyoncu.
HKU Chairman of the Board of Trustees Cemal Kalyoncu said in his speech at the ceremony: “Today, Hasan Kalyoncu University, a strong family with nearly 15 thousand graduates, nearly 8 thousand students and well-equipped academic and administrative staff, has made a difference with its academic knowledge and professional equipment since its first day. Hasan Kalyoncu University, which has the world’s 298th greenest campus, is among the top 10 universities that give the most scholarships to their students with a scholarship rate of over 50 per cent, is among the top 10 universities whose graduates are employed the fastest, and is among the universities that satisfy their students the most as a result of its student-centred approaches. Our university also consolidated its success in this field by ranking 8th among foundation universities last year in the ‘Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index’ ranking carried out under the leadership of TÜBİTAK. The scientific publications that our academics produced in respected international journals and the citations given to them increased by 50% and 100% respectively last year.”
Speaking at the opening, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said: “Since the moment it was founded, Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), as a cradle of science and with an entrepreneurial and innovative vision, has always supported scientific work and R&D activities that add value to its people, its country, the world and all humanity, and of course the scientists who work with all their strength in this process. The valuable scientific work you have done, the works you have produced, the articles you have written, the citations you have received, the projects you have carried out and the patents you have registered have brought our university to a respected position in the higher education ecosystem. As our ancestors said, ‘skill is subject to appreciation’! Your achievements are the achievements of our university and, without doubt, the strongest source of motivation for the new work we will carry out.”
Governor of Gaziantep Davut Gül, for his part, congratulated the academics who contribute to science and technology with their scientific research and international publications.
The ceremony was attended by HKU Chairman of the Board of Trustees Cemal Kalyoncu, Governor of Gaziantep Davut Gül, HKU Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Haluk Kalyoncu, Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, protocol members, academics, students and many members of the press.
ACADEMICS WERE REWARDED
The faculty members who contributed most to the academic performance of Hasan Kalyoncu University through their scientific work experienced the excitement of receiving awards at the ceremony. In this context, awards were presented to the academics who published the most in respected indexed journals, received the most citations in respected indexed journals, had their TÜBİTAK project applications accepted, had their national/international patents registered, had the highest academic incentive score and had their academic titles promoted.
News: Çetin KARABIYIK /HKU
