Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) “ 2018-2019 Academic Year Opening Ceremony ”, was held with the participation of Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank.
The 2018-2019 Academic Year Opening Ceremony began with the photography exhibition and the “Architects of the Future” exhibition in the foyer area of the HKU Congress and Culture Centre. The academic year opening ceremony was attended by Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank, the Members of Parliament for Gaziantep, Governor of Gaziantep Ali Yerlikaya and many distinguished protocol members. From HKU, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Cemal Kalyoncu, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Haluk Kalyoncu, members of the Board of Trustees, many academics, students and members of the press also took their places at the ceremony.
HKU IN ITS 10TH YEAR
The programme, which proceeded with a moment of silence and the singing of the National Anthem, continued with a piano recital. Making the opening speech of the programme, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz said that, beyond being institutions that produce science, universities integrate with the country and region in which they are located. Emphasising that HKU has come a long way in its 10th year, Rector Yılmaz said: “Today our University continues its education and teaching activities with 7 Faculties and 25 departments. Many of our departments were again among the departments admitting students with the highest scores this year. To all our stakeholders who have supported us so far and will do so from now on, we received the “Brand University of the Brand City Award” and the “Foundation University of the Year” award with your support and for you. I thank you endlessly.”
“AN EDUCATION WORTHY OF THE 2023 AND 2071 VISION”
Cemal Kalyoncu, Chairman of the HKU Board of Trustees, said: “Universities train the qualified workforce our country needs and offer knowledge for the benefit of humanity. Hasan Kalyoncu University is the first foundation university established in the Southeastern and Eastern Anatolia region. Our University has an educational approach that is student-centred and attaches importance to gaining professional competence. This year, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of our University. In 10 years, our University has completed its physical and human infrastructure and has become a qualified educational institution whose faculty members all publish, whose academic research is cited, which carries out R&D work and which produces patents. Hasan Kalyoncu University is in a science- and technology-oriented structure, led by the humanities, worthy of the 2023 and 2071 vision of a great and strong state like the Republic of Türkiye.”
RECTOR YILMAZ HANDED THE FLAG OVER TO PROF. DR. EDİBE SÖZEN
2018-2019 Academic Year Opening Ceremony, Cemal Kalyoncu announced that Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz had handed over the rectorship to HKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Edibe Sözen. In his speech, Kalyoncu presented plaques of appreciation, saying: “I appreciate the effort and success that our professor Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz, who has successfully carried out the five-year rectorship, has shown for our University until today, and I thank him for his contributions to our University. Of course, he is not leaving us; in the coming period, he will continue to work and contribute to our University as a member of the board of trustees. I sincerely believe that our professor Prof. Dr. Edibe Sözen, who will take over the flag, will, as our new rector from today, achieve many successes together with the Hasan Kalyoncu University family.”
THE FUTURE WILL BELONG TO THOSE WHO PRODUCE HIGH-VALUE-ADDED TECHNOLOGY
Beginning his speech by saying that it is no coincidence that HKU was established in Gaziantep, a base for investment and education, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank said that Gaziantep is one of the cities where Turkish industry is growing fastest and described the city’s advances in industry. Stating that they attach special importance to educational institutions in Gaziantep, Minister Varank said: “I hope the new academic year will be auspicious for the entire academic community, first and foremost Hasan Kalyoncu University. Gaziantep is one of our country’s brand cities. Gaziantep, a pioneer in responding to the dynamics of the changing world, is also making the necessary investments in science. Hasan Kalyoncu University has achieved great success in 10 years and has raised the academic accumulation of both Gaziantep and our country. Its rise to the top ranks of the TÜBİTAK Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index is an indication of how right a track our University is on.”
WE ATTACH GREAT IMPORTANCE TO UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION
Describing the work carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Varank said: “We know that the future will belong to those who produce high-value-added technology. From this perspective, Gaziantep is getting better every day with its competitive and success-oriented spirit. We attach great importance to university-industry cooperation. There are twenty-four academics’ companies in Gaziantep. Our expectation of you is that you turn knowledge into production and bring it to the field. That you bring knowledge together with technology and send it to industrialists. That you have a high awareness of R&D, innovation and entrepreneurship is a fortune for our valued students. I sincerely believe that the success graph of Hasan Kalyoncu University in science and technology will rise every day. Our most important wish is that you be proactive and productive young people,” he said, wishing everyone a successful new academic year.
After the opening speeches, Cemal Kalyoncu, Chairman of the HKU Board of Trustees, presented a gift to Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank. The 2018-2019 Academic Year Opening Ceremony ended with a group photograph.
