Journalists, writers and media members who came to Gaziantep for the opening of the first phase of the ‘Düzbağ Drinking Water Project, which will solve the drinking water problem of Gaziantep until 2050, visited Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) and made a campus tour.
After the opening of the project in which Kalyon Holding undertakes the project, the delegation consisting of journalists, writers and media members who visited HKU together with Kalyon Holding Board Member Mehmet Kalyoncu, visited the Golf Course, HKU Radio, Kalyon Garage Prototyping and Entrepreneurship Center, Faculty Buildings, Show and Art Center, Congress and Culture Center.
JOURNALISTS ASKED, DERELİ ANSWERED
HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli hosted the delegation in his office. Dereli, who had a sincere conversation talked about the innovator and innovative aspects of HKU. Arriving to the campus as part of the visit; From The Communication Presidency of the Republic of Turkey İdris Karakaş, Journalist – Writer Cem Küçük, From Channel 24 TV Murat Çiçek, From the Hürriyet Newspaper Meltem Özgenç, From the Sabah Newspaper Hazal Ates, Didem Özel from the Milliyet Newspaper, Press Counselor Ugur Buyer, Kurtuluş Tayiz from the Akşam Newspaper and Mehmet Acet from Channel 7 Television, directed their questions to Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli.
Stating to the journalists that HKU is ranked 8th among foundation universities and 31st among all universities in the Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index, Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli: “In the index announced by TÜBİTAK every year, universities this year; It was evaluated in four dimensions as “scientific technological research competence”, “intellectual property pool”, “cooperation and interaction” and “economic contribution and commercialization” and 22 indicators. In the announced index HKÜ; It increased its success chart by surpassing the ranking of last year among the entrepreneurial and innovative universities and universities that have scientific and technological competence and can offer this competence to the benefit of the ecosystem through cooperation and interaction with local, national and international innovation actors. HKU also proved its quality of education by ranking 9th among Foundation Universities in the “universities whose graduates can find jobs fastest” announced by the Presidency’s Human Resources Office.
The delegation gave full marks to HKU in every field and at the end of the visit the delegation took a memory picture with Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli.
