7th Steering Commitee Meeting was Held

The 7th SMARTNET Steering Committee Meeting took place on January 29, 2025, at Yıldız Technical University, bringing together key stakeholders, including representatives from the Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye, the Ministry of Industry and Technology,Yıldız Technical University, Gebze Technical University, and Hasan Kalyoncu University. During the meeting, the project's current activities were evaluated, and future support mechanisms were discussed to enhance its impact. Participants engaged in productive discussions, outlining strategic plans to further advance the SMARTNET initiative, which continues to foster innovation and collaboration in the field of smart technologies. The SMARTNET project remains committed to strengthening industry-academia cooperation and accelerating technological development in the eco-system through sustainable and forward-thinking approaches.

I. Angel Investor Meeting

One of the project’s key events—the first investor–entrepreneur meeting—will take place on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the BTM (Bilgiyi Ticarileştirme Merkezi). During the Demo-Day event, nationally accredited angel investors will come together with 10 innovative entrepreneurs who have completed SMARTNET’s 38-module introductory entrepreneurship program and 60 hours of advanced entrepreneurship training, received 40 hours of mentorship support to prepare their business plans, and were selected by the Evaluation Committee. This gathering will allow entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to investors and explore potential collaborations.

Orientation Training for Enterpreneurship Mentoring

The mentoring support, which is among the opportunities offered by SMARTNET to entrepreneurs, is designed for technological initiatives that need guidance in the acceleration, commercialisation, national and international market opening and investor matching stages. In this context, candidates who have a mentoring background or who are suitable for potential mentoring were evaluated, informed through interviews and given comprehensive training to be assigned within SMARTNET.Between 9-18 January 2024 at total (8 days 42 hours) with the experienced expert trainers in the field, trainings were given on topics such as network creation, the role of the mentor, preparing a coordination plan, limits and limitations of mentoring, basic communication and management skills, conflict management, cultural diversity and inclusion, financial management and reporting, technological production, advanced engineering design and business plan development.There are 136 mentors registered in the SMARTNET system.

Technical Assistance for “A Smart Network for Technology Transfer and Commercialisation with Funnel Model (SMARTNET)” is a project co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye.  The Contracting Authority of the project is the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Directorate General for European Union and Foreign Affairs and the End Recipient of the Assistance is Yıldız Technical University.  The main stakeholders and partners of the project are İstanbul Technical University, Gebze Technical University and Hasan Kalyoncu University.

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