Supports Given to Events Organized by Stakeholders


In parallel with its main mission of diffusion and institutionalization of University-Industry cooperation in Turkey, USIMP supports the discussion of the problems of the national R&D and innovation system and creating opinions by contributing and participating in different activities organized by other institutions and organizations with the support of its member organizations. 

5.1 Contributed activities

  • October 5-7, 2010; Ege University Opening Events, New Generation Universities and Society”, “Universities for Innovative and Entrepreneur Graduates”, Izmir

  • October 5-7, 2011; Ege University Opening Events, Roles of Universities in Social Innovation”, Izmir

  • November 27-28, 2012; Kültür University, The 8th SMEs Efficiency Congress, Creating Value with R&D, P&D and Innovation”, Istanbul

  • September 25-26, 2013; University-Industry Collaboration Panel, “New Approaches, Strategies and Practice Examples”, Diyarbakır

  • September 13-15, 2014; Dokuz Eylül University “Entrepreneurship Summer Camp”, Izmir

  • November 19-20, 2014; “Selçuk TTO Patent- Project Market”, Selçuk-TTO, Konya

  • February 21, 2015; Technology Transfer Law Days, Akdeniz University, Antalya

  • March 31, 2015; R&D Centers Cooperation Platform Meeting, Technopark Istanbul

  • May 23, 2016;U. EBILTEM -TTO Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Workshop, Izmir

  • December 5, 2017;- TÜSIAD BORGIP, Adana

  • December 18-19, 2017; University-Industry Collaboration Conference, Celal Bayar University TTO, Manisa

  • October 04-05, 2018; Boğaziçi University IP Conference, Istanbul

  • June 04-05, 2020; Introductory meeting of TUBITAK Order R&D and Patent License - 2020-1 programs, Online

  • December 29, 2020- National University Industry Collaboration R&D and Innovation Congress, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Prof. Dr. Hamit Serbest Chairman of the Board of Directors of USIMP, has attended as the Guest Speaker

  • March 03, 2021; UFUK EUROPE online information meeting hosted by ARGEMIP is held with the contributions of TUBITAK and TUBITAK TEYDEB.

  • April 5 - June 21, 2021; A 10-week workshop including theoretical and practical sections on Commercialization of Research Results of "ArtiS Workshop: Commercialization of Research Outcomes" hosted by Sabancı University SUNUM is held online with the participation of 35 attendants.

5.2 Attended Events

  • December 1-3, 2010; Ege University EBILTEM-TTO, ArEge I, New Generation Universities: University-Industry Collaboration in Resolving the Crisis”, Izmir

  • October 8-9, 2012; The 4th Istanbul Economists Summit, “New Ideas, New Products and Property Rights in Competitive Economy” (University – Business World Cooperation Panel, three different presentations), Istanbul

  • November 28-30, 2012; Ege University EBILTEM-TTO ArEge 2 event, Patent USIMP Industry Stands, Izmir

  • December 4, 2012; Sakarya Chamber of Industry, “Bottlenecks Encountered in University-Industry Collaboration” (two different presentations)

  • February 22-23, 2013; TÜDEP Regional Export Summit, Eskişehir

  • March 29, 2013; Fırat University and Fırat Development Agency, “Approaches in University-Industry Collaboration: Strategies and Application Examples” (three different presentations), Elazığ

  • June 28, 2013; Koç University, “Intellectual Rights and Strategic R&D Management Processes”, Istanbul

  • July 3-4, 2013; British Council, “Generating Knowledge, Innovation and Growth – UK – Turkey Knowledge Partnership Conference”, Istanbul

  • July 3-4, 2013; ITU, “Higher Education – Industrial Relations Conference”, Istanbul

  • July 5, 2013; Konya Chamber of Industry, “R&D, Innovation and University Industry Collaboration in Turkey”, Konya

  • September 11, 2013; METU Tekpol, the 11th GLOBELICS International Conference, “Entrepreneurship, Innovation Policy and Development in an Era of Increased Globalization”, Ankara.

  • October 30-31, 2014; Boğaziçi University, the International Conference on Intellectual Property Rights Management at International Universities, Istanbul

  • December 11-12, 2014; Ege University EBILTEM-TTO, ArEge 3 Days, Izmir

  • 26, 2015 – Yıldız Technical University TTO, Common Mind Meeting, Istanbul

  • April 7-8, 2015; Project on Increasing the Adaptability of SME Employees and Employers to Changes in the Global Economy - KUYAP, Samsun

  • April 24-25, 2015; Within the scope of Provincial Innovation Platform, Innovation 2023 R&D Symposium, Elazığ

  • November 19, 2015; ITU Arı Technocity, French – Turkish Innovation Transfer Days, Istanbul

  • November 20, 2015; METU Technocity, French – Turkish Innovation Transfer Days, Ankara

  • October 13-15, 2016; Boğaziçi University, International Conference On Intellectual Property Rights Management at Universities, Istanbul

  • August 24, 2016; R&D Reform Package Information day, information day organized by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Ankara

  • November 17, 2016; Erasmus+ program introductory meeting, USIMP has attended the information day organized by the Ministry of European Union Affairs, the Directorate of the European Union Training and Youth Programs Center, Coordinator of Change and project opportunities for which may be applied as USIMP are evaluated, Ankara

  • April 27-28, 2017; UTIB Turkey Textile and Clothing Industry The IX. International R&D and Project Market Summit, Bursa

  • April 28, 2017; Participating BUTEKOM event, Bursa

  • August 23, 2017; USIMP-TECHIN2B Meeting

  • September 6, 2017; Congress Center, TET Project Market, Istanbul

  • September 13, 2017; Erciyes University TTO, Intellectual Rights Meeting, Kayseri

  • March 27-29, 2018; Antalya Organized Industrial Zone Project Exhibition, Antalya

  • September 04-06, 2019; Cappadocia International IP Days ’19, Ürgüp, Cappadocia

  • September 09-11, 2019; The International Green Biotechnology Congress, Istanbul

  • September 26-28, 2019; The International TTO Congress, Eskişehir

  • October 14-16, 2020; Uşak Technology Transfer Office Project Market, Online

  • November 10-13, 2020; SAHA EXPO Fair, Online

5.3 Supporting the capacity development of our members

Moreover, support is provided for the improvement of ecosystem capacity for Members through events focused on various matters

  • 31 – February 6, 2018 - Karadeniz Technical University TTO Capacity Improvement Trainings, 40 hours of training in total by USIMP Specialists in five different modules for KTU-TTO personnel, Trabzon

  • February 22, 2018 – Visit to Mersin TTO, Interviews with TTO members, Mersin

  • January- November 2018 – Marmara University MITTO Capacity Increase Events, Istanbul

  • February 1, 2018 - Creating Added Value with Technology” Panel, The Black Sea Chamber of Industry -Commerce, Trabzon

  • February 23, 2018 – Meeting with TARGET TTO personnel, TTOs, “Where is the University-Industry Collaboration and where is the ecosystem going in Turkey, what will be on our agenda in the coming period?”, Gaziantep

  • February 23, 2018 - “Smart Specialization in Regional Development Panel”, Gaziantep Technopark Conference Hall, Gaziantep

  • February 23, 2018 - Joint session of TARGET and the Board of Directors of Technopark; the Mission-Vision of USIMP, its role in Turkey’s Technology Transfer Ecosystem, activities, tools for common use, etc. strategies for creating added value with its members and expectations from GAUN in these Strategies, Gaziantep

  • June 26, 2020 - Within the scope of MITTO Webinar Events, an information event on TUBITAK calls named "SME Support Program for Order Based R&D Projects” and “Patent Based Technology Transfer Support Program”, Online

  • September 15 - October 1, 2020- MITTO ’20 Virtual Acceleration Program, Online

5.4 Member/ Stakeholder Contacts

  • 18, 2012 - Pamukkale University Rector Visit, Denizli

  • December 4, 2012 - Düzce University Rector Visit, Düzce

  • September 15, 2017 – Izmir Institute of Technology Rector Visit, Izmir

  • October 10, 2017 - Visit to Ender Yorgancılar, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Izmir

  • October 11, 2017 – Meeting with the Board of Directors of Antalya Organized Industrial Zone, Antalya

  • October 20, 2017 - Yıldız Technical University TTO meeting, Istanbul

  • November 17, 2017 - Antalya Organized Industrial Zone Meeting, Antalya

  • October 27, 2017 - European Mentoring & Coaching Council EMCC meeting, Istanbul

  • April 26, 2018 – Borusan meeting, Istanbul

  • July 16, 2018 - Borusan and Kastamonu Integrated Visits, Istanbul

  • July 17, 2018 - Atabay Visit, Istanbul

  • February 22, 2018 - Mersin TTO Visit, Meeting with TTO members, Mersin

  • July 05, 2019 – Bilateral Cooperation Protocol between USIMP and Erciyes Technopark

  • December 10, 2020- MTC139 Innovation Management Mirror Committee meeting, Online

  • 27, 2021- Meeting with our USIMP industrialist members, Online

  • February 17, 2021- Meeting with our USIMP industrialist members, Online

  • March 31, 2021- Meeting with METU IVMER, Online

  • April 27, 2021- Meeting with Altınbaş University TTO, Online

  • April 27, 2021- Meeting with Abdullah Gül University, Online

  • April 30, 2021- Meeting with Istinye University TTO, Online

  • April 30, 2021- Meeting with Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Online

  • May 18, 2021- Meeting with Boğaziçi TTO, Online