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November 11, 2024 - GTU Office of Press and Public Relations
The 15th Board of Trustees Meeting of the Gebze Teknik Education and Research Foundation is held. The meeting is attended by the Founding Rector of the Foundation and the Secretary of Defense Industries, Prof. Haluk Görgün.
The meeting, aimed at enhancing the research capacity of Gebze Technical University (GTU) and expanding opportunities for students, was hosted at the GTU Congress Center Meeting Hall. In addition to the GTU administration, the meeting was attended by Prof. Haluk Görgün, the Founding Rector of the Foundation and the Secretary of Defense Industries; Fikri Işık, former Deputy Prime Minister; İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, former Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor; Abdurrahman Aslantaş, Chairman of the Board, Gebze Chamber of Commerce; Prof. Abdurrahman Akyol, Teknopark Istanbul General Manager; academics, and members of the foundation's board, including industrialists and businesspeople.
The meeting began with a moment of silence and the singing of the National Anthem, followed by a presentation by GTU Vice-Rector Prof. Mahmut Durmuş, who shared the latest developments at GTU with the Board of Trustees. After the presentation of the foundation's activity report by GTU Rector and Foundation Board Chairman Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar, a chair committee was formed, and the meeting's agenda items were discussed and voted upon.
During the closing remarks, Prof. Haluk Görgün, the Founding Rector of the Foundation and the Secretary of Defense Industries, spoke about the importance of the work conducted at GTU, particularly in the defense industry sector. He expressed his satisfaction with the increasing competence of GTU’s technological and knowledge infrastructure in adding value to national projects. Following the meeting, the foundation's Board of Trustees gathered for a dinner. |
