Within the scope of the joint protocol between ITU BMT-KAUM and ITO KGK, the closing event of the Career Development and Entrepreneurship Program carried out by our Center between 17 February and 2 April 2026 was hosted by the Information Commercialization Center (BTM). The activities organized during the program, which aimed to develop students' knowledge and skills regarding the entrepreneurship ecosystem, were completed with intense participation and high interaction on the closing day.





The event was attended by BTM Deputy General Manager Dr. It started with the opening speeches of Ebru Çetinkaya and TOBB HRCC President Hatice Güner Kal. In the opening speeches; The development of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, the importance of supporting young entrepreneurs and the critical role of collaborations between the business world and academia were emphasized.
The "Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Panel" held after the opening was moderated by BTM Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Specialist Ayşe Nur İspir Sezgin. Easyapp.ai founder and CEO Enes Zahid Urhan and Investor Processes Consultant Derin Keskin took part in the panel as speakers. Within the scope of the panel; The entrepreneurial journey, investment processes and opportunities and challenges encountered in the ecosystem were shared comprehensively.





In the first part of the closing event, students had the opportunity to receive feedback on their projects and develop their professional networks by having one-on-one meetings with experienced entrepreneurs and investors. These interactions with experts from different sectors made significant contributions to the participants' entrepreneurship processes.
In the second part of the event, students participating in the program presented their entrepreneurial ideas and shared their innovative approaches and potential with the participants. In presentations; Creative solutions, sustainability-oriented perspectives and original ideas came to the fore and were followed with interest by the participants.





While a certificate of participation was presented to each student at the end of the presentations, Çağla Nur Sorkun (Management Engineering, 4th grade), Elif Tuba Yenitepe (Chemistry, 3rd grade) and Sema Taranacı (Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology) were among the students who were ranked as a result of the jury evaluation.
Master's Degree in Genetics) was also congratulated.





The presentation titles and project objectives of our winning students are as follows:

“OptiLead SaaS: ETO Production Estimation and Efficiency Platform” – Development of the ML model that predicts delivery time to provide SaaS services to companies engaged in ETO style production – Çağla Nur Sorkun

“ChemBid: Smart Platform for Chemical Pricing and Bidding” – Transferring the manually collected price quotes of companies in the chemical industry to a digital platform that compares supply offers in line with user needs – Elif Tuba Yenitepe

“Development of a Scalable Microbial Platform for the Conversion of Wastes into Value-Added Industrial Enzymes” – Development of personalized products and creation of high value-added, sustainable production models with innovative approaches based on artificial intelligence and microbial fermentation in the fields of perfume and biotechnology – Sema Taranac
We would like to thank all stakeholders who contributed to the implementation of the program and the students who actively participated in the process. While we believe that this important step they will take in their entrepreneurship journey will provide them with valuable gains, we hope that all our students participating in the program will successfully implement the ideas they have developed and achieve sustainable success in their future entrepreneurship processes.





We would like to thank all stakeholders who contributed to the implementation of the program and the students who actively participated in the process. While we believe that this important step they will take in their entrepreneurship journey will provide them with valuable gains, we hope that all our students participating in the program will successfully implement the ideas they have developed and achieve sustainable success in their future entrepreneurship processes.