The area of activity through which the university aims to generate public benefit by mobilizing its knowledge, expertise, human resources and partnerships in mutual interaction with society.
Joint work with local communities, stakeholder training, field projects, volunteering and community-based learning, awareness activities, public events, and partnerships with the public sector, civil society, cooperatives and the private sector are considered within this area.
We present our initiatives not only through the question “what did we do?” but within an impact chain that shows how they extend from a need to a change.
Which issue is addressed, and with whom?
How do knowledge, experience and resources come together?
Training, project, campaign or joint work.
Who was reached, and what tangible output was produced?
What changed in knowledge, behavior, capacity or conditions?
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Selected examples of our featured initiatives in the area of community engagement.
A project supported under the EU-TR Grant Program in which, in collaboration with Bursa Yenişehir Municipality, climate-resilient agricultural practices are tested in the field with 10 agricultural cooperatives and 100 pioneer farmers…
An advanced mentoring program in the Eastern Black Sea region in which women's cooperatives were matched with mentor institutions and supported on site.
A blood donation campaign organized in collaboration with the Turkish Red Crescent. In the May 2026 campaign, 108 units of blood and 25 stem cell donations were collected, contributing to the national health system.
Ongoing volunteer learning and support projects carried out with disadvantaged groups.
Knowledge sharing between the public sector and the university took place on circular food systems and reducing food waste.
A neutral ground that brings together the private sector and academia to discuss the business, ethical and regulatory dimensions of artificial intelligence. The platform currently has 30 member organizations.
