Sakarya University provides advice on its expertise by being appointed as a consultant to government agencies and policy-making organizations at local, regional, national and international levels (URL 1). Sakarya University provides and supports the appointment of experts at national, regional and local levels by the decision of the university board of directors. The Technology Transfer Office structure within Sakarya Teknokent was created to facilitate the knowledge transfer of academicians. Academicians of the university offer their expertise in this context by appointing experts. As part of the project on entrepreneurship education through creativity in schools, approximately 50 teachers received training. Experts from Sakarya University explained the concepts of creativity and entrepreneurship to the participants and provided examples of how to instill and integrate these concepts within schools (URL 2).
Academics and researchers at Sakarya University are conducting numerous policy-oriented studies. The call for Innovative Solutions in Social and Humanities (3005) by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBITAK) focuses particularly on developing public policy solutions and models aimed directly at societal issues in collaboration with public institutions, civil society organizations, and business actors. Within the scope of these calls, Sakarya University is leading several projects. For example, the project titled "Determining the Impact of Heat Waves on Public Health Using Climatological Methods and Establishing the Scientific Basis for Developing Climate Adaptation Strategies in Public Health" is being conducted in collaboration with the Sakarya Health Directorate. This project identifies areas within Sakarya where the population aged 65 and older may be vulnerable to heat waves through a spatial database within Geographic Information Systems. It also maps areas that could be at risk from future heat waves based on climate projections, contributes scientifically to developing adaptation strategies against the effects of climate change, and supports the development of public health policies (URL 3). Other projects focus on policy development in collaboration with various institutions and organizations in areas such as education, smart cities, disaster management, and migration (URL 4, URL 5,URL 6).
The Sakarya University Middle East Institute regularly organizes seminars and conferences with experts and academics from various universities on diverse topics and issues related to history, politics, international relations, and sociology. The event bulletin can be accessed at (URL 7).
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