University Relations

With a history dating back to 1863, Boğaziçi University is one of Turkey’s pioneering institutions in higher education and science. Since its founding, the university has operated with a vision of education and research at universal standards. Generating universal knowledge across a wide spectrum from basic and applied sciences to engineering, and placing innovation at its core, the university embraces as a strategic goal the transformation of its academic accumulation into technological, economic, and social added value — not confining it within campus boundaries. Technology development zones are among the most important interfaces through which this theoretical knowledge produced by academia is converted into tangible technologies, ventures, and industrial solutions.

Boğaziçi Teknopark is not just a physical R&D space, but the direct representative in industry of the academic vision and superior research power of Boğaziçi University, one of Turkey’s most established and prestigious science centers.

Every project and venture within Boğaziçi Teknopark is positioned as part of an integrated innovation ecosystem, directly nourished by our university’s century-old research culture and qualified human resources.

Direct Access to Academic Accumulation and Research Infrastructure

Companies and ventures operating under the umbrella of Boğaziçi Teknopark have direct access to the advanced technology laboratories, research centers, and established academic accumulation of Boğaziçi University in strategic fields such as engineering, basic sciences, data science, and biotechnology. This strategic integration ensures that R&D processes are directly based on qualified scientific foundations and transformed into high value-added outputs.

Academician - Industry Collaboration and Strategic Consultancy

Through our structure, which offers one of the most concrete and successful examples of university-industry collaboration, companies can:

• Conduct joint R&D projects with Boğaziçi University academics who are experts in their fields,

• Benefit from high-level academic consultancy services during project development and implementation processes,

• Bring innovative ideas developed together to patenting, commercialization, and licensing processes, and offer them to global markets.

Qualified Human Resources and Talent Management

Boğaziçi University’s pool of highly successful students and researchers constitutes a qualified talent pool for the companies within the Teknopark. While companies acquire future leading talents through internship programs, joint thesis studies, and direct employment opportunities, students gain practical experience in globally scaled R&D projects before graduation.

University-Originated Entrepreneurship (Spin-off Culture)

Institutional and strategic support is provided for the commercialization processes of scientific outputs developed by academics and students in laboratory environments. We directly lead the commercialization and international market entry processes of spin-off (university-originated) companies originating from Boğaziçi University through our incubation, mentorship, and extensive investor networks.

In summary; this established and sustainable connection with Boğaziçi University forms our most fundamental strategic engine, transforming theoretical knowledge into practical technological solutions and high value-added economic power.