Prof. Dr. Esra Gençtürk Receives the University-Business World Cooperation Award at the YÖK Outstanding Achievement Awards 2022 As a Testimony of Özyeğin University’s Distinction in Institutional Cooperation

On behalf of Özyeğin University, our Rector Prof. Dr. Esra Gençtürk received the 'University-Business World Cooperation Award' presented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Özyeğin University was honored with the "University-Business World Cooperation Award" in the "Institutional Outstanding Achievement" category at the YÖK Outstanding Achievement Awards 2022 organized as part of the Opening Ceremony of the 2022-2023 Academic Year for Higher Education.

Thus, Özyeğin University was named the second foundation university to have received the outstanding achievement award from this prestigious award platform which has been held since 2017, and once again proved the success of the services it offers to our country for continuous development and progress. The award has also been a valuable testament to the close relationship OzU has forged with the business world and the contributions it has made to the corporate field as an innovative and entrepreneurial university.

The prestigious distinction was conferred in recognition of the exemplary project “Harvesting Energy Efficiency in the Electric Distribution Sector (Harvest Phase 2 Project)- Transformer Efficiency Work Package (TRAFORM)” implemented in cooperation with eight electric distribution companies and the Electric Distribution Services Association with the approval and support of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK). Özyeğin University was presented this distinguished corporate award in recognition of the innovative and unique contributions it has made in the fields of sustainability and energy efficiency for the ongoing digital transformation of the electric distribution sector through the software programs and mathematical models developed within the scope of the project.