STM cooperated with Middle East Technical University (METU), one of Turkey's leading universities, within the scope of the “Sector on Campus Program”. STM will give lectures on “Artificial Learning” at METU for one semester.
STM, which has achieved significant success by developing advanced technologies in the Turkish defense industry and in the international arena, has added a new one to its university-industry cooperation with the "Sector on Campus Program".
“Sector on Campus Program Promotion Ceremony” was held on April 10, 2023 at the Presidential Complex National Library with the participation of Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, Ankara Governor Vasip Şahin and relevant sector stakeholders.
Within the scope of the “Sector on Campus” Program of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, General Directorate of National Technology, STM was matched with METU. STM will give lectures on “Artificial Learning” at METU for one semester. STM plans to contribute in line with the defense industry needs of university students with its collaboration on Artificial Learning. STM, which broke new ground in the production of tactical mini UAVs and autonomous systems in Turkey, continues its computer vision and artificial intelligence studies uninterruptedly.
20 courses in 36 universities
Zekeriya Çoştu, General Director of National Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, stated the following in his speech at the ceremony:
“We enable the most competent corporate technology companies of our country, even global brands, to offer credit elective courses at our universities. With the National Technology Move-MTH coded courses they will take, our students will have the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of Turkey's leading institutions and companies and experts. We started our program as of this spring term with the contributions of 20 universities and 20 institutional stakeholders. In the first stage, we prepared 36 lessons to be brought together with our youth through the new platform of our ministry, the National Technology Academy. Our stakeholder companies and institutions take on a voluntary basis in the preparation of the curriculum and content, in the delivery of the courses and in establishing quality communication with the students.
Stating that the students will learn the latest developments and sectoral practices in the relevant technology fields, Coştu emphasized that they will have internship and even employment opportunities at the end of the courses.