25.06.2022 Ankara
TOBB ETU sent off its 2021-2022 Semester graduates. TOBB ETU Board of Trustees and TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu, while calling on graduates not to lose their entrepreneurial spirit, said, “Dream, set goals, work hard and don't be afraid to lose.”
The Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey University of Economics and Technology (TOBB
ETU) Board of Trustees and TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, in his speech
at the 2021-2022 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony, stated that TOBB ETU has
now become a university that exports ideas and technology to the world, and
advised graduates, “Dream, set goals, work hard and do not be afraid to lose.”
TOBB ETU 2021-2022
Academic Year Graduates received their diplomas. TOBB ETU Board of Trustees and
TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “As a businessman and TOBB President,
my most proud project is TOBB ETU. TOBB ETU is a project of the Turkish
business world to bring a new generation to our country that thinks freely,
follows information, learns fast, produces technology and invents.”
Stating that TOBB ETU
is among the best young universities in the world today, Hisarcıklıoğlu said,
“Our scientific research programs are developing rapidly, and the number of our
master's, doctoral students and faculty members is increasing.
Our chest swells with
pride every day with the success of our TOBB ETU students, our graduates and
our professors whose number exceeds 9,000.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu reported
that TOBB ETU graduates have accomplished successful works in world giants from
Tesla to Apple, and said, “Our Faculty of Medicine entered the top 3 in a short
time in the Medical Specialty Exam. Last semester, both TUS and KPSS winners
came out of TOBB ETU.
In TOBB ETU Technology
and Transfer Office, we have companies that compete with Microsoft with the 3D
image transfer technology they have developed and export technology to Nokia.
Our Technology Center hosts world-class projects in many fields from
nanotechnology to energy. The R&D of our domestic automobile TOGG is
carried out on this campus.
Our professors are
listed among the most influential scientists in the world in the most
prestigious lists. All of this shows that the seeds we sowed have taken root.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu called
on graduates to never lose their entrepreneurial spirit and said, “As TOBB ETU
graduates, this is the most basic feature that distinguishes you from others.
Entrepreneurship is a philosophy of life.
The key to success in
this era is to reject the status quo. It is not accepting what is static. It is
to be open to change. Dream, set goals, work hard and don't be afraid to lose.”
- Message from Rector Prof. Dr. Sarınay to the graduates
TOBB ETU Rector Prof.
Dr. Yusuf Sarınay stated in his speech that graduates spend one year of their
university lives working full-time and said, “You graduate with 1 year of work
experience, that is, a great advantage.
I believe that in the
next period, you, both in Turkey and all over the world, will join our graduates
who have achieved great success in different fields, duties and positions, and
you will continue to make us, your families and our country proud and happy
with your success stories.”