10.06.2023 ANKARA
TOBB ETU graduated its 2022-2023 alumni. TOBB ETU Board of Trustees and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said to the young people at the graduation ceremony: “Whatever you do, bring innovation to your work. This is the era of those who do not leave life as they found it. Be conscientious in everything you do, in every environment you are in. Be just.”
In his speech at the
2022-2023 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony, M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of
Türkiye Economy and Technology University (TOBB ETÜ) and President of TOBB,
advised students to dream and work hard by setting goals through those dreams.
Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “Whatever you do, bring innovation to your work. Do not
marginalize anyone. Be conscientious, be fair.”
TOBB ETU 2022-2023
Academic Year Graduates received their diplomas. TOBB ETU Board of Trustees and
TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu addressed the young people in his speech
here and said, “I firmly believe that you will work harder than us for a more
peaceful, happier and more prosperous Türkiye in the second century of our
Republic.”
Stating that investment
in education is the greatest service provided to the country, Hisarcıklıoğlu
said, “We are proud of the achievements of our graduates and professors, whose
number exceeds 10,000. From Tesla to Apple, our graduates have successful jobs
at world giants. With the education they received at TOBB ETU, our graduates
passed the exam of the New York Bar Association and became lawyers in
America. Our students ranked first in
the world in the aircraft engine design competition organized by the American
Aerospace Institute. Our Faculty of Medicine ranked among the top 3 in the
specialization exam in a short time.
Both TUS and KPSS winners have also come out of TOBB ETU in recent
periods. Some of our graduates have been elected as deputies and mayors. We
also have the youngest deputy in the Parliament. Bureaucrats and administrators
from TOBB ETU are everywhere. Now, when I go to the Ministries, I see TOBB ETU
graduates. TOBB ETU is turning into a big network.”
- Call for innovation in life
Hisarcıklıoğlu reminded
that the R&D of Türkiye’s Automobile TOGG is also carried out on the TOBB
ETU campus and gave good news that, “Our students will be starting joint
training programs at TOGG next semester”. M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said: “Each
of you is ready for the new world! Bring a new tradition to the old village.
Whatever you do, bring innovation to your work. Remember, times are changing.
This is the era of those who do not leave life as they found it. Look, with
artificial intelligence and third generation robots, more than half of today’s
professions will disappear in the next 50 years. Artificial intelligence will
be your biggest competitor.
This is why we
established Türkiye’s first Artificial Intelligence Engineering Department,
which will produce its first graduates this year. We established it to build
the future with you. Be conscientious in everything you do, in every
environment you are in. Be just. Work for a world where right makes might, not
might makes right. Be honest, because honesty is the trick. Do not marginalize anyone
because of their language, religion, identity, opinion or sect.
- Message to graduates from Director Prof. Dr. Sarınay
In his speech, TOBB ETU
Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Sarınay congratulated the graduating students and said
that he believes that they have made significant contributions to the education
sector they serve with 6 faculties and 22 departments.
Rector Sarınay thanked
those who have supported TOBB ETU since its establishment. Sarınay told the
graduating students, “TOBB ETU is not an easy university. You will be rewarded
for the intense and tiring university life you have completed here when you
enter the business world.”