ODTU was ranked first in the "Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index 2013" announced today.
The index prepared jointly by TÜBİTAK and several other institutions and based on data from 2012, used 23 performance indicators to evaluate universities in the following dimensions: "scientific and technological research competence", "intellectual property portfolio", "cooperation and interaction", "entrepreneurship and innovation culture" and "economic contribution and commercialization".
ODTU was followed in the first 5 by the following universities: Sabancı University (85,8 points), İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University (82,7 points), Boğaziçi University (76,3 points), and Istanbul Technical University (72,5 points).
I would like to thank our academic and administrative staff for their dedication to ODTU’s continued success.
With my best wishes,
Prof. Ahmet Acar
Rector
