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M. İrşadi Aksun Vice President for Research and Development

KOÇ UNIVERSITY Office of Vice President for R&D. M. İrşadi Aksun Vice President for Research and Development. O VERVIEW. VPRD Office in brief Research , Project Development and Technology Transfer Directorate Project development process Research Projects at Koc University Q & A.

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M. İrşadi Aksun Vice President for Research and Development

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  1. KOÇ UNIVERSITY Office of Vice President for R&D M. İrşadi Aksun Vice President for Research and Development

  2. OVERVIEW • VPRD Office in brief • Research, Project Development andTechnology Transfer Directorate • Project developmentprocess • ResearchProjects at Koc University • Q & A

  3. VPRD Office • is responsible for University’s researchpolicies, with a specific goal to significantlyincrease externally sponsored research andstrengthen Koç University’s position inresearch. • The following offices report to the VPRD: • Research, Project Development and TT Directorate • Research Centers • Graduate Institutes

  4. VPRD -Research,Project Development and TT Directorate

  5. MODULE 3:University-IndustryRelations, Project Development and Management Services MODULE 4: IP Rights, Management and Licencing Services MODULE 2: SponsoredResearch SupportServices MODULE 1: Awareness Building, Training and Seminars MODULE 5: Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development Services Koç Üniversitesi RPD & TT Directorate

  6. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • Research Support: • Tracking & Info-distribution on externalfunding • Eligibilitycheckfor national & internationalprojectcalls • Matchingresearchinterestswith callpriorities • Assistance in • proceduresforfundingapplications • preparationfora succesfulproposal (EU research strategies, Lisbon strategy) • partner search • legal advice (e.g. Contracts, IP Rights)

  7. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • ResearchSupport (Cont’d): • Assistance in implementation of researchprojects: • preparing • monitoring • reporting, and • resolvingproblems on yourprojectbudget.

  8. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration: • Matchmaking activities between researchers & industry reps • Networking with industry reps for collaboration in projects (externally funded or industry-funded) • Aiding industry in procuring services from KU research facilities

  9. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • Technology Transfer Activities: • Assessingcommercialpotential of developedtechnologies at KU • Assistingresearchers in technologycommercialization • Guidance in protection of Technologies withproper IP mechanisms • Inventram: Ourstrategic partner in IP issues • KU Incubation Center: offersconsultancyservicesfornewventuredevelopment and entrepreneurship

  10. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • Technology Transfer Activities (Cont’d): • Assistance in: • Inventiondisclosure, patent application & licensingprocedures • Legal issuesregarding IP ownership • IP-based start-upformation / entrepreneurship

  11. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • RPDTTD kindlyasksyourcooperation: • Inform us beforeyouapplyforexternalfunding • Pleasegive us enough time tosupportyouthroughapplications • If KU will be thesignatory, wehaveto be involved in yourproposaldevelopment & submissionprocess • Let’sdiscussyourbudget – we can makeyourjobeasier • Shareyourcorrespondence, officialletters, declarationsi.e., alldocumentations, relatedtoyourproject’simplementation

  12. Research, Project Development & Technology Transfer Services • Foryourexternalfundingneeds, contact us: • TÜBİTAK schemes: Aşkım Demiryürek (ademiryurek@) & Nazlı Baskan (nbaskan@) • ISTKA schemes: Özlem Değirmenci (odegirmenci@) • Privatesectorschemes: Suna Akbayır (sakbayir@) • Allinternational & othernationalfunding: Şebnem Doğan (forSoM, SoN, CE; sebnemdogan@) & Emrah Göker (for CASE, CSSH, LS, CS; egoker@) • Active internationalgrants & financialmatters: Meltem İşanlar (misanlar@) & Zeynep Akçabay (zakcabay@) • IPR issues: Anıl Durmuş (adurmus@) • YourIncubation Center contact: Burak Yaman (burakyaman@)

  13. KU’s KEY R&D FIGURES • 5487 Students (4642 UG+404 MS/MA+441 PhD) • 491 Faculty (259 Professoriate + Instructors) • 73% of students on scholarship • 18 Doctoral Degree Programs • 30 Masters Degree Programs • 22Undergraduate Degree Programs

  14. TURKEY: History of ERC (2007-2014) Observation 1.1: No success in SS&H Observation 1: 1.4% as opposed to 10% overall success rate Observation 1.2: < 1% success in LS WHY? Observation 1.3: = 2.4% success in P&ES

  15. Koç Univ.: History of ERC (2007-2014) • No success in SS&H - 0 out of 4 • KU’s SS&H programs are strong; • Need to increase the number of applications; HOW?

  16. Koç Univ.: History of ERC (2007-2014) • No success in LS - 0 out of 3 before 2014 - 2 out of 2 for interview in 2014

  17. Koç Univ.: History of ERC (2007-2014) • (Limited) success in P&ES - 3 out of 12

  18. Koç Univ.: Diagnoses • 95% KU Faculty received their PhDs from North American Universities • Lack of Research Network in EU • Lack of Recognition in EU • TUBITAK has a series of great programs for faculty projects with small, medium and large budgets • Lack of Motivation for ERC

  19. KU’s RESEARCH STRATEGY • Create freest environment that fosters collaborative and interdisciplinary research • Seed research (Thematic and general) • Interdisciplinary seminars • Recruit the best among talented and diverse applicant pools • Result is a high caliber faculty • High caliber faculty excel in R&D

  20. Recognition of Excellencein Research

  21. Recognition of Excellence in Research

  22. KU’s RESEARCH STRATEGY • High caliber faculty; lots of R&D projects; require expansion of PhD programs • Recruitment of PhD students in the global marketplace is a major challenge • Lack ofjobsfor PhD graduates in industry, especially in Turkey, presents serious hindrance

  23. KU’s PhD Students

  24. KU’s International PhD Students

  25. KU’s Projects: Granted Amount (TL) İstanbul Development Agency: 2 M IDA TÜPRAŞ: 8 M ERC:12,5 M SPO:15 M KUYTAM ERC ERC

  26. Funding Sources (Allfunded, Jan. 2004 – Sept. 2014)

  27. R&D Funding for Turkish Universities under EU-FP7 Programmes

  28. Koç Univ.: Diagnoses &Remedies • 95% KU Faculty received their PhDs from North American Universities • Lack of Research Network in EU • Lack of Recognition in EU • KU has instituted mobility funds for faculty to visit partner universities in EU • Establish JD/DD PhD programs with research universities in EU

  29. Koç Univ.: Diagnoses &Remedies • TUBITAK has a series of great programs for faculty projects with small, medium and large budgets • Lack of Motivation for ERC • DO UNIVERSITIES NEED TO ESTABLISH REWARDS FOR EXTERNAL GRANTS ?

  30. Mismatch between what science knows and what business does What Motivates Human Beings to Create? • Harry F. Harlow, University of Wisconsin, 1949 • Douglas McGregor, MIT, 1960 • Edward Deci, University of Rochester, 1969 • Theresa M. Amabile, Harvard Business School, 1996 • Carol S. Dweck, Stanford University, 1999 • MihalyCsikszentmihalyi, University of Chicago, 2000 • Brian Knutson, Stanford University, 2001 • Dan Ariely, MIT, 2008 • Michael I. Norton, Harvard Business School, 2008 ………. many more

  31. Mismatch between what science knows and what business does • When money is used as an external reward for some activity, the subjects lose intrinsic interest for the activity; • Extrinsic rewards can be effective for routine algorithmic tasks, but for creativity and inventiveness, contingent rewards can be dangerous; • Human beings have an inherent tendency to seek out novelty and challenges, to extend and exercise their capacities, to explore and to learn; • Intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity, controlling extrinsic motivation is detrimental to creativity; REWARDS & PUNISHMENT or CARROT & STICK

  32. Conclusions* • Imagine it is 1996, you ask the following question to an accomplished business school professor: “I am going to describe two new encyclopedias, one just out, the other to be launched in a few years. You have to predict which will be more successful in 2014.” - The first one comes from Microsoft, already a large and profitable company; - The second one won’t come from a company, will be created by people who write and edit articles for fun. * Daniel H. Pink, Drive, Riverhead Books, New York 2009

  33. Conclusions  Result: - In 2009, Microsoft pulled the plug on MSN Encarta; - Wikipedia ended up becoming the largest and most popular encyclopedia in the world, more than 17 million articles in 270 languages. Message: - Innovation requires “Out of Box” thinking - “Carrots and Sticks” might be a wrong approach for human motivation and innovation

  34. Conclusions* • Is all-volunteer & all-amateur encyclopedia the only instance of its kind ? - Web browser Firefox has more than 350 Million users; - Linux operating system now powers one in four corporate servers; - Apache software has 52% share of the corporate web server market; - you can find: open-source cookbooks; open-source textbooks; open-source car design; open-source legal briefs; open-source cola !!! …. * Daniel H. Pink, Drive, Riverhead Books, New York 2009

  35. Thankyou! www.ku.edu.tr

  36. Thankyou! www.ku.edu.tr For Additional Information Koç University Communications OfficePhone: +90 212 338 1501information@ku.edu.tr http://www.ku.edu.tr

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