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SECTION I THIS SECTION FOCUSES ON SPONSORED RESEARCH PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW FOR THE YEARS 2009-2013 AND ZOOMS INTO FISCAL YEAR 2013. SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS 1.1 Overview Advancing, preserving and disseminating knowledge and turning this knowledge to innovation is crucial to the University’s with triple missions: (1) to conduct world-class research; (2) to provide an unparalleled education to its undergraduate and graduate students; and (3) to innovate for better societies. Consequently, the health of Özyeğin University’s (OzU) sponsored research activities and support for OzU faculty from Technology Transfer Office are vitally important to the University’s success. 1.2 FY 2013 Statistics For the purpose of analyzing trends, a number of tables and charts are provided. All the figures and tables in this report are given in Turkish Liras (TL) and the exchange rate is fixed as 2.32 TL for Euro and 2.01 TL for USD. Figure 1 details cumulative sponsored research volume since FY2009 for Özyeğin University. Figure 1 OzU Cumulative Research Funds (2009-2013) 25.000.000 TL 20.000.000 TL 15.000.000 TL 10.000.000 TL 5.000.000 TL 0 TL 2009 Total 2010 2011 2012 2013 1.434.502 TL 4.263.962 TL 6.786.958 TL 11.533.259 TL 20.973.366 TL The support for research is essential as a driver of innovation that benefits the national economy. Sponsored research volume of OzU has grown steadily from 1.4 million TL in 2009 to 11 million TL in 2012 and it nearly doubled to 21 million TL in the FY2013 - a major increase over the previous fiscal year. Figure 2 OzU Grants and Contracts Distribution (2009-2013) Contracts 25.000.000 TL Grants 20.000.000 TL 15.000.000 TL 10.000.000 TL 5.000.000 TL 0 TL 2009 2 2010 OzU TTO - Annual Report 2013 2011 2012 2013