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