Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır and Turkey's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı opened the Düzce Science Center. Science center; Stating that it will increase the motivation of young people towards science and technology and ensure the discovery of future scientists, Kacır said, “Our Düzce Science Center; While it will increase the motivation of our young people for science and technology, it will also enable us to discover the scientists of the future in Düzce. "We will offer our young people the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired and develop their own projects with science workshops in the fields of basic sciences, mathematics, aviation and space technologies, robotics and coding, design and production and pre-school." said.
In his speech at the opening of Düzce Science Center, Minister Kacır said that the Science Center will be a new voice for Düzce's science journey; Wishing it to be beneficial to the young people and science-loving citizens of Düzce, he said:
STRONG Türkiye
Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, we continue our progress towards a great and powerful Turkey that has power in its region and has a say in the world. Our greatest advantage is our qualified human resources, our most valuable assets, our youth. We are building the "Turkey Century", which is a cry to the whole world, together with our youth. We support the cause of great and powerful Türkiye together with our youth.
TEKNOFEST
With TEKNOFEST, the world's largest space, aviation and technology festival; We prepare our young people who participate in competitions for the world of the future, and we stand by our young people in their science and technology journey. In the centenary of our Republic, we experienced the enthusiasm of the "National Technology Move" by organizing three TEKNOFESTs in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, with the participation of 4,5 million visitors. We mobilize all our resources for our youth on the path of a youth that researches, investigates, discovers and produces solutions.
TEST IT
We introduce our young people to the world of science and technology with our Deneyap Technology Workshops that we established in all 81 provinces. We offer 3 years of free education in innovative technology fields, from robotic coding to design and programming, from the internet of things to aviation and space technologies. Within the scope of the Technology Stars of the Future Program, applications continue for our Deneyap Technology Workshops in 81 provinces. We are waiting for applications from our students in 25th, 4th, 5th, 8th grades and high school preparatory classes in all our provinces until March 9th.
SCIENTIFIC AWARENESS
In pursuit of a youth who develops technology; We continue to bring science to society with science fairs, science festivals and science talks. In the last 3 years, we brought together more than 3 thousand students with scientists through 800 thousand 400 science talks. We reinforced our students' interest in science and scientific literacy. We have fostered scientific awareness among our 5 thousand students and more than 200 million visitors through more than 510 science fairs. We introduced more than 5 thousand citizens to science through the 102 science festivals we supported, and gave them the opportunity to explore the fun world of science.
WORKSHOPS
We are experiencing the excitement and happiness of opening the 12th of our large-scale science centers in Düzce. Our Düzce Science Center; While it will increase the motivation of our young people for science and technology, it will also enable us to discover the scientists of the future in Düzce. We will offer our young people the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired and develop their own projects through science workshops in the fields of basic sciences, mathematics, aviation and space technologies, robotics and coding, design and production, and pre-school. Our science center includes basic sciences and space and aviation themed exhibitions; It will broaden the horizons of our young people and give them a versatile perspective.
7 to 77
We are completing the "Science and Technology Week" in Düzce. I invite all our citizens from 7 to 77 to our Düzce Science Center. We trust our young people. We are sure that the TEKNOFEST generation will present the best example of “Asım's Generation”. We know what they can achieve when given the opportunity and the necessary environment. As the Ministry of Industry and Technology, we will continue to share the excitement and motivation of our young people towards the world of science and technology, in cooperation with TÜBİTAK and local governments.