ITU (Istanbul Technical University) and Inspiring Software in Milano cooperated for the traineeship of Turkish informatics students in Italy. The Project decided to be funded by Leonardo Program. ITU EU Center, ITU Informatics Institute, ITU Arı Teknokent, IAESTE ITU, Indeks İletişim and TAGES from Turkey, Inspiring Software from Italy became partners in this project.
ITU (Istanbul Technical University) and Inspiring Software in Milano cooperated for the traineeship of Turkish informatics students in Italy. The Project decided to be funded by Leonardo Program. ITU EU Center, ITU Informatics Institute, ITU Arı Teknokent, IAESTE ITU, Indeks İletişim and TAGES from Turkey, Inspiring Software from Italy became partners in this project.
In this project, graduate students of ITU who are studying information technology (IT) or want to work in the IT sector after graduation will undertake vocational training at Inspiring Software in Italy. The project will last from June 2004 to May 2006. Six students will participate and duration of each placement will be 9 months. After completing training in Italy, each student will return to Turkey and undertake a 2 month reintegration placement at ITU Teknokent. Experiences of the students will be disseminated by ITU EU Center among academic staff and students as well as the private sector. Also, IAESTE ITU will undertake activities to enhance awareness of the Leonardo da Vinci program among ITU students. ,
Tages will take role in dissemination of knowledge-derived form the project.
The main objective of this partnership between ITU and Inspiring Software is to improve university-industry relationship, enhance mobility and facilitate innovation and R&D within the EU. Furthermore, EU’s emphasis on closing the gap between the academia and SMEs will be addressed. In addition, Turkey’s integration to Europe and European recognition of Turkey’s research and development capacity will be facilitated.