A productive meeting was held on June 12, 2026, between TED University's Faculty of Education and the Presidency of Defence Industries of the Republic of Türkiye to explore potential areas of collaboration.
During the meeting, distinguished executives and experts from the defence industry ecosystem discussed proposals for strengthening university-industry collaboration, potential areas for joint initiatives, and future project opportunities. Particular emphasis was placed on human resource development, talent ecosystems, corporate learning, and learning engineering.
In line with the vision outlined by Prof. Dr. Hakan Karataş, Vice President of the Presidency of Defence Industries of the Republic of Türkiye, and Prof. Dr. Kürşat Çağıltay, Dean of the Faculty of Education at TED University, the participants explored the key elements of a shared roadmap for sustainable partnerships that align higher education's knowledge-generation capacity with industry needs.
Our efforts to develop new areas of collaboration that will contribute to strengthening our country's human capital at the intersection of knowledge, talent, and innovation will continue.
TED University's Faculty of Education closely follows emerging professional networks, communities, and collaboration opportunities in the field of learning engineering at both national and international levels. In this context, the IEEE Türkiye Learning Engineering Local Group (IEEE TR-LE) stands out as an important community initiative aimed at bringing together academics, researchers, educational technology specialists, instructional designers, and other relevant professionals in Türkiye.
The IEEE TR-LE LinkedIn group provides a platform that supports knowledge sharing, professional networking, and collaboration opportunities in areas such as learning engineering, learning sciences, educational technologies, data analytics, AI-supported learning, human-centered design, and evidence-based educational practices.
Through this community, the aim is to stay informed about the latest developments in learning engineering, share best practices, and foster opportunities for collaboration across different institutions.