The Teknofest Black Sea TÜBİTAK 2242 University Students Research Projects competition was held in Giresun. Ebru Yakupoğlu, a student at Istanbul Aydın University Faculty of Education and a TEKMER entrepreneur, whose project was mentored by expert Serkan Yaman, was invited to the final exhibition with her project titled “Metaverse-Supported Algorithm Training in Early Childhood.” Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank and TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal listened to the project presentation and congratulated our student.
Ebru Yakuoğlu, who stated that she had been preparing for the project for a long time with the support of expert Serkan Yaman, said, “I presented my project, ‘metALGO – Algorithm Training in the Metaverse Universe with Virtual Reality,’ which reached the finals within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 2242 University Students Research Project Competitions, at the final exhibition under the guidance of expert Serkan Yaman. Afterwards, I had the opportunity to give a one-on-one online presentation to our TÜBİTAK President, Prof. Dr. Hasan MANDAL. He conveyed that my project could have very positive results for the future and that they would provide me with the opportunity to experience this. We were invited to the TÜBİTAK 4007 Science Festivals. TÜBİTAK will provide the opportunity to open a workshop for our project and experiment with it on children.”
