TÜBA Released “Türkiye Science Report”
Türkiye Science Report, prepared by University of Chicago Prof. Dr. Ufuk Akçigit and Dr. Elif Özcan-Tok and published by TÜBA, has the distinction of being the most comprehensive publication ever made in this field. The report presents important data on the past, present and future of universities and academics in Türkiye.
Prof. Akçigit and Dr. Özcan-Tok: “The report aims to take a detailed picture of the academic and scientific environment in Türkiye, to make international comparisons, to reveal its deficiencies and to develop solutions in this direction.”
Underlining the importance of understanding where we are first in order to produce the right policies to support the field of science, the scientists said: “The failing parties must be identified, and these points must be intervened with the right policies in order for Türkiye to be among the leading countries in producing science and technology.” In addition, they stated that after understanding our position in the world, in order to examine the development of the scientific environment in Türkiye and to identify the deficiencies, the Report focuses on three main topics: universities, researchers and publications. In addition, they stated that after understanding our position in the world, they focused on three main topics: universities, researchers and publications in order to examine the development of the scientific environment in Türkiye and to identify the deficiencies.
Expressing that innovation has two main pillars, namely basic scientific research and applied research, Prof. Akciğit and Dr. Özcan-Tok stated that applied research is mostly carried out by companies, while basic scientific research is carried out by universities and state-supported research institutions. They also added: “The situation of universities is overshadowed by the lack of data while innovation analysis and policy discussions in Türkiye focus mostly on companies. In the report, using very rich academic publication data, a detailed analysis of universities and academicians in Türkiye is made, problems are identified, and solutions are tried to be presented.”
They pointed out that the main purpose of the report is to take a detailed picture of all aspects of the academic and scientific environment in Türkiye in the light of data, to make international comparisons, to reveal its deficiencies and to develop solutions in this direction.