UNESCO Chair
Turkey’s key industries depend heavily on the ability of engineering schools to provide their students with modern and high technology manufacturing equipment to accompany their theoretical studies. Since 1997, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at Galatasaray University is UNESCO chairholder in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). The co-chairholders of UNESCO Chair at Galatasaray University are Professor Ethem Tolga and Professor E. Ertuğrul Karsak. The UNESCO chair has played a significant role in enhancing the infrastructure of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology through directing the construction of a CIM laboratory. The CIM laboratory was founded in 1999 to provide the students with knowledge and hands-on experience in the area of CIM and Robotics. The CIM laboratory presents the state of the art methods in various production processes to students through software and hardware possessing technology to integrate advanced information technology with manufacturing processes. These modern methods are based upon the emerging technologies of flexible manufacturing systems and computer integrated manufacturing. They enable faster development of new and improved products of high quality, shorter development and production cycles, faster delivery times, reduced production costs, and the ability to compete with the ever-changing demands of the global markets. The main objectives of the CIM laboratory are as follows:
- To enhance the quality of industrial engineering education through related undergraduate and graduate courses, senior year projects, M.S. and Ph.D. theses.
- To educate students in a way to enable them to respond to the needs of modern and advanced manufacturing systems.
- To promote regional training, research, and information dissemination activities through the organization of continuing training programs, seminars and the development of collaborative projects.
- To establish scientific co-operation with internationally recognized researchers, other universities and research institutions, in both national and international levels.
Further information on the UNESCO Chair in Computer Integrated Manufacturing can be obtained from the following link:
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2387&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html