Objectives of the Center
a) To ensure that projects are produced in accordance with the hierarchy of needs among projects in order to ensure savings and efficiency in the use of funds to be provided by the EU,
b) Assisting in the promotion of all programs announced by the EU from which Turkey can benefit and in the preparation of projects in this context,
c) Assisting in the functioning of activities related to EU programs and assisting in the development of projects within the scope of the programs,
d) To evaluate and select the projects to be benefited from these programs,
e) To provide technical and administrative assistance to all units, institutions and organizations at the University that wish to prepare projects, and to perform project leadership and consultancy duties when necessary,
f) In order to ensure the success of the projects; to follow the publications of the EU and grant-making organizations and the National Agency and to forward them to the research center staff and the departments preparing the projects,
g) To evaluate the requests for finding suitable partners submitted by public institutions and non-governmental organizations and to assist these organizations in finding suitable partners to the extent possible.
Areas of Activity of the Center:
a) To increase the demand for and interest in external and internal projects and programs by ensuring that projects are carried out using EU funds,
b) To ensure the development of the projects prepared in terms of both numerical and content, c) To share the mutual knowledge, experience and technologies of the EU member states, to bring new developments and scientific dimension in public administration and civil society to our University,
c) To assist the Faculties, Departments, Schools, Institutes, USEM, Research and Application Centers, NPISTANBUL Brain Hospital and all public and non-governmental organizations that want to produce projects to find project partners and to provide technical support in any problems encountered,
d) To ensure the production of projects in institutions affiliated to our university,
e) To enable our institutions in disadvantaged regions that have not benefited from external projects and programs to produce projects and benefit from grant programs,
f) To carry out the necessary work as our University in order for Istanbul to be a pioneer and leader in project studies in terms of quantity and quality,
g) Strengthening inter-institutional cooperation and establishing partnerships (educational institutions, public institutions, universities, NGOs, etc.),
h) To cooperate with relevant institutions on an international scale and to promote Turkey and Turkish Culture, particularly Istanbul,
ı) To have knowledge about foreign projects and programs, European Union philosophy, Turkey-EU relations, EU's Education and Youth Policies, to follow the developments and to participate in trainings on these issues.