The Abdullah Gül University, as a New Generation University focusing on Societal Impact, partners with international, national and local governments in order to positively impact its communities. AGU has therefore been, since 2015, a leading member of in the Municipality’s "Kayseri 2050" project.
This project aims at determining the city’s strategic roadmap and, among other topics, addressing urban planning issues, transportation systems, planning for climate change disasters, insuring that citizens can continue to reside in affordable housing, etc.
AGU’s contribution to the “Kayseri 2050” project was kicked off in 2015 during a joint search conference session, where Abdullah Gül University (AGU) Rector Prof. İhsan Sabuncuoğlu, announced that AGU will create societal benefit through education and research production.
AGU Rector Prof. İhsan Sabuncuoğlu stated that they aim to be a university turning education and research into societal benefit and for that reason AGU has roles and responsibilities in the future design dreamed for Kayseri.
Former Kayseri Mayor and current Kayseri Deputy Mehmet Özhaseki also made a presentation and talked about the projects launched in Kayseri.
Search Conferences were organized jointly by AGU and Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality on the "Kayseri in 2050" theme and started to create shared wisdom and participatory planning. Academics, university students, businessmen, representatives of media, non-governmental organizations and municipalities across the country attended.
