Özyeğin University, Çekmeköy Campus Nişantepe District, Orman Street, 34794 Çekmeköy - İSTANBUL

Phone : +90 (216) 564 90 00

Fax : +90 (216) 564 99 99

E-mail: info@ozyegin.edu.tr

Jul 10, 2023 - Jul 18, 2023

Take Your Innovative Ideas to Global Stage With Falling Walls Lab Türkiye!

Falling Walls Lab Turkey is accepting applications in cooperation with TÜBİTAK and Falling Walls GmbH in order to support the creativity, innovative ideas and discoveries of young people.

Falling Walls Lab is an international innovative entrepreneurship competition based in Germany. Interdisciplinary university students and early career professionals can submit their groundbreaking ideas globally and locally to the competition.

Candidates who are eligible to participate in the event should prepare a 3-minute presentation to showcase their innovative idea that has a positive impact on science, art and society.

The jury will evaluate the innovative ideas participating in the competition and determine the candidate who will represent Turkey in the global competition to be held on November 7, 2023.

The candidate selected from Falling Walls Lab Turkey will qualify for the global final in Berlin on November 7, 2023, and will have the opportunity to meet with world-renowned names in science, business and politics in Berlin. The travel and accommodation expenses of the candidates who will participate in the Global Falling Walls Lab finals in Berlin from Turkey will be covered by TUBITAK.

You can use this link to review the winning submissions from previous years' competitions on the Falling Walls Lab website: https://falling-walls.com/lab/

You can use the link below to participate in the Falling Walls Lab Türkiye competition: https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/turkiye/

Application deadline: 17 July 2023

Requirements for applications:

Applicants must be 18 years or older.
Applicants must meet at least one of the following conditions:

• Must be enrolled in one of the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral programs at the university or be a post-doctoral researcher

• Must have obtained a bachelor's degree no more than 10 years ago

• Must have received a master's degree no more than 7 years ago

• Must have received a doctoral degree no more than 5 years ago

Applications must be made in English.

Only one application can be submitted by an applicant. 

Those who participated in the Falling Walls Lab competitions in the past are not entitled to apply for the Falling Walls Lab Turkey competition.