A visit was paid to IKU, by Rector of Kinnaird College for Women, Pakistan's first incubation center specifically for women, Prof. Dr. Rukhsana David, Vice-Chancellor and Head of Research Operations Prof. Dr. Ghazala Yaqub and their team, coordinated by Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Technology Transfer Office Inc., to help initiate exciting opportunities by encouraging innovation, entrepreneurship and academic exchange between the two institutions, on Thursday, April 25.

During the visit, the protocol was signed with the participation of IKU Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, IKU Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız and Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil, Technology Transfer Office A.Ş. manager Cüneyt Genç, to facilitate the carrying out of joint research, commercialization of research outputs and cooperation between entrepreneurship centers.

About Kinnaird College for Women

Kinnaird College for Women has greatly contributed to the education and empowerment of women for 111 years and has from the beginning believed in equality of opportunities for all young women regardless of their social strata, classes and religions. Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), works as a focal point to unite all research activities, including the development, expansion and management of research programs, and for faculty members to link research activities with academia and socio-economic sectors through innovation and commercialization. ORIC strives to initiate high-quality research activities that translates to the highest international standards. Besides promoting research culture and progress in Pakistan's leading research institutions, ORIC has also established the Women's Business Incubation Centre, the first of its kind in Pakistan.