CENTERS

Civil Aviation Research and Application Center

The objectives of the center are as follows,

a) As a whole, to carry out implementations, researches, projects on all economic, technological, technical, scientific, medical, legal, social and other related topics for the regular, safe operation and healthy development of national and international civil air transport, air navigation and aviation services;

b)To develop projects by conducting researches through the optimum organization of the sector; to carry out works in order to develop the rules regarding the sector in a world class rank considering the interests of the Republic of Turkey;

c) To inform the sector about the developments by continuously following the developments in the field of civil aviation in the world in order to ensure the development of the sector in parallel with the world civil aviation;

d) To conduct research and studies to overcome the existing problems in the sector,

e) To provide information transfer, exchange and accumulation among national and international institutions, organizations and businesses in the sector and to announce this information at national and international level,

f) To work on methods and techniques that will reduce dependence on external resources in terms of equipment and manpower in the sector, thus contributing to economic and social development,

g) To organize short-term trainings for sector personnel on various topics covered by these studies when necessary,

h) To communicate with national and international institutions, associations, businesses, individuals and groups especially with University’s Civil Aviation School and the Ministry of Transportation, General Directorate of Civil Aviation in order to conduct scientific and technological correspondence, collaboration, research and project work, to organize meetings; supporting or supporting such activities to the extent possible when carrying out duties and functions,

i) To provide scientific support with these studies to the activities of the Ministry of Transportation, General Directorate of Civil Aviation in particular,

j) To carry out, have done, execute and coordinate other relevant works required by current and future conditions.

To achieve its objectives, the center;

a) Carries out and runs scientific, economic and industrial research, examination, development projects and actual practical applications, production and quality control studies by prioritizing the application of modern techniques and appropriate technologies following new developments.

b) Carries out laboratory, pilot and industrial scale experiments, along with research, designs and investigations on the relevant problems of organizations in the sector; collects and evaluates qualitative and quantitative data; conducts research, application and training units, laboratories and employs a sufficient number and qualified personnel in these units; the center can benefit from the existing facilities of the University and the School of Civil Aviation affiliated with the university.

c) May sell its techniques, know-how and similar legal invention rights and practices to abroad, primarily by meeting its domestic needs.

d) Carries out studies to identify and solve the problems faced by all kinds of national and international, public and private enterprises in the areas they need; gives scientific opinions, reports and similar scientific and technical researches, publications and works on the results of the study and ensures their realization; performs consultancy, expertise, expertness and similar functions; issues documents and certificates on these issues.

e) Can work on standardization of products, methods and technologies and quality controls; can contribute to the preparation, modification or renewal of laws, directives, codes, regulations, standards and similar documents on these issues.

f) Organizes and participates in national or international scientific and technological cooperation, in-service training programs, courses, seminars, conferences, congresses, symposiums, panels, exhibitions, fairs and similar meetings in order to increase the effectiveness of the Center’s activities; organize competitions such as pictures, photographs, poems, songs, compositions, cartoons, scenarios, posters and similar and may award them.

g) Keeps up correspondence within the national and international cooperation on relevant issues, publishes studies on various subjects, creates an information center, library, archive by collecting any documents such as reports, newsletters, books, magazines, brochures, papers which have been published both in Turkey and other countries benefiting from the modern technological means.

h) All kinds of scientific and technical data, inventions, innovations, production, research and similar activities and suggestions of the center may be published in the form of scientific reports, projects, bulletins, books, magazines, brochures, papers, articles, films, pictures, photographs, slides and similar works; while creating slides, pictures, videos and other archives that contain these activities, the center may collaborate with the University's Education Television.