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Astana Üniversitesi Setup Consulting
With Prof. Dr. C. Ruhi Kaykayoğlu as founding consultant, facilitation services were provided for Astana Üniversitesi in the following areas: -University campus design, -University faculty and department design, -Visiting 25 top-100 universities, primarily in the USA and also in other countries, and establishing collaborations, -Developing its founding philosophy.
At a glance
- Project Focus
- Universities · Problem Solving
- Solution Area
- Universities of the FutureProblem Solving with TRIZ
- Project Lead
- ConsultantProf. Dr. C. Ruhi Kaykayoğlu
- Approaches Used
- Facilitation
- What Emerged
- University–business collaboration framework · Strategic blueprint for ecosystem design
- Sector
- International Projects
Inside the project
Focus
How can a university rebuild the connection between research and the sector?
The Astana Üniversitesi project focused on addressing the organization’s consulting needs within a university and ecosystem framework.
The gap between research and practice is closed through the right ecosystem design. This project was built around that design.
Of Astana University, with Ruhi Kaykayoğlu as founding consultant.
The weak link in university–sector relations was not knowledge transfer, but the two sides’ inability to establish a shared agenda.
Scope
As part of the institution’s establishment, we facilitated work on campus, faculty and department design, as well as the development of its founding philosophy. We also worked on visits to 25 universities ranked in the top 100, primarily in the United States and other countries, and on establishing partnerships.
Implementation
HOW WAS ECOSYSTEM DESIGN USED IN THIS PROJECT?
We treated ecosystem design not as an organizational chart but as a system in which universities, businesses and entrepreneurs participate in a shared flow of value. TTO and technopark structures are nodes in this system.
A strong university does not just produce knowledge, but connects it to society’s future.
The journey we designed
- 01EXPLOREA situation map was developed by considering the organization's real needs, current ways of working and external signals together.
- 02REFRAMEThe real need behind the stated request was reframed in the context of the organization's strategy and ways of working.
- 03BRING IT INTO THE ORGANIZATIONThe framework was turned into a structure connected to the organization's decision-making and working rhythm.
Kaykayoğlu project insight
A university’s contribution to society is measured not by graduate numbers, but by where research turns into value.
Explore further
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