Completing the ‘Flying Car Simulation Competition’ organized by Teknofest, the biggest technology festival of Türkiye, in first place, ASHINA team consisting of Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Faculty of Engineering, Information Systems Engineering Program student Furkan Batı and Computer Engineering Program students Deniz Demir and Cemre Yeşil received their award. The Teknofest Award Ceremony was held on 4 October 2024 at Şakirpaşa Airport in Adana with the participation of the President of Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. EMU ASHINA team took pride in successfully representing EMU.

This year, EMU students secured the first place by achieving a total score of 79,27 at the Flying Car Simulation Competition, one of the competitions annually organized since 2019 within the body of Teknofest which hosts thousands of competitors, 40 different competitions and various performances.  Delivering algorithm presentations at the finals organized in Antalya on 5-8 September 2024, EMU’s ASHINA team became the first place winning team, leaving the other 14 universities behind, among which were Middle East Technical University (METU), Yıldız Technical University and Boğaziçi University.

Prof. Dr. Kılıç: “We are Proud of Our Students’ Success”

In his remarks regarding the topic, EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç expressed the university’s pride in the achievement of its students, saying; “This achievement obtained in the most important technology competition of Türkiye is significant and a source of pride. I wholeheartedly congratulate our students and our academic staff members whom contributed greatly in the training process of our students. Our students’ success signifies the quality of academic education in our University. I wish our students continuous success in their future endeavours.”