Deep-Tech Driven Design

Course content

Bridging the gap between the academy and the real world, this course empowers students to translate METU Ecosystem` s deep-tech research into tangible impact. Students will step into the innovation ecosystem, applying systems/design/ business thinking and entrepreneurial mindset in order to explore and exploit technologies Students will learn to recognize opportunity spaces, assess technological readiness, and formulate early-stage innovation concepts. By mastering the translation of scientific capability into value, students become active actors of METU` s next-generation, innovation-driven model. By engaging directly with deep-technologies emerging from various stakeholders such as research institutions NGOs, SMEs,start ups etc., students gain the ability to address complex societal and environmental challenges through the combined lenses of systems thinking, innovation strategy, and entrepreneurial reasoning.