Yayınlanma Tarihi: 13 July 2015 Monday
Software Training for Children in Sungurlu Vocational School
Software Training for children in primary school was given in collaboration with Sungurlu
Vocational School Computer Technology Department and Hitit University Continuing
Education Center (HİTİTSEM). Children took coding training in the computer laboratory of
Sungurlu Vocational School.
Our Rector Prof. Dr. Reha Metin Alkan, Sungurlu District Governor Osman Beyazyıldız,
Sungurlu Deputy Mayor Ahmet Yılmaz, Sungurlu Vocational School Director Asst. Assoc. Dr.
Kubilay Karacif, Sungurlu District Education Director Süleyman Atcıoğlu, HİTİTSEM Director
Asst. Assoc. Dr. Eşref Savaş Başcı, school staff, children having participated in the training
and the parents attended in the certificate ceremony held for the children who completed
the course successfully.
Asst. Assoc. Dr. Karacif, ‘Software industry is very important both in economic and
strategic term for our country .’
In his speech, Sungurlu Vocational School Director Asst. Assoc. Dr. Kubilay Karacif states that
one billion dollar in 2015 and ten billion dollar in 2023 software export is aimed, the sector's
added value is very high and employment of one million software developers is aimed.
Starting two months ago and completing the first period, the training matches up with the
strategy plan of software industry of our country and thus this is a good job. Asst. Assoc. Dr.
Karacif thanks Rector Prof. Dr. Reha Metin Alkan, Sungurlu Vocational School Computer
Technology Department Head Lec. Abdullah Bedir Kaya, HİTİTSEM Director Asst. Assoc. Dr.
Eşref Savaş Başcı for the support to “Educational Software for Children” programme.
Lec. Kaya, ‘Encoding Information is in fact the 21st Century’s Alphabet’
Sungurlu Vocational School Computer Technology Department Head Lec. Abdullah Bedir
Kaya says ‘The subject “Software for Kids”has come up frequently in recent years all over the
world. SCRATCH education which is a developed visual programming language in order to
teach basic algorithms and coding to the kids by MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
which is a leading technology university. This education has been given with the
collaboration of Sungurlu Vocational School and HİTİTSEM.’
Rector Prof. Dr. Alkan, ‘Universities have turned into the institutions which increase the
community's welfare with the all sources they have.’
Starting his speech by stating the number of universities in Turkey which is almost 200,
Rector Prof. Dr. Alkan says ‘Universitites are no longer give classical education, they are on
intimate terms with the society. These universities are called ‘3rd Generation University’.
Today Sungurlu Vocational School has led the way for it. Google which serving in the IT field
has about 7 times more income than Boeing firm which produces planes. This example
shows that informatics has a very important place now. The most important one among the
works carried out in the university is being intimate and making collaboration with all parts
of the society. The doors of our university are open to everybody and every project. This is
really proud of us. I would like to thank everybody who have contributed to “Software for
Kids” programme.’
After the speeches, the certificates were given to the children who completed the course
successfully and their coding works were examined.