in the US for over 30 years and held in our country for the past 8 years. FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is known as an event based on increasing the interest of high school students in particular in science and technology. Due to the increasing interest each year, it has been decided to organize 3 events this year.

The first event of the 2022 season will be held by the Fikret Yuksel Foundation with the support of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and Izelman A.Ş. At the event, visitors from Turkey, Poland and Kazakhstan There will be a total of 35 teams.†

Winners get internship opportunities at Facebook and Google

The Istanbul leg of the FRC, which will be held in the VW Arena, brings together scientists, technology companies, students and entrepreneurs. The winners of the competition were allowed to go to the grand final in Houston, USA, and received scholarships and grants from many universities. google headquarters of companies such as gets internships. Such as Lego in the middle school portion of the event and Disney Plus in the high school portion of the event. There will be sponsors all over the world.

In the part of the competition to be held in Turkey, TürkNet was the communication supporter. TürkNet, which for years has made youth along with science and technology its primary goals, too 129 universities and 17 techno parks It also supports the internet infrastructure.

TürkNet CEO Cem Çelebiler said the following about FIRST Robotics Competition;

“As TürkNet, we are aware of our creative and productive potential with our well-educated young and hard-working population. However, it is also very important that we are aware of the shortcomings that must be overcome in order to achieve lofty goals. The sad truth is that Turkey ranks 103rd in the world in terms of fixed internet speed. We as TürkNet work day and night to change and improve this. Our customers, who join us as part of this change, add strength, and we take our faith and our strength in change from them. On the other hand, it is our young people with a passion for science and technology who can take us to the higher ranks we deserve in almost every field in the world competition. Bringing together the worlds of science, technology and art in İzmir, and of which we are one of the supporters, the FIRST Robotics Competition event plays a very important role in making the future dreams of young people come true. As a company, we are proud to be a part of this event, which makes a valuable contribution to high school students’ learning to win together by focusing on team spirit, collaboration and the process rather than the result.”

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