Statement from Turkish students who returned victoriously from the Huawei ICT Competition

Turkish students, who won the grand prize in the Innovation category in the competition, which started in 2015 and gradually increases its impact, shared both their projects and their goals for the future.

Huawei ICT Competition brought together more than 170,000 students from more than 2,000 universities from more than 80 countries and regions in 2023 and 2024, in cooperation with UNESCO. The competition, which is held under two main headings: Application and Innovation, offers a versatile experience that evaluates theoretical knowledge, applied skills, teamwork and abilities to develop innovative solutions. In the competition, MEF University students, who won the grand prize in the Innovation category with their artificial intelligence-based education platform called ‘Dystherapy’, shared their experiences and goals.

International success and experiences

Arda Gökalp Batmaz, who participated in the competition on behalf of MEF University and is also the CTO of Edusynchtech Solutions, stated that they achieved first place at the national and regional level by presenting their projects at different stages of the competition, and then they had the opportunity to present them to the international jury in Shenzhen, China. Stating that they gained important information about developing their projects and integrating into different languages ​​during the competition process, Batmaz said that in addition to winning the grand prize, they also gained valuable experience in producing sustainable and socially beneficial projects.

Intelligence-based interactive solutions specific to dyslexia

Another MEF University finalist, Efe Arda Ulun, stated that the artificial intelligence-based Dystherapy platform they developed for children struggling with dyslexia aims to reduce the impact of difficulties experienced in educational processes. Stating that the platform, which offers personalized education suitable for the needs of each child, provides an entertaining learning experience with 17 different games and three story creation modules, Ulun pointed out that story-based learning methods increase children’s interest.

Global market targets

Aga Saltikalp, one of the ICT Competition participants, stated that their projects aim not only to provide equal opportunities in education but also to alleviate the economic burden of families. He stated that they aim to expand the mobile application they have prepared by transferring dyslexia therapies to a digital platform, starting from the Canadian and US markets, to Europe and Asia. Saltikalp emphasized their goal of providing global access with the Turkish and English versions of the application.

Huawei ICT Competition continues to provide an important platform for supporting innovative projects at a global level by revealing the potential of young talents. Each individual participating in the competition brings to the stage not only their own achievements, but also ideas that hold hope for a more equal future in technology and education.