Lifelong Learning Programme

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This material reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein

Valid XHTML 1.1 Valid CSS!

Chemistry is all around us
Copyright 2015
This project has been funded with
support from the European Commission

Database

Reviews of Initiatives

Homepage > Database > Reviews of Initiatives

TITLE OF THE INITIATIVE:

Formula-G

REFERENT(S):

TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INITIATIVE:

TÜBİTAK organizes TÜBİTAK Formula-G Solar Car Race in order to increase awareness in public about alternative energy resources, to provide creation of necessary brain power and knowledge for widespread usage of alternative energy resources, to encourage university students to use their theoretical knowledge to create products that will use clean and renewable energy resources particularly sun and hydrogen in the first place by teamwork.

OBJECTIVE OF THE INITIATIVE:

The aim in these studies is to inform public about alternative energy resources .

TARGET GROUP OF THE EVENT:

All the university students who are open for research can participate in these studies.

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EVENT:

Researchers who want to attend the races can participate in races organized every year with their cars.

IMPACT OF THE EVENT:

TÜBİTAK Formula-G one of the races to which university teams from all over Turkey participate with the cars they produce themselves has been realized for 4 times before.

RESULTS REACHED:

16 university teams in 2005 , 32 university teams in 2006 , 42 university teams in 2007 and 25 university teams in 2008 participated in Formula-G which has been organized in the form of track race up to now.

EVALUATION OF THE INITIATIVE:

The individuals are aimed to be ones who are aware of alternative energy resources . and environmentalists with the activities performed. Car races are organized regularly every year for that purpose.

NAME OF COMPILER:

Murat Demirbaş

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

Kırıkkale University

ROLE:

Asst. Prof. Dr.