Boğaziçi University, Computer Engineering Department, Prof. Dr.
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2021 Turkish export figures indicate that the share of high technology products in exports has dropped from 4 percent to 3 percent. We export more kilograms of goods but we earn less in dollars because the goods we export are not high value added products. Many people consider digital transformation as the remedy: They plan
University rankings originated in the United States, which has over 4000 “universities”. In the US, there is neither a central authority for higher education nor central placement: Universities handle their own admissions. University education is expensive and consumers need to assess the quality of the service. Therefore, there is a great need for university rankings.
For the last 30 years, I have been a professor at Boğazici University, one of the top universities in Turkey. Every year, I give letters of recommendation to good students applying for graduate study abroad. This year, I received more requests than usual and shared this fact on Twitter. My tweet went viral and I