CoHE Provides Research Support for "Edirne Red" and "Edirne Rose"
Edirne red and Edirne rose will be introduced to the world.
CoHE President Özvar: "A research center for 'Edirne red' and 'Edirne
rose' will be established at Trakya University."
February 25, 2024 / Edirne
CoHE President Erol Özvar announced that a research center on ‘Edirne red’
and ‘Edirne rose’ would be established at Trakya University (TU).
He stated that CoHE had been encouraging universities to focus more on
areas where they could achieve relative efficiency and success or generate
competition, and said that TU could serve Türkiye and the wider geography
in niche areas, one of which is "Edirne red".
He said that some faculty members at the university had initiated studies
that could be transformed into industrial products through their studies on
the Edirne red plant, and added, "We wish Trakya University to take these
studies to the next level."
He stated that they negotiated the establishment of a research center on
Edirne red, bringing together scientists from different fields in this
center.
"We want Edirne red to be introduced to the world in textile, industry,
chemistry, health, cosmetics and other fields. The research center will
make the studies on Edirne red much more qualified, and many more
scientists will start working in this field.
One of the most important missions of universities should be to bring out
the characteristics and qualities of the regions with high economic, social
and technical potentials through scientific research and to transfer them
into the industry and society. In this respect, Edirne red will hopefully
become an important product for the national economy with the efforts of
the university."
- "Edirne rose" will be introduced to the world
Özvar stated that research centers would be established on Edirne rose and
Edirne red, and that the centers would make significant contributions to
the country's economy with the aim of cultivating roses and turning them
into industrial products.
He stated that CoHE wanted both research centers to be established this
year and said, "Trakya University will submit its application to the
Council of Higher Education to establish the research center. We will make
sure that these proposals, which are supported by a certain budget, are
realized. Therefore, Trakya University will make significant contributions
to the higher education, science and technology capacity of our country by
specializing in new research fields."