We would like to call your attention to an innovative scientific format for aspiring researchers – the Falling Walls Lab. The Lab is a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who get the opportunity to present their research work, business model, innovative project or idea with peers and a distinguished jury from academia and business. Each participant has 3-minute time on stage.

Falling Walls Labs take place globally throughout the year. The winner of each international Falling Walls Lab qualifies for the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin, which is held every year on 8 November and is closely connected to the annual and internationally renowned Falling Walls Conference, taking place on 9 November. At the Conference 20 word-class scientists from across the globe present their current breakthrough research answering the question: “Which are the next walls to fall?”

The FALLING WALLS LAB ANKARA IS HOSTED BY ODTÜ AND THE DAAD INFORMATION CENTRE ANKARA AND takes place on 29 JUNE 2017 at ODTÜ KONGREZ VE KÜLTÜR MERKEZI, ÜNIVERSITELER MAHALLESI,ORTA DOĞU TEKNIK ÜNIVERSITESI, 06680 ÇANKAYA/ANKARA. APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE WEBSITE WWW.FALLING-WALLS.COM/LAB [1]. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE CLOSES BY 18 JUNE 2017.

The most intriguing presenter qualifies directly for the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin. The Falling Walls Foundation covers the accommodation for the 8-9 November in Berlin. Also, all participants of the Finale receive a ticket for the Falling Walls Conference.

The Falling Walls Lab is a project of the Falling Walls Foundation.

If you have any questions please contact the Team of the DAAD-Information Centre Ankara (ankara@daad-turkiye.org) or the Falling Walls Foundation (lab@falling-walls.com).