{"id":4008,"date":"2013-06-17T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/pressrelease\/autodesk-inks-agreement-with-turkeys-ministry-of-education"},"modified":"2018-10-02T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:10:08","slug":"autodesk-inks-agreement-with-turkeys-ministry-of-education","status":"publish","type":"pressrelease","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/pressrelease\/autodesk-inks-agreement-with-turkeys-ministry-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk Inks Agreement with Turkey\u2019s Ministry of Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public Company Information: NASDAQ:ADSK &nbsp; ISTANBUL&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autodesk.com%2Fpr-autodesk&amp;esheet=50652721&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Autodesk%2C+Inc&amp;index=1&amp;md5=5dc31a2786a575b58ff0efd2b44f737f\">Autodesk, Inc<\/a>. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a four-year agreement with Turkey\u2019s Ministry of National Education, to advance the country\u2019s vocational and technical education system. This nationwide agreement will enable more than 5,000 schools and 1.6 million students to access Autodesk\u2019s professional-grade software. Autodesk is a leader in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autodesk.com%2Fpr-autodesk&amp;esheet=50652721&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=3D+design&amp;index=2&amp;md5=ef31705903a26b34488d75c7da4a6d34\">3D design<\/a>, engineering and entertainment software. The agreement was signed in Ankara by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omer Acikgoz, General Director of Vocational and Technical Education and George Abraham, Head of Emerging Markets Education at Autodesk. The agreement aims to nurture the next-generation of engineers, designers, architects and digital artists in Turkey, by teaching them advanced technologies. Students will have access to industry leading software products such as Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya. Autodesk will also provide software training to teachers, and help organize design competitions for students. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omer Acikgoz, General Director of Vocational and Technical Education, said, \u201cThe ministry\u2019s primary goals are to equip our vocational students with the most advanced skills required by the national and international labor markets, and to coordinate their education in close collaboration with the industry. The advanced technology being provided by Autodesk to our students will be a significant contribution to the quality of vocational education.\u201d Autodesk\u2019s George Abraham said, \u201cAutodesk\u2019s vision is to help people imagine, design and create a better world. Design has long been a shaper of human progress, and we want students all over the world to have access to the best design tools. We are collaborating with Turkey\u2019s Ministry of National Education to ensure that today\u2019s students make a positive impact on the world through innovation, creativity and smart design.\u201d Taylan Dedeoglu, Head of Mediterranean Region at Autodesk, added, \u201cWorking with educators and the Ministry of National Education, Autodesk looks forward to developing new learning content for students and teachers. Equipped with Autodesk technology, students across Turkey will have an opportunity to design, visualize, simulate and digitally prototype their ideas in the same way that professionals do worldwide.\u201d <strong>About Autodesk Education<\/strong> Autodesk provides individual students and educators with free access to the latest 3D design software for non-commercial use. In 2012, Autodesk Education provided free access to 66 million students and educators at more than 176,000 schools worldwide. With the latest release of Autodesk\u2019s design software, there are now more than 40 software titles available to them through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autodesk.com%2Fpr-educommunity&amp;esheet=50652721&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Autodesk+Education+Community&amp;index=3&amp;md5=679bf23ce6d7ec89c40323eee21ded15\">Autodesk Education Community<\/a>. <strong>About Autodesk<\/strong> Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world. Everyone\u2014from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital artists,\u00a0students and hobbyists\u2014uses Autodesk software to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fautodesk.com%2F&amp;esheet=50652721&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=autodesk.com&amp;index=4&amp;md5=2923debd5667e93da33a87b2a842e090\">autodesk.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow @autodesk. <em>Autodesk, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Maya and Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and\/or its subsidiaries and\/or affiliates in the USA and\/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.<\/em> <em>\u00a9 2013 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/em> &nbsp; Contact: Autodesk, Inc. Alexandra Constantine, 415-547-3575 <a href=\"mailto:alexandra.constantine@autodesk.com\">alexandra.constantine@autodesk.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Company Information: NASDAQ:ADSK ISTANBUL&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Autodesk, Inc. 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