Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all

Indeed, even before the current emergency, the worldwide economy was developing at a more slow rate than in earlier years despite upgrades in labor efficiency and joblessness. The pandemic has suddenly and significantly disturbed it, driving the world into a downturn. The extraordinary stun to the world's work markets is required to bring about a reduction of around 10.5 per cent in total working hours in the second quarter of 2020, equal to 305 million all day laborers. Little and medium undertakings, laborers in casual business, the independently employed, everyday breadwinners, and laborers in areas at the most noteworthy danger of disturbance have been hit the hardest.

The accompanying examination ventures have been explicitly adjusted to Sustainable Development Goal 8, and the intent to advance supported, comprehensive and manageable monetary development, full and profitable business and fair work for all. These undertakings and activities are instances of the University's commitment to the SDGs.


 

The Campus is a Happy Home for Many

Our university is trying to provide an environment where everyone can smile.

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Socially Assistive Robotics in ITU as An Intervention Tool for Children with Autism

The Erasmus EMBOA project entitled “Affective loop in Socially Assistive Robotics as an intervention tool for children with autism” is a research and educational project that aims at enhancement of social robot intervention in children with autism with affective computing technologies.

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RoboRehab: Assistive Audiology Rehabilitation Robot

Another project called 'RoboRehab: Assistive Audiology Rehabilitation Robot', a TUBITAK 1001 project at ITU is to develop an affective robot companion for audiology rehabilitation and to test the system with the deaf or hard of hearing children.

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