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For Kütahya Design Technopark, a project application fee of ........ ₺ + VAT is charged per project. (This fee is updated at the beginning of each year or as deemed necessary by a decision of the Board of Directors.) Additionally, companies that have received R&D project approval from institutions such as TÜBİTAK, TÜSEB, KOSGEB, etc., will be included in the ecosystem without an application fee if suitable space is available.

Applications will be evaluated by a three-member expert jury in the field of the company's activities and for projects carried out within Kütahya Design Technopolis. During the evaluation process, the jurors may conduct face-to-face meetings with the applicant company if necessary and may visit their existing offices or facilities if deemed necessary. The opinions of the jurors will be submitted for approval to the Board of Directors of Kütahya Design Technopolis. Based on the jurors' opinions, the company may be accepted into the Technopolis, conditionally accepted, or its application may be rejected. The primary criteria for acceptance into the Technopolis are the R&D nature of the projects and the university-industry collaboration aspect. Additionally, companies that have received R&D project approval from institutions such as TÜBİTAK, TÜSEB, KOSGEB, etc., will be included in the ecosystem without an application fee, provided there is a suitable place.

The review committee consists of 3 experts in the company's field of activity, particularly regarding the proposed research and software development projects. In appointing the review committee, priority is given to faculty members from Kütahya Dumlupınar University and Kütahya Health Sciences University, with 2 faculty members and 1 representative from the relevant sector being appointed. Companies are not informed about the members of the review committee; they only learn about the committee if the reviewers deem it appropriate and if necessary, during the evaluation meeting or at the end of the evaluation.

The evaluation of applications is a process that takes a maximum of 15 days from the submission of forms and the completion of the company project application. Within this period, the entire process will be completed, and the decision of the Board of Directors of Kütahya Design Technopolis Management Inc. will be communicated to the companies.

Companies accepted into Kütahya Design Technopark must submit copies of their Regional Employment Workplace Registration, Social Security Institution (SSI) Workplace Registration, attendance sheet, and the document certifying their tax office obligations within 10 days after moving into their allocated office space, in accordance with the Law No. 4691 on Technology Development Zones. They also need to provide information about the personnel benefiting from the exemptions provided under Law No. 4691 (resumes, job descriptions, start dates, total duration of exemptions under Law No. 4691, SSI employment notifications) and information about personnel not covered by Law No. 4691 (full name, start date, a letter including their job at the workplace, and an SSI employment notification for that individual attached to the letter).

It is not mandatory for the company's headquarters to be located in the region. However, the R&D and software office in the region must qualify as a "workplace" according to the Turkish Commercial Code. Companies whose headquarters are not within the borders of Kütahya must have their regional offices designated as branches to meet this requirement.

One of the main purposes of establishing the region is to strengthen university-industry collaboration in research and technology development projects, which is why entrepreneurs/companies are expected to collaborate with universities. However, there is no ultimate obligation.

For information regarding R&D office area rental fees, operating expenses, Incubation Office, Go (Entrepreneurship Office), and PO (Shared Office) costs, you can email [email protected] or call our line at (0274) 502 11 61 and Company mobile: +90 552 837 01 43. Additionally, you can visit our Technopark and get information from our R&D Unit or Administrative and Financial Affairs Unit. Operating expenses include office area climate control (depending on building conditions), landscaping, common area climate control and cleaning, building security, and common area electricity and water expenses. The electricity and, if applicable, water consumption of the office area, along with other services such as telephone and data, are not included in the operating costs.

Applications for Kütahya Design Technopark begin from the candidate company application section on the homepage of our website. After a preliminary evaluation, applications deemed positive will need to be submitted to the Kütahya Design Technopark Management along with the Kütahya Design Technopark Application Form and any other requested information.