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Placing in the first 500 in the LYS exam, the visiting students asked Hisarcıklıoğlu questions in regards to TOBB ETU's structure.

Stating that they founded TOBB ETU in order to provide high quality education, TOBB President and TOBB ETU Board of Trustees Chairman M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We wanted to train the qualified workforce needed by the Turkish bureaucracy. Our goal is to train the future policy makers of Turkey, students with leadership qualities and entrepreneurs. We need new entrepreneurs to address the needs of employment.”

Pointing out that TOBB ETU, with its three semesters per year, is one of the most difficult universities in Turkey, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “When you graduate, know that you will be a step ahead of your competitors.”