Meaningful Investment for the Future with the Support of Tatmetal

Kdz. Ereğli Bilsem is opened with A Ceremony Attended by Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk

Meaningful Investment for the Future with the Support of Tatmetal

Considered as one of the best schools in the Western Black Sea Region, Kdz. Ereğli Şahinde Hayrettin Yavuz Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi (Bilsem) is opened officially with a ceremony attended by Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk. Members of parliament, provincial and district public and administrative authority managers, teachers, students, and executives of Tatmetal which contributed to the construction of the school building, attended the official opening ceremony of the school that has been operating since 2019.

March 12, 2021 - After the construction of its new school building was completed in August 2020 but could not be officially opened due to the pandemic conditions, Kdz. Ereğli Şahinde Hayrettin Yavuz Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi (Bilsem) has now been opened with an official ceremony attended by Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk. Members of parliament from Zonguldak, provincial and district public and administrative authority managers, teachers and students attended the ceremony. 

Meaningful support by Tatmetal for education and culture

Tatmetal, one of the leading flat steel manufacturers in Turkey, was the biggest supporter of Bilsem throughout its journey of achieving its new building complex in Kırmacı region that is known as the education valley of Kdz. Ereğli. Emphasizing that they have always supported activities regarding social development both in the region and across the country, Tatmetal Board Member Hayretin Yavuz made the following remarks in his speech: “Today quality education is a requirement. And it is our duty to raise professionally and socially well-equipped generations. We have simply done our share concerning this duty. Being one of the largest industrial corporations of Turkey, we wanted to show our gratitude to the region where we grew up and make a meaningful investment for the young people who will shape the future of our country. I wholeheartedly believe that Bilsem graduates will become business people, scientists and artists who will be well-known in future and represent our country with success in many fields.”

Quality education, global success

Established for the purpose of enabling students with special skills in intellectual, musical and visual categories to improve and make maximum use of their skills, Bilsem carries out its activities to support formal education under the Regulation of Ministry of National Education. With its support education rooms, practice workshops, laboratories, classrooms and cultural activity and sports areas in its new building located on a 5-decare land and with 206 students, Bilsem has many national and international achievements.

Among its students, there are 2 world champions in 1st round, 4 world champions in the 3rd round and 7 world champions in the 4th round of the International Caribou Mathematics Competition 2020 which is comprised of 6 stages. Bilsem’s students have also gone to the finals and became champions in many regional and national contests organized by TUBITAK.

In May 2020, at the peak of the pandemic, Bilsem drew attention with the mobile mechanical ventilator prototype it has produced to be used for relocating patients with breathing problems.

Tatmetal, which considers preparing new generations for future as part of its work culture in line with its sustainability principles, has also made other investments in Kdz. Ereğli in the field of education and culture, which includes Hüseyin Tatoğlu Kültür Merkezi (Culture Centre) and Cemile Tatoğlu Anaokulu (Pre-School).