General provisions

• The BioTech Community Club of the International University of Engineering and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the Club) is a student club of the Department of Biochemical Engineering of METU (hereinafter referred to as the Club), membership in which is open to interested students of any course.
• The Club carries out its activities guided by the principles of self-government, voluntariness, equality and legality.
• The Club's mission is to ensure the exchange of experience between university students, representatives of science and employers to solve problems that are important for the development of the biotechnology industry.
• The Club is not a legal entity.

The purpose and objectives of the Club's activities

The Club's goals:

• promoting the realization of students' internal potential and developing managerial skills;
• promoting the interests of chemists, environmentalists, and those interested in the science and application of chemistry by providing a place for scientists, chemists, and students to meet, work, discuss, and study chemical science in detail;
• organizing the educational process so that young people live a life full of creative activities and vivid impressions.

The main objectives of the Club:

• organization and holding of round tables, presentations, briefings, discussion seminars, master classes and other forms of practice-oriented events;
• organization of presentations by leading scientists and entrepreneurs, representatives of employers;
• summarizing the professional needs of university students and providing opportunities for their implementation.

Rights and obligations of Club members

Club members have the right to:

• participate in the club's activities;
• participate in event planning and the development of meeting topics;
• receive complete and reliable information about the work of the club;
• participate in the development of the club's program documents;
• freely disseminate information about the club's activities;
• initiate changes in the club's activities in order to increase its effectiveness;
• voluntarily leave the club.

Club members are required to:

• observe safety precautions;
• contribute to the fulfillment of the club's goals and objectives;
• comply with the club's decisions;
• visiting at certain business hours;
• adhere to the work plan;
• treats work with responsibility;
• do not commit actions (inaction) that damage the reputation of the club.

Organization of the club's work:

• to achieve the set goals and objectives, the club carries out the following activities:
• organization and holding of thematic meetings of the club.
• meetings on specific topics are held regularly, once or twice a month.
• the topics of the meetings are proposed by the students and determined by the head of the club.

Preparation for the meeting involves:

• appointment of responsible persons for the preparation of the meeting;
• familiarization with periodicals, statistical data, and other literature;
• drawing up a meeting plan;
• identification of meeting participants and invited persons;
• consulting during the preparation of the meeting with the head of the club and representatives of the department of economic theory and entrepreneurship;
• after the meeting, the work is analyzed, a report on the meeting is compiled, and the topic and the person in charge of the next meeting are approved.
• visiting institutions of interest as part of a club meeting.
• inviting experts from the field of interest.

Club management

The club is managed by the head of the club.

Membership in the BioTech Community Club

• the club operates on the basis of voluntary membership.
• every student can become a member of the club.
• club members are required to comply with the club's charter and assist in the work of the club.

Financial support of the activity

The Environmental Chemist Community Club uses the university's property to carry out its activities.

Final provisions

• This Charter comes into force from the moment it is approved at the club meeting.

• Amendments and additions to these Articles of Association are made by the head of the club.

Environmental chemist Community Club Plan

For the 2024-2025 academic year

Departments of "Biochemical Engineering"