About
MEXT, established by the Turkish Employers’ Association of Metal Industries in 2020, is the world’s most comprehensive digital, green and AI transformation and capability-building center. Nestled within its cutting-edge 10,000-square-meter facility, MEXT is equipped with a state-of-the-art digital factory, training facilities, office spaces, a vibrant co-working area, and a dynamic conference center. Over the past five years, MEXT has welcomed more than 17,000 visitors from +1,000 companies and organized +350 events with international participation. It has delivered digital, green and AI transformation services to +800 firms across 15 sectors in 42 cities in Türkiye and 5 countries in the region. MEXT published +15 insight reports shedding light on the digital, green and AI transformation of our industry. Our core mission revolves around accelerating the digital, green and AI transformation of the Turkish industry. We offer an array of transformative services designed to pave the way for a more innovative, sustainable and digital future and we are proud to be an official partner of the European Innovation Council, further solidifying our commitment to innovation. Our key services are: 1.Digital Factory: A training hub and testbed for innovators from all around the world including over 200 digital, green and AI use cases as best practices for the industry 2.Digital, Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assessments and Consultancy: Insight into the current status of the industry followed by a roadmap provided by certified MEXT assessors. 3.Capability Building and Training: Tailor-made and designed to enhance the capabilities of the industry workforce. 4.Ecosystem Building: A platform that supports technology ventures with +100 ecosystem partners, brings together solution providers, and fosters collaborations with industrial companies.
Destination 1. Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality
HORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-01: Next generation climate monitoring and related capabilitiesHORIZON-CL5-2026-07-D1-02: Advancing European climate risk assessments
Destination 2. Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition
HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-01: Producing battery-grade materials for electrodes through sustainable processing and refining of raw materials or developing bio-based materials (BATT4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D2-02: Development of direct recycling processes (BATT4EU Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D2-03: Integrated Production and Product Development for Next-Generation Lithium-based Batteries for Mobility (BATT4EU and Made in Europe Partnerships)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D2-04: Coordinated topic with India on recycling of EV batteries
Destination 3. Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply
HORIZON-CL5-2026-03-D3-01: Targeting key value chain components for increasing the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies in Europe
Destination 4. Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use
HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-01: Researching the technical, social & economic factors impacting the energy performance of Smart Buildings (Built4People Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-08: Full-scale demonstration of heat upgrade solutions in industrial processes
Destination 5. Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-01: Large-scale demonstration of Heavy-Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEV) towards long-haul logistics operations (2ZERO Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-02: Energy-efficient software-defined EVs (2ZERO Partnership)
Destination 6. Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods
HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-01: Flagship-pilot: large-scale demonstrations of CCAM (CCAM Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-02: Geopolitical competition and socioeconomic resilience in CCAM: an innovation and policy roadmap for EU leadership (CCAM Partnership)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-07: Supporting sustainable and smart urban mobility in Europe (CIVITAS)HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-10: Enhanced resilience in multimodal passenger transport through digital technologies and generative and discriminative AI