Policy & Regulation
Türkiye's NOROM joins NATO's DIANA test network as an alliance-tier neurotechnology centre
Türkiye's Council of Higher Education announced on 23 August 2026 that the Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Center of Excellence Joint Application and Research Center (NOROM) has been admitted to NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) test network. NOROM is a joint centre between Gazi University, Ankara University and Middle East Technical University (METU), founded in 2023. Scope covers brain-computer interfaces, cognitive performance assessment, brain imaging, neuromodulation, robotic systems, and AI-assisted signal analysis. It is Türkiye's first and only DIANA test centre in the fields of neuroscience and neurotechnology.