The Goals of the Social Innovation Center are:

* To establish a common platform for interdisciplinary research, implementation and policy development studies in the field of social innovation,

* To offer innovative solutions to social problems,

* To produce academic research-oriented projects having concrete social outputs in the fields of innovation, change and transformation,

* To conduct interdisciplinary research on economic, social and environmental areas for regional development and to cooperate with institutions and organizations specializing in the field of regional development,

* To collaborate with regional, national and international institutions in the field of social innovation, to establish a functional stakeholder network and to serve as a sustainable interface for social innovation,

* To contribute to the development of Ankara’s and Turkey's rich social and cultural heritage, the provision of equal and qualified life to individuals and the strengthening of social cohesion.