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Reports have been prepared for three different countries within the scope of the TechWell Erasmus+ project, led by ITU, which focuses on combating technology addiction among young people. These reports, published for the most vulnerable age group (15-17 years) regarding screen addiction in France, Italy, and Türkiye, have revealed striking findings.
The project proposed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Özdemir, a faculty member at the Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, has been awarded funding from the European Union under the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) will be the Turkish partner in the M-ERA.NET project titled “From Light to Energy: Synergetic Multifunctional Materials Driving Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation (HYDRAGON).
The project led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Ekmekcioğlu, a faculty member at the Disaster Management Institute, has been awarded funding from the European Union under the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Cross-Border Cooperation Programme.
The project titled “Advanced Sea Water Electrolysis Technologies for Production of Green Hydrogen (SeaWHY)”, approved under the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation (JFS) will be coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Suha Yazıcı.
On February 6, a research team set off from Istanbul for the 9th Antarctic Science Expedition (TAE IX). Our faculty member Prof. Dr. Burcu Özsoy is serving as the National Antarctic Science Expedition Coordinator, while our other faculty members from the Department of Geomatics Engineering, Prof. Dr. Hasan Hakan Yavaşoğlu and Dr. Mustafa Fahri Karabulut, and Özgün Oktar from the Department of Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering are also part of the team.
ITU has made significant changes aimed at promoting scientific studies and increasing the widespread impact of project outcomes, with the goal of conducting research processes more efficiently and effectively.
Prof. Dr. Orhan İnce, faculty member of the ITU Environmental Engineering Department, shared the latest developments following field research in the polar regions of Russia regarding the TerrArctic Project, of which he is the scientific director and research leader.
The kick-off meeting of the FaiR Fashion project was held at the Hochschule Niederrhein in Mönchengladbach, Germany, in which ITU is an important partner and Dr. Zeynep Erden Bayazıt, from the Department of Management Engineering, is one of the executives. Offering a model that encourages a circular economy and sustainable consumption habits, the project aims to bring female innovators to a leadership position in the future of sustainable fashion.
With its research and innovation-focused vision, ITU maintained its place in the 501-600 range last year despite the increase in the number of universities evaluated in THE World University Rankings (THE WUR) 2025 and improved its position within this range. ITU also demonstrated significant success in the research income and industry income metrics
ITU Department of Food Engineering faculty member Dr. Gülay Özkan’s project, which aims to obtain value-added products in the field of food technology by using agricultural wastes and local resources, was entitled to support under TÜBİTAK 1001 in the 1st period of 2024. The project team also includes Prof. Dr. Funda Karbancıoğlu Güler and Res. Asst. Dilara Devecioğlu.
7 academics from ITU were deemed worthy of support for their projects in the 1st period of 2024 within the scope of TÜBİTAK Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program.
The kickoff meeting of the Technological Wellness for Young People (TechWell) Project, coordinated by ITU and focusing on combating smartphone and technology addiction, was hosted by ITU.
ITU PhD students Hatice Kübra Özkan and Çiğdem Çakıcı were entitled to receive TÜBİTAK 2214-A PhD Research Fellowship. With this scholarship, our students will conduct scientific research abroad.
ITU lecturer Gülçin Kubat was entitled to receive “2214-A PhD Research Fellowship” given by TÜBİTAK.
The experience sharing event for researchers who want to apply for the Horizon Europe Programme Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 call was held at our Ayazağa campus on May 31.
ITU Department of Environmental Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Orhan İnce became the scientific coordinator and research leader of the Russia-based TerrArctic Project. With this project, Prof. Dr. Orhan İnce and his team aim to develop sustainable land use in the Arctic.
ITU faculty members met with company representatives at the first “Bee2B University-Industry Cooperation Meeting” held at Ayazağa Campus Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on May 17, 2024.
“Horizon Europe Program Financial Issues Training”, organized jointly by TÜBİTAK and ITU Projects and Commercialization Management Office, took place at Disaster Management Institute on May 3, 2024.
ITU Academic Performance Awards were given for the third time this year at a ceremony on April 25. Our academics were awarded in three categories for their scientific work.