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ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal attended the TASSA 2026 Conference, hosted by Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar and Prof. Dr. Gwen Sancar in the United States.
Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, Rector of Istanbul Technical University (ITU), delivered the opening lecture at the International University of Sarajevo’s (IUS) 2026-2027 Academic Year Opening Ceremony.
A study conducted by Prof. Dr. Tolga Ovatman, a faculty member at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Department of Computer Engineering, and his team has been honored with the "Most Influential Thematic Paper of the Last Decade Award" for 2026. This award is presented by Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM), one of the most prestigious international journals in the field of software modeling and model-driven engineering.
The Tech Transfer Facilities for Impact (TT4I) network continues to grow with Istanbul Technical University (ITU) joining as a new Technology Screening Partner. The collaboration further strengthens the network’s presence in Türkiye and expands its capacity to identify promising technologies with potential for wider application and societal impact.
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Altıntaş, a graduate of the ITU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, received one of the highest civilian honors awarded by the Canadian government. Prof. Dr. Altıntaş has become the first Turkish recipient of the “Officer of the Order of Canada.”
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) has once again ranked first in Türkiye in the global list of the world’s most influential scientists. With 90 ITU scholars in the “Career-Long Impact” category and 70 in the “Single-Recent-Year Impact” category, our university became the institution with the highest number of scientists listed from Türkiye.
Istanbul Technical University held the Opening Ceremony of the 2026–2027 Academic Year at the Ayazağa Campus. Following the speech delivered by ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, Prof. Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna from Tsinghua University presented the inaugural lecture titled “Embracing the Future: Why, What and How?”
ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal visited Pakistan as part of a delegation coordinated by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), which included the rectors of ten universities from Türkiye. During the meetings, higher education representatives from both countries aimed to strengthen the long‑standing cooperation between Türkiye and Pakistan through expanded scientific and technological partnerships.
According to the results of the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2026, ITU ranks first in Türkiye in 6 subjects. Globally, ITU is placed 35th in Marine/Ocean Engineering, 76–100 in Civil Engineering, and 101–150 in Food Science & Technology.
The delegation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited Istanbul Technical University on Monday, 24 August 2026, as part of the preparatory study for the “Turkish–Japanese Science and Technology University (TJU) Development Project.”
New areas of collaboration between ITU and Nanjing University were discussed during the visit, which aimed to bring together the strong research capabilities of both institutions and further advance their existing academic capacity.
From October 11–15, 2026, Antalya will host CHES 2026 (Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems), bringing together leading academics, researchers, and industry experts in the field of cryptography and secure embedded systems.
Istanbul Technical University and Beihang University, one of China’s leading research universities in the fields of aeronautics and space sciences, have established a comprehensive academic cooperation.
The visits of the Sudanese and Pakistani delegations aimed to strengthen international cooperation and extend ITU’s engineering and technological expertise to different regions of the world.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) will host five Turkish researchers from around the world through TÜBİTAK’s 2232-A International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers Program and 2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers Program.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), one of China’s leading institutions in engineering and high technology fields, have launched a strategic collaboration. ITU and BIT signed both the establishment agreement for the International Joint Laboratory on Carbon Neutrality of Systems Engineering and a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Applications are now open for the new cycle of the Future17 Global Sustainability Project Programme, delivered in partnership with QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) and the University of Exeter, with Istanbul Technical University (ITU) as one of its key stakeholders. The application deadline is 31 August.
The project titled “Quantum-Driven Resilient Power Systems: Revolutionizing Energy Security for the Future”, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farzad Hashemzadeh from Istanbul Technical University’s Department of Control and Automation Engineering, has been selected for funding under the EUREKA–EUROSTARS Program.
Faculty members Prof. Dr. Ercan Yüksel and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Güllü from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) are co- project coordinators in the ARCADIA (Augmented Reality, Operator-Centred Tools, Causal Inference & Digital Twins for Infrastructure Assessment) project, which has been selected for funding under the European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchanges programme.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), one of China’s long established research universities, to further strengthen academic and scientific cooperation.