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Assoc. Prof. Dr Koray Gelmez and Res. Asst. Onur Yılmaz from the Department of Industrial Design at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) received the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Design History and Design Studies (ICDHS).
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) is participating in the project titled “Building Relationships: Innovation and Development for Global Excellence via Industrial Advisory Board (BRIDGE-IAB),” supported by the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU). This project, backed by the Nippon Foundation, is being carried out within the scope of IAMU’s Institutional Development Projects for the 2025–2026 term.
An important research project is being conducted at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Faculty of Maritime, supported by the Lloyd's Register Foundation, under the scope of the “Ship Recycling Risk Framework for Türkiye's Safe & Sustainable Approach” project.
A signing ceremony was held for the delivery of the Sermet Research Vessel, donated to MATAM through the contributions of Chairman of the Board of Dearsan Shipyard Aziz Yıldırım and the Yaltırak Family. The event was hosted by Istanbul Harbour Master Mustafa Kıran, with the participation of ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and MATAM Director Prof. Dr. Cenk Yaltırak.
The De-TECH Project, funded by the European Union under the EIT Higher Education Initiative, is launching an exciting opportunity for companies in the aerospace sector. Applications are now open for the Aerospace Technology Challenge 2025.
The project prepared under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Hatice Sözer, faculty member at the Energy Institute of Istanbul Technical University (ITU), has been awarded support within the scope of TENMAK Research and Development Projects (TAGEP) – Nuclear Reactor Technologies Call.
A new collaboration between Istanbul Technical University and Konkuk University (South Korea) has been approved under the İkili İşbirliği Projesi (IKIP – Bilateral Cooperation Project) program, supported by ITU’s BAP Coordination Unit.
The opening ceremony of the Marmara Active Fault Hazard and Risk Application and Research Center (MATAM), established through the collaboration between Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Türkiye İş Bankası, was held on August 13, 2025, at the ITU Ayazağa Campus.
Continuing to strengthen its research ecosystem, Istanbul Technical University has launched the ITU Platform Project Program for the first time this year, in line with its vision of being a “Responsibility and Impact-Oriented Research University.” Applications are open from August 1 to October 1, 2025!
ITU faculty members Prof. Dr. Matthias Finger and Prof. Dr. Orhan İnce have been appointed to academic coordination and scientific consultancy roles in TENMAK’s strategic research project titled “Uncovering the Energy Potential in the Arctic.”
Our graduate Dr. Seda Işık conducted astrobiology research with an international team, providing valuable insights through a thermodynamic perspective in the search for life in the distant regions of the Solar System. The study was selected as a "Planetary Science Highlight" by NASA/JPL.
Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) have launched the “International Joint Research Laboratory” initiative under the theme of “Advanced Smart Structures and Control Systems,” introducing an innovative collaboration model.
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.