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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.
In the study led by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özgür Atalay, a groundbreaking soft actuator with the potential to be used in daily life for people experiencing muscle weakness and mobility limitation was developed.
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.
TechWell Project, coordinated by ITU and focusing on combating smartphone and technology addiction, has been entitled to receive EU funding. The project with international partners will be led by Prof. Dr. Bülent Güloğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adnan Veysel Ertemel and Lecturer Dr. Alper Yurttaş.
The research project conducted under the direction of ITU Department of Environmental Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Orhan İnce and based on the valorization of agricultural residues through anaerobic digestion was completed on August 17, 2023.
In the research on Lake Salda, carried out by a group of about 30 US scientists together with ITU Faculty of Mines faculty member Prof. Dr. Nurgül Balcı, after the similarity of the lake with the Jezero crater on Mars was determined, a new stage started, focusing on the geological and climatic history of Mars.
ITU Department of History of Science and Technology PhD student Gül Aydın will be conducting studies as a visiting researcher at the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies at Friedrich Alexander University, one of the few departments in Europe focusing on a specialized field, with TUBITAK 2214-A PhD research fellowship.
Faculty of Electrical and Electronics PhD student Ege Engin was awarded the “TSP Best Student Paper Award” for the article he wrote with Prof. Dr. Hakan Ali Çırpan and Dr. İbrahim Hökelek.
ITU and Umeå University (Sweden) collaborated for monitoring Ergene River. The vehicles produced will also be used in the seas and oceans.
Our faculty members Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tufan Kumbasar and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Altun were deemed worthy of “IEEE Türkiye Research Encouragement Award” as part of 2023 IEEE Türkiye Science Awards.