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The SHORE Project Education 5 articles
September 2025

The SHORE Project

The SHORE project aims to advance ocean literacy and sustainable water stewardship by achieving six key objectives throughout its duration. First, it seeks to empower youth to become proactive agents of change in marine and water conservation. Second, it plans to expand the network of European Bl...

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Green Startups'24 Education 2 articles
October 2025

Green Startups'24

Green Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event In this event, we welcomed well-equipped companies, start-ups, and passionate green entrepreneurs from various fields such as renewable energy, sustainable design, and environmental technology. Participants had the opportunity to explore innovative idea...

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Artificial Intelligence in Education Summit Education 5 articles
October 2025

Artificial Intelligence in Education Summit

YTU strengthens its R&D ecosystem with innovative winds. At the 'Artificial Intelligence in Education Summit' organized by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education at YTÜ, our Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz was on the stage together with our esteemed guests such as the Minister of...

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Third Annual Green Startups ’24 Education 5 articles
October 2025

Third Annual Green Startups ’24

We were delighted to host green entrepreneurs and esteemed companies once again at our third annual Green Startups ’24 event. This gathering brought together innovative startups focused on sustainability, clean technology, and eco-friendly business models. Throughout the event, participants share...

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YTU Hosts Insightful Session on Circular Water Management Education 5 articles
October 2025

YTU Hosts Insightful Session on Circular Water Management

Şebnem Aybige Barlas from Ökotek Çevre was hosted at the Faculty of Civil Engineering Conference Hall.In the training session titled "Circular Water Management", participants explored innovative strategies for sustainable water use. The session focused on minimizing water waste, reusing and recyc...

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YTU is now an associate member of the KreativEU Alliance Education 5 articles
October 2025

YTU is now an associate member of the KreativEU Alliance

YTU is now an associate member of the KreativEU Alliance, which includes 10 universities from 10 EU countries! We have hosted a productive workshop, discussing research projects, bilateral agreements, university-sector cooperations. The KreativEU (Knowledge & Creativity European University) entai...

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DICOMI PROJECT Education 4 articles
October 2025

DICOMI PROJECT

The project focuses on developing cross-curricular digital comics based on migrant family stories, providing students with engaging narratives that promote awareness and empathy. By leveraging digital tools and international cooperation, we aim to enrich educational experiences across Europe whil...

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YTU Strengthens EU Ties Through Bektaş’s Participation in Two COST Action Working Groups Education 4 articles
October 2025

YTU Strengthens EU Ties Through Bektaş’s Participation in Two COST Action Working Groups

Yıldız Technical University Lecturer Gülseven Bektaş has been accepted into two prestigious COST Action working groups supported by the European Union, marking an important achievement.The first project Bektaş will contribute to is the EUPopLink (Links Between Populism and Euroscepticism) Working...

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SMARTNET Project Education 5 articles
October 2025

SMARTNET Project

"A Smart Network for Technology Transfer and Commercialisation with Funnel Model” (SMARTNET) Project is carried out by Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) in partnership with Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Gebze Technical University (GTU), with the co-finan...

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CultuRhythmics: Global Beats in Sports Training Education 5 articles
October 2025

CultuRhythmics: Global Beats in Sports Training

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Üvet, faculty member of Mechatronics Engineering, is the coordinator of the project CultuRhythmics: Global Beats in Sports Training, which has been supported under the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships in the Field of Sport call. This innovative project aims to integrate various...

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ECONENGIN Project (Economic Engineering) Education 5 articles
October 2025

ECONENGIN Project (Economic Engineering)

Dr. Fazıl Kayıkçı, a faculty member of the Department of Economics at Yıldız Technical University, is leading the ECONENGIN project (Economic Engineering), which has been awarded funding under the Erasmus Mundus Design Measures call. Yıldız Technical University is the sole applicant and coordinat...

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INNOTISSUE Project (Innovations in Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Development Master’s Program for Excellence) Education 5 articles
October 2025

INNOTISSUE Project (Innovations in Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Development Master’s Program for Excellence)

Dr. Cem Bülent Üstündağ, a faculty member of the Department of Bioengineering at Yıldız Technical University, is leading the INNOTISSUE project (Innovations in Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials Development Master’s Program for Excellence), which has been awarded funding under the Erasmus Mundus...

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