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Bioinformatics Hackathon "Dock’n Roll" General 2 articles
2025

Bioinformatics Hackathon "Dock’n Roll"

The Bioinformatics Molecular Docking Hackathon “Dock'n Roll”, organised in collaboration between YTU BİYOGEN and RSG-Turkey, was held at the Faculty of Chemical-Metallurgical Engineering on 18–19 December. This event, bringing together students interested in structural biology and molecular docking, offered both an intensive training process and a competitive hackathon experience. The two-day marathon concluded with final presentations and an awards ceremony crowning teams that produced innov...

SDG 3 SDG 9 SDG 17

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2025 Paragliding National Team General 4 articles
2025

2025 Paragliding National Team

YTU HAVK is experiencing the pride of being included in the 2025 Paragliding National Team list announced by the Turkey Air Sports Federation. As a reflection of the club's technical knowledge base and disciplined training process, club instructor Mahmut Yalçın was selected for the national team reserve squad in the “Youth Distance” category, achieving an important success.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 17

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3rd Cancer Day: Awareness, Information and Certified Sessions General 2 articles
2025

3rd Cancer Day: Awareness, Information and Certified Sessions

YTU Biyogen organised the 3rd Cancer Day event to raise social awareness about cancer, one of the most important health issues of our time, and to convey scientific developments. The event, bringing together expert names in the field of oncology, was broadcast live on YouTube to reach wide audiences in the digital environment.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 17

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Bookmark Workshop for Leukaemia Children's Week General
2025

Bookmark Workshop for Leukaemia Children's Week

YTU ÇEV organised a meaningful special event for Leukaemia Children's Week in collaboration with the Kansersiz Yaşam Association within its social responsibility projects. Within the “Bookmark Workshop” held on Friday, 7 November 2025, hopeful designs were created together with young participants. The workshop, aiming to support children's creativity while raising awareness about leukaemia and strengthening solidarity consciousness, drew attention to the importance of support in the fight aga...

SDG 3 SDG 10 SDG 17
Bookmark Workshop During Leukemia Awareness Week General 5 articles
2025

Bookmark Workshop During Leukemia Awareness Week

As part of its social responsibility projects, the YTU Environmental Club organized a meaningful event in cooperation with the Cancer-Free Life Association to contribute to public awareness during Leukemia Awareness Week. Within the scope of the “Bookmark Workshop” held on 7 November 2025, participants came together with children and created hope-filled bookmark designs. While supporting children’s creativity, the workshop aimed to raise awareness about leukemia, strengthen the spirit of soli...

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 10

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2nd Cancer Awareness Conference — YTU LÖSEV General 2 articles
2025

2nd Cancer Awareness Conference — YTU LÖSEV

YTU LÖSEV successfully concluded its “2nd Cancer Awareness Conference,” organised to increase social consciousness and emphasise the importance of solidarity in the fight against cancer. At this special event, where valuable experts and speakers conducted information-rich sessions, the power of early diagnosis, accurate information, and social support in the cancer process was highlighted.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 17

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Donation ot LÖSEV YTU LÖSEV carried out another meaningful solidarity initiative by donating all proceeds generated from the workshops organized within the club to LÖSEV (The Foundation for Children with Leukemia). General 5 articles
2025

Donation ot LÖSEV YTU LÖSEV carried out another meaningful solidarity initiative by donating all proceeds generated from the workshops organized within the club to LÖSEV (The Foundation for Children with Leukemia).

The funds were allocated to support the treatment and educational expenses of children living with leukemia. Club members expressed their gratitude to all students who contributed to the initiative by participating in workshops and supporting the campaign. The club also highlighted the strong collaboration established with YTU KİMTEK and YTU TASK, emphasizing that the event series was made possible through collective effort and institutional cooperation. The initiative concluded with the mess...

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 10 SDG 17

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New Year Educational and Play Materials Donation for Children with Leukaemia General 5 articles
2025

New Year Educational and Play Materials Donation for Children with Leukaemia

YTU LÖSEV realised a “Wish Tree” project before the new year to bring joy to children with leukaemia and boost their morale. Within this loving event targeting the realisation of young hearts' dreams, a total of 151 toys were carefully prepared and delivered to children.

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 10

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“Under the Light of Stars” PDR Days General
2025

“Under the Light of Stars” PDR Days

The 'Yıldızların Işığında: PDR Günleri' (Under the Light of Stars: PDR Days) event, organised by the Yildiz Technical University Psychological Counselling and Guidance Club (PDK), was successfully completed with the participation of expert academics and students. At the organisation conducted with the support of Prof. Dr. Mehmet Engin Deniz and Res. Asst. Yağmur Kaya, many valuable academics including Prof. Dr. Fulya Yüksel Şahin, Prof. Dr. Ali Eryılmaz, and Prof. Dr. Seydi Ahmet Satıcı share...

SDG 3 SDG 4
Communication Summit General
2025

Communication Summit

The 'Communication Summit', organised in collaboration between the YTU Psychological Counselling Club (PDK) and the YTU Child and Education Club, was carried out from an interdisciplinary perspective. At the event enriched by the contributions of the Analytical Approach Platform, healthy communication methods, interaction processes in education, and the foundations of professional networking were addressed with expert guests. The programme, brought to life with the common vision of two differ...

SDG 3 SDG 4
VIII. Biotechnology Congress General 5 articles
2025

VIII. Biotechnology Congress

The 'VIII. Biotechnology Congress' organised at Yildiz Technical University on 6–7 January at the Historic Hamam was successfully completed. The event, where the wide spectrum of application areas and opportunities offered by biotechnology and genetic science ranging from health to food, from genetics to cosmetics were discovered, brought together academics, sector representatives, and students. The congress, enriched by inspiring sessions and technical presentations, concluded as an unforget...

SDG 2 SDG 3 SDG 9

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BioVision Congress 2025 General 5 articles
2025

BioVision Congress 2025

The 'BioVision Congress', organised by YTU BİYOGEN, was held at Otağ-ı Hümayun on 25–26 December. Setting out with the slogan 'Expanding the Boundaries of Science with Biotechnology & Bioinformatics', this organisation aimed to address the points where modern biological sciences intersect with technology and data analysis. Within the scope of the congress, innovative approaches and scientific developments in the fields of biotechnology and bioinformatics were evaluated with experts and partic...

SDG 3 SDG 4 SDG 9

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