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The "Best Academic Invention" Special Award and 6 medals for outstanding inventions

06 October 2026 Tuesday 10:52
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Uluslararası Buluş Fuarı

Inventions developed by researchers at Yıldız Technical University were showcased at the 11th International Invention Fair, held as part of TEKNOFEST Southeast—TÜRKPATENT ISIF’26—where they won a total of 6 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze. The invention titled “Synthesis of Layered Materials from Eggshell Waste” was awarded not only a gold medal but also the TÜRKPATENT Special Award for Best Academic Invention.

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A Wave of Excitement at TEKNOFEST in the Southeast

06 October 2026 Tuesday 10:24
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Teknofest

Yıldız Technical University stood out at TEKNOFEST Southeast with the 47 teams that advanced to the finals and the awards they won. Submitting 336 projects across 64 different categories with 292 teams at TEKNOFEST 2026, Yıldız students won a total of 11 awards—including 4 first-place, 2 second-place, and 5 third-place finishes—as well as 2 special awards.

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Our Rector met with our faculty members who are leading the project

06 October 2026 Tuesday 09:23
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Yıldızlı akademisyenlerimiz

YTÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik met with YTÜ faculty members whose projects have been accepted, are receiving funding, or are registered under national and international funding programs. The meeting addressed efforts to increase the number, budget, and quality of externally funded projects; support high-impact publications; attract international faculty members and doctoral students to YTÜ; and strengthen project support mechanisms.

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Cooperation Talks on Engineering Between YTÜ and the University of Illinois at Chicago

06 October 2026 Tuesday 08:57
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Illinois Chicago Üniversitesi

A delegation from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) visited Yıldız Technical University. During the meeting with YTÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik and faculty members, discussions focused on potential dual-degree programs in engineering, student and faculty exchanges, and opportunities for joint research.

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Memorandum of Understanding Between YTÜ and the Renaissance University of Uzbekistan

06 October 2026 Tuesday 08:51
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özbekistan

A memorandum of understanding covering student and faculty exchanges, joint educational programs, and scientific research was signed between Yıldız Technical University and the Renaissance University of Uzbekistan. Prof. Dr. Vatan Karakaya, Vice Rector of YTÜ, who participated in the conference titled “The Development of Science and Culture: Reflections of Renaissance Ideas in Modern Scientific Processes,” organized by the University of Renaissance, YTÜ Vice Rector Prof. Dr.

2026 UI GreenMetric Turkey Workshop

Yıldız Technical University climbed three spots globally to rank 45th in the 2026 UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings. Selected as “Turkey’s Most Active University,” YTÜ will host the 2026 UI GreenMetric Turkey Workshop to share its sustainable campus experience with higher education institutions across Turkey. The workshop, to be held on December 10–11, 2026, will address sustainability indicators and green transition strategies.

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Turkish Universities Show Strong Performance in the UI GreenMetric 2026 Sustainability Rankings

29 September 2026 Tuesday 11:04 Source: AA, DHA, TRT Haber, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Akşam, Sözcü, Star, Sabah, A Haber, Habertürk, Takvim
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UI GreenMetric 2026

The UI GreenMetric 2026 results highlighted the strong position of Turkish universities in the field of sustainability. In the UI GreenMetric 2026, which evaluated 2,016 higher education institutions from 110 countries, 150 universities from Turkey were included. Turkey ranked first in Europe and second worldwide in the number of universities placed in the top 200, top 500, and top 1,000.

Five universities from Turkey made it into the world’s top 100. Istanbul Technical University ranked 28th, Yıldız Technical University 45th, Erciyes University 63rd, Ege University 74th, and Özyeğin University 86th.

Thus, while Istanbul Technical University and Yıldız Technical University made it into the world’s top 50, 21 universities from Turkey ranked in the top 200, 53 in the top 500, and 99 in the top 1,000.

 

Click here to read the full Anadolu Agency (AA) article titled “150 Universities from Turkey Featured in UI GreenMetric 2026.”

Click here to read the full Anadolu Agency (AA) article titled “Turkey Tops Europe in ‘Green Campuses.’”

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Yıldız Technical University has been promoted to the A1 category in the YÖK rankings for the first time

29 September 2026 Tuesday 10:54 Source: AKŞAM, Star, Yeni Şafak, Karar
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YÖK Araştırma Üniversiteleri

Yıldız Technical University has been promoted to the A1 category in the YÖK Research Universities ranking for the first time. YTÜ ranked 5th overall and 3rd among state universities.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Higher Education Council (YÖK) President Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar announced the 2026 performance evaluation results for 23 research universities and 10 candidate research universities at the Research Universities Support Program (ADEP) hosted by the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ). 

In the ranking, which evaluates research universities based on capacity, quality, and collaboration indicators, Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) placed 5th in the general category. YTÜ, which was classified in the A1 category, ranked 3rd among state universities.

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Our New Stars Gathered During Orientation Days

28 September 2026 Monday 17:50
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Oryantasyon günleri

The new “Stars” who joined us in the 2026–2027 academic year came together at the YTÜ Orientation Days events. At the opening ceremony held at the YTÜ Davutpaşa Campus, our new students had the opportunity to get to know the university administration, faculty members, and student clubs up close. Faculty and department orientation sessions will continue on September 29 at the Davutpaşa and Yıldız campuses.

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