Yıldız Technical University, ranked 45th globally in sustainability, will participate in COP31, to be held in Antalya, with 26 projects. The university’s work in the areas of combating climate change and sustainability will be showcased through panels, booth presentations, and digital screen displays—3 in the Blue Zone and 23 in the Green Zone.
The Symposium on Next-Generation Technologies will be held in the Conference Hall of the Faculty of Chemistry and Metallurgy under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mert Bal, a faculty member at Yıldız Technical University.
The Turkish Folk Music Concert, organized by the Department of Music at Yıldız Technical University, will take place on Tuesday, October 27, on the stage of the Historic Hamam Cultural Center. Featuring Assistant Professor Dr. Emrah Uçar and İbrahim Harbelioğlu, the concert will introduce the audience to Turkish folk music.
At the Leadership Session to be held as part of “My First Helmet ’26,” Galatasaray Sports Club President Dursun Aydın Özbek will share his leadership experiences and career journey with participants.
Speaking at the 8th International Symposium on Environment and Ethics held in Skopje, our Rector, Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik, emphasized the need to assess energy and resource requirements alongside the opportunities that artificial intelligence offers for the environment. Debik stated, “We cannot ignore the losses suffered by others while measuring our own success.”
Turkish inventor Ergün Kırlıkovalı, who made the F-35 and B-2 aircraft invisible, met with our students and faculty members at the “From Idea to Product: Discover the Entrepreneur Within” event. Kırlıkovalı shared his experiences and outlined the fundamental steps of innovation.
The MEB ETKİM Stars Acceleration Program, carried out in collaboration between the Ministry of National Education’s General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies (YEĞİTEK), the Educational Technologies Incubation and Innovation Center (ETKİM), and YTÜ Yıldız Technopark, has been successfully completed.
Twelve startups developing products and solutions in the field of educational technology will present their projects at the MEB ETKİM Stars Acceleration Program Demo Day event.
Organized by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) and hosted by Uşak University, the “Workshop on the Carbon Economy and Sustainable Energy Policies in the Green Deal Process” was held. Our YTÜ Rector, Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik, chaired the session on carbon markets and pricing mechanisms, while our faculty members also participated in the workshop with presentations on the green hydrogen strategy, sectoral emissions reduction, and Turkey’s 2053 net-zero targets.
The Entrepreneurship Club at Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) is bringing Turkish Airlines’ TK Discovery event to university students. The event, scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026, at the Historic Hamam Cultural Center, will explore opportunities in the aviation industry, and industry professionals will share their experiences with students.
Career opportunities in the aviation sector will be discussed
The SMARTNET Project—in which Yıldız Technical University is the ultimate beneficiary and which is carried out in partnership with three universities—was honored at the IPA II Competitive Sectors Program held in Ankara. With a budget of 2,498,000 euros, the project aimed to support the commercialization of scientific knowledge and innovative ideas developed at universities.
