The collaboration between Yıldız Technical University and the Krakow University of Technology, which is being carried out under a previously signed agreement, has entered a new phase. During their visit to YTÜ, the delegation from Krakow examined the YTÜ Yıldız Technopark model firsthand, in addition to discussing academic exchanges and joint projects, and expressed their interest in receiving consultancy services for a technopark planned to be established in Poland.

New areas of cooperation were discussed under the agreement previously signed between Yıldız Technical University and Krakow University of Technology, one of Poland’s leading higher education institutions. Prof. Dr. Andrzej Szarata, Rector of the Krakow University of Technology, and his delegation visited our Rector, Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik, and held discussions covering a wide range of topics, from academic exchange and joint projects to research infrastructure and technology park experience.

During the visit, steps to translate the agreement signed between the two universities into concrete outcomes were evaluated. In this context, initiating faculty exchanges, increasing educational visits, and boosting the number of joint projects were among the key topics discussed.

Technopark experience shared with the Krakow delegation

Discussions also addressed Krakow University of Technology’s goal of establishing a technology park. The delegation, noting that they had adopted YTÜ’s experience in technology development zones, the entrepreneurship ecosystem, and the university-industry collaboration model, requested advisory support for Krakow University of Technology’s technology park project.

As part of the visit program, the delegation also inspected YTÜ’s research and application infrastructure on-site. After receiving information about the work being conducted at the Central Laboratory and the Industrial Design and Prototyping Center, the Krakow delegation visited YTÜ Yıldız Technopark. During the program, the delegation met with our YTÜ Yıldız Technopark General Manager, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammet Garip, to discuss technology development zones, entrepreneurship support, and R&D-focused collaboration models. Our Deputy General Manager and BAP Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Cengiz Kaya, accompanied the delegation.

Joint projects and academic mobility on the agenda

During the visit, discussions focused on new areas where the academic and technological capacities of both institutions could be reflected in joint initiatives. Key agenda items included increasing mutual faculty mobility, planning educational visits for students and academics, developing opportunities for joint projects through research laboratories, faculty exchanges, and sharing information on technology park structures.

YTÜ’s research infrastructure, prototyping capabilities, and the university-industry collaboration model it has developed through Yıldız Technopark provide a strong foundation for the work to be carried out with Krakow University of Technology. The visit is intended to mark a new step in the implementation of the agreement previously signed between the two universities.

Founded in 1945, Krakow University of Technology offers education through its doctoral school and eight faculties, according to THE data. It offers 36 programs in Polish and 14 in English.

The university is ranked in the 1001–1200 band in the QS World University Rankings 2026. In the THE World University Rankings 2026, it is ranked in the 1501+ band. It is ranked in the 1001–1250 band for engineering and in the 1001+ band for computer science.

Among the fields in which the Kraków University of Technology excels are architecture, computer science and telecommunications, electrical and computer engineering, civil engineering, environmental and energy engineering, chemical engineering and technology, materials engineering, physics, and mechanical engineering. The university has partnerships with over 200 universities and research institutions.