The results of the first round of the 2026 1001 Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects, administered by the Presidency of Research Support Programs (ARDEB) at TÜBİTAK, have been announced. According to the results, 10 projects led by faculty members at Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) have been awarded funding.
Yıldız Techno GSYF made an investment of $800,000 by participating in the funding round of Fedu, a company operating in the field of educational technology.
Prof. Dr. Eyüp Debik, Rector of Yıldız Technical University and Chairman of the Board of Directors of YTÜ Yıldız Technopark, met with our technopark companies as part of the Yıldız Tech Meetings. During the meeting, which also addressed preparations for COP31 to be held in Antalya in November, strategies for strengthening university-industry collaborations and YTÜ’s new infrastructure developments and international expansion strategies were discussed.
TÜBİTAK has revised the evaluation criteria for applications to the 2219 Overseas Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Under the new regulations, scientific outputs achieved in the year of application and the two preceding calendar years will be included in the scoring system for the first time. Publications indexed in WoS, Scopus, and TR Dizin, as well as certain international conference papers, will play a role in determining the minimum support score for the first time.
Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) is hosting an international summer school program launched as part of its collaboration with the Nizami Gencevi National Pedagogical University in Uzbekistan. Organized with the support of the Turkish World Education and Development Center (TDTİM), the program aims to strengthen international cooperation in the field of education by bringing together academics from Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan under one roof.
The Yıldız Technical University Solarboat Team will represent Turkey at the Njord Autonomous Challenge, to be held in Trondheim, Norway, from August 3–17, 2026. Having completed months of preparation, the team aims to make YTÜ and Turkey known to the world on the international stage with the autonomous boat they have developed.
The “Turkey Energy Ecosystem Meetings,” organized as part of the ECHO Project—coordinated by Yıldız Technical University, carried out in partnership with YTÜ Yıldız Technopark, and funded by the European Union—have concluded.
Coordinated by Yıldız Technical University, carried out in partnership with YTÜ Yıldız Technopark, and funded by the European Union, the ECHO – ECs Excellence Hubs: Catalyzing Energy Innovation Ecosystems Project, were held in a hybrid format at the Conference Hall of the Yıldız Technopark Administrative Building.
The EXPO 3D Istanbul Fair, organized under the leadership of Yıldız Technical University and scheduled for September 17–19, 2026, will bring the future of additive manufacturing, 3D printing, and advanced production technologies to the forefront. Along with the transformation in artificial intelligence, automation, and digital manufacturing technologies, this event offers new career opportunities in fields such as 3D design, reverse engineering, and additive manufacturing.
Cervical cancer remains one of the most serious diseases threatening women’s health. Academics at Yıldız Technical University are working on a promising drug candidate to combat this disease. The initial results obtained from laboratory studies are remarkable. While traditional cancer treatments destroy cancer cells, the methods used can lead to serious side effects. The new drug candidate developed at YTÜ is intended to both effectively eliminate cancer cells and significantly reduce side effects.
Prof. Dr. Mevlüde Canlıca, a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry at Yıldız Technical University, and her team—who are part of the project—have developed an internationally patented active pharmaceutical ingredient that eliminates cervical cancer cells.
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At a workshop on the theme of “Learning,” organized in collaboration between the Faculty of Education at Istanbul Aydın University and the Center for Research and Application on Social Issues (TARMER), academics from various universities across Turkey discussed the fundamental problems of the education system and the phenomenon of learning from a multifaceted perspective.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat İnce from Yıldız Technical University stated, “Learning is not merely acquiring knowledge, but being able to relate to that knowledge and apply it. Today, students learn a great many formulas but struggle to connect them to real-life situations.”
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