Gebze Technical University
istanbul, turkey
History
Gebze Technical University (Turkish: Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi (GTÜ)), formerly known as Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT), is one of two institutes of technology founded in Turkey. It is a university for undergraduate and graduate studies and research activities located in a specifically selected area in Gebze, one of the most industrialized regions of the Marmara Region. Gebze Technical University is one of “research university” titleholder in Turkey which “research university” title is given based on university’s academic output by Council of Higher Education.
Gebze Technical University (GTU) was established with the decree of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on November 4, 2014, based on the foundations and experience of Gebze Institute of Technology (GYTE), which was founded in 1992, inheriting and embracing GYTE’s 22-year heritage. Gebze Technical University is the youngest university in Turkey, yet it has the experience to become the most important hub for science in the country, thanks to its infrastructure, facilities and academic staff.
Gebze Technical University started offering undergraduate education in 2001-2002 Academic Year under the Faculty of Engineering, with the Department of Computer Engineering and the Department of Electronics Engineering. The undergraduate education started in 2002-2003 Academic Year at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering and at the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physics under the Faculty of Science; in 2008-2009 Academic year, at the Department of Management under the Faculty of Business Administration and at the Department of Architecture under the Faculty of Architecture; in 2010-2011 Academic Year, at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics under the Faculty of Science; in 2016-2017 Academic Year, at the Department of Environmental Engineering; and in 2017-2018 Academic Year, at the Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Department of Geomatics Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering, at the Department of City and Regional Planning under the Faculty of Architecture, and at the Department of Economics under the Faculty of Business Administration.
Gebze Technical University has always continued its efforts to offer education and teaching and conduct research in ever-increasing quality and gained a new status being designated as one of the 10 research universities of Turkey, with the announcement made by Dear Mr. President at the opening ceremony for 2017-2018 Academic Year.
Gebze Technical University continues education and teaching in the 18 departments under its 4 faculties and 50 graduate programs under its 9 institutes. As of 2018, Gebze Technical University has 3713 undergraduate and 4599 graduate students, totalling to 8132 students with more than 55% studying at the graduate level.
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Easily Accessible Campus!
Gebze Technical University is located at the heart of the industry, at a key location that connects Asia and Europe. It is maximum 1 hour away from Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Bursa and Yalova cities and a 15-minute drive from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and also at the centre of approximately 20 million people population.
GTU’s campus is easily accessible by public transport to and from Istanbul and Kocaeli. Commuting to GTU will be much easier when Marmaray Project, two stations of which are located within our campus, is completed.
Historic Texture, Green Campus!
Each step you take after you enter the GTU campus will take you centuries back in history as centennial sycamores welcome you. The campus awaits you right beside the Sultan’s Meadow (aka Hünkar Çayırı) where Mehmed the Conqueror (Fatih Sultan Mehmet) established his pavilion and drew his last breath. Our campus is breathtaking with a green area as big as Kınalıada (one of the Princes’ Islands in Istanbul) and faculty buildings that do not harm the natural texture.
Technology Generating, Pioneer In Science!
Although it has an established history dating back only a quarter-century, Gebze Technical University has managed to become a university capable of producing science and projects on a universal scale. It has been listed the fourth in the “Top Universities in Turkey” ranking made by URAP according to the criteria such as the number of publications per academician, the number of citations per academician, and the number of students per academician. In the “Entrepreneurship Index” announced by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, GTU ranks the first among the “universities without technoparks”.
Making many contributions to science in the international arena, GTU is also one of the powerful partners of IT Valley, which will enable Turkey to be listed among technology producing countries.
There are 4 faculties, 18 departments and 9 institutions at GTU. 70% of the academic staff holds PhD degrees from renowned universities in the US and UK, and the number of undergraduate students per academician is 4.
In 2009, the European Commission awarded GTU with the Diploma Supplement Label, along with 7 other universities. The label increases the quality and reputation of the higher education institutions and provides them with international credibility, thus enabling our graduating students’ diplomas to gain universal quality.
Erasmus Opportunities!
Within the scope of the Erasmus+ Programme that provides student and teaching staff mobility for our university, we have agreements with almost 100 universities in Europe. Under these agreements, 1 out of every 5 students has the opportunity to spend one year of their university education studying at one of our reputable partner universities in Europe. This ratio places GTU near the top among the other universities in Turkey.
Social Campus!
With nearly 300 activities organized by 35 student clubs in total throughout the academic year, our students have the opportunity to improve themselves in line with their interests. A university life full of career days, entrepreneurship summits, science and technology days, talks and panels, concerts and so much more is awaiting our students. Thanks to the university administration supporting the social campus, the student clubs with the Rowing Club in the first place, including the Dance Club, Robotics and Automation Club, IEEE Club, Turkish Club, and Theater Club, are making their mark the with the prizes they win at competitions.
Innovative University!
Pioneering technological developments, GTU has close relationships with TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) and TSE (Turkish Standards Institution), which are located in the same region as GTU, and with many other organizations and institutions. Thanks to the protocols signed, GTU has developed its R&D infrastructure and increased its opportunities, by which means it continues its high-budget projects with DPT (State Planning Organization) and TÜBİTAK on subject matters such as unmanned aerial vehicles, electric cars, biological clocks, cancer, defence technologies and nanotechnology, in order to meet the necessities of our time.
Education At The Heart Of The Industry!
Gebze Technical University is located at the heart of 3 Technoparks, 18 Organized Industrial Zones, and 35 R&D Centers and thanks to the university-industry collaboration, it offers employment opportunities to its students even before they graduate.
Achievements
- TÜBA – The Young Scientists Award Programme (GEBIP) 2018:
Assoc. Prof. Rezan Demir-Çakan (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemical Engineering - METU Prof. Mustafa N. PARLAR Education and Research Foundation – Research Incentive Award 2018:
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Melikoğlu (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemical Engineering - TÜBİTAK Project Performance Award:
Prof. Gönül Yenilmez Çiftçi (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemical Engineering - 13th Technology Awards Competition (TÜBİTAK, TTG, TÜSİAD), University-Industry Collaboration Award:
Assoc. Prof. Murat Doğru (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Environmental Engineering, with his project titled “Conversion of Forest Waste into Electrical Energy through Gasification Process” (TEYDEB Project conducted jointly with Kastamonu Entegre Inc.)
- METU Prof. Mustafa N. PARLAR Education and Research Foundation – Research Incentive Award 2017:
Assoc. Prof. Tunahan Çakır (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Bioengineering - L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award:
Asst. Prof. Ayşe Koca Çaydaşı (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - Turkish Society of Hematology – Young Scientist Award 2017
Zihni Onur Çalışkaner, Research Assistant, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - DNA Mimarlık Nail Atasoy 25th Year – “Most Creative Student with Project Bringing Future to Now” 2016-2017 Fall Semester:
Mustafa Özdemir, Undergrad Student, Department of Architecture - SEDAŞ Project Idea Competition – Honorable Mention Award:
1- GTU student Abdullah Gürsel and Jeshar Peposhi, Formation of a Load Demand Model in Distribution Networks
2- GTU student Ferhat Güzelsu, Buse Eryiğit and Nur Özcan, Renewable Energy Storage Unit for Next-Generation Houses
- Prof. Leopold B. Felsen Foundation – Excellence in Electromagnetics Award:
Prof. Serkan Aksoy (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Electronics Engineering & Mehmet Burak Özakın (PhD), Research Assistant, Department of Electronics Engineering - L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award: Assoc. Prof. Rezan Demir-Çakan (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemical Engineering
- METU Prof. Mustafa N. PARLAR Education and Research Foundation – Research Incentive Award 2016:
Asst. Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemistry - TÜBİTAK International UAV Competition – Honorable Mention Award
- Association for Architectural Education [ArchED]
Ezgi Avcı, Student, Department of Architecture - Association of Electric-Electronic and Services Export (TET) – “Spring of R&D Projects Competition”, İTÜ Çekirdek Incubation Center Special Award: Murat Şahin, Student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Project Assistant, Department of Chemistry
- ImageCLEF 2016 – International Content-Based Video Access 2nd Prize:
Assoc. Prof. Erchan Aptoula (PhD), Institute of Information Technologies
- Asst. Prof. Rezan Demir-Çakan, PhD (The Science Academy-BAGEP2015)
- TÜBA-GEBİP Award: Assoc. Prof. Nuri Öztürk (PhD) – Asst. Prof. Fabienne Dumoulin (PhD) – Asst. Prof. Tunahan Çakır (PhD)
- Prof. Mahmut Durmuş, PhD (Project Park Award 2015)
- Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Melikoğlu, PhD (TCE-Highlighted Article)
- Prof. Yasin Fahjan, PhD (UDAP 2014)
- IPA International Play Association 2014 – Children Playground Design Student Projects Competition
Gizem Aslan and Furkan Koçoğulları, Students from the Department of Architecture - Aluminum in Cities and Constructions 2014 – Honorable Mention Award:
Yasemin Kılıç, Student, Department of Architecture - Serhat Özyar Honorary Award 2014:
Asst. Prof. Önder Şuvak (PhD), Department of Electronics Engineering, by virtue of his thesis titled “Phase Models and Calculations for Oscillators”
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Tele: +90 (262) 605 10 00
Fax: +90 (262) 653 84 90
Email Address
iletisim@gtu.edu.tr
University Address
Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü PK: 141 41400 Gebze/Kocaeli TURKEY
