İTÜ Kimya-Metalürji Fakültesi Metalürji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Bölümü öğretim üyemiz Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Kızıl ve İTÜ Tekstil Teknolojileri ve Tasarımı Fakültesi Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü öğretim üyemiz Doç. Dr. Meltem Yanılmaz yeni nesil lityum iyon pillere yönelik kompozit katı elektrolit malzeme geliştirecek.

Akademisyenlerimizin çalışmaları Horizon 2020 Programı Marie Sklodowska-Curie Burs ve Dolaşım Destekleri (MSCA) Individual Fellowship 2020 çağrısı kapsamında “Composite Solid Electrolyte Development for All Solid State Lithium BATTerieS (CSE-LBATTS)” projesi kabul edildi.

İTÜ Koordinatörlüğü’nde North Carolina State University (NCSU) işbirliği ile gerçekleştirilecek 36 ay süreli projede, Tekstil Mühendisliği öğretim üyesi Doç. Dr. Meltem Yanılmaz “Researcher”, Metalürji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği öğretim üyesi Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Kızıl “Supervisor” olarak yer aldı.

Toplam bütçesi yaklaşık 260 bin Euro olup, projede elektrikli araç ve taşınır elektronik cihazlarda kullanılacak yeni nesil lityum iyon pillerinin performans ve güvenliğini artırma amacıyla, yüksek iyonik iletkenliğe ve arayüz özelliklerine sahip nano-kompozit katı elektrolitler (CSE) geliştirilecek.

“Digitalisation of water industry by innovative graduate water education” project is supported by Erasmus+ Programme Knowledge Alliances. 

As a result of the Erasmus + Programme Knowledge Alliances Call, which received 216 project applications across Europe, 30 projects are supported by Erasmus + Programme Knowledge Alliances. ITUProf. Dr. Dinçer Topacık National Research Center on Membran Technologies is one of the partners of the project. Prof.Dr.İsmail Koyuncu is the coordinator of the project. The project aims to meet the need for cooperation of water experts and technologists to improve the sector's progress on SDG6 to ensure water availability and sustainable management. A Digital Water Curriculum will be developed in collaboration with industry to reduce both water-related skills and digital skills that mismatches in the water industry. The objectives of the project are to develop new, multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and learning, to encourage entrepreneurship in both sectors, and to increase knowledge and skills. The project offers innovative elements through modern approaches in teaching and learning, such as curiosity-focused training, collaborative mentoring and remote concurrent supervision, group creativity, and the use of digital tools to encourage virtual mobility.The plan is to include different actors in the water sector, which has been lacking to this day. The distribution of countries in the partnership has been selected, taking into account the regional differences.

Project Partners: 

1. Norges Miljo-og Biovitenskaplige Universitet – Norway (Project Coordinator)

2. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Belgium

3. Sumaqua - Belgium

4. I.a.co Environmental and Water Consultants Ltd. – Cyprus

5. University of Cyprus – Cyprus

6. Europaishe Vereinigung Fur Wasserwirtschaft Ev - Germany

7. Stadtentwaesserungsbetrieb Paderborn - Germany

8. Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-lippe - Germany

9. Doscon - Norway

10. Smartech Automation Srl - Romania

11. Universitatea Dunarea De Jos Din Galati - Romania

12. Istanbul Technical University - Turkey

13. Memsis Environmental Technology Research and Development Co. Ltd. - Turkey

ITU Entrepreneurship and Innovation Application and Research Center’s (GINOVA) Two Projects are Supported by Erasmus+ Programme Knowledge Alliances. 

As a result of the Erasmus + Program Knowledge Alliances Call, which received 216 project applications across Europe, 30 projects are supported passing through challenging and comprehensive evaluation processes. SME Cluster Growth and WeRIn – Woman Entrepreneurs in Regional Inclusive Ecosystems Projects are among the projects that are supported. ITU GINOVA is a partner of these two projects. 

SME CLUSTER GROWTH:

The Description of the Project: SME Cluster Growth is a project that aims to empower SMEs operating in the field of engineering with horizontal skills and knowledge and to ensure sustainable growth. The coordinator of the project is Malaga University from Spain. 

ITU Project Team:

Prof. Dr. Şebnem Burnaz, 

Lecturer Dr. Zeynep Eeden Bayazıt, 

Prof. Dr. Hale Karakaş 

Lecturer  Dr. Alper Yurttaş

It is aimed to improve the operational, behavioral and adaptation capabilities of SMEs to new conditions with the support of related units from higher education institutions and professionals from the business world.

Project Partners: 

1. University of Malaga (Project Coordinator)
2. Institut Mines Telecom Business School
3. Crazy Town Oy
4. University of Alcala
5. University Industry Innovation Network
6. University of Bologna
7. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
8. Momentum
9. Cork Institute of Technology

WeRIn – WOMAN ENTREPRENEURS IN REGIONAL INCLUSIVE ECOSYSTEMS:

Description of the Project: 

It is a project aiming to increase the inclusion of entrepreneurship education and support programs in order to increase the proportion of women graduates in the entrepreneurship ecosystem and to ensure their greater inclusion in regional ecosystems across Europe. The project coordinator of the project is Münster University of Applied Sciences from Germany. 

ITU Project Team:

Prof. Dr. Şebnem Burnaz, 

Prof. Dr. Oktay Taş, 

Lecturer Dr. Zeynep Erden Bayazıt 

Lecturer Dr. Alper Yurttaş

In project scope; It is aimed to increase the number of women entrepreneurs in regional entrepreneurship ecosystems with academic and non-academic entrepreneurship trainings and support programs.

Project Partners: 

1. Münster University of Applied Sciences (Project Coordinator)
2. Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities
3. Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
4. University Industry Innovation Network
5. University of Zagreb
6. Cork Institute of Technology
7. Istanbul Technical University
8. Momentum Marketing Services Limited
9. European Centre for Women and Technology
10. WESt mbH
11. Impact Hub Amsterdam BV
12. Technology park Varazdin
13. Rubicon Centre
14. ARI Teknokent Proje Gelistirme Planlama A.Ş.

"EELISA European University" of which ITU is a Partner is Established:

European Engineering Learning Innovation & Science Alliance (EELISA)’s European University proposal is supported by EU Commission. EELISA, of which Istanbul Technical University is a partner aims to reinforce the values ​​of the European Union and aims to be a guide for other higher education institutions in the fields of European higher education and R&D by achieving the goal of establishing a European University. European University of EELISA aims to align the strategies of partner universities with sustainable development goals. The project will have a total budget of 7 million Euros, 5 million Euros from the Erasmus + Program and 2 million Euros from the Horizon 2020 Program. With this fund provided by both programs, it will play an important role in strengthening the interactions between the European Education Area and the European Research Area at Istanbul Technical University.

For addition information: eelisa.eu 

“EU-PolarNet 2” Project is Supported by Horizon 2020 Programme:

“EU-PolarNet 2” Project is supported by Horizon 2020 Programme. ITU is a partner of the project. The project will be coordinated by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Burcu Özsoy at ITU. 

Communities and ecosystems subjected to multiple environmental, climatic, cultural and economic pressures, and polar regions truly represent the beginning symbols of climate change. Currently, changes in the Arctic Regions are affecting the welfare of polar residents and many polar communities. In addition, the state of polar systems has a vast impact on the atmosphere, ocean, and soil, including changing the weather pattern in Europe.

This is why the political agenda on polar issues has been increasing across Europe over the past decade, and the European Union is paying attention on science and innovation at high latitudes. Therefore, the coordination of polar research actions in Europe needs to be further improved to provide evidence-based advice to the decision-makers.

This should include the continued participation of all relevant stakeholders to develop interdisciplinary and international projects to tackle socially relevant problems linked to the polar regions.

The “EU-PolarNet 2” project will provide a coordination platform to jointly develop strategies to increase the European Polar Research action and its contribution to policy-making processes. When the project ends, the experience gained, the tools developed to facilitate better coordination and joint design of established network and pole research activities will be transferred to the European Pole Coordination Office, which will be maintained. The "EU-PolarNet 2" Project consortium consists of 25 partners representing polar research programs and activities of all European and associated countries. The project will last 4 years. The total budget of the project is 3.299.253,75 Euro, ITU’s budget is 45.000 Euro. 

ITU Economics Department’s Erasmus+ Programme Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships Project in Adult Education is Accepted: 

The project titled “Supporting and Enhancing Common Humanistic Values and Basic Sufficiencies to Refugees on the way of Becoming Global Citizen” is supported by Erasmus+ Programme Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships Project in Adult Education. The coordinator of the project is Gaziantep University. The total budget of the project is 151,530 Avro. The duration of the project is 30 months. 

The project aims to provide permanent, feasible and improvable solutions to the problems faced by institutions and organizations providing social and cultural services in cities where refugee populations are densely populated since 2011. From this point of view, the institutions (municipalities, schools, hospitals, immigration administration, etc.) in Gaziantep and Istanbul, which provide social and cultural services and their authorities will be interviewed and data about the problems will be collected. Within the framework of these identified problems the expectations of institutions and organizations will be reflected as training programs for refuges.  After these trainings, it is aimed to help refugees to better understand the society they live in, to increase their level of integration, to gain skills in becoming world citizens and to make progress in living together with people from different cultures.

Project Partners: 

Gaziantep University, Coordinator, Turkey

Gaziantep Municipality, Turkey

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Kayra Operations Education and Research Firm, Turkey

Asociacija Tavo Europa, Lithuania

Municipio de Lousada, Portugal

Ajuntament de Villanueva de Castellon, Spain

ITU Project Team: 

Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Kayaoğlu Yılmaz

Res. Asst. Gülce Opuz

The Project titled “Normalization of Multimodal Brain Networks for Integral and Predictive Mapping of Neurological Disorders” is supported by Horizon 2020 Program:

Within the scope of the Horizon 2020 Program Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Research Scholarships 2019 call, the research project proposal of Dr. Lecturer İslem Rekik titled “Normalization of Multimodal Brain Networks for Integral and Predictive Mapping of Neurological Disorders  from ITU Faculty of Computer and Informatics Engineering is supported with an evaluation score of 91% within the scope of the 2019 call. In this call, the success rate in the engineering panel is only 13%. In the "NormNets" Project, researchers will try to make progress in the field of brain networks in neuroscience by making complementary and predictive brain mapping estimates of neurological diseases.

The 2-year project, with a total budget of 145,355 Euros, is expected to introduce a computer method that integrates different information networks and create brain connection template maps for both healthy and diseased brains. Prof. Dr. Gözde Ünal from ITU Faculty of Computer and Informatics Engineering is the supervisor of the project. 

Dr. Islem Rekik after completing her PhD in "Neuroimaging and Computer Sciences" at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom in 2014 worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of North Carolina in the USA. She then worked as a "Lecturer" at the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom between 2016-2018 and established the BASIRA (Brain And SIgnal Research & Analysis, www.basira-lab.com) Laboratory in 2017.

Since 2018, Dr. Rekik has been contributing to health sciences by developing techniques on big brain data analysis with machine learning and advanced computer vision techniques in her research studies as an Assistant Professor Doctor at ITU Faculty of Computer and Informatics Engineering.

With the principle of diversity in science and research, Dr. Rekik supports the creation of inclusive and safe research environments, especially for disadvantaged minorities and young researchers in less developed countries.

Horizon 2020 START Project in which ITU Aeronautical Engineering Department is a Partner is Supported:

A SESAR H2020 Project titled “START – a Stable and resilienT ATM by integrAting Robust airline operations into the neTwork” plans to address uncertainties at all levels of the air traffic network from a single flight route level to the entire continental airspace level.

In the project, under the coordination of Madrid (Carlos III) University,  ITU, Catalunya Technical University, ENAC, DLR and FlightKeys are involved as partner institutions. The ITU team, led by Assist.Prof.Dr.Emre Koyuncu, will develop control, optimization and artificial intelligence algorithms especially for the development of flight performance models, calculation of flight routes, large-scale air traffic network modeling and ensuring the stability of this European Air Traffic Network. A paradigm transformation is taking place in the management of airspaces, based on operations based on high-precision calculations called Trajectory Based Operations (TBO), rather than over familiar points.Minimizing the uncertainties in this form of operation will be possible with the increase in the size and frequency of information shared between systems, and the inclusion of high-level automation modules in the system on both the aircraft and the controller side due to the increase in workload. The "START" Project aims to produce artificial intelligence algorithms that will ensure that the air traffic management system, which is a large-scale network with intense data sharing and where many automation systems will work together. The project started in May and it has a duration of 30 months. 2020. The total budget of the project is 2 million Euro. 

FACT Project is Supported: 

The "FACT - Future All Aviation CNS Technology" Project, which is a SESAR H2020 Project, aims to create a bridge between the transformation that started with the differentiation of the players in the airspace and new communication, navigation and tracking (CNS) technologies. The “FACT” Project, which aims to make the vision for digitalization and increasing automation in airspaces possible, called U-space, seeks to bring together future airspace operations and technologies that will shape the future, such as 5G, by taking into account safety, safety, efficiency and flexibility metrics.In this respect, the "FACT" Project will produce operation scenarios for both general aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles with CNS technologies and realize them in the field. The project is coordinated by Honeywell. In project consortium ITU, EUROCONTROL, Nokia, AOPA, Sarp Aviation and Eskisehir Technical University are present. It is planned to conduct airspace tests in Eskisehir with fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles, and to use and test CNS systems to be developed by Honeywell and Nokia in these vehicles. The ITU team that is led by Assist.Prof.Dr. Ramazan Yeniçeri will carry out the integration of new CNS systems to unmanned aerial vehicles, field tests and operations of these systems.

The total budget of the "FACT" Project is 2 Million Euros and ITU has a 20% share of the project. The project will last 30 months and will start in July 2020.

The project titled “GATE Rudder System as a Retrofit for the Next Generation Propulsion and Steering of Ships (GATERS)” is supported by EU Horizon 2020 Programme. 

Prof.Dr.Emin Korkut from Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department is the coordinator of the project at ITU.

The project is supported by Horizon 2020 Programme LC-MG-1-8-2019: Retrofit Solutions and Next Generation Propulsion for Waterborne Transport” call. 

The coordinator of the project is University of Stratchlyde and the duration of the project is 36 months. In the project partnership there are 3 universities, 15 industrial partners from 10 different countries. The total budget of the project is 4.999.510 Euro and Istanbul Technical University’s budget is 290.625 Euro. 

Project Partners: 

ITU Project Team: Prof. Dr. Emin Korkut, Prof. Dr. Ömer Gören, Prof. Dr. Kadir Sarıöz, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Uğur Oral Ünal and Assoc.Prof.Dr. Devrim Bülent Danışman.

The GATERS project includes the first retrofit application of an innovative propulsion and maneuvering device for ships called the "Gate Rudder System - Open Tip Propeller / Steering System". It is expected that the system will provide an innovative, cost-effective and quite energy saving solution to maritime transport, offering a more economical solution, and will have a large impact on the environment, especially with less emission at coasts and ports. In this context, the first reftrofit application of the system will be made on a tanker ship, and its effect on short sea transportation in Europe will be investigated and then solution proposals will be produced for the system to be used in ocean transportation. Thus, it will be shown whether the Open Type Nozzle Propeller / Steering System is a new generation propulsion and steering system for ships.

ERC Info Day is at ITU

ERC Info Day will be held on 25^th December 2019 with the collaboration of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey at ITU Teknokent Arı-3 Conference Hall. The event will be started with the opening speech of Prof.Dr.Alper Ünal, the Vice Rector of ITU. The event will continue with the presentation of ERC National Contact Point Dr. Derya Dönertaş. The event is open to all researchers. 

ITU Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology’s Erasmus+ Programme Key Action 2 Strategic Partnerships in School Education is Accepted: 

ITU Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology’s project titled “Immigrants' Digital Education Application of Languages (IDEAL)” and '' 2019-1-TR01-KA201-077218” numbered project is funded by EU Erasmus+ Programme.

Description of the Project:

“Immigrants 'Digital Education Application of Languages' (IDEAL) is an innovative project that is planned to take 28 months to develop mobile applications in order to increase the language proficiency of immigrant children in order to adapt them to their new country of residence more easily. The project is coordinated by Kadıköy District National Education Directorate. Within the scope of KA201 2019 Strategic Partnerships for School Education, the project was among the 8 projects supported among 284 project applications, and the project was awarded 172 thousand Euros.

In recent years, a considerable increase has been observed in the immigrant population of Europe due to reasons such as civil wars and economic crises. Countries like Turkey, Spain and Greece that are on migration routes the population of refugees in these countries is in the millions. In Norway, on the other hand, the proportion of young people between the ages of 13-17 who continue their education in Norway due to immigration in recent years corresponds to 10% of the country's total population.

Especially for young people in the education generation, language is an important barrier for their academic and social success. But in the project partner countries there is not any language teaching tools that is free and open access to meet the needs of young people in this age range. Although there are various mobile applications, this software either contain advertisements or charge a fee after reaching a certain level. Although these tools are practical individually, they are not suitable for classroom use.

The aims of IDEAL Project are: 

-To enable 100 young people between the ages of 13-17, who are refugees, asylum seekers or immigrants, to learn the mother tongue of the country they reside by using interactive language tools. In accordance with this purpose

-It is aimed to develop interactive language teaching material that will provide an A1 level language teaching in Spanish, Greek, Norwegian and Turkish.

Project Partners: 

Kadıköy District National Education Directorate, Coordinator, Turkey

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Instutute of Social Sciences and Humanities, Greece

Institut Manuel VázquezMontalbán, Spain

Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway

Erasmus+ Project titled "Affective Loop in Socially Assistive Robotics as an Intervention Tool for Children with Autism" is Accepted: 

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Hatice Köse from ITU Computer and Informatics Engineering Faculty and her research group’s project titled “"Affective loop in Socially Assistive Robotics as an intervention tool for children with autism" is supported by Erasmus+ Programme.

The total budget of the project is 376.368 Euro and ITU’s budget is 45.264 Euro

During the project, which started on September 1, 2019 and will last 36 months, the applications of emotion recognition technologies to be used in robot-assisted therapies of children with autism, evaluation and development criteria of these applications will be studied and graduate and doctoral students will be trained in this field.

Project Partners:

Gdansk Politechnic University, Coordinator, Poland

Augsburg University, Germany

Hertfordshire University, UK

Macedonian Association for Applied Psychology, North Macedonia

Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Yeditepe University, Turkey

ITU Maritime Faculty’s Erasmus+ Programme Strategic Partnerships in Vocational Education Project is Accepted: 

ITU Maritime Faculty’s project titled “Maritime Health Trainings for Seafarers and Doctors (MariHEALTH ) ” and “2019-1-TR01-KA202-076813” numbered is funded by EU Erasmus+ Programme:

Description of the Project: 

“Maritime Health Trainings for Seafarers and Doctors (MariHEALTH)” is an innovative project   planned to last 24 months for health education practices in the maritime industry. The project is coordinated by ITU’s Maritime Faculty.

Within the scope of KA202 2019 Strategic Partnerships in Vocational Education the project was among the 35 projects supported among 233 project applications and was awarded a grant of 211 thousand Euros.

In case of accidents and illnesses that may arise due to the high risk of the ship's working environment, seafarers cannot make the appropriate response due to lack of knowledge and insufficient training. At the same time, when seafarers encounter serious health problems, they cannot receive sufficient support when they request assistance from shore health stations, due to the fact that the health teams do not know the ship's working environment. This situation causes serious problems in the ships. With this project, seafarers at different levels will be provided with online medical training to intervene in health problems they may encounter on board. Practical solutions will be produced by giving information about the working conditions of seafarers and diseases to the doctors working at the coast health stations. Awareness of seafarers and doctors working at coastal health stations about health practices on ships will be increased. In this context, online training modules will be prepared for seafarers / doctors at different levels and a mobile application will be created that seafarers can access in case of emergency.

Project Partners: 

1.         University of Strathclyde,UK

2.         Orca Informatics, Turkey

3.        Turkey General Directorate of Border and Coast Health , Turkey

4.         Constanta Maritime University, Romania

5.         A.P.&A Limited, Poland

6.        Chamber of Marine Machinery Management Engineers , Türkiye

   ITU Project Team:

    Project Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr.  Emre Akyüz

    Prof. Dr. Oğuz Salim Söğüt

   Prof. Dr. Özcan Arslan

   Asst. Prof. Dr. Elif Bal Beşikçi

Istanbul Technical University takes part in the Erasmus + Program Vocational Education Strategic Partnerships (KA202) project titled "ECVET Skills Platform" and numbered "2019-1-TR01-KA202-077191" as a Project Partner:

The Project Description:

European education and training systems continue to fall short of providing the right skills for employability and do not sufficiently work with jobs or employers to bring the learning experience closer to the reality of the work environment. The mismatches in these skills are a growing concern for the competitiveness of European industry.

In this context; this project aims to develop a platform where vocational education systems and the labor market, especially SMEs, communicate interactively, while voting / appraising the skills needed, on the other hand, vocational systems will respond to this vote by updating the existing curriculum. In addition, it is believed that the training content developed on skills analysis and mapping through the ECVET Skills Platform serves the quality of vocational education and training systems and gives the task of teaching personal and conceptual skills to experts responsible for teaching technical skills.

The target group of the project are vocational education and training institutions, vocational education and training teachers / trainers, SMEs, employers, decision makers, non-governmental organizations and trainees. It aims to create a channel between the target audience members to enable them to learn about the needs and requirements of companies and the skills provided in educational institutions.

         Partners of the Project:

1. Istanbul Governorship, Turkey (Coordinator)
2. Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
3. Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Turkey
4. Yakacık Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Turkey
5. Sachsische Bildungsgesellschaft Furumweltschutz und Chemieberufe Dresden MBH – SBG, Germany
6. Anaptixiako Kentro Thessalias, Greece
7. Euromasc AS, Norway
8. Instituto Para El Fomento Del Desarrollo Y La Formacion Sl, Spain
9. Wiener Institut Fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Bildungsforschung, Austria

ITU Project Team: 

Prof. Dr. M. Özgür Kayalıca

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Aylin Bayar

Lecturer Dr. Ali Aydeniz

Res. Asst. Denizhan Güven

The Project Titled “The Boundary Spanners Development Program” Which Included ITU's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ITU GINOVA) as a Project Partner, was Accepted by Erasmus + Knowledge Alliances Programme:

Project Description: “The Boundary Spanners Development Program” is a project aimed at eliminating barriers to integration between universities and regional, national and international business stakeholders by enabling higher education personnel to develop their competence and skills related to the boundary spanning role. The project is being carried out under the Coordination of the Netherlands-based University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN).

The project, which will last a total of 36 months, will be conducted by the research team of ITU GINOVA Professor Dr. Şebnem BURNAZ, Lecturer Dr. Zeynep ERDEN BAYAZIT and Lecturer Dr. Alper Yurttaş.

The project was awarded a grant of 773,838 Euro, being one of 33 projects supported through challenging and comprehensive evaluation processes among 195 applicants within the framework of the Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliance's call for cooperation for the exchange of innovation and good practice in 2019.

Objective of the project: to strengthen universities in accordance with the aim of increasing the contribution of higher education institutions in regional, economic and social development. The project will be inspired by the “University-Business Cooperation ecosystem” model created as a result of years of research with the support of the European Commission.

Project Partners:

1.        University Industry Innovation Network BV (Project Coordinator)

2.        Institut Mines Telecom Business School

3.        Fachhochschule Munster

4.        Universidad de Malaga

5.        İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

6.        Association Europeenne d’Institutions de L’enseignement superi

7.        Crazy Town Oy

8.        Momentum Marketing Services Limited

9.        Meath County Council

10.      Camara de Comercio E Industria Italiana Para Espana

Istanbul Technical University is a partner and Prof.Dr.Gokhan Inalhan and Assist Prof.Dr. Emre Koyuncu from Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics are the coordinators of the project  entitled “ClimOp: Climate Assessment of Innovative Mitigation Strategies Towards Operational Improvements in Aviation”, which is supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Program "LC-MG-1-6-2019: Aviation operations impact on climate change".

The project, which started in September 2019, has duration of 42 months. The total budget of the project is 3 million 65 thousand Euro, and the budget of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) is 236,250 Euro. 2 academic and 6 industrial stakeholders from 5 countries are involved in the project partnership. Project partners: Deep Blue, ITU, DLR, NLR, IATA, AMIGO Climate and Istanbul New Airport (IGA) Enterprise.

Prof.Dr.Gokhan Inalhan and Assist Prof.Dr. Emre Koyuncu have coordinated the project with the involvement of graduate and doctoral students of ITU Aerospace Technology Application and Research Center (ITU ARC).

As part of the project, detailed analysis of how aviation operations are affected, especially due to global climate change in the world, as well as problems caused by these effects (safety, cost, resource need, etc.) it is planned to make scientific inferences about how it can be solved operationally, what are the optimal solutions for different situations. In this project, ITU will work on establishing a network model of air traffic throughout Europe, analyzing the effects caused by climatic factors in this model and optimizing different operational modes through this model.

The Project “Textile based soft sensing actuators for soft robotic applications-TexRobots " was Supported by Horizon 2020 Programme:

Research project proposal of Dr.Özgür Atalay entitled" Textile based soft sensing actuators for soft robotic applications-TexRobots" was supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships 2018 call with an evaluation rating of 94.60%.

In this project, researchers combine textile technology and robotics science to produce textile-based robotic structures. These structures, which will be produced, are intended to be used in the treatment of individuals experiencing novelization. In addition, textile-based robotic structures that will be produced are expected to offer safe use by fully adapting to the body thanks to their flexibility and softness properties. Dr. Gokhan Ince from ITU Faculty of Computer and Informatics is taking part in the project as a supervisor.

The 2-year project, with a total budget of 157355 Euro, aims to create national and international cooperation and contribute to the development of soft rehabilitation devices on a global scale.Dr.Atalay completed his master's and doctorate at the University of Manchester in England. He conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University in the United States. Atalay continues his academic studies at ITU Textile Technology and Design Faculty.

Istanbul Technical University is a partner and Professor Dr. Mehmet Sabri Çelik from the Department of Mineral Processing Engineering is the coordinator of the project entitled “Innovative technologies and concepts for fine particle flotation: Future Unlocking fine-grained mineral resources, and critical raw materials for the EU (FineFuture)”. This project is supported by The European Union's Horizon 2020 Program, “SC5-09-2018-2019: new solutions for sustainable production of raw materials”

The project, which will start in June 2019, has a duration of 36 months. The total budget of the project is 6,249,249 Euro and the budget of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) is 253,750 Euro. The project partnership includes 8 academic and 8 industrial partners from 12 countries.

ITU project team; Prof. Dr. Mehmet Sabri Celik, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fırat Karakaş, Dr.  Onur Güven 

Flotation is an important separation process for enriching fine-sized grains. Efficient acquisition of grains finer than 20 microns in flotation is not possible with existing processes. A solution for selective separation of fine-sized grains will be developed through pilot-scale equipment development and modeling studies to be carried out within the scope of this project.

Project numbered “2018-1-FR02-KA205-014345” and entitled “La Méthode Medinea”, which will be conducted by the coordinator of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, with the participation of the Dr. Erol Üçer Center for Advanced Studies in Music, is eligible to be supported by Strategic Partnerships Projects in the Erasmus+ Programme. 

Project Introduction:

la Méthode Medinea Project coordinated by the Aix-en-Provence Festival and Academy consists of cultural/artistic sector organizations such as higher education institutions, cultural centers and festivals located in European and Mediterranean countries and dedicated to international change and cooperation. In this project, it aims to interact with young musicians in countries located in the Mediterranean basin, to guide their careers, to support new music projects they have created and to create the necessary educational opportunities in this direction.

The Medinea Project, which will be implemented within the scope of Erasmus+ Programme involve Dr. Erol Üçer Center for Advanced Studies in Music with the institutions called Festival d'aix-en-Provence (France), Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa (Portugal), Ente Musicale di Nuoro (Italy) and ARC Research & Consultancy (Malta)

A total of seven intercultural meetings on musical creativity will be held in five cities in the Mediterranean basin (Aix-en-Provence, Istanbul, Nuoro, Valletta and Lisbon) by the grant provided by July 2021. Thus, as part of the Medinea project, many young musicians from Mediterranean countries will find the opportunity to communicate with each other thanks to the Erasmus+ grant. The first of these meetings, which will be held under the name ICS (Intercultural Sessions), will take place in ITU/MIAM in April 2019.

In addition to intercultural meetings, an electronic learning program (e-learning) related to collective and intercultural composing will be available free of charge within this project; the program will also provide career planning services. In this way, a large number of young musicians will be given access to the creative experiences that arise in intercultural meetings.

Project Partners

1. Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, France (Project Coordinator)
2. ITU Dr. Erol Üçer Center for Advanced Studies in Music, Turkey
3. Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa, Portugal
4. Ente Musicale di Nuoro, Italy
5. ARC Research & Consultancy, Malta

Project coordinator of ITU: Assoc.Prof.Dr.Yelda Özgen Öztürk
Project Team of ITU
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Yelda Özgen Öztürk
Assoc.Prof.Dr.E. Şirin Özgün Tanır
Res. Asst.  Ahmet Ozan Baysal