Hosted by Y谋ld谋z Technical University in collaboration with Elsevier, the 鈥淭omorrow Today in Research 2026 Turkey鈥 event, held on June 18 at the Historic Hamam Cultural Center on YT鈥檚 Davutpa艧a Campus, explored the future of academic research through the lens of digitalization and artificial intelligence.
Joint Center of Excellence for Health Biotechnology Research and Application (SABIOTEK) researchers have developed a 3D-printed microneedle patch system that enables the direct delivery of drugs to the tumor site for the treatment of melanoma, one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer. The invention received a Gold Medal and the WIIPA Special Award at EUROINVENT 2026.
QS, one of the world鈥檚 leading ranking organizations in higher education, has released its 2027 World University Rankings. Y谋ld谋z Technical University climbed 102 spots globally to rank 634th. YT outperformed 57.9% of the universities included in the rankings and moved up one spot in Turkey to rank 9th.
Speaking at the YT Ideas Council, Dr. Abuzer Di艧kaya discussed the epistemological transformation spanning from Ibn S卯n芒 to Descartes. Di艧kaya stated that the 鈥淐ogito鈥 concept, which forms the foundation of the modern world, has shaped not only philosophy but also the age of science, technology, and artificial intelligence. He explained that the idea of dominating nature and the modern technological mindset鈥攅xtending all the way to artificial intelligence鈥攁re the result of an epistemological shift centered on the 鈥淐ogito.鈥
The graduation ceremony for the "Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace" program, launched in collaboration between the Istanbul Development Agency and the Esenler Municipality, was held at the YT Davutpa艧a Campus with the participation of Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kac谋r.
Speaking at the ceremony, where 1,600 young people received certificates, Minister Kac谋r stated, "By providing approximately $3 billion in public funding for data center and artificial intelligence investments, we will mobilize $10 billion in private sector investment."
At the 3rd Inter-Y谋ld谋z Technology Awards, organized this year by YT Y谋ld谋z Technopark, 37 companies that stood out for their contributions to the technology and innovation ecosystem were honored with awards. At the ceremony, where awards were presented across a total of 13 categories, the National Technology and Artificial Intelligence Award went to TUSA艦, while Ziraat Technology was named the "Polar Star of R&D" and NVIDIA was named the "Polar Star of Export."
Turkey made a significant showing at London Tech Week, one of the world鈥檚 largest technology events, this year. YT Y谋ld谋z Technopark, participating in the event as the first International Technology Marketing Office (UTPO) in Europe, connected 14 technology startups and partners with the global technology ecosystem.
At the Y谋ld谋zTech meeting, which brought together stakeholders of the YT Y谋ld谋z Technopark ecosystem, participants reviewed the performance of the Y谋ld谋z Techno GSYF鈥攚hich has reached a value of 110 million TL鈥攁s well as strategies for expanding into international markets and new initiatives designed to enhance synergy among companies.
Scientists at Y谋ld谋z Technical University have developed a new type of asphalt containing polyester resin that retains its flexibility in cold weather and is resistant to cracking at temperatures 10 degrees lower than those typically used in standard applications.
