Prof. Dr. M. Fevzi UNAL Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Muhammed SAHIN Rector

Academic Staff 2200 Academic members Undergraduate Education 40 Degree Programs, students Graduate Education 144 graduate degree programs, 7000 students 6 Graduate Institutes Science and Technology Social Sciences Energy Earth Sciences Informatics, Earthquake Eng. and Disaster Management Alumni graduates, 2 former Presidents and 3 Prime Ministers of Turkey

RESEARCH INNOVATION QUALITY & ACCREDITATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP CORNERSTONES OF ITU SUSTAINABILITY

Continuous Improvement at ITU ( )  100 % English programs for all the departments in 2010/2011  Restructuring the Foreign Language School  17 Native speakers  Introducing a listening component into the proficiency exam  Commission on English Language Accreditation, CEA (in progress)  Full ABET accreditation for 23 engineering programs  The largest number of engineering programs accredited by ABET in the World.  Testing center for the American Professional Engineering, Fundamentals of Engineering & PE Exam.

ITU: A Gender Friendly University  34% of Students  45% of Faculty  23% of Deans  60% of President Advisors  2 out of 3 Vice Presidents are Female

ProgramsUniversities Civil EngineeringUniversity at Buffalo Environmental EngineeringUniversity at Buffalo Information Systems EngineeringSUNY-Binghamton Business ManagementSUNY-New Paltz EconomicsSUNY-New Paltz Maritime TransportationSUNY-Maritime College Marine EngineeringSUNY-Maritime College Fashion DesignFashion Institute of Technology Textile Development & MarketingFashion Institute of Technology BioengineeringMontana State University Industrial EngineeringSouthern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville Civil Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana– Champaign International Dual Degree Programs Largest Dual Degree Program among Turkish Universities 1300 Students / 12 Majors and 8 American Universities

ITU TECHNOPARK Advanced Research and Innovation (ARI) ARI 1 and ARI 2 78 (12 International) R&D Firms m 2 office space, 2000 R&D personnel

R&D INVESTMENTS

ARI – 3 Technopark m 2 40 Million USD

ARI – 4 Technopark m m 2 5 Million USD

ARI – 5 Technopark m 2 5 Million USD

Academic Incubation Center m Million USD  Technology Transfer Office  International Project Office  National Project Office

Student Best Idea Competition Funded by ITU Alumni First: TL ( $) Second: TL ( $) Third: TL( $)

Top international IT companies in Turkey, members of the Informatics Industry Association (TÜBİSAD), will relocate their R&D centers to ITU DIGITAL BASE OF TURKEY m 2 45 Milion USD

Young Businessmen Association of Turkey m 2 4 Million USD Energy Technopark

ITU Technopark and R&D Investment Summary Ongoing Projects (to be completed in late 2012) Digital Base of Turkey: $ 45 Million ARI – 3 Technopark: $ 40 Million ARI – 5Technopark: $ 5 Million Energy Technopark: $ 4 Million Incubator Centre: $ 2.5 Million TOTAL : $ 96.5 Million Planned Projects ARI – 4Technopark: $ 5 Million ARI – 6Technopark: $ 40 Million TOTAL : $ 45 Million

ITU Campus Number of Employment in R&D in 2012 Total R&D personnel in Turkey (2011) : Digital Base of Turkey: 3000 ARI-1&2: 2000 ARI-3,4,5: 4000 Energy Technopark: 1000 Faculty Members: 1000 ________________________________ Total R&D personnel at ITU:

OTHER R&D INVESTMENTS Nanotechnology R&D Center: N. Center for High Performance Computing: Membrane Technology : RF Signal Processing: Researcher–Scientist Development Program: Cavitation Tunnel: TUBITAK: Revolving Funds: Total: $ 103 M ARI Technopark R&D: $ 54 M

First Turkish Commercial Helicopter 8 Crew, 2 Tons - Maiden Flight in 2012

ITU : A Pioneer in Turkey Unmanned Helicopter Electrical Van LPG Diesel Engine

23 TURKSAT-3USAT FIRST COMMUNICATIONS NANO SATELLITE PROJECT OF TURKEY ITU pSAT1 FIRST TURKISH PICO SATELLITE

ITU Solar CarITU Solar Boat Student Projects Each student project is funded by $ /year

Solar Splash 2011 RankTeamTotal 1Cedarville University971 2 University of New Orleans İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi University of Northern Iowa University of South Carolina 710 6Kansas State University690 7 Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi 659

MICROSATELLITE COMPETITION, USA RankTeamTotal 1İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Virginia Polytechnic IIIT University of Alabama UCSD University of Michigan Lake Washington Tech. Col Ryerson University67.14

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