METU News

METU has also retained its position as the top Turkish university as it did last year.

METU Career Fair’25 was held between March 12 and 21.

In the QS 2025 World University Rankings by Subject, METU ranked first among Turkish universities in 12 subjects and 2 broad subject areas.

Marine expeditions continue as part of the ERC-funded DeepTrace project, which explores extreme habitats in the seas of Turkey and the world.

The report titled “January-February 2025 Aegean Sea Earthquake Storm and Potential Tsunami” examines the potential impact of a possible tsunami in the Aegean Sea on the coastal areas of Turkey.

METU has improved its ranking in three subjects.

The project BISTATE, led by Prof. Serkan Özgen and Asst. Prof. Yosheph Yang, will be funded under TÜBİTAK 2523 – Joint Research Program in collaboration with the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).

The exhibition will remain open until Friday, February 14.

A total of 10 projects led by METU researchers and 2 projects led by METU-GÜNAM have been selected for funding.

Assoc. Prof. Erkan Er has received the TÜBA GEBİP award, and Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Acar has been honored under the TÜBİTAK Science, Special, Service, and Incentive Awards.