A Dean's Congratulations Ceremony Held at the Faculty of Engineering
A dean's congratulations ceremony was held at the Faculty of Engineering at Turkish-German University on November 20, 2025. Prof. Dr. Murat Hamderi, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the university, was appointed acting dean of the Faculty of Engineering.
The "Artificial Intelligence Era in HR" Summit was held with the Participation of Our Rector
The "Artificial Intelligence Era in HR – 2nd Human Resources Summit", organized in collaboration with the Digital Transformation Research Centre of our university (TGU- DDUAM) and the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Türkiye) Human Resources (HR) Working Group, was held on November 19, 2025, at the Conference Hall of the School of Foreign Languages.
“The Second Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language Certificate Program" has begun at our university.
“The Second Certificate Program in Teaching Turkish as a Second Foreign Language (Training of Trainers)", organized at our university with the aim of training qualified trainers in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners, started online on November 10, 2025.
Our University Held a Commemoration of Atatürk on November 10th
Our University held a commemoration of Atatürk on November 10th, commemorating the 87th anniversary of the passing of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The 6th Annual Business Conference was held at our University
The “6th Annual Business Conference: Current Topics in Business Administration”, organized in collaboration with the Department of Business Administration of our university and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, with the sponsorship of Siemens and DAAD, was held on October 24, 2025, at the Conference Hall of the School of Foreign Languages.
Our TAU-SAT Team Visited Our Rector with Their Awards
Turkish-German University TAU-SAT Team, which won first place in Category 2 (TICOSAT) at the TEKNOFEST 2025 Model Satellite Competition, visited Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız in his office after their success.
The "AI und Law" (Artificial Intelligence and Law) Conference was held at our University
Between October 8–10, 2025, our university hosted the conference titled "Artificial Intelligence and Law." At the event, attended by leading academics from Germany and Türkiye, the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal system was discussed from a multifaceted scientific perspective.
LITES 2025 Held at Turkish-German University
The Leverage of IT for Engineering and Science – Sensors and Actuators Workshop 2025 (LITES 2025), hosted by our university's Faculties of Engineering and Science, took place at Turkish- German University on October 9–10, 2025.
An International Symposium Titled "Sprache, Literatur, Kultur und Nachhaltigkeit. Perspektiven aus DaF/DaZ, Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften" was held at our University
The international academic program titled "Sprache, Literatur, Kultur und Nachhaltigkeit. Perspektiven aus DaF/DaZ, Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften / International Symposium on Language, Literature, Culture and Sustainability: Perspectives from DaF/DaZ, Language-, Literature- and Cultural Sciences" was held on October 9–10, 2025, with the cooperation of the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences and the School of Foreign Languages, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Bielefeld, and with the financial contribution of DAAD.
A German Unity Day Conference and Exhibition was held at Our University
The "German Unity Day Conference and Exhibition" was held at our university to commemorate the 35th anniversary of German unification. The event, held on October 7, 2025, was attended by Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Istanbul Dr. Regine Grienberger; Ambassador Mehmet Erkan Öner, Deputy Director General for Northern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey; Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız; General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay; Rector of Istanbul Kent University Prof. Dr. M. Necmettin Atsü; Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş; academics and students.
Deputy Minister of National Education Assoc. Prof. Dr. Celile Eren Ökten Visits Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız
Deputy Minister of National Education Assoc. Prof. Dr. Celile Eren Ökten visited Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız in his office on October 3, 2025.
Turkish Maarif Foundation Visits Our Rector
Prof. Dr. İbrahim Gültekin, Head of the Turkish and Foreign Language Teaching Department at the Turkish Maarif Foundation, visited Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız in his office.
The 2025-2026 Orientation Program was Held with Strong Student Participation
The orientation program for new students joining our university for the 2025-2026 academic year was held on September 29, 2025, in the Conference Hall of Block D in the Classrooms Building. The program, which was attended by Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, Director of the School of Foreign Languages Prof. Dr. Leyla Coşan, faculty members, administrative staff, and students, was met with great interest.
4th Carbon Footprint Calculation Training Held
The fourth ‘Corporate Carbon Footprint Calculation Training’ organized in collaboration with TAÜ-SEM and Allianz Teknik was held on September 25-26, 2025.
Our University Visits Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University
Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, and our General Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay, visited Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University Rector, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Şimşek, in his office on September 24, 2025.
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University President Prof. Dr. Turhan Kaçar visited our University
Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, hosted Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Rector Prof. Dr. Turhan Kaçar in his office. During the courtesy visit, they exchanged ideas on academic collaboration opportunities between the two universities, joint projects, and current developments in higher education.
“The TGU Economics Conference 2025” begins at our University
The TGU Economics Conference 2025, organized by the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at our university, began on September 22, 2025, with an opening ceremony attended by our Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, our General Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay, and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Prof. Dr. Elif Nuroğlu.
Our TGU-SAT Team has Received the First Place Award at TEKNOFEST 2025
TGU-SAT Team at our university achieved great success at the TEKNOFEST Model Satellite Competition, held from September 10-12, 2025, placing first in Category 2 (TICOSAT). The TGU-SAT Team received its award at a ceremony held at Atatürk Airport on September 19, 2025.
2025-2026 Academic Year Opening Ceremony of our University was Held with the Participation of Prof. Dr. Azmi Özcan
2025-2026 Academic Year Opening Ceremony of our University was held on September 22, 2025, with the participation of Prof. Dr. Azmi Özcan, a faculty member at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University; our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız; our General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay; Beykoz District Governor Dr. Fatih Ürkmezer; President of the Turkish-German University Support Foundation Dr. Ali Ürey; Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş; Prof. Dr. Hamide Özden Özkaya Ferendeci; Prof. Dr. Yunus Ziya Arslan; our academic and administrative staff and our students. As part of the ceremony, Prof. Dr. Azmi Özcan addressed the members of our university with his opening lecture titled "Neocolonialism, Education, and the Academy."
Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, Held High-Level Meetings at the EAIE Gothenburg 2025 International Education Conference
Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, held a series of high-level meetings in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the EAIE Gothenburg 2025 International Education Conference, one of the most important events of the European Association for International Education (EAIE).
