A Great Honor for Our University: 10 International Awards for Our Academics
Our faculty members Prof. Dr. Ahmet Can ALTUNIÅžIK and Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Yesevi OKUR achieved remarkable success at the Innovation Week IWA 2025, held online from September 8–12, 2025. Their invention, titled “Deep Learning Based Anomaly Detection System for Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring,” earned them 8 Gold Medals, 1 Scientific Grand Prize, and the prestigious title of “Master of Innovation.”
Outstanding International Achievement
Organized by OFEED (Organization for the Promotion of Innovation and Invention Development), Innovation Week IWA 2025 is a prestigious event attracting hundreds of innovative projects from around the world. Our academics’ project stood out in the field of structural health monitoring by integrating artificial intelligence and deep learning into an innovative system, following a multi-stage evaluation by the international jury.
Award Categories
Our academics were awarded Gold Medals in the following categories:
They were also recognized by the international jury with the “Master of Innovation” title and Scientific Grand Prize certificate.
Previous Gold Medal in China
Earlier, from August 22–24, 2025, the same project won a Gold Medal at the 11th International Exhibition of Inventions held in Guangzhou, China, demonstrating its continued international success.
11 November 2025
Our University's Farabi Hospital Intensive Care Unit Awarded International Center of Excellence Status.
22 June 2026
The Opening Ceremony of the Technology Workshop of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and the Department of Mining Engineering was held.
18 June 2026
The Immunology and Allergy Division of the Department of Chest Diseases at Farabi Hospital has been awarded the "EAACI Certified Clinical Centre for Asthma and Severe Asthma".
18 June 2026
After becoming European Champions with their outstanding performance in the European Final, the team went on to secure Third Place in the World at the Global Final held in China.
08 June 2026
Hosted by our University's Faculty of Medicine, the "Artificial Intelligence and Simulation in the Education of Healthcare Professionals" Congress was held with strong participation.
04 June 2026
The KTU Knowledge Marathon Competition, organized for the first time this year as part of Karadeniz Technical University Science, Culture and Arts Week (KTU BKS'26), was held.
22 May 2026
The 10th KTU and Career Promotion Fair, which will be held on May 21-22, 2026 at the Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Convention Center, will welcome students and visitors.
21 May 2026
The "Türkiye Zero Waste Environment and Climate Change Workshop" was held at our University.
07 May 2026
On April 21-22, 2026, hosted by our University, DOKKAF'26 held for the 6th time this year.
21 April 2026
Black Sea Technology and Innovation Day Investor Meetings-II, organized by the coordination of our university's Technology Transfer Application and Research Center.
20 April 2026
The team earned the top "Grand Prize" distinction and became the most successful team in Europe in the Computing category.
16 April 2026
The project is implemented under the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme, in which our university takes part as a project partner.
08 April 2026
At the TUA Astro Hackathon held in Trabzon, the 2N3904 Team, composed of students from our University, won first place.
31 March 2026
The "Blue Economy Summit", organized between March 27?29, 2026, under the hosting and partnership of our University, was held with strong participation.
27 April 2026
