National Achievement from IGU TECH-SAT Micro Satellite Team: Shaping the Future in Space Technologies!

The additional placement period for the 2025 Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) is currently ongoing. This is a second chance for prospective students who do not want to postpone their university dreams. The process will end on September 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) is supporting candidates during this period with free preference counseling, scholarship opportunities, and internationally accredited programs.

The TECH-SAT Micro Satellite Team, composed of students from Istanbul Gelişim University and guided by their advisor Lecturer İzzet Yavuz from Istanbul Gelişim Vocational School, has achieved another significant milestone in the field of space and satellite technologies. Participating in the 3rd Hangar Campus Entrepreneurship Competition organized by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), the team competed with their project titled “Micro Satellite Communication System for Disasters and Emergency Situations” and successfully advanced to the finals, ranking among the top 9 out of 63 competing teams.

The 2025 edition of the “World’s Most Influential Scientists” list, which ranks over 200,000 scientists in the top 2% worldwide based on the impact of citations to their publications, has been published in the Elsevier database. The list was compiled by a research team led by Stanford University. Published in two categories—“Career-Long Impact” and “Annual Impact (2024 Studies)”—the list includes four academics from Istanbul Gelisim University in the “Career-Long Impact” category and one academic in the “Annual Impact” category.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) has added a new international achievement to its scientific progress. Asst. Prof. Bahadır Kopçasız, faculty member of the Department of Basic Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, was honored with the "Best Researcher Award" at both the Global Particle Physics Excellence Awards 2025 and the Math Scientist Awards 2025, where distinguished researchers from around the world are nominated.

A certificate presentation ceremony was held at Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) for the project and invention owners who received awards at the International Invention Fair (ISIF) and the TEKNOFEST Aviation Ideathon competitions, held between September 17–21, 2025, as part of TEKNOFEST 2025. At the ceremony held at the Rectorate, the awards were presented by IGU Rector Prof. Bahri Şahin. Vice Rectors Prof. Necmettin Maraşlı and Prof. Nuri Kuruoğlu, as well as TTO Director Yahya Kemal Kıran, also attended the ceremony.

A second chance is opening up for candidates dreaming of a university education. Based on the results of the 2025-YKS, the additional placement preference period will begin on September 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM and will end on September 30, 2025, at 11:59 PM. During this time, candidates will have the opportunity to submit their preferences through ÖSYM's official system and take a step toward the university of their dreams.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Fine Arts has achieved a first at the university level in Turkey. The "Skills of the Future" course was added to the curriculum for the first time in the 2025–2026 academic year and offered as an elective. The course has been made available to all students across the faculty.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) is providing free counseling services to prospective students during the YKS additional placement period, supporting them in planning their future effectively. IGU expert psychologist and preference advisor Gizem Açıkgöz emphasized that candidates are not only making university preferences during this time but also taking conscious steps that will shape their careers.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) successfully completed the audit process conducted by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) between July 28–30, 2025, and earned the renewal of its ISO 10002 Student and Stakeholder Satisfaction Management System Certificate. Lecturer Enes Kalyoncu, Vice Dean of the IGU Student Dean’s Office, emphasized that this development reflects the university’s transparent, systematic, and continuously improving approach to satisfaction management.

Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) participated in TEKNOFEST 2025, the world’s largest and Turkey’s first and only aviation, space, and technology festival, with its innovative projects in science and technology. Held between September 17–21 at Ataturk Airport, the festival brought together students, academics, and technology enthusiasts. With over 1 million visitors, the projects aimed at contributing to the national technology initiative attracted significant attention.