WELCOME DESK
EURAXESS
Visit to Karadeniz Technical University from Hiroshima University, One of Japan's Leading Educational Institutions

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mayumi KAKO, an academic staff member at Hiroshima University’s Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, visited the Rector of Karadeniz Technical University Prof. Dr. Hamdullah CUVALCI.
Head of Disaster Medicine Department Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir GUNDUZ, Director of the Graduate School of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Sedat BOSTAN and General Coordinator of International Relations Prof. Dr. Sercan EROL along with other academic staff members attended the meeting. Negotiations were held on bilateral cooperation in Disaster Medicine, Engineering, Social Sciences, Medicine and Environmental Sciences.
Emphasizing the importance of international cooperations, Prof. Dr. Hamdullah CUVALCI stated that Karadeniz Technical University continues to strengthen its scientific and academic partnerships in line with its internationalization vision. CUVALCI highlighted that sharing knowledge and experience contributes to global academic progress.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mayumi KAKO expressed her gratitude to the Rector and his team for their warm reception. KAKO stated that Hiroshima University aims to expand academic partnerships with Karadeniz Technical University in the future.
As a part of her programme, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mayumi KAKO also visited the Office of Exchange Programmes and received information about the exchange programmes carried out at Karadeniz Technical University. KAKO was hosted at the meeting by General Coordinator of International Relations Prof. Dr. Sercan EROL, Deputy Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Hasan Islam COPUROGLU, Office of Internationalization Coordinator Dr. Lecturer Ulas Kutsi CEZİK and Deputy Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Yucel BULUT.

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23 February 2026
Dion is the third student to join our university under the Erasmus+ KA171 project which enables student exchanges with partner countries outside of Europe.
19 February 2026
Javeria is the second student to arrive at our university within the framework of the Erasmus+ KA171 project which facilitates exchanges with non-European partner countries.
18 February 2026
Sarra Saidani, an Erasmus+ student from the Higher Institute of Technological Studies of Rades in Tunisia, visited our university's Office of Exchange Programmes.
06 February 2026
Tytus Rybicki, an Erasmus+ student from the Angelus Silesius University of Applied Sciences in Poland, visited our university's Office of Exchange Programmes.
02 February 2026
Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) continues to have its academic quality and global impact recognized worldwide.
28 January 2026
The Times Higher Education (THE), one of the leading university ranking organizations, has announced the results for the 2026 Rankings by Subject.
26 January 2026
KTU became a member of this highly significant organization for the academic community of the Turkic World.
15 January 2026
As a part of his programme, Dr. Bakota also visited the Office of Exchange Programmes to exchange information regarding international cooperation.
19 December 2025
Our University has achieved another significant milestone in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
12 December 2025
Nohzah published her opinion about the event as an article on the digital magazine of her home university. We would like to thank Nohzah for her participation.
05 December 2025
Outstanding International Achievement
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Natalia Labiak from Poland and Mathilde Pateyron from France participated in the 9th International Erasmus+ Staff Week on Sustainability organized at Karadeniz Technical University.
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