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Prof. Tanju Yorulmazer

With over 500 graduate students and 28 graduate programs, Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities (GSSSH) is embracing a wide range of disciplines including Law, Economics, International Relations and Political Science, Design and Technology, History, Archeology, History of Arts, Sociology, Philosophy and Psychology. The mission of GSSSH is “to develop scholars and leaders to contribute to science and practice in fields of social sciences by providing competencies and skills necessary to conduct high-quality and visible research with potential to contribute to knowledge as well as social policies”. We are proud of our students and their achievements in Türkiye and internationally. Our primary responsibility is supporting the academic and career development of our students.

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METU Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award – Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı Awards and Honors

METU Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award – Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı

METU Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award – Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı

Three of our faculty members have been recognized by Europe’s most prestigious funds. Awards and Honors

Three of our faculty members have been recognized by Europe’s most prestigious funds.

Asst. Prof. Aslı E. Mert from the Sociology Department has been chosen by the Horizon Europe Program as one of the partners of the “Twinning Research and Innovation Institutions to Design and Implement Inclusive GEPs (NEXUS) Project”. Prof. Demircan Canadinç, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, received the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s Humboldt Research Award for his studies on characterizing metallic materials using multiscale experimental and computational methods, designing microstructures and alloys using artificial intelligence, improving the performance of metals under monotonic and cyclic loads, and designing metallic biomedical materials.

The Nursing Week Symposium Events

The Nursing Week Symposium

“The Nursing Week Symposium” planned in cooperation with Koç University School of Nursing, Semahat Arsel Nursing Education, Practice and Research Center and Koç Healthcare, was held online on Thursday, May 11th 2023. 320 international and national participants from several countries such as Mexico, the United States, Cyprus, Somalia, Ireland, Spain, Egypt, France, Chile, Tanzania, Italy and Turkey attended the symposium with the theme “Our Nurses, Our Future.”

METU Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award – Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı Awards and Honors

METU Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award – Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı

METU Parlar Foundation Research Encouragement Award – Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı

Three of our faculty members have been recognized by Europe’s most prestigious funds. Awards and Honors

Three of our faculty members have been recognized by Europe’s most prestigious funds.

Asst. Prof. Aslı E. Mert from the Sociology Department has been chosen by the Horizon Europe Program as one of the partners of the “Twinning Research and Innovation Institutions to Design and Imple...

The Nursing Week Symposium Events

The Nursing Week Symposium

“The Nursing Week Symposium” planned in cooperation with Koç University School of Nursing, Semahat Arsel Nursing Education, Practice and Research Center and Koç Healthcare, was held online on Th...

2023 Elginkan Foundation Technology Award Highlighted News

2023 Elginkan Foundation Technology Award

We are delighted to share that Prof. Halil Kavaklı, head of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honored with the 2023 Elginkan...

The Technology Development Foundation of Türkiye (TTGV) Dr. Akin Cakmakci Award 2023 Awards and Honors

The Technology Development Foundation of Türkiye (TTGV) Dr. Akin Cakmakci Award 2023

Prof. Can Erkey, Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honored with the prestigious The Technology Development Foundation of Türkiye (TTGV) Dr. Akin Cakmakci Award 2023.

GEBİP 2022 Awards and Honors

GEBİP 2022

The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) announced Young Scientists Award (GEBİP) recipients for 2022. Asst. Prof. Safacan Kölemen, from the Department of Chemistry, has been recognized with this pre...