Eskişehir Technical University (ESTÜ)

Eskişehir Technical University (ESTÜ) is a public university conducting higher education activities in Türkiye. The university is located in the city of Eskişehir. The academic origins of Eskişehir Technical University trace back to the HASTAŞ Private Higher School of Eskişehir Chemical Engineering, established in 1968. The institution was restructured in 1970 as Eskişehir State Engineering-Architecture Academy.

Eskişehir Technical University was established by Law No. 7141, published in the Official Gazette No. 30425 on 18 May 2018, thereby securing its place within Türkiye’s higher education system. Located in the city of Eskişehir, which is recognized as a center for science, culture and youth, the university operates across three distinct campuses.

The academic and administrative structure of the institution comprises six faculties, three institutes, one college, three vocational colleges, and eight research and application centers. With a strong physical infrastructure and a competent academic staff, the institution aims to produce graduates capable of competing internationally through dynamic and creative learning environments.

One of the university’s most distinctive features is the international Hasan Polatkan Airport, located within the boundaries of its 2 Eylül Campus. Operated directly by the Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences, this airport serves not only educational activities but also civil aviation, with periodic international flights operated by various airlines from the facility.

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Eskişehir Technical University conducts its educational and research activities across three main campuses. The primary campus, known as the 2 Eylül Campus, houses the university’s central administrative units, the majority of its faculties, and its research centers. This campus is located in the Gazipaşa Neighborhood of the Tepebaşı District. The second campus, the Borabey Campus, is situated in the Kavacık-Patlaklı area of the Tepebaşı District. The third campus, the Porsuk Campus, is located in the Osmangazi Neighborhood of the Odunpazarı District. The Porsuk Campus hosts the Institute of Transportation Sciences along with the Vocational College of Information Technologies, Porsuk Vocational College, and Vocational College of Transportation.^【1】

• Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences
• Faculty of Architecture and Design
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Sports Sciences

• Graduate School of Education
• Institute of Transportation Sciences
• Institute of Earth and Space Sciences

• College of Foreign Languages

• Vocational College of Information Technologies
• Porsuk Vocational College
• Vocational College of Transportation

A total of 15,946 students are currently enrolled at Eskişehir Technical University.^【2】 Student admissions are conducted based on the results of Türkiye’s centralized university entrance examination system (Higher Education Institutions Examination – YKS).

The university hosts student clubs and communities that provide opportunities for students to participate in social, cultural, and sporting activities. Facilities supporting these activities are located on the 2 Eylül Campus.

Eskişehir Technical University offers undergraduate and associate degree programs through its faculties and vocational colleges.

Undergraduate programs are delivered across the university’s six faculties. The Faculty of Engineering includes departments in Computer, Environmental, Industrial, Civil, Chemical, and Mechanical Engineering, as well as programs in Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Aeronautical Engineering, all taught in English. The Faculty of Aviation and Space Sciences offers programs in Aviation Electronics and Electronics, Aviation Management, Piloting, Aircraft Airframe and Engine Maintenance, and Aviation and Space Engineering, with the latter taught in English.

Programs offered by the Faculty of Architecture and Design include Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, and Textile and Fashion Design. The Faculty of Science comprises departments in Biology, Physics, Statistics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences offers programs in Information Security Technology, Information Systems and Technologies, and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, all taught in English. The Faculty of Sports Sciences provides undergraduate education in Sports Management.

Associate degree programs are organized by vocational colleges according to technical specialization areas. The Vocational College of Information Technologies offers programs in Computer Programming at the Porsuk Campus and Cloud Computing Operations and Cybersecurity Analysis and Operations at the 2 Eylül Campus under its Computer Technologies Department. Within its Electronics and Automation Department, the college offers Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology and Operations and Mechatronics at the Porsuk Campus, and Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at the 2 Eylül Campus. Additionally, at the 2 Eylül Campus, programs in Game Development and Programming under the Visual-Auditory Techniques and Media Production Department and Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems under the Architecture and Urban Planning Department are offered.

The Porsuk Vocational College delivers programs in various technical disciplines at the Porsuk Campus. The Visual-Auditory Techniques and Media Production Department offers Printing and Publishing Technologies; the Design Department offers Graphic Design; and the Construction Department offers Building Inspection. The Electrical and Energy Department includes programs in Electrical Energy Production, Transmission and Distribution, and Hydrogen and Energy Storage Technology. The Mechanical and Metal Technologies Department offers Machine Drawing and Construction, while the Electronics and Automation Department offers Radio and Television Technology.

The Vocational College of Transportation organizes its programs under three main departments. Under the Management and Organization Department, the Logistics Program is offered. Under the Motor Vehicles and Transportation Technologies Department, programs include Railway Systems Electrical and Electronics, Railway Systems Mechanical Technology, Railway Systems Track Technology, and Railway Systems Locomotive Operation. The Transportation Services Department offers programs in Civil Aviation Cabin Services, Railway Systems Operation, and Transportation and Traffic Services.

Faculty departments actively implement exchange programs such as Erasmus+ to support international academic collaboration and student mobility. Additionally, scientific research and development activities are carried out through projects supported by the European Commission.

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The university has received awards in the fields of scientific research, technology development, and physical accessibility:

• TÜBİTAK Project Support (2024/1 Period): The university has been supported with a total of 171 projects under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A and 2209-B programs. In particular, under the 2209-B program, which emphasizes industry collaboration, the ratio of supported projects to total student population ranks first among all universities in Türkiye.^【3】

• TÜBİTAK 2242 Project Competitions (TEKNOFEST 2025): Students from the Department of Industrial Engineering secured third place in Türkiye in the Food and Agriculture category with their project titled “A Stochastic Programming Model for Design and Planning Decisions under Uncertainty in Agricultural Supply Chains.”^【4】

• TÜBİTAK 2242 Project Competitions (TEKNOFEST 2024): A project developed by Industrial Engineering students titled “Application of Machine Learning for Recommendation Systems in a Campaign” achieved second place in Türkiye in the Information and Communication Technologies category.^【5】

• YÖK Accessible University Awards (2024): Under awards granted by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), three different units received recognition in the Physical Accessibility (Orange Flag) category: the Faculty of Architecture and Design-LEE-Foreign Languages College Building, the Faculty of Engineering Buildings, and the Rectorate Building.^【6】