Our Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu Elected as IWA “Fellow”

Our Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu was elected as a “Fellow” by the International Water Association (IWA).

The International Water Association (IWA), one of the most respectable institutions in the world in the field of water and wastewater, elected our Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu as a “Fellow”. Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu’s “Fellow” membership reflects his outstanding contributions to the water sector and his commitment to advancing IWA’s strategic goals. 

With this membership, our Rector will contribute to shaping the future of water management worldwide with sustainable water solutions by sharing knowledge with other members. 

IWA Community of Fellows and Distinguished Fellows represents a global network of influential water professionals who exhibit outstanding leadership, innovation and dedication.

We congratulate our Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu. 

"ITU is a pioneer in sustainability"

In his interview with the Hürriyet newspaper, our Rector emphasized that our university has made sustainability an important part of its institutional identity in recent years: "As Istanbul Technical University, we are carrying out very important work particularly on sustainability. We can say that we have intensified our work in this field at our university, especially with the Sustainability Office we established in 2021."

Click to read the interview published in Hürriyet.

About IWA 

Founded in 1999 and with members from 140 countries, the International Water Association (IWA) has its headquarters in London. IWA sees the need to develop a transdisciplinary community of water professionals who are internationally recognized and best-known for their work worldwide. 

With its member selections, IWA recognizes an individual member’s sustained outstanding contribution to delivering the mission of creating a water-wise world.