Growing Collaboration Between ITU and Beijing University of Chemical Technology

During the meeting held with the delegation from Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), one of China’s long established institutions, a memorandum of understanding was signed that further deepened ITU’s collaboration with BUCT.

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) continues to expand its academic partnerships on the international stage. An academic delegation led by BUCT Council Chair Prof. Dr. Liu Guiqin met with ITU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal and ITU faculty members. The meeting took place on 9 April 2026 at the Rectorate Senate Hall on the Ayazağa Campus.

The meeting, which enabled productive exchanges of ideas for academic cooperation, addressed projects that researchers from different disciplines could jointly develop, as well as new opportunities for collaboration. Discussions also focused on strengthening the sustainable nature of the partnership and advancing it toward a high‑impact structure.

Prof. Dr. Mandal and Prof. Dr. Liu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the meeting.

Our Rector stated that the meeting brought together the strong research capacities of the two universities and that they comprehensively examined cooperation areas that would form a basis for joint projects. He emphasized that the two institutions, both with long‑standing academic traditions, reached a mutual understanding on further advancing their experience particularly in chemical engineering and metallurgy‑materials engineering. He noted that they formalized the collaboration— which will take shape through joint projects enhanced by innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and intelligent and autonomous systems— with the signatures they exchanged.

The memorandum of understanding between ITU and BUCT aims to advance joint efforts across a wide range of areas, from collaborative research activities to graduate‑level academic partnerships, from student and researcher mobility to the establishment of joint laboratories in priority fields. A roadmap was defined for developing joint graduate programs, initiating co‑supervised doctoral processes, and deepening research activities in a way that produces concrete outcomes.

ITU faculty members shared ongoing research conducted within the university through their presentations to the BUCT representatives. In addition, BUCT academics carried out examinations in the laboratories of our Faculty of Chemical‑Metallurgical Engineering.

Our Rector had previously visited BUCT in December 2025 as part of meetings and discussions in China.