Eskişehir Technical University, which has been continuing its activities with the aim of training qualified graduates, serving science and technology, and developing projects that contribute to society since the day it was founded, rises above knowledge and experience thanks to its half-century-long history.
Eskişehir Technical University (ESTU) continues to provide education and training services by prioritizing quality assurance, in 5 faculties (Faculty of Science, Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Sport Sciences), 2 Vocational Schools (Porsuk Vocational School, Transportation Vocational School) and Graduate Education Institute. It is a large family that generates value in education and training, research and development, and service to society with 14 thousand national students (25% from Eskişehir, 75% from 81 different cities), 400 international students from 76 different countries, 800 academic and 800 administrative staff.
The capacity of almost all associate and undergraduate departments of ESTU reach 100% occupancy rate in each academic year, in all faculties and vocational schools which admit students based on YKS or Special Talent Test Score. The average occupancy rate in associate and undergraduate programs has been above 98% since its establishment.
According to the 2021 YKS data, 16 students in the top 5000, 16 students in the top 10 thousand, 17 students in the first 20 thousand, and 141 students in the first 50 thousand tier were eligible to be admitted to the departments at ESTU. 24% of our students joined the ESTU family by choosing our university as their first choice, 63% in their first five choices, and 87% in their first 10 choices.
Thanks to ESTU Institutional Outcomes, Faculty/Vocational School Outcomes, and Program Outcomes, which are defined holistically in a participatory process, our university offers an education with learner-centered approaches to the 21st Century. It ensures the acquisition of 21st-century skills in an effective and sustainable way across all types of education ( face-to-face, hybrid, or distance).
It is ensured that our students gain unique experiences resulting in the development of competencies in line with the needs of the age and the future, by adopting scientific approaches and principles. In order to gain course learning outcomes in accordance with our institutional values, relevant criteria of accreditation institutions and ESTU learning outcomes, active learning practices are implemented by using approaches, methods-techniques and instructional technologies that enable students to learn in-depth by doing and experiencing core information.
The Department of Common Courses administers must and elective institution common courses across all units. It aims to assist in the fulfillment of the learning outcomes including 21st-century skills in institutions and faculties/vocational schools of the university's associate and undergraduate programs in an effective and sustainable manner, with face-to-face and/or interactive distance education methods. The Department was also established to ensure the training of graduates equipped with competencies in the fields of arts, sports, or culture.
It aims to provide all graduates with five learning outcomes:
The Learning and Teaching Development Unit (ÖGEB) carries out planned activities aimed at improving learning skills in order to support the academic development of learners (students) in addition to studies for teachers.
In line with its strategic goals, research projects are carried out in cooperation with expert staff and relevant units in the creation and sustainability of an education-training ecosystem that supports student-centered and competency-based learning approaches. In this context, in order to meet the needs and expectations of our students for learning, the "Learning to Learn" and "I've Learned-I'm Applying" programs are carried out by the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Unit.
As an institution that has adopted a student-centered, student-based, learning-based education approach, the accreditation of 60% of 26 undergraduate programs (currently the average in Turkey is around 12%) is an important indicator of our university's sensitivity to providing national and international standards in the education process.
Departments in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science and the Department of Architecture have been accredited for many years. Three of the four programs (Training, Physical Education, and Recreation) within the Faculty of Sport Sciences are accredited. The accreditation process of the Sports Management Program is still ongoing.
The 4 programs of the Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Sciences have established and operated an internal quality assurance system covering all administrative processes, especially the education process, under the coordination of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation and the Quality Management Unit, which is established in accordance with international legislation.
In accordance with our understanding of quality assurance, the institution itself is primarily responsible for the quality and sustainability of the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate education processes of our university. In this context, regardless of whether the programs are accredited or not, all of our programs go through a systematic internal evaluation process at the end of each academic year within the scope of our ESTU Internal Quality Assurance System in Education.
Internationalization activities are among the priorities of our university. ESTU regards cultural and academic diversity as the key to wealth and success.
Within the scope of the Erasmus Program, which allows the exchange of students and staff, there are 160 agreements with 73 universities in 19 different EU countries and 203 agreements with 38 universities in 20 different countries outside the EU. Within the scope of the Mevlana Exchange Program, which is supported by YÖK (Higher Education Council), there are a total of 167 agreements with 28 universities in 14 countries. The number of international universities with which Memorandum of Understanding has been signed is 32.
These international collaborations allow students to participate in education, internship and research processes, enable them to learn about different cultures and develop their personal skills. There are over 400 international students from 70 different countries enrolled in our undergraduate and graduate programs. Qualified international students prefer ESTU for education. Some of the countries our international students come from are; the United States, Japan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Germany, England, France, Spain, Belgium, Tunisia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Yemen, South Africa, Algeria, Chad, Ethiopia, Morocco, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Moldova, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Since the day it was founded, it has taken a sensitive stance in carrying out all its activities within the scope of the sustainable ecocampus approach.
While it was ranked 617th in 2019 in the GreenMetric index, which monitors the policies and studies of universities on sustainability, it rose to 525th place among 922 universities in 2020, making significant progress in line with its sustainability goals and plans. It received the Zero Waste Certificate in 2020 and in this context, it established a waste management system targeting zero waste.
It provides all kinds of support to its students and employees with the disabled support unit. Our service buildings and campus were awarded the orange flag in the Spatial Accessibility category. Our university has adopted the principle of creating a safe environment on campus in every respect and for everyone.
In the context of the global epidemic, by fulfilling the requirements of the certification program for the development of healthy and clean environments in higher education institutions, it was awarded the Safe Campus Certificate issued by TSE, and the Nutrition Friendly and Physical Activity Supporting Workplace certificate by fulfilling the necessary criteria.
ESTU was ranked 19th in the top 50 list of TÜBİTAK's Entrepreneurial Innovative University index published in 2020. It maintained its 19th place in the Entrepreneurial Innovative University Index for 2021, proving its potential in research, entrepreneurship and innovation..
Interdisciplinary Minor Degree Programmes
Today, besides diploma programs, the importance of thematic competency programs is increasing. For this reason, as of the 2021-2022 academic year, in order to provide our students with a teaching environment where they can develop their micro-competencies outside of their fields which are thought to have an important share in the career planning of university students in the near future, Business Analytics, Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense, Nanoscience, Mechatronics, Sustainable Clean Energy, Autonomous Vehicles Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Software and Optimization and Engine Technologies interdisciplinary minor programs are offered, and students who complete the program receive a minor certificate. Interdisciplinary Minor Programs are considered an important tool that will enable our students to specialize in certain subjects and pave the way for their employment.
Programmes Conducted in Collaboration with the Industry
With the "ESTU Academy Programs" (Ford-Otosan, ICI, Eczacıbaşı, Alp Aviation, Başarsoft, Netcad, TÜRASAŞ, Şişecam, TEKNOTAM) carried out with the university-industry collaboration, students can convene with experts from different sectors before they graduate and improve their professional skills in certain fields. It prioritizes them to receive training to improve their competencies and to gain unique experiences in career planning. In this context, the leading national companies of the country, operating in different fields such as automotive, aviation, software, and informatics, provide invaluable contributions to preparing our students for the sector and business life. Our students who participate in the ESTU Academy Programs, which are carried out in university-industry collaboration, get many opportunities such as participating in the sector's candidate graduate programs, long-term internships, being involved in university-industry collaboration projects and employment after graduation.
Project Based Internship Application
The Project-Based Internship program of the university offers important opportunities for students to gain project experience in the sector and within the scope of applied education.
Elective Courses Preparing Students for Life
ESTU students are supported by a large number of elective courses that aim to help them plan their careers by familiarising them with the sector. Some of these courses are 'Introduction to University Life', 'Academic Life and Life Skills', 'Transition to Professional Life', 'Coaching and Leadership', 'Negotiation Techniques', 'Negotiation Techniques', 'Introduction to University Life', 'Academia Life and Life Skills' Project Management', 'Cybersecurity for All' and 'Computer Assissted Design'. çok sayıda seçmeli dersle desteklenmektedir.
Involving Students in Research Processes - Supporting Student Projects
We are one of the rare universities that encourage our undergraduate students to write and carry out projects by including them in the research processes at the earliest stages in order to train qualified graduates. Based on the idea that students should also be good researchers, it tries to provide all kinds of research-related support to its students of all levels, even to high school students who are future university students. As a university with laboratory facilities, advanced hardware infrastructure, and qualified academic staff, we include our students in our research processes with undergraduate thesis projects, interdisciplinary team projects, and Teknofest project supports. In this context, ESTU stands out as one of the most successful universities in our country in terms of the TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral project applications.
Student Clubs
In addition to the personal development and professional competencies of ESTU students through social, cultural, and sports activities, Clubs Coordinatorship offers 27 student clubs in order to contribute to the development of 21st-century skills such as teamwork, communication, and leadership and to offer opportunities and environments where they can improve themselves in social relations, sense of responsibility, commitment to ethical values, and making their own decisions. Some of these clubs are Design, Dance, Erasmus, Photography, Environment and Sustainability, Data Science, Motor Sports, Career and Entrepreneurship, Civil Aviation, and Defense Industry and Technologies Club.
Campus Recreation Office
ESTU Campus Recreation Office arranges and offers different activities that can meet the social, cultural, and sports needs of students and employees on and off campus by using existing resources efficiently and effectively. It provides consultancy services to our students and employees to provide them with the opportunity to spend their free time effectively. It also uses it as an internship and practice area for the students of the Recreation Department of the Faculty of Sports Sciences.
Strong Infrastructure providing Hands-on Training: Laboratories and Workshops, Sports Facilities, Airport
Laboratories, workshops, and sports facilities that provide the opportunity for our students studying in the fields of Engineering, Science and Architecture to learn by doing are important inputs to the success of our university in applied education.
As a university with the first and only licensed university airport in the world, Eskişehir Hasan Polatkan Airport, which is open to international traffic, offers training flights of the Pilotage Department of Eskişehir Technical University Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Sciences, and tower applications for students of the air traffic control department. Aircraft Maintenance Hangars with SHY 145 authorization are important practice areas for Airframe Engine Maintenance and Aviation Electrical Electronics students.
According to the Experienced Graduate Survey results, our alumni employment rate is around 80%. In some departments, our graduate employment rate has remained at 100% for years.
According to the University Research Laboratory (UNIAR) 2021 Student Satisfaction Survey results, ESTU increased its level from C to B in General Satisfaction and Academic Support and Interest dimensions, showing an improvement in all dimensions of the survey in terms of the order of General Satisfaction. It ranks 14th among State Universities in terms of overall satisfaction rate and 30th among all universities. UNIAR anketine ilk kez 2021 yılında dâhil edilen Uzaktan Eğitim Alt Yapısı boyutunda ise 8. In the dimension of Distance Education Infrastructure, which was included in the UNIAR survey for the first time in 2021, it is in the 8th place at the A+ level.
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ESTU is at the forefront in terms of the number of projects/students supported within the scope of TÜBİTAK 2209A University Students Research Projects Support Program, 2209B University Students Industry-Oriented Research Projects Support Programme; in 2022, 95 of the 134 applications made by in terms of our University in the TÜBİTAK 2209A category were supported and ranked 7th among all universities in terms of the number of projects supported, and 18 of the 22 applications made from our University in the TÜBİTAK 2209B category were supported and ranked 2nd among all universities in terms of the number of support.
We are proud of our student projects that make it to the finals and rank in TÜBİTAK 2242 - University Students Research Projects Competitions every year. This year, 4 student project teams qualified for the finals. ESTU not only encourages its students to participate in national and international competitions, especially TEKNOFEST, but also provides financial support to their studies through projects. In this context, many of our students win awards every year in competitions held in different fields and categories. Every year at TEKNOFEST, our students successfully represent our University with the vehicles they produce in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and alternative fuel vehicle races. Our students make us proud with the success they have achieved in the team and in individual competitions in the fields of volleyball, basketball, football, handball, archery, boxing, and table tennis.
ESTÜ Hidroana team, which successfully represented Turkey and Eskişehir Technical University in the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe race held in France between 28 June-1 July 2022, won the 3rd place in Europe with its hydrogen-powered vehicle named “Midas.” The success of the team is based on its 15 years of experience and past success.
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