KETs 2025 I EU Brokerage Event

20 May 2025 | Strasbourg, France

Middle East Technical University

University

www.metu.edu.tr/Ankara, Türkiye

About

Middle East Technical University (METU) is a leading public research university located in Ankara, Turkey, renowned for its excellence in science, engineering, and technology. Established in 1956, METU has a strong tradition of academic rigor and interdisciplinary research, with English as the language of instruction across all programs.

With over 28,000 students and more than 1,000 faculty members, METU offers a dynamic research environment supported by advanced laboratories, technology centers, and innovation hubs. The university hosts five faculties and several graduate schools, delivering a broad range of undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs in engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and architecture.

METU maintains a deeply rooted commitment to international collaboration. It is one of Turkey’s most active institutions in EU-funded research and innovation programs, with extensive experience in Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, and other international consortia. The university’s dedicated project coordination units and technology transfer office support all stages of collaborative research, from proposal development to commercialization.

With a strong emphasis on sustainability, digital transformation, energy systems, advanced materials, and circular economy, METU is an ideal partner for impactful, forward-looking research partnerships across Europe and beyond.

Dest. 3 - Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply / Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply / Hydrogen

HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-01: Large-scale production of liquid advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological originHORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-02: Competitiveness, energy security and integration aspects of advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin value chains

AREAS OF ACTIVITIES

Circular EconomyHydrogen

VALUE CHAIN

Design / R&D / EngineeringTesting & Analysis

Dest. 1: Achieving global leadership in climate-neutral, circular and digitised industrial and digital value chains

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-35: Developing and embedding upcycling technologies into viable business (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36: Safe and clean processing technologies and products (Processes4Planet partnership) (RIA)

Representatives

Gokhan Celik

Associate Professor

Middle East Technical University

Marketplace (1)

  • Project cooperation

    Chemical Recycling of Polyolefins

    My team and our coworkers are interested in developing a joint project for chemical recycling of polyolefins.

    • Planning
    • Sustainability
    • Partner seeks Consortium
    Author

    Gokhan Celik

    Associate Professor at Middle East Technical University

    Ankara, Türkiye