As previously reported, the university's Rector Dr. Chidem Turkyilmaz is currently continuing his working visit to the People's Republic of China to accelerate transformation processes at the university and develop its activities on the basis of international experience.
On 19 May 2025 the Rector visited Northeastern University in Liaoning Province. At a formal reception held during the visit, discussions were held with Northeastern University's Rector Dr. Feng Xiating on jointly opening education programmes, organising staff internships, achieving student exchange, sharing experience on education programmes, cooperating on research, and taking part in local and international grants.
At the end of the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two universities aimed at broadening the scope of their cooperation and taking their ongoing research and academic ties to a new stage.
