We are delighted to celebrate the announcement of the projects selected for funding under the Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning Programme.

Having 2 of the 14 Twinning projects funded in Türkiye coordinated by the Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage at Izmir Institute of Technology represents a remarkable achievement for our department.

🔹 GEOTHERMIS – Twinning IZTECH in Geothermal Landscape Systems

• Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mine Turan
• Researchers: Our department’s research assistants Dr. Ayşen Etlacakuş, Dr. Fatma Sezgi Mamaklı, and from our Institue, Prof. Dr. Alper Baba and Dr. Taygun Uzelli, with contributions from the EU Projects Office

🔹 SOTERIA – Strengthening Organizational Capacity Towards Heritage Resilience, Innovation, and Attractiveness at IZTECH

• Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Hülya Yüceer
• Researchers: Our department’s research assistants Dr. Fatma Sezgi Mamaklı, Nihan Bulut, Zeynep Özkaya İlbey, our graduate Dr. Selen Güler, and with contributions from our Institute’s EU Projects Office

We sincerely congratulate all coordinators and researchers involved in these outstanding projects. We believe these achievements will foster international collaboration, strengthen research excellence, and further enhance the scientific capacity and global visibility of our institute. We wish the teams continued success!