Antalya · 9–20 November 2026
Özyeğin University at COP31
Özyeğin University takes part in COP31, the UN Climate Change Conference held in Antalya on 9–20 November 2026, with its faculty, students and projects.
Our faculty and a student speak in 5 sessions in the Blue Zone and 3 in the Green Zone. On 20 November we present 10 projects at Booth No. 12 in the YÖK Pavilion and give 8 talks on the shared screen.
Three works from our UNI-ART collection are on show in the COPArt programme. 11 of our students follow COP31 on site.
YÖK Pavilion
19 projects
Blue Zone
5 sessions
Green Zone
3 sessions
On site
11 students
COPArt
3 artworks
Programme
Our sessions
9
November
Monday
Monday
16:15–17:00 · Panel · Speaker · Green Zone, Climate Finance Hub
When Finance, Technology and Land Meet: Climate Action in the Age of AI
Prof. Gökhan Özertan
12
November
Thursday
Thursday
10:00–11:00 · Panel · Speaker · Blue Zone, GCCA Pavilion
Low Carbon, High Resilience: Can Concrete Deliver Both?
Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Başaran Bundur
12
November
Thursday
Thursday
14:45–15:30 · Panel · Moderator · Blue Zone, Türkiye Pavilion
Resilient and Smart Built Environment / Designing Next-Generation Cities: Real Estate and Construction Technologies
Prof. M. Pınar Mengüç
14
November
Saturday
Saturday
12:30–13:30 · Panel · Speaker · Blue Zone, United Nations Türkiye Pavilion
Interactive Policy Lab: From Campus Data to COP31 Action Agenda
Asst. Prof. Aslı Zuluğ
16
November
Monday
Monday
15:00–15:45 · Panel · Speaker · Green Zone, Resilient Cities Programming Area 1
Concrete Solutions for Climate-Resilient Cities and Critical Infrastructure
Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Başaran Bundur
19
November
Thursday
Thursday
09:15–10:30 · Youth session · Speaker · Blue Zone, Singapore Pavilion
Changemakers: How Youths Are Driving Meaningful Impact Within and Across Communities
Rana Gümüş
19
November
Thursday
Thursday
13:30–14:15 · Panel · Moderator · Blue Zone, Türkiye Pavilion, Hall 1
COP31 Türkiye: From Sustainable Hosting to a Lasting Legacy
Prof. Özge Samancı
20
November
Friday
Friday
17:00–18:00 · Panel · Speaker · Green Zone, YÖK Pavilion, Panel Room 2
From Local Circular Solutions to Climate Investment: Municipal Practice, Scaling and Risk Sharing
Assoc. Prof. Ebru Tekin Bilbil
20 November · Green Zone
YÖK Pavilion, Booth No. 12
The YÖK Pavilion showcases sustainability projects from universities across Türkiye. On 20 November the Özyeğin University booth has 10 projects, 8 talks on the shared screen and a panel in Panel Room 2.
Booth projects
10:00–18:00
ATTUNE: Activate the University for Climate Change
Arda Küçük
MOFs for Carbon Capture
Assoc. Prof. İlknur Eruçar Fındıkçı
Towards Zero Waste: Analytical Models for Sustainable Food Supply Chains
Prof. Burcu Balçık
Circular Production Route for Sustainable Geopolymer Mortar
Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Başaran Bundur
ReBuild-3D
Assoc. Prof. Zeynep Başaran Bundur
Endangered Local Grape Varieties of Türkiye's Aegean and Southeastern Regions
Prof. Özge Samancı
Reusable Medical Instrument Management and Integrated Operating Room Scheduling
Assoc. Prof. Elvin Çoban Göktürk
Co Art Co Act
Dr. Özlem Bahadır
Improving Glass Manufacturing Processes through Numerical Modelling
Asst. Prof. Altuğ Melik Başol
DRIFT: Disaster Reconnaissance & Intelligent Forecasting Technology
Asst. Prof. Taner Yılmaz
Screen talks
10:00–14:00
10:00–10:30
Laser Technologies for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Asst. Prof. Parviz Elahi
10:30–11:00
From Past to Future: What Can Cultural Landscapes Teach Climate-Resilient Cities?
Ayşe Ceren Bilge
11:00–11:30
Designing Metasurfaces Leveraging Bound States in the Continuum
Asst. Prof. Sueda Saylan
11:30–12:00
WaterLab: Water Literacy and Sustainability Education for Children
Işıl Özdemir
12:00–12:30
Who Among Us Is a Victim of Climate Change?
Levent Emre Özgüç
12:30–13:00
Blockchain in Voluntary Carbon Markets and Carbon Credit NFTs
Müge Çetin Ekici
13:00–13:30
Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Farming: Yenişehir
Orkun Doğan
13:30–14:00
The Legal Framework for the Digital and Green Twin Transition in Maritime
Gülfer Meriç
Panel Room 2 · 17:00–18:00
From Local Circular Solutions to Climate Investment: Municipal Practice, Scaling and Risk Sharing
Assoc. Prof. Ebru Tekin Bilbil
COPArt
Three works from the UNI-ART collection
Hey You
İlke Yılmaz
SDG 3 · Good Health and Well-being
Madonna
Funda Alkan
SDG 5 · Gender Equality
Sinekler (Flies)
İbrahim Koç
SDG 8 · Decent Work and Economic Growth
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