2026 World University Rankings by Subject, prepared by one of the most distinguished international higher education ranking establishments, Times Higher Education (THE), was announced. According to the results, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) was among the prestigious universities which made the rankings and achieved great success in 4 different categories.
The THE World University Rankings by Subject is regarded as one of the most notable and comprehensive analyses in higher education, evaluating universities across five core criteria: research quality, international outlook, teaching, research environment, and industry engagement. Frequently referenced by students, academics, and university administrations, this ranking reveals universities’ academic performance on a global scale.
BEUN’s Achievements in Education, Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Health in International Rankings
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University continues to reap the rewards of its qualified, systematic, and sustainable academic efforts, steadily securing its place in the lists of international evaluation organizations in line with its goal of becoming one of the world’s distinguished universities. As in 2025, BEUN was once again included in the THE 2026 rankings in the fields of Medicine and Health, Engineering, Physical Sciences, and Education Studies, reaffirming its research- and innovation-oriented vision.
In the field of Engineering, among only 79 Turkish universities included in the 2026 rankings, BEUN ranked 41st in the International Outlook criterion and 29th among state universities. In the Research Quality criterion within the same field, BEUN ranked 30th, placing 23rd among state universities. Evaluated among 1,555 universities worldwide, BEUN was positioned in the 1001–1250 band.
In Physical Sciences, among only 56 Turkish universities listed, BEUN ranked 37th in the International Outlook criterion and 32nd among state universities. In the Research Quality criterion, BEUN ranked 28th, placing 25th among state universities. Among 1,497 universities worldwide, BEUN was positioned in the 1001–1250 band.
In the field of Education Studies, among only 44 Turkish universities included in the rankings, BEUN ranked 27th in the International Outlook criterion and 25th among state universities. In the Research Quality criterion, BEUN ranked 17th, placing 15th among state universities. Evaluated among 830 universities worldwide, BEUN achieved placement in the 601–800 band.
In the field of Medicine and Health, among only 74 Turkish universities included, BEUN ranked 28th in the Research Environment criterion and 22nd among state universities. In the Teaching criterion, BEUN ranked 52nd, placing 45th among state universities. Among 1,230 universities worldwide, BEUN was positioned in the 1001+ band.
Rector Özölçer: “Our international achievements are a reflection of our sustainable academic vision”
Commenting on the results, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Özölçer emphasized that the achievement is the result of long-term and collective effort and stated the following:
“As Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, we are working with determination to elevate our university to higher levels internationally through the dedicated efforts of our academic and administrative staff and the outstanding achievements of our students. These accomplishments are concrete indicators of our education approach that embraces contemporary perspectives and places research and innovation at its core. We strive to realize our goal of becoming a nationally and internationally preferred university with increasing momentum each year.
Beyond being merely a preferred higher education institution, we demonstrate more strongly each year through our achievements that we are a university that prioritizes scientific production, encourages innovative thinking, and places a research-oriented education system at the center. In this regard, we consider our consistent inclusion each year in the international indices prepared by the world’s leading higher education ranking organizations to be an important outcome of our sustainable academic success.
Our inclusion in the THE rankings across four different subject areas is an indicator of our university’s strong position in education quality, research environment, scientific productivity, and international collaborations. Through our scientific publications, qualified projects, and high-impact research, we attach great importance to offering the knowledge we produce not only to the academic community but to all of humanity. With this understanding, we will continue to pursue our vision based on sustainable success with determination. I would like to express my gratitude, particularly to the President of the Council of Higher Education, Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, and to the esteemed YÖK family for their continuous support in our university’s ever-renewing development process marked by achievement. I sincerely thank all our academic and administrative staff and our dear students who are the architects of these successes, and we will continue our efforts with the same determination and resolve to further advance Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University—the first university of the Republic—through scientific production, social contribution, and international visibility.”