Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) achieved a breakthrough in qualified scientific publications and project production in the last 4 years. The number of Scientific Research Projects (BAP)-supported projects, which was 108 in 2021 reached up to 194 with an increase of 79,62% in 2025. The project budget went up to 104 million TL from 7,1 million TL with a significant increase of 97 million TL during the same period.
BEUN continues to be a pioneer higher education institution, which has added value to its home city and region and has improved steadily in the academic community since the day it was established. According to the publications and projects produced with BAP support in line with its goals, the number of BAP-supported projects in 2021 reached up to 194 as of 2025 with an increase of 79,62%. The project budget went up to 104 million TL from 7,1 million TL with a significant increase of 97 million TL during the same period. This increase is one of the most concrete signs of BEUN’s determination to strengthen the research capacity and spread the project culture.
The number of “BAP Paper Support Projects” that promote writing papers, reached up to 100 in 2025 with an increase of 100%. This development demonstrates that BEUN supported qualified academic publications in Q1 and Q2 categories and strengthened international visibility.
There is a significant rise in infrastructure investments. The number of infrastructure support projects, which was 12 in 2021, rose to 19 in 2025 with an increase of 58,33%. This led to creating a sustainable scientific ecosystem strengthening the technical and physical facilities.
In this process, the scope of the financial support provided through the Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Scientific Research Projects (BAP) Coordination Unit has been broadened. Thus, the research capacity of the university has been strengthened and qualified scientific production has been promoted.
The Number of Publications and Projects with High-Impact Increases Every Day
Acting with an understanding of transforming the knowledge into social contribution, along with producing the knowledge, BEUN considers the project culture as the hearth of the institutional structure. Through this support, it is aimed to spread the research culture, increase scientific mobility, and contribute to Türkiye’s technological, economic, social, and cultural development.
Rector Özölçer: “We Promote Qualified Scientific Production Through BAP Support
BEUN Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı Özölçer emphasized that he started a research transformation project in his term and added:
“We have worked with determination towards our goal to transform our university into a university with a strong research capacity and a proficiency in project producing since the beginning of our term in 2022. One of the topics we consider significant is BAP supported projects. BAP supported projects take on a significant role in producing qualified academic publications.
This support program resulted in better graduate level thesis by research assistants, lecturers, and students. Also, international publications and projects are produced by our academics and researchers. An increase of 79,62% in the number of projects and 97 million TL in the budget in 2025 when compared to 2021, is a clear sign of strong research culture of our university.
We support the increase in the number of publications on Q1 and Q2 levels with our paper support projects and contribute to the sustainability of scientific production with infrastructure investments. Our goal, in this respect, is to become a prospective research university, then be a research university, thus, continue to produce projects that support technological, economic, and social development of our country.
I would like to extend my gratitude to the President of the Council of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar and esteemed YÖK family. We appreciate his support that leads to our higher education vision. I would also like to thank all our academics and students and wish them success.