Bursa Uludag University, Institute of Natural Sciences began educational activities in 1982 and up to date, over 250 students graduated from Textile Engineering Department.

Textile Engineering Ph.D. program is subjected to a 180-240 ECTS credits of degree system in higher education. The Doctorate (Ph. D.) Degree in Textile Engineering Program is awarded to the graduates who have completed all the requirements in the program.

Third Cycle

Applications, admissions, and enrollments to the program follow the rules and provisions of "Bursa Uludag University Regulation on Graduate Education". Candidates should have an MSc degree (with thesis) from relevant departments to be admitted to the doctorate program. A minimum score of 55 from ALES (numerical part) and a 2.25 grade average score in the 4 point grading system (59.16 in the 100 point grading system) are required. The doctoral candidates are also expected to get at least 55 points from the central foreign language exams accepted by YÖK (YDS, ÜDS, KPDS, TOEFL,…). The General Achievement Grade is calculated by getting certain percentages of ALES score, foreign language exam score, graduation grade average, written scientific exam score, and interview score. The General Achievement Grade must be at least 70 points. Students are accepted to the program according to the number of quotas announced, among those with a score of at least 70.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

To be granted a Doctorate degree, students have to take and successfully complete at least 7 courses, a seminar course, a proficiency exam, thesis proposal, and thesis study. The minimum total workload to be accomplished for the Ph.D. Program is 240 ECTS. "Research Techniques and Publication Ethics” course, which is mandatory, must be taken. In addition, it is obligatory to publish full-text original articles in the number and quality determined by the Senate. Students must take a score of at least 75 out of 100 to be successful in a course. The students who meet the relevant requirements are awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Textile Engineering.

The aims of the program;
1.Improving skills for access to information and technology.
2.Increasing the number of national or international publications
3.Increasing the number of Industry-funded research projects
4.Using modern engineering methods for engineering design and analysis
5.Gaining the ability to comment scientific events with a broader and deeper perspective
6.Improving the ability to reach new syntheses
7.Giving students the ability to make independent research
At the Department of Textile Engineering Ph.D. programs educational plan, students take required and elective courses in the relevant graduate programs at the first four semesters. Students must give a seminar and prepare a Ph.D. thesis.