Trakya University provides and nourishes an intellectually alive environment that challenges and inspires students, researchers and faculty members. Trakya University conducts innovative research on many fields outlined below and carries research-based education. Further and detailed information including the research interests and publications of the faculty members can be obtained from the pages of the academic units.

THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

      The aim of the School of Arts and Science is the creation and application of knowledge through pure and applied research and the dissemination of this knowledge through scholarly publication and teaching. Research and teaching are the fundamental activities of the faculty. The School of Arts and Science will continue to build a dynamic, nationally and internationally recognized research base. This base will provide a solid foundation the school’s undergraduate programs. Research and teaching goals of the school are to provide an environment that promotes and facilitates both individual and collaborative research and teaching activities of faculty, students and staff.

       Research in the Department of Biology addresses a variety of fundamental interests that include animal, genetics, molecular biology and microbiology.

    Research interests of the Department of Chemistry include Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.

      The Department of Mathematics undertakes research in Algebra and Number Theory, Classical and Applied Analysis and Functional Analysis.

      The Department of Physics has active research programs in experimental and theoretical physics.

THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

       In the Mechanical Engineering Department, main research studies are carried out in the fields of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mechanical vibrations and modern manufacturing methods and some of the faulty members are working in the international project groups. Some of the research studies are about boundary layer flows, vibration behavior of composite materials and modern manufacturing methods and these are related to the 6th Framework Program.

        In the Computer Engineering Department, research activities are carried out in the fields of computer hardware and software. The faculty members of the department lead projects concerning artificial intelligence and computational linguistics, digital signal processing, mobile communication and methods of environmental planning.

 THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES

       The School of Economics and Administrative Sciences has the interest of the following main subjects under the title of “Sustainable Development”:

-          Internationalization activities

-          Innovative research

-          Central and Eastern European relations.   

         The projects in the agenda are:

1. Community Targeting for Sustainable Development in the Balkan Countries.

2. Sustainable Development and GIS in the Balkan Region.

3. Transportation and the Environmental Effects in the Balkan Countries.

4. Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) and Balkan Cooperation.

5. Environmental Quality and Their Effects in the Balkan Countries.

6. Endogenous Growth Models and Immiserizing Growth: The Balkan Countries Case.

7. The Financial Integration of the Balkan Countries.

8. Privatization and Reforms with the Role of Government from the Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment Perspectives in the Central and Eastern     European Countries.

9. The EU Integration of the New Candidate Countries and Their Comparison with Turkey.

10. Globalization and Sustainable Development in the Balkan Countries.

THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

         The School of Education declares the Education of Foreign Languages and the Educational Sciences as the strongest fields for research activities.

         According to the Sixth Framework programs thematic areas, citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society along with the international cooperation activities stated in the cross-cutting research activities are seen to be suitable for the research activities of the school.

         In accordance with the protocol signed with Bulgarian and Greek universities, the School of Education organizes conferences in English Language Teaching and Educational Sciences fields in collaboration with Bulgarian and Greek universities. Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish teachers working at these universities work in collaboration on research projects and present their papers in these conferences.

           The School of Education exchanges lecturers, teachers and students with Bulgarian Universities and the future plans of the school include doing cultural projects in collaboration with the students and teachers from Bulgarian and Greek Universities.