UZMAR is renovating the Maritime Faculty building, after the opening of the dining hall and cafeteria of the ITU Maritime Faculty realized with the support of UZMAR.
Business people who graduated from ITU Maritime undertook the construction of the campus within the scope of the work started by UZMAR’s Chairman of the Board Eng. Noyan Altuğ said, “Let those who love their school follow us”.
The signing ceremony between ITU and UZMAR Shipping, covering the construction of a new cafeteria and laboratory for ITU Maritime Faculty, was held at ITU Maritime Faculty Eng. Suay Umut Conference Hall before the 135th Fish Day in December 2019.
A. Noyan Altuğ promised to build a state-of-the-art laboratory with a dining hall for 1,100 people and a cafeteria for 200 people, according to the protocol signed by ITU’s Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karaca and UZMAR’s Chairman of the Board A. Noyan Altuğ.
Rector Prof. Dr. Karaca expressed his gratitude to UZMAR’s founder, “the Doyen” Capt. Altay Altuğ, and said, “We hope that these donations will continue to grow. It will motivate other friends as well. So glad we have you. Thank you, be there.”
Istanbul Technical University Maritime Faculty Captain Altay Altuğ Laboratory and Dining Hall were opened with a ceremony held at Tuzla Campus on Monday, November 8, 2021.
The building will become an important center of the campus with its social center, cafeteria, and laboratory, which was built with the contributions of UZMAR Shipping.
In the opening speech, it was stated that the campus where the ITU Maritime Faculty is located will be renovated and this will be covered by UZMAR. While the renovation process would be covered by UZMAR, it was stated that the name of the campus would be changed to Capt. Altay Altuğ campus.