International Projects
ISU-TEAM actively participates in international research projects that bring together universities and research institutions from Europe, Asia, and Latin America. These collaborations focus on clean hydrogen production, advanced functional materials, waste upcycling, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and computationally guided materials design.
Co-Fund EU-LAC Multilateral Joint Project
Developing the new generation of porous layered carbon nitride (photo)electrocatalysts for green hydrogen generation
Project Number
325N059
Project Acronym
PHOTONC4H2
Partner Countries
Türkiye, Brazil, Spain, and Argentina
Coordinator
Istinye University, Türkiye
Principal Investigators
Esmail Doustkhah, Raquel Giulian, Olga Guselnikova, Alvaro Lopez Cazalilla, Maria Ines Mangione, Juliano Alves Bonacin
Duration
2026–2029
Funding Agency
The Southeast Asia-Europe (SEA-EU) Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) for Research and Innovation
Co-Fund SEA-EU JFS Project
Circular Economy for Energy Conversion: Upcycling Local Plastic Waste into Multifunctional Catalysts for Green Hydrogen Production
Project Number
224N737
Project Acronym
WPlast2H2
Partner Countries
Türkiye, Austria, Czech Republic, Thailand
Coordinator
Istinye University, Türkiye
Principal Investigators
Esmail Doustkhah, Pichaya Pattananuwatvong, Olga Guselnikova, Jan Lancok
Duration
2025–2028
Funding Agency
The Southeast Asia-Europe (SEA-EU) Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) for Research and Innovation
Co-Fund EIG CONCERT-Japan Project
Machine-learning-driven bottom-up design of atomically-layered heterostructures for green H2 production
Project Number
123N224
Project Acronym
MLALH
Partner Countries
Türkiye, Spain, Japan
Coordinator
Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
Principal Investigators
Julio Gutierrez, Esmail Doustkhah, Husein Assadi, Paolo Mele
Duration
2024–2027
Funding Agency
European Interest Group (EIG) CONCERT-Japan