Gebze Technical University is committed to scientific, ethical, and social values, providing high-quality education and research with its high-quality faculty, well-equipped laboratories and research centers, and its location at the center of Turkey's industry, for the benefit of the society, industry, and its region. In this context, the number of entrepreneurship and collaboration activities at GTU is increasing day by day.

The University's key areas of study include chemistry; electronics; automotive and rail systems; biotechnology; nanotechnology; information technologies and defense Technologies; smart materials and biomimetics; energy storage and energy materials; hydrogen and fuel cells; molecular oncology; sensor technologies; sustainable and smart cities; sustainable, innovative and good agricultural practices; and finally aviation and space sciences technologies, which are new areas of knowledge production among others.

Sustainable design approaches are considered in buildings under construction at the university, and various practices such as green roofs and the use of recycled materials are reflected in the architectural designs of the buildings.