2013年10月，时任日本首相安倍晋三与时任土耳其总理、现任总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安会晤时，同意设立土日科技大学。
Then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agree on the establishment of the Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University during a meeting in October 2013. | EPA / via JIJI Jiji Oct 15, 2026 A university established by the Japanese and Turkish governments held an opening ceremony at its campus in Ankara on Wednesday.
由日本和土耳其两国政府设立的土日科技大学周三在安卡拉校区举行了开学典礼。
At the Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, about 100 Turkish students will study artificial intelligence (AI), earthquakes and other fields with support from the Japanese government, including the provision of research equipment.
在土日科技大学，约100名土耳其学生将在日本政府的支持下（包括提供研究设备）学习人工智能（AI）、地震等领域。
During the ceremony, Yasutaka Nakasone, Japanese state minister for foreign affairs, said that the presence of Turkey, a member of the Group of 20 and of NATO, is growing year by year, and that he hopes the university will form a new bridge connecting Japan, Turkey and the world.
典礼上，日本外务副大臣中曾根康隆表示，作为二十国集团（G20）和北约成员的土耳其，其存在感逐年增强，他希望该大学能成为连接日本、土耳其与世界的新桥梁。
Due to issues related to its location and research fields, the university took 13 years to open, after then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and then-Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the current president, agreed on its establishment in 2013.
由于选址和研究领域等问题，该大学在2013年两国领导人同意设立后，历时13年才正式开学。
In its first year, the university will offer doctoral courses in AI digital technology and earthquake disaster science, as well as four-year undergraduate engineering programs in areas such as environmental and materials science.
首年，该大学将开设AI数字技术和地震防灾科学的博士课程，以及环境与材料科学等领域的四年制工学本科课程。新大学还将与科学东京研究所开展联合研究项目。
The new university will also conduct joint research projects with the Institute of Science Tokyo.