Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT) (Turkish: Gebze Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü (GYTE)) is one of two the institutes of technology founded in Turkey (The other one is İzmir Institute of Technology). It is a university for undergraduate and graduate studies and research activities located in a specifically selected area in Gebze, one of the most industrialized regions of the Marmara Region. GIT is founded in 1992 with the aim of becoming an academic institution of learning whose priority is educating innovative and broad-minded researchers, thus establishing itself among the international science and technology producers and helping the Turkish industry gain a strong position in the competitive global arena. The institute, which has been giving education at graduate level in its 4 faculties since 1994, has begun to undergraduate education at departments of Physics, Mathematics, Materials Science, Computer Engineering and Electronics Engineering in 2001 and Architecture and Business in 2008. All education programs are supported with English (30%).