İstanbul Kültür University

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) 2024 Graduation Ball was hosted at Portaxe Baltalimanı on Monday, July 1. At the ball, which was held with the participation of our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees & IKUMED Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver, our Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, our Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız and Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil, and IKUMED Board Members, our graduates enjoyed the DJ performance after the graduation cake was cut.

Nearly two thousand students experienced the joy of graduation at Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) 2023-2024 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony. At the ceremony, which was held in four sessions on July 2 and 3, 2024 at the Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Show Center, approximately two thousand students graduating from eight Faculties, two Vocational Schools and the Institute of Graduate Studies threw their caps, and the total number of graduates of our university has reached 37 thousand.

Our University, which applied to the Horizon Europe / ERA Chairs call, which aims to improve the scientific capacity of European Union (EU) member and candidate countries and encourage participation in this field, with the "Spectroscopy@IKU" project, became the first Turkish university to receive 2.5 million euros of support.

A new education was provided under the management of our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil within the scope of the RESLOG Türkiye Project supported by Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MTSO) and Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. MTSO Atölye 1886 hosted the training, which was held to prepare Mersin agriculture and food sector representatives for the adaptation process to the EU Green Deal.

Our Faculty of Engineering academician Prof. Dr. Nihal Sarıer (IKU) and Prof. Dr. Emel Önder Karaoğlu (ITU, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design)'s second international patent titled "WEBS WITH COAXIAL NANOFIBER STRUCTURE, A TEXTILE PRODUCT CONTAINING THESE WEBS AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF (KOAKSİYEL NANOLİF YAPILI AĞLAR, BU AĞLARI İÇEREN BİR TEKSTİL ÜRÜNÜ VE HAZIRLANMA YÖNTEMİ)” was registered by the UK Patent Office on 15.05.2024 with the number GB2597373.

Istanbul Kültür University Turkish Sign Language Choir made the audience experience an unforgettable night with the concert held at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Centre on Friday, May 10.  This special event, which blended music and sign language, gave the audience not only emotional moments but also a visual feast.

The IKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil attended the "Global Sustainable Development Congress" held in Thailand between 10-13 June 2024, on the behalf of IKU.

The congress hosted by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand was attended by representatives from higher education, government, business and civil society for a sustainable future. The congress, in which sustainable development were discussed in great depth, brought together three thousand Global thinking leaders.

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Youth and Sports Director İlker Öztürk, Deputy Director Gökmen Öztürk and Sports Facilities Manager Ozan Karakiraz visited Istanbul Kültür University. Our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, our Secretary General Ender Rıza Ekici and our Young Office Coordinator Hülya Aydın accompanied the IBB officials who visited the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus on Wednesday, June 12.

Our Rector Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, our Advisor to the Board of Trustees Özkan Gül and our Head of the Department of Construction Affairs Mehmet Yücesan visited Küçükçekmece Mayor Kemal Çebi in his office on Tuesday, June 11.

A notable conversation protocol was signed between Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) and the Turkish Knitwear Industrialists Association (TRİSAD) with the aim of training the textile experts of the future.

The protocol signing ceremony, attended by Zeytinburnu District Governor Adem Uslu, TRİSAD Chairperson of the Board of Directors Mustafa Balkuv, TRİSAD Board members and TRİSAD Education Officer Murat Tataoğlu, was held on Thursday, June 6, at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.