Emin Alper, who took his place among the prominent directors of today's cinema by receiving international awards at important film festivals in Türkiye and in the world, was the guest of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. The focus of the talk held at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on Tuesday, May 30, was the movie "Burning Days", which made its world premiere at the "Cannes Film Festival" in 2022 and became the center of many discussions due to the difficulties it faced during the production process as well as being a successful movie.

The panel talk was held with the participation of the Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design Prof. Dr. Mehmet Üstünipek and many academicians, students and administrative staff from different departments. In the panel talk moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Perihan Taş Öz, the Head of the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, the participants asked many questions about Emin Alper's experience as a director and screenwriter of the movie "Burning Days".

The panel talk ended after the Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe presented a plaque to Emin Alper.

A seminar titled “Erasmus Opportunities: Corporate Partnership Projects" was organized at IKU Design Factory on Wednesday, May 31, by Technology Transfer Office. In the event, in which Our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız took part, Founder of CorbizTR Corporate Business Solutions Enes Övünç participated as a speaker.

Istanbul Kültür University Faculty of Architecture Department of Architecture first-year students won awards in four different categories of the "Murat Artu and the Passion for Architecture Student Competition". As a part of competition, students were asked to design a 'living thing', and were expected to produce designs that describe the characteristics of this living being and approach the matter from the perspective of architecture students. The subject matter of the competition was taken as an interim study in IKU Department of Architecture "Architectural Design 2" studio, and students were encouraged to approach the subject in a conceptual framework.

In the competition, in which first-year students of Faculty of Architecture can partake, awards were given in 8 different categories. In the competition to which 203 projects were submitted, 19 projects received awards by the evaluation of the jury. First year students of IKU Department of Architecture won 4 of these 19 awards.

We congratulate all IKU students who participated in the competition and received awards and wish them further success and luck.

The Students who received awards:

In the Family Category: Muhammet Esat Bulgurcu, Jihad Alan, Mehmet Küçük
In the Category of FSSF (Faruk Sade Art Fund) Special Award: Rüya Çeçen, Sudenaz Akgün, Zeynep Bektaş
In the Category of TSMD Special Award: Ali Batuhan Altunay, Emirhan Aksoy, Batuhan Aladağlı
The Honorable Mentions: Beyza Yılmaz, Yaren Güler, Özlem Işık

Click here to see all the students who received awards in the competition...

Captain Özlem Yaren Güneş, who served as First Officer at Turkish Airlines, gave a seminar titled "Being an Airline Captain" on Monday, May 29, 2023, moderated by Lecturer Evren Yılmaz, one of our Program of Flight Operations Management academicians.

The Department of Industrial Engineering organized a technical trip to FORD on Monday, May 22, between 10.30-13.00, in order for students to observe production processes and understand the importance of production planning and control principles within the scope of "IE6404 Production Planning and Control" course.

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program organized the "Alumni Panel" event on Tuesday, May 30. In the panel, held on the CATS platform, our alumni shared their experiences about being a school counselor, academic career processes, working in a counseling center, being a psychological counselor in a social service center and working in the field of neuroscience with our students.

The second focus group meeting of the "Browse Your Education" project was held on Wednesday, May 31, in cooperation with Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Technology Transfer Office, Kalben Association and CORBIZ. Assoc. Prof. Nurhan Yel, from the Department of New Media and Communication, and Seda Genç and Nilsu Öz from CORBIZ attended the event as speakers. In the meeting, the details of the project were conveyed in detail.

An event titled "Traditional Public Relations and the Functioning of New Generation Public Relations" was held on the CATS platform on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Department of Communication and Communication Arts. Pozitif PR Agency President & TÜHİD Board Member Serap Şahin Durak talked about traditional public relations and touched on the new generation public relations that are realized with the development of technology. The event ended after the question-answer session.

One of our Department of Economics academics, Assist. Prof. Tuğba Özışık presented her verbal notice titled “The Information and Communication Technology Use of X and Y Generation Academicians” to the conference titled “25th Annual Conference on Education” held in Greece between 15-18 May.

Kültür Point Alumni Relations Assist. Specialist Kadir Akhan met with MissWhence Founder Mehmet Ali Beder and Brand Mentor Tacettin Tatlıağız to strengthen alumni relations, support alumni-students in their career paths and find new connections.

In the meeting, necessary discussions about;

- Being a clothing sponsor for 30 earthquake-affected students or graduates,
- Systematic student visits to the MissWhence production workshop,
- Organizing a fashion show at our university,
- Recruitment of 6 graduates or students for the positions of "Social Media Officer", "E-Commerce Specialist", "Sales Marketing Representative", "Fashion Designer (Stylist)",

were held and cooperation studies were started. Efforts to establish and improve communication with our graduates and their belonging to the institution continue uninterruptedly.

The book chapter titled "SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS' VIEWS ON THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MANAGEMENT" by Assist. Prof. Meri Taksi Deveciyan, an academician of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, the Department of International Trade and Finance, has been published by Efe Akademi Uluslararası Yayıncılık.

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In collaboration with the Faculty of Art and Design and YesToArt Platform, a workshop on "The Art of Painting and YesToArt" will be held on Thursday, June 8, at 14.00 on the 1st floor multipurpose hall. Within the scope of the event, a conversation on jewelry design will also be held with the participation of MUTADER officials under the coordination of Jewelry Designer Meltem Kurtulan.

In cooperation with the Faculty of Art and Design and YesToArt Platform, "YesToArt Panel," in which the unity of art and life will be discussed, will be organized. The event, in which experts in their fields will be the speakers, will be held on Friday, June 9 at 13.00 at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall.

The award ceremony of the "Silk Road YesToArt Festival" organized by the YesToArt Platform, will be hosted by Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on Friday, June 9 at 16.00. Within the scope of the festival, many workshops and exhibitions will be organized.