Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver published a message regarding the changing agenda of IKU with the New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).

Dear Kültür Family,

The spring semester started with good and promising developments despite all the pressure of the pandemic. The students of our Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics started working in their laboratories last week as part of practical courses. We have received good news about the health status of our nearly 40 personnel with COVID19 vaccine. It is very important for me to see our students on campus again and to know that our whole family is healthy and safe in this year, when I gradually move from hopeless optimism to cautious optimism.

We are all excited for the next week. After a long break, we are opening the doors of our Şirinevler, Basın Ekspres and İncirli Campuses. We have increased the number of personnel who will work on the campuses in a controlled manner. It is very important for the sustainability of normalization that our 137 personnel, who will work in our campuses, comply with health measures sensitively. We will follow all processes meticulously under the consultancy of our Health Unit and Faculty of Health Sciences.

Our goal is to realize our plan to return to the campus in March on a wider scale. I believe that we will leave behind the fatigue caused by uncertainty in a short time in the campus environment, through communication and sharing. Our studies continue to ensure that our students can be at the university on certain days within the scope of applied courses by carefully following the signals of the pandemic. The young population between 18-25, including our students, faces high levels of anxiety and burnout due to restrictions. At this point, it is important to be at the university, albeit at certain intervals, in order to protect both their academic development and their mental and emotional health. I strongly ask our deans, department heads and departments to keep their dialogues with our students alive in the spring term. On this occasion, I would like to state that we are open to new projects and ideas so that our students can benefit from counseling-guidance services and increase their interactions with the university.

Dear Kültür Family,

Kültür agenda messages that started with the pandemic are approaching their first year. I get various comments from you after each post. I have colleagues who state that during our stay away from our campuses, they followed the agenda regarding Kültür through our messages. If my posts can keep the communication alive, which we try to protect carefully in such a crisis period, if they can make us feel that we are a family, then they are achieving their purpose.

After sharing the Kültür Agenda, we also meet with our Honorary President. We talked to him about the message dated 13.02.2021 recently. The meaning of the concept of "disruptive innovation" that I was talking about there was central to our conversation. Destructive is a heavy adjective in itself. It stands like a shadow in front of a word that evokes a lot of hope, like the word innovation. The timbre in the ear and the feeling in the mind is quite harsh. Just like the time period we live in. In this period when all our memorisations are broken and recipes change, the definition of innovation changes. It now represents the strength and courage to change. It symbolizes the courage not to look back when necessary, to break the routine, to do beyond thinking and saying the contrary. We have to develop a new chain of thought, new skill sets, a new learning style, a new communication language, a new working culture that can destroy the fears, anxieties, doubts and wishes that uncertainty left us. The age we live in insistently demands this from us. In summary, we have a lot of work to do.

Our wish and all our effort is to meet at our campuses as soon as possible. We are experiencing a great crisis. Messages that nothing will ever be the same cause us anxiety from time to time. The pressure created by the change is felt more deeply, especially in labour-intensive sectors such as education and health. Our responsibilities are increasing.

However, we learn by living different experiences. For example, in the past year, we realized that technology and face-to-face communication have a separate place and value in life. Success is to melt these two elements in the same pot in a balance. Success is to be able to position both of them correctly in the hierarchy of needs. To be able to build a university ecosystem where technology and human values are not mutually exclusive but merge. Of course, it is not easy to establish all these from today to tomorrow. This is a process that takes time, patience and effort. This is about planning and a team work.

I sincerely believe that we can achieve it with our 62 years of Kültür experience.

With friendship

 Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver

 Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Kastamonu University Faculty Member Mücahit MUSLU and Istanbul University Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Hasan Hüseyin Esenoğlu were the guests of the "Journey to the Space Age" event, held by Asimov Technology Club on Sunday, February 28 at 19:00, via Adobe Connect. In the event held in two sessions:

In the first session moderated by Merve SARITAŞ, social media officer of Asimov Technology Club, Kastamonu University Faculty Member Mücahit MUSLU made an efficient presentation on how astronauts survive in space under the title of "Life and Health in Space". In this session, it was emphasized that not only technology is important in space, but also many professions in space living.

In the second session, Istanbul University Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Hasan Hüseyin Esenoğlu, moderated by Ahmet Can GÜNAY, Co-Chair of Asimov Technology Club, discussed topics such as explorations in space and the space environment that could be established in the future under the title of "The Future is in Space".

The “Art Therapy Workshop” organized via Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application by Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM) on February 27, Saturday at 13.00. Bilgen Kuzu was the moderator of the workshop, which was organized by Expert Psychologist Volkan Demir. In the workshop where psychology and art were blended, emotions and expressions were tried to be discovered through the painting works of the participants. The workshop, which explored the processes of getting to know their inner world through art, creating emotional awareness and motivation towards life, gave the participants a different experience.

Assoc. Prof. Yavuz Dizdar was the second guest of the “Culture of Life Academy Now and in the Future-Spiritual and Physical Health Workshop”, which was held live on the Instagram account on March 2, 2021 at 20.00 by the Kültür Point. 1011 viewers attended the live broadcast moderated by Mücella Ezgin.

Underlining that researching cancer on the Internet causes anxiety and panic and that the information obtained can be misleading, Dizdar said, “Previously, cancer was not mentioned much, now it has become standard.” Emphasizing that not only cancer but also autism has increased, our guest said that it is not possible to remove this disease in urban conditions.

Upon the question that patients who received chemotherapy due to the Covid-19 pandemic could not be followed, and what should be done in this case, Dizdar said not to act with fear, continuous follow-up patients should definitely go to their controls, patients who have been followed for a long time should stay in contact with their doctors and continue their controls as the density in hospitals decreased.

To the question of “Does Vitamin D Protect from Cancer?”, he said, “It is true that taking vitamin D has a significant effect on health. Possibly, the inhabitants of the cities visit the coastal areas and get sunlight, and if it is not possible, this deficiency can be eliminated with vitamin D supplements.”

Dizdar recently stated that overweight and a sedentary life are also associated with cancer, and the risk of cancer increases in people who are obese.

With the initiatives of the Express Science Club with Istanbul Kültür University Career Advisor Mücella Ezgin, the event titled “Redesigning the Career Design in the Digital World” was held on Wednesday, March 3. In the event, which aims to inform the participants about the opportunities in the career journey of the digitalizing world and encourage them to do the necessary research in order to catch up with the age, the subjects along with examples on blockchain applications, algorithms, robotic technologies, and artificial intelligence were discussed.

The event, which continued with a pleasant conversation between Club Board Chairman Şenay Karabela and Co-Founder President Selin Mercan and Mücella Ezgin, who took on the role of moderators, ended with the expressions and thoughts of the participants.

A cooperation protocol was signed between our Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Mentor Customs Consultancy.

A protocol signing ceremony was held with the participation of our Faculty Dean Prof. Dr Ali Şen and Mentor Customs Consultancy CEO Dr. Hakan Çınar.

The signed protocol includes sectoral lectures, training seminars, joint project studies, internship opportunities for students, as well as social issues as well as national and international issues, which will be held together with the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and Mentor Customs Consultancy.

The Student Life Career Alumni Counseling Unit (Kültür Point) shares “Kültür Point and Our Suggestions in the Culture and Art Tour This Week” is shared every Monday.

The Kültür Point's recommendations this week;

Book: Chess (Stefan Zweig)
Documentary: Colorful Children of the Gray City
Movie: Knives Out
Virtual Museum: Fish Lake (Sanliurfa)
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Application: Google Drive

In collaboration with Istanbul Kültür University Accounting and Auditing Club and Vocational School Program of Business Management, an e-seminar titled "Career Journey in Accounting, Finance and Taxes" was held on, February 27, 2021, Saturday. In the seminar, in which IKU Accounting and Auditing Club Co-Chair İbrahim Şahin CESUR and IKU Accounting and Auditing Club Consultant Lecturer Gözde BİRCAN were moderators, Hakan DEMİR, the Revenue Expert of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Revenue Administration, emphasized the importance of accounting, finance and tax sciences, accounting, financing. and the relationship between tax sciences and the necessary hierarchical structure, career areas in accounting, finance and tax, professional challenges and advantages. The training ended with answering the participants' questions.

Kültür Point, in order to inform students about creating a resume, held the webinar titled“What Should Be Considered When Preparing CVs?”, on Friday, February 26 at 16:00, via Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom application.

In the webinar, which was held under the management of Mücella Ezgin, Deputy Head of the Kültür Point Unit, the competencies expected by employers in the digital world and the skill gap emerging in the digital economy were mentioned. 

Mentioning that CV is in a very important position for people to reach the business life they dream of, Ezgin stated that when preparing CV, the values and corporate culture of the company applied for must be taken into consideration and a special CV should be prepared for each application according to the criteria sought in the position applied for.

The program, in which the mistakes made in CV preparation and job search processes were also addressed, ended after the question and answer session with the participants.

FUTURE OF DATA 2021

Starting time: 03/03/2021 11:00

For detailed information about the event;

https://www.yetenekkapisi.org/university_activities/detail/2213

Event link:  https://canliyayin.ogrencikariyeri.com/

Kültür Point evaluated the e-mails from various companies and added 2 more posts to its web page this week where it shares job and internship advertisements.

Istanbul Kültür University Department of Economics organized an e-interview titled "Why We Fail?" On Tuesday, March 2 with the participation of Former Finance Minister Kaya Erdem.

In the interview where the relationship between democratization and economic welfare was discussed, Erdem “Why We Fail?” conveyed his views on the subject of “Why Can't We Succeed?" within the scope of the relationship between democracy, enlightenment and prosperity. The event, which the participants also contributed with their questions and comments, continued with the anecdotes of Kaya Erdem's experiences, who played an active role in the formation of economic policies in the 1980s and later as the Deputy Prime Minister Responsible for the Economy.

3 seminars called "Rise of Women in Logistics Sector 1-2-3" will be organized by the Logistics Club for International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. The first session of the event series planned within the scope of the 08 March International Women's Day activities is at 11:00; It will begin with the speech of Merve Mut Tatlı, UPS Turkey Customer Experience Center Manager.The second session will continue at 12:15 with the speech of Mars Logistics Human Resources Director Nihal Kansu. In the third session, Pınar Uysal, Link Logistics Liquid and Gas Transportation Department Manager, will meet with the participants at 13:30. A "Certificate of Participation" will be given to our audience who attended the entire seminar series moderated by the Logistics Club Consultant Instructor, Lecturer Ayşegül Kılıç.

The Program of Publicity and Human Resources will organize a "Digital Marketing Communication in Cryptocurrencies" interview on Saturday, March 6 at 15:00 in order to inform our students about marketing communication planning in bitcoin brands, the role and importance of agencies in such planning. The event, where Mahmud Altundemir (General Manager of Marker Groupe), Dilay Çakıcı (Crypto Money Markets Marketing Consultant) and Doğuş Uçar (Taboola Sales Manager) will be speakers, will be held over the Adobe Connect virtual classroom application under the moderation of Public Relations and Publicity Program Students Bengisu Ankara & Sevgi Rabuş.

An interview will be held on Wednesday, March 10 at 15.00 in order to contribute to the professional development of the undergraduate students of The Program of Guidance and Psychological Counseling by providing them with information about "9 Types of Temperament Theory". The conversation with specialist psychiatrist Enver Demirel Yılmaz as a speaker will be held over the Adobe Connect virtual classroom application.

Üsküdar University Lecturer Rıza Oylum will be the fourth guest of the “Cinematic Meetings” interview series organized by the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. The interview that Oylum will introduce the important directors of Iranian Cinema to the participants will be held on Thursday, March 11 at 18:00 on Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

Istanbul Kültür University Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM) prepares the meeting of Pianist & State Artist Gülsin Onay with students of Kültür University within the scope of March 8, International Working Women's Day celebration events. At the event, which will be held on Wednesday, March 10 at 20:00, via Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom application, a conversation on art and music will be held with Gülsin Onay.

IKU Kültür Point continues to organize the "Culture of Life Academy" in order to increase the interaction with students who cannot come to the campuses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to keep the connection with their schools strong. The second guest of the event series in March titled "If Robots Have Artificial Intelligence, We Have Emotional Intelligence" is Coach and Trainer Deniz Ünal. The event will be held on Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application on Thursday, March 11 at 12:00.

"Women's Rights Certificate Program", the first of the series of seminars organized by the Faculty of Law to help IKU students gain Legal literacy skills, will be held on March 8, International Women's Day. The training, in which information on women's rights, health, personal data and fundamental rights-freedoms in the field of law will be transferred, will start at 15:00. At the end of the event, where Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.mult. Bahri Öztürk will be a speaker, a certificate will be given to the participants.

In the days when today's business world attaches great importance to creative ideas, IKU Kültür Point continues its "Creative Thinking Workshop" in order to support the creative ideas of the participants and provide them with the environment where they can dream. The workshop to be moderated by Mücella Ezgin, Deputy Head of the Kültür Point Unit, will be held on Thursday, March 11 at 16:00, via the Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

Istanbul Kültür University Department of Turkish Language and Literature will organise an event in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the acceptance of our National Anthem which is written by Mehmet Akif Ersoy, composed by Zeki Üngör and accepted unanimously by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The event, which will start at 19:00 on Friday, March 12, will be held over the Adobe Connect virtual classroom application.

Ataturk's Principles and History of Revolution Research and Application Center (ATAMER) and Ataturkist Thought Club, within the framework of the 100th anniversary of the acceptance of the Turkish National Anthem and the memorial day of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, will hold a ceremony on the Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application on March 12 at 14.30. At the event, where Prof Dr. Hasret Çomak from Kent University will be a speaker, the video of Ataturkist Thinking Club members reading the 10 continents of our Turkish National Anthem will be watched.

I was born in Ankara in 1985. I am a kind of person who likes to research and learn new things. I have two children, a boy and a girl. Working out, reading books, playing frp / rpg games and traveling with my family are among my biggest passions.

I graduated from Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Forest Engineering in 2009. In 2017, I completed my master’s degree in Business Administration at Istanbul Bilgi University. Between 2009-2021, I worked in different positions such as expert, manager and manager in the fields of Human Resources and Organizational Development in the construction, energy, food, iron and steel sectors.

I took part in Human Resources processes as a project leader in the processes of job evaluation studies with the world's most respected companies, establishment of level and wage management systems, and implementation of mentor-mentee programs. I am a human resources employee with the experience of change and transformation. I have a special interest in coaching and mentoring processes, which make great contributions to employees and leaders in the field of people management, which is another part of our business, and I have completed the certification processes in this field. I adopt the idea that there is no age to stop learning, we must be open to learning as long as we exist, we must achieve it.