We sincerely congratulate the IKU IEEE Red Wings team, for winning the first place under the title "Honorable Mention" in the TEKNOFEST "Combat UAV Competition" and making our university proud.

IKU Faculty of Education, English Language Teaching and Preschool Teaching programs have been granted Accreditation by EPDAD for the next 3 years (01.05.2023-01.05.2026) .We congratulate IKU Dean of the Faculty of Education Prof. Dr.  Alim Kaya, Deputy Dean Assist. Prof. Meryem Demirgüdül, Head of the Department of Foreign Language Education Assist. Prof. Cem Özışık, Head of the Department of Primary Education Assoc.  Dr.  Sevcan Yağan who successfully led the EPDAD Accreditation process, which is the concrete proof of the high quality education we provide to our students who are continuing with devotion towards their teaching careers, as well as the academic and administrative staff who contributed to the accreditation endeavours. We hope our university will wear this badge of honour "number of accredited programs" title, which is among the key performance indicators in the "2023-2027 Strategic Plan", and adding new achievements with it. 

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Centre continues to organise beautiful events for art lovers. In the concert organized by the Fine Arts Application and Research Centre (GSUAM) on Thursday, May 4 IKU welcomed Türkiye's first and longest-running brass quintet, Golden Horn Brass to the stage. The ensemble consisting of distinguished musicians specialized in both the orchestral repertoire and the field of education provided an unforgettable experience to music lovers with sophisticated arrangements of jazz, pop songs and folk tunes as well as classical pieces. The magnificent performance of Begüm Gökmen, Julian Lupu, Renato Lupu, Sinan Şirin and Emre Berbergil was received very well by the audience. Fine Arts Application and Research Centre will continue to host cultural events with the next being the play "Dear Cheeky Death - Dirmit" to be held on Wednesday, May 17.

Golden Orange Award-Winning Zeynep Koloğlu who worked as the production designer & art director on digital platforms such as Netflix, BluTV, Gain, Sıcak Kafa, Aşk 101, Fi, Terapist, and such, popular special productions and many feature films, television commercials and serials, met with our students from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema as part of the "Film Language II" course. Explaining comparatively the position of the production designer and art director in Türkiyeand different parts of the world, Koloğlu evaluated this area of ​​expertise with both national and international project examples, from the role of the field in traditional cinema to its position in digitalization and film production processes with artificial intelligence. Koloğlu answered the questions of our students with interest at the end of the event.

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), welcomed Prof. Dr. Rui Fausto from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (The University of Coimbra) to our university. At the event held at Prof. Dr. Atilla Özalpan Seminar Hall on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, Prof. Dr. Fausto presented their presentation titled “Magic Wands for Controlling Molecular Structure: Beyond the Chemical Reactivity Paradigms”. With more than 500 scientific publications and more than 10 thousand references in their field of research, Prof. Dr. Rui Fausto explained advanced methods used to initiate and investigate conformational changes in organic molecules associated with different scientific fields, including biochemistry and molecular biology. Dr. Fausto detailed the mechanisms of vibrational excitation and quantum mechanical tunnelling in highly selective molecular structure changes studied under low temperature matrix isolation conditions by infrared spectroscopy. The seminar was attended by IKU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Prof. Dr. Çimen Atak, the Department of MOBIGEN and the department of Physics faculty and students.

The ceremonial event "Yedikule Anatolian High School 9th ​​Short Film Festival Award Ceremony", in which the films produced after the cinema training given as a part of the educational cooperation protocol signed between IKU Department of Radio, Television and Cinema and Yedikule Anatolian High School were screened and evaluated, was held at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Centre on Thursday, April 27. In the ceremony, in which the faculty members of IKU Department of Radio, Television and Cinema acted as jury members, awards were given in 10 different categories.

The two short films titled "Blackmail" and "The Exhibition", written and directed by Emir Aktel, a student of IKU Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, have been made available to access on the BluTV digital platform. We congratulate our student and wish them further success.

A conference titled “Having a Presence on Social Media” was held on the CATS platform on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by the joint efforts of the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, The Department of New Media and Communication and The Department of Communication Arts.   Revolvia Agency the Head of Social Media Group İrem Yavuz attended the event as the speaker, telling their experiences in the sector and the importance of social media marketing, and stating that brands should have a presence on social media platforms in order to continue existing.  The event was concluded with the questions posed by our students’ being answered by the speaker.

In order to strengthen alumni relations, support alumni-students in their career paths, and find new connections, Kültür Point Alumni Relations Specialist Assist. Kadir Akhan sat down with MissWhence's brand mentor, Tacettin Tatlıağız.

In the meeting;

- Social Media Manager
- E-Commerce Manager

cooperation studies were started and an agreement was reached on recruiting two graduates or students for the positions. Efforts to establish and improve communication with our graduates and their belonging to the institution continue uninterruptedly.

One of the academicians of the Department of International Trade and Finance, Assist. Prof. Ayşegül Ketenci attended the event titled "The Economy-Politics of Russia-Ukraine Relations" organized by Gedik University Gedik Vocational School on Thursday, April 27.

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Our professor, who was the moderator of the "Logistics World" program published in Ekotürk, hosted Prof. Dr. Alev Taşkın from Yıldız Technical University.

"Hi Tech Technology Summit" will be organized by the Asimov Technology Club in order to premier the "IKU Autonomous Gala" and to celebrate the "Engineers Day". The event, where BAYKAR Chief Technology Officer Selçuk Bayraktar, Turkcell Digital Entertainment Services Director Fulden Altuner Turken and Google Data Analytics Sales Leader Neşe Umut will be the speakers, will be hosted at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on 8-9 May between 10.00-18.00.

The exhibition consisting of photographs taken from the earthquake area by our Department of Civil Engineering Earthquake Damage Assessment and Inspection Team, which examines the earthquakes affecting Kahramanmaraş and its surroundings on site, will be opened on Monday, May 8, at 15.00 at the IKUSAG Exhibition Hall. The exhibition can be visited until 17 May.

A talk titled "You Outside Your Comfort Zone" will be held in cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Communication and Department of Communication Arts. The event, where Azor Brand & People Solutions Founder Emre Başkan will be the speaker, will be held on the CATS platform on Monday, May 8 at 20:00.

A panel talk titled "Journey to the World of Podcasts" will be held in collaboration with the New Media and Communication Club, Effective Communication Club and the Department of New Media and Communication to introduce students to the world of podcasts and to convey how businesses connect with customers through podcasts. The event, where one of our Department of New Media and Communication academicians Assist. Prof. Özge Özkök Şişman will be the speaker, will be held on the CATS platform on Monday, May 8 at 20:00.

In order to celebrate the achievements of the students, the Faculty of Engineering will organize a "Faculty of Engineering Day" event on Tuesday, May 9, between 10.00-13.00 in our Ataköy campus.

In cooperation with the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club and the Lab Academy, a conference titled "SCIENCE-YOU" will be held to support the career planning processes of our students. The event, in which experts in their fields will participate as speakers, will be held on Wednesday, May 10, between 13.00-17.00 at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall.

In cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Communication and Department of Communication Arts, a panel titled "Being an Advertiser in the Artificial Intelligence Era" will be held in order to show the expectations of customers in today's digitalized world and the attitude of brands in this field. The event, where Interdi Founder & Creative Director Haktan İpek will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, May 10 at 15.00 in classroom 4C-04/06 in Ataköy Campus.

A panel titled "Environmentally Conscious Children" will be organized by the Child Studies Kültür Club. The event, where Kaya Recycling Company Specialist Environmental Engineer & Waste Manager Makbule Kaya Aydın will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, May 10 at 17.00 on CATS platform.

IKU Theatre Club will stage the play Medea at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center on Thursday, May 11 at 19.00.

A panel on "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Nursing" will be held within the scope of "12 May Nursing Week." The event, where the opening speeches will be made by Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Nazif Ekin Akalan and the Head of the Department of Nursing Prof. Dr. Asiye Gül, and where Assist. Prof. Deniz Yiğit from Kütahya Health Sciences University will attend as a guest, will be held online on Thursday, May 11, at 20.00.

Kültür Point will organize "Diction and Etiquette Training" in order to teach the rules of etiquette and courtesy that can be applied in all areas of life by ensuring that the participants can speak Turkish effectively. The training to be given by Özcan Tekdemir will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023 between 15.00-18.00 on the CATS platform.

In cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Communication and Department of Communication Arts, a panel titled "Leaving a Mark in the Visual World" will be organized in order to inform our students about the production of effective works in the digital world. The event, where Flo Group Senior Graphic Design Specialist Canan Seven will be the speaker, will be held on Friday, May 12, at 20.00 on the CATS platform.