The "4th Alumni Relations Workshop" with the theme of "Youth Employment, Strong Alumni Relations, and Sustainable Relationship" was held in cooperation with Kültür Point and Design Factory, in partnership with U2C (University to Career). Managers, coordinators, and experts working in career centers and alumni relations units of many foundation-public universities attended the workshop held by IKU on Friday, June 23.

In the workshop;

- The Benefits of Alumni Relationships to Youth Employment
- The Importance of Online Media in Developing an Alumni Network
- How Graduates’ Sense of Belonging To Their Universities Can Be Provided?
- Innovative and Effective Approaches in Communication with Alumni
- The Biggest Obstacle in the Way of Brain Drain, Youth Employment Studies

Issues such as these were discussed, opinions were exchanged among participants, and solutions were sought.

Within the scope of the "Communication Strategies" course given by Assist. Prof. Berna Sağlam Naipoğlu, students of the Department of Communication Arts presented the different projects and strategies they developed while examining the famous comedian Hasan Can Kaya with the participation of students from 78 universities.

Hasan Can Kaya came together with the students of Istanbul Kültür University Department of Communication Arts at The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul. The successful comedian listened with interest to the extensive research prepared by the students within the scope of the "Communication Strategies" course.

A wide variety of opinions and evaluations were included in the survey, which was attended by nearly a thousand students studying at 78 universities in Türkiye and abroad. In the research where Hasan Can Kaya's life, art, works, social media management and his approaches in daily communication were examined, an entertaining video consisting of street interviews was also included.

Inspired by the charity work of the famous comedian on different subjects, the students made creative and social project suggestions. Influenced by the dynamic and original ideas of the students, Kaya said, “Thank you so much for this comprehensive study that took months and all your efforts. It was very valuable for me to be able to see the views of many young minds from different perspectives.” He later stated the points to be evaluated after the presentation.

TÜSF Türkiye Universities Beach Volleyball Championship was held in İzmir İnciraltı Beach Sports Region between 19-24 June 2023 with the participation of approximately 40 universities. Our students, who represented our university in the women's and men's beach volleyball branches in the Türkiye championship, made us proud by competing successfully.

IKU Men's Beach Volleyball Team, which managed to stay in the final group matches, was eliminated in the second round and said goodbye to the tournament.

IKU Women's Beach Volleyball Team, which won all its matches and made it to the semi-finals, finished the tournament as the fourth in Türkiye.

We congratulate our students for their efforts and achievements.

Assist. Prof. Sevil Momeni Shabani, one of the academicians of the Department of Educational Sciences, presented her paper titled "Self Determination and Subjective Well-Being: A Scoping Review" at the "8th International Self-Determination Theory Conference" held in the USA between May 31 and June 3, 2023.

Directed by Batuhan Çelik, one of our students from the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema, the feature film "Randevular,” which will soon be released in cinemas, was included in the Turkish Cinema 2023 catalogue organized in cooperation with the General Directorate of Cinema of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Boğaziçi Culture and Art Foundation.

The Turkish Cinema 2023 catalog, which includes short films, feature films and documentaries from Türkiye, was presented to industry professionals in the international area at the Turkish booth which was set last May at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. We congratulate our student and wish them success in their film journey.

Assist. Prof. Ibrahim Ethem Tarhan, one of our academicians from the Department of Industrial Engineering, and Muhaddas Hussain and Mohsin Hussain, two of our Engineering Management master's graduates, for whom İbrahim Ethem Tarhan served as thesis advisor, attended the "3rd International Post-graduate Studies" congress held between 14-17 June 2023 with their papers titled "Role of Engineering Management to Increase Import and Export Internationality" and "The Impact of Total Quality Management in Increasing Customer Satisfaction for Banking Sectors".

The exhibition, which will be held by the Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM) at Ataköy Campus on Tuesday, July 11, will showcase the works of our students.

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) 2022-2023 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony will be held on July 12-13, 2023 between 11.00-18.00 at Yahya Kemal Beyatlı Performing Arts Center in four sessions.

Applied education project products carried out by the Program of Fashion Design within the scope of "University-Industry Collaboration" will be exhibited in the front garden of Ataköy campus between July 12 and August 7, 2023.

The documentary screening titled "From Night to Dawn July 15th", which will be held in cooperation with the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Directorate of Communications, will be hosted by Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on Friday, July 14 at 16.30.