Consultancy Service Agreement was signed between Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Technology Transfer Office and Kalyon İnşaat San. ve Tic. Inc. Industry R&D . The signing ceremony held on Thursday, August 18 was attended by, Our Rector Prof. Dr. Hanife Öztürk Akkartal, Head of Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Prof. Dr. Rana Kutlu, Deputy Head of Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Assist. Prof. Arzu Eceoğlu, our Technology Transfer Office Manager Assoc. Dr. Süleyman Hikmet Çağlar, Fatma Ünal and Yasin Şahin from the Technology Transfer Office, and Kalyon İnşaat representatives.

Under the contract, academic consultancy services to the company will be provided by Head of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Prof. Dr. Rana Kutlu on the issues of lighting design, interior design and material selection, and by the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Vice President Assist. Prof. Arzu Eceoğlu, on the issues of space organization, interior design and color selection.

The Mayor of Bahçelievler, Dr. Hakan Bahadır, visited our Rector Prof. Dr. Hanife Öztürk Akkartal in her office. At the meeting held on Tuesday, August 16, the projects to be carried out and possible collaborations between Istanbul Kültür University and Bahçelievler Municipality were discussed.

The KUASAR Team, which is a member of the IEEE Club and made up of the students of our university participating in the world's largest Aviation, Space and Technology Festival’s competition in the category of "Barrier-Free Living Technologies" in the Black Sea of ​​TEKNOFEST, which will be held in Samsun between August 30 – September 4, 2022, will participate in the K-ROD Smart Walking Stick Project. They exhibited their work in the final stage of the competition, which was held in Trabzon between 5 -7 August 2022 and passed the jury’s assessment successfully.

Another good news came from the team which includes Assoc. Prof. Emel Yavuz, Deputy Head of Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (Consultant), İrem Nur Yıldırım (Team Captain – The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Şevval Nur Dönmezler (The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Furkan Karayel (The Department of Industrial Engineering), Elif Şeker (The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science), Faruk Emre Özcan (The Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering), Arda Yaşar Erdoğan (The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science) and Burak Şehitoğlu (The Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering).

The KUASAR Team, which rounded out the top 10 among the 250 teams in the category they competed in was especially invited to the Samsun stage of the festival to promote their projects. We congratulate our team, and wish them continued success in this event where the top three teams will be announced.

Head of Department of Radio, Television and Cinema Assoc. Prof. Dr. Perihan Taş Öz made her presentation with the title of “Challenging Dominant Narratives and Practices: Women's Voices in Contemporary Documentaries from Turkey” as a part of the Visible Evidence XVIII, one of the most important and well-established international conferences in the field of cinema, which was held at the University of Gdansk for the 28th time this year.

Within the scope of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) incorporation and entrepreneurship activities, a contract accompanied by General Manager Kenan Keleş was signed on Friday, August 12 for the establishment of Palmiye Software Technologies Trade Ltd. Co., one of whose partners is IKU Sign Language Choir Conductor Gökben Keleş.

Palmiye Software Technologies Trade Ltd. Co.; presents the changed and updated issues in the financial legislation to its stakeholders in the light of the decisions of the Council of State and the Supreme Court. It delivers the news and comments meticulously prepared by its expert team with different competencies to its stakeholders through software on a regular basis. It aims to explain the new tax regulations, financial and corporate legislation issues in a clear language that can be understood by everyone, and to provide consultancy examples.

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) Technology Transfer and University-Industry Collaboration Specialist Yasin Şahin; visited the Federation of Sectoral Associations (SEDEFED) within the scope of the "Strengthening Sectoral Entrepreneurship Project" funded by the European Union, based on the opportunity to cooperate with companies to create new-innovative business ventures for young entrepreneurs in the logistics, construction, and supply chain sectors. At the meeting held on Wednesday, August 17, Şahin, alongside with Project Executive Zeynep Oktay, exchanged views on both the project and other collaborations.

EDIM Private Education Course is looking for newly graduated Mathematics Teachers. You can send your resume to eminecas@gmail.com. IKUMED finds it important for our young graduates to find a job.