The first of the "Academy of Sustainable Life after Disaster", planned by the Student Life, Career and Alumni Counseling Unit (Kültür Point) with the theme of awareness and consciousness-raising for the disaster period and beyond was held on Tuesday, March 28, at 16.00, on Microsoft Teams with the title “Social Traumas and Our Mental Health.” Psychiatrist Dr. Arzu Erkan, who participated in the event as a speaker, gave information about what primary and secondary traumas experienced after a disaster are, how to cope and proper communication. Psychiatrist Dr. Arzu Erkan, who emphasized the importance of communication with the individuals affected by the disaster in particular, informed that these difficult periods will be overcome together. The seminar, which was also followed by participants from outside our university, ended after the questions were answered.

Our Autonomous team, which produces its own unique car within the Asimov Technology Club, continues being a success this year as it was in 2022. Our team got 80/100 points from the "Critical Design Report" of the TEKNOFEST "Robotaxy-Passenger Autonomous Vehicle" competition and got into the finals. We wish success to our team that will take the track in the competition to be held in Gebze Bilişim Vadisi between 10-13 April.

IKU Red Wings, one of the IEEE IKU Club TEKNOFEST teams, completed the Critical Design Report stage, which is the last stage of the "2023 Fighting UAV Competition", in the first place. Our team, which broke the record with 97.50 points out of 100, will be in a fierce competition to raise the name of our university to the highest level in the races to be held at Bursa Yunuseli Airport between April 15-19.

Three "TUBITAK 2209-A" project applications for the second semester of 2022, in which Ela Gündüz and Zeynep Özsalman, students of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), participated under the supervision of Lecturer Dr. Özge Rencüzoğulları; Mustafa Atakan, Asena Aydın and Buket Özcan participated under the supervision of Lecturer Dr. Pelin Özfiliz Kılbaş; while Selin Beri, Sena Dilara Yalçın and Elif Naz Karabay, participated under the supervision of Res. Assist. Dr. Sinan Meriç, were accepted. We congratulate our consultant teachers and project coordinator students and wish them continued success.

The ABIS ROV team, which was established in 2021 within the IEEE IKU, qualified for the final in the 2023 TEKNOFEST "Unmanned Underwater Systems" competition. Our team, which has been working for two years, passed all the qualifications and will participate in the competition to be held in April 2023. The team, which includes eight engineers, developed the ABIS to complete the assigned tasks fully autonomously and made it ready for the competition. We congratulate our team and wish them continued success.

Applications have started for the "4th SineKültür Intercollegiate Short Film Festival" organized by the Department of Radio, Television and Cinema of T.R. Istanbul Kültür University.

The deadline for participation in the festival, which will be held between May 22-24 at Istanbul Kültür University Ataköy Campus, is Friday, April 21.

The "Sakurai" team was founded by Boran Toktay, Ahmet Can Günay, Arda Tekin and Harun Yazgan, which operates in the breast cancer field of the "Artificial Intelligence in Health" project.

Our team, which operates under the Hello World team of the Asimov Technology Club, were inspired to start their activities by the fact that two out of three women are diagnosed with breast cancer today. The fact that the social life, family life and even daily activities of individuals with breast cancer were negatively affected and in addition the negative psychological impact of it, urged our team to focus on the issue. Our students, who continue their activities in the field, participated in the TEKNOFEST for the first time. Having gotten 92 points in the "First Detail Report" of TEKNOFEST 2023, and having been ranked 13th among 250 teams, the team scoured a big success.

Our students, who got 87.33 points out of 100 from the "Project Detail Report", the second stage of the competition, advanced to the final stage in the competition they participated in for the first time. Our students continue their activities tirelessly in order to glorify the name of our university to the highest level.

Research Assistant from the Department of Communication and Design Sezer Ağgez's documentary film project "40 Years After Fatma", supported by the T.R. Ministry of Culture and Tourism, became a finalist at the 42nd Istanbul Film Festival, one of the oldest film festivals in Türkiye. Tickets for the film, which will be screened at CineWAM City's Nişantaşı on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 19.00, and at Sinematek/Sinema Evi on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 19.00, as one of the nominees for the "National Documentary Film Award", will go on sale on Friday, March 31, 2023.

The event titled "Earthquakes and Training for Disaster in Türkiye" will be held as part of the Academy of Sustainable Life After Disaster organized by Kültür Point. The event, in which Kandilli Rasathanesi Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü (Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute) Manager Senior Geophysics Engineer Assist. Prof. Doğan Kalafat will be the speaker, will be held on Tuesday, April 4 at 15.00 on the Microsoft Teams application.

Kültür Point will organize the "Diction and Etiquette Training" in order to teach the rules of etiquette and courtesy that the participants can apply in all areas of life by enabling them to speak Turkish effectively. The training, which will be given by Özcan Tekdemir, will be held on Friday, April 7, 2023, between 15.00-18.00 on the CATS platform.