We are in the days when the routine of the daily routine differs and nutrition is highly related to lifestyle and daily order. We can predict on the basis of observation that our diet has changed. Surveys and research studies on this subject continue at universities. In the coming months, we may express how our nutritional status affects in terms of public health. It is very important to keep the immune system strong especially during this period in order to prevent infections or to get over it.

Nowadays, it is possible to maintain physical activity with exercises and eat healthy meals and consume in appropriate portions. It is very important to be attentive in this regard, both to keep our immune system strong and not to lose weight we don't want. Already in a routine and fasting, people who are healthy and sufficiently fed will not have to worry about diversifying their meals in a controlled manner and enlarging the portions.

Istanbul Kültür University Vocational School organized an e-seminar titled “Sustainable Design” on Monday, May 18, 2020. Arzu Konyalı, LC Waikiki Material Quality Assurance Manager attending the event as a speaker; She worked as a quality assurance expert in the textile and ecology laboratory, carried out the UKAS accreditation studies of the laboratory, and gave information to our students about sustainable studies as a Quality System Development Manager in the organization of establishing textile and ecology laboratories in Bangladesh - Dhaka and China-Shanghai. Speaking briefly about her work as material Quality Assurance Manager at LC Waikiki since 2010, Konyali emphasized the importance of sustainability and mentioned the examples of sustainable approaches in the world and in Turkey. International retail brands and over ten years in Turkey in denim design makes the expertise in design, washing, printing, dyeing techniques and the development of innovations in color specialist LC Waikiki fashion designer Vildan Altun Seylan; shared new trends in design and sustainable design examples in his presentation. The event ended with Konyalı and Seylan answering questions from our students.

Istanbul Kültür University Vocational School held an e-seminar titled “Office Management in Digital Age and Time-Capturing Offices” on Thursday, 20 May 2020. Şebnem toker, who has been an executive assistant for a long time and who has served as assistant to the chairman of the Board of Directors of Doğan Holding since 2012, was a speaker at the event; Our Office Management and Executive Assistants Program students were given detailed information on their career as executive assistants. The event ended after our students' questions were answered.

Istanbul Kültür University Vocational School organized an e-seminar titled “The Future of logistics, the logistics of the future” on Wednesday, May 20, where Park Palet sales and Operations Manager Gökhan Demircioğlu was a speaker. Useful and new concepts were shared with our students in the event where topics, trends and information technologies related to future logistics were transferred. Demircioğlu answered the questions of our students at the end of the event.

The Department of Business Administration held an online meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 14.00 in order to make a period assessment with students and to provide information about the final and make-up exams within the scope of Erasmus + Student Mobility. Research Assistant Elanur Türküz, Erasmus Coordinator of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS) and Research Assistant Emre Zehir, attended the meeting held via the Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application as speakers. At the meeting, the students stated that they were pleased that they performed their lessons in the distance education process in a healthy way.

The Department of Economics celebrated the 19th of May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports and also the photo of “Graduation Memory” with the students at the graduation stage on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

IKU Alumni and Members Association (IKUMED) continues to publish the stories of our highly graduated and successful graduates. The fourth guest of “Alumni Stories” was Melisa Birgelir, one of our graduates of the Department of Psychology in 2018.

Birgelir, whose career was full of success, started to look for a chess trainer, graduated from IKU, to open a Chess Workshop for Istanbul Kültür University graduates. Being the Turkey Champion in “Women” category in 2006, and entering Turkey National Chess Team for 13 times, our graduate defines İstanbul Kültür University as “Family, solidarity, work, appreciation and success.” Having successfully completed the Applied Sports Psychology certificate program, Birgelir took a position as Turkish Chess Federation (TSF) psychologist at the 2020 Turkish championship. Birgelir, who aspires to a career in chess and psychology together, wants to be in touch with the children he gets along with very well.

Our graduate currently participates in competitions by playing active chess and continues to coach chess in IKUMED and in a private school.

We wish our alumni success in her career.

With our love,

IKÜMED

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