The 5th Congress of Turkish-Arab University Rectors, held at Al-Manar University in Tunisia from October 10-11, 2025, in collaboration with the Union of Arab Universities and the Eurasian University Union. The President of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar  also participated. Our university was represented by our Vice Rector, Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil, and Levent Ersezgin, a specialist in our International Office at the subsequent Turkish Universities Promotion Fair on October 12, 2025.

Academics of Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) continue to achieve remarkable success by taking part in international research networks organized under the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) framework.

Our Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver, and our Rector, Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, visited Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, who was reappointed as the President of the Council of Higher Education, to extend their congratulations and best wishes for his new term in office.