İstanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Head of the Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver published a message about the IKU agenda, which has changed with the new Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19).

My Dear Kültür Family,

We are in the 5th month of the new process we have built with the pandemic. While each of us welcomed this year, there were many plans especially for summer. However, the 2020, half of which we have left behind, has already gone down in history as a year where everything has changed radically. Despite all the difficulties, we continue our journey by trying to foresee the present and the future in the light of different scenarios. The message containing our work plan for the period of 20 July-16 August was shared with us by KOVKOM. The list of staff to work on campus during that date range was the main theme of the sharing. In addition, in the KOVKOM message, we received the news of a new project for the future of the Kültür family: our portal backto.iku.edu.tr.

In May, all universities in Turkey, in line with the demands and criterias of YÖK have published their studies on their websites. We also shared our studies and processes regarding the pandemic period from our covid19.iku.edu.tr address. Our portal which is addressed backto.iku.edu.tr is a different structure than covid19.iku.edu.tr with its mission and meaning. This address is a symbol of the future in Kültür; it is a processes we have built together with the new normal. In addition to its mission of backto.iku.edu.tr, it has a very special message with its sense of meaning. We had a hard time. When it is not possible to plan tomorrow… Today we are talking about the future, returning to school, starting over. backto.iku.edu.tr is the reference of the future at this point. I sincerely congratulate all my friends who contributed.

My Dear Kültür Family,

We recently have met with our Honorary President Master of Engineer Fahamettin Akıngüç. He conveyed his love and greetings to the entire Kültür family. Another agenda in our speech was corona and crisis management. He pointed out that the intensity level of everything is different in the times of crisis and the importance of producing “point solutions” is specific to such periods. What our Honorary President calls point solutions; event and situation-specific, customized solutions can only be created with a common mind and sense. To achieve this, we need all of your opinions and ideas.

Our network is gradually expanding in the back to school activities that we started with 14 people a month ago. It is a planning job to increase the quantity in a controlled and gradual way. However, the main factor in the success of the return process is that we can all work happily with confidence. We cannot feel good only by meeting physical health or hygiene conditions. I would like to state once again that you can share your opinions, ideas and suggestions about the back to work orientation program that I shared with you two weeks ago with our Human Resources Department. Your contributions are very valuable so that the back to work orientation can be developed as a point solution to meet our needs.

My Dear Kültür Family,

With the pandemic, not only the usual flow of life, but also our way of thinking is changing. We redefine our life practices and experience a cultural change. While we are revisiting life, on the one hand, we make a great effort to try to adapt. Change, transformation will take place on key points in life, sometimes with slow, fast, very sharp, sometimes very soft and calm transitions, but somehow it will. The important thing is to be able to stay mentally and spiritually strong as well as physically…

Hoping to be together on healthy days…

Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver
İKÜ Head of The Board of Trustees

Dear Members of İKÜ,

If you think that you need support in these days when we talk about future, returning to school and starting again within the scope of new normal studies, Istanbul Kültür University Rehabilitation and Psychological Counseling Center is with you. If you want to take advantage of this service, you can get your appointment from the "Psychological Counseling Virtual Bank" which serves through our CATs system.

Regards,
General Secretariat

The second guest of the “Alumni Interviews” organized by the Istanbul Kültür University Alumni and its Members Association (İKÜMED) was Technology Writer & Project Consultant Suat Solooğlu, one of our 2007 graduates. The conversation, which was held on Tuesday, July 21 at 16:00 with the title of "Analog Graduate in the Digital World", was broadcast live via the @ikumezun Instagram account. The activities, where graduate of Communication and Design Department and one of our department's teachers Ömür Kınay have been moderating, will continue with different topics every Tuesday at 16.00.

Students of Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Vocational School (Vocational School) organized a commemorative event for their graduate friends on the 18th of July 2020, via the Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

In the event, which was moderated by Vocational School students, our students had a memorable moment with the presentation of entertaining content, shared images and surprises from famous people.

The first guests of the “Designer Interviews” organized by the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design were ZOOM TPU Co-founders Interior Architect Atilla Kuzu and Architect Levent Çırpıcı. Lecturer Merve Aşçıoğlu was the moderator of the live broadcast on Monday, 20 July 2020, titled “Interior Architecture Education in Our Age”. In the conversation, topics such as interior design professional practice and education, originality and creativity in design, and future interior design and design were discussed.

An e-seminar titled “The Key to Success in Entrepreneurship Ecosystem” was held on Friday, July 17, within the scope of the “Business is Knowledgeable: Entrepreneurship Models” webinar series organized by Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Vocational School (MYO). The guest of the webinar series that organized with the experiences of entrepreneurs who have succeeded in their sectors, to gain different perspectives and increase the awareness level of the participants was MEKE Marine Technology Inc. Board Advisor and Civil Engineer Civil Engineer m. sc Mehmet Kerem Kemerli. In the webinar, where the information that students can use in their career after graduation is shared, the vision of the future is presented to those who want to work in the construction and maritime market, which has an important share in the trade volume of our country.

While focusing mostly on environmental and sustainability areas in his career, Kemerli emphasized the importance of family and environment in the formation of ecological awareness in individuals, and also drew attention to the concepts of social entrepreneurship and social responsibility. Indicating that earnings can be obtained while producing solutions to environmental problems, Kemerli explained that the sustainable-cyclical economy is valid in the world and all these represent different aspects of entrepreneurship. Italy As the first company in Turkey that represents our country in the field of sea cleaning in the world, Italy shared his work with countries such as Spain and France to adapt various applications in the world to our country.

Touching on the importance of developing ideas, Kemerli said to the youth, “Don't be an audience. Be an actor, even a playmaker. ” Underlining the importance of entrepreneurs and business people sharing their experiences with future generations, Kemerli emphasized the necessity of university-industry cooperation in terms of development. In this sense, Kemerli stated that students are open to joint projects and different projects over their graduation projects and stated that entrepreneurs who do not reflect their own character in their work cannot make a difference. Kemerli, who spoke as “Molds, printed articles and contracts, laws, all can be changed, follow the current, and give importance to creativity with innovation”, drew attention to the concepts of specialization, risk analysis and sustainability.

The first of the “Alumni Meetings” organized by IKU Department of Architecture started on Monday, 20 July 2020 with the video of our graduates Burak Kaan Yılmazsoy. At the second of the meetings, at 21:00 on Wednesday, 22 July 2020, an interview was held where our graduates Caner Bilgin and Begüm Yılmaz Bilgin were speakers. In the conversation where Asst. Prof. Mehmet Emre Arslan, one of our academicians at the Department of Architecture, was the moderator, he talked about architecture education at IKU, post-education professional life, processes of architectural competitions and the effects of COVID-19 on architectural profession and education.

Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Department "Basic Design" e-exhibition was opened.

Istanbul Kultur University (IKU) Vocational School Radio and Television Technology Program faculty member Görkem Katmer’s “Reflections of Netflix in Turkey on The Young Traditional television audience usage practices in terms of series” article was published in Medeniyet Sanat magazine.

IKU Vocational School will organize a webinar titled “Air Conditioning Industry Trends and Opportunities for Entrepreneurs”, where the determinations and trends regarding the air conditioning sector, which are frequently talked about to improve the air quality, will be shared. The event, where the founder of Makro Teknik and Makro Testing Companies Nurettin Özdemir will be a speaker, will be held on Monday, 27 July at 21.00 via the Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

The second guest of the "Interviews with Faculty Members" series organized by the Department of Architecture will be Prof Dr. Ayhan Usta . Prof Dr. Celal Abdi Güzer will be the moderator of the interview, which will be held on Monday, July 27, 2020 at 21:00 via the @ikuedu Instagram account.

Suat Batuhan Esirger will be the guest of the "Meeting with Alumni" series organized by IKU Department of Architecture. The interview, which will be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at 21:00, will be published via the @ikumimarlikbolumu Instagram account in which Assist. Prof. Mehmet Emre Arslan will be the moderator.

Ayşen Feyza Kınalı and Oğuzhan Yılmaz will be the first guests of “Meetings with Graduates” organized by IKU Architecture Club. The conversation to be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at 21:00, under the moderation of Architecture Club President Yasemin Yücel and Student Representative of the Faculty of Architecture Aslıhan Demir, will be published on the Instagram account.

IKU Vocational School will organize a webinar in order to convey the current practices and current developments in the field of "International Trade and Logistics" to the students. The event where Mehmet Yavuz Kankavi, who is one of our lecturers at the International Trade and Finance Department, will be a speaker, will be held on Thursday, July 30 at 21.00 via the Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

Can you describe yourself briefly? Who is Cengiz Keskin with 2-3 sentences?

I was born on July 14, 1975 in Giresun. I graduated from the Department of Business Administration. I met the IT sector in the 90's and I have been in the sector ever since. In 2000s, I started to work in the IT department in the banking and finance market with Iktisat Bank. After working as an IT manager in foreign financial institutions such as HC Istanbul, EFG Securities, Burgan Investment, I changed the sector and continued as an IT Architect at IT technology company Treo. I have worked as project-based in different sectors, especially the largest holding and retail companies in Turkey. In some I supported IT projects, in others I successfully completed the projects and put them into practice. Meanwhile, I had the opportunity to meet our General Secretary, Ender Riza Ekici, and Alper Ozan, the head of Information Systems and technologies department, and I joined the IKU family.

What are IKU contributing to you?

I knew that Istanbul Kültür University had a deep-rooted past and was almost the locomotive in its industry. Projects in the IT department of an institution that closely follows, researches, finds, applies technology and thus makes a difference, never end. My favorite😊

We always have the opportunity to see and try new technologies, new systems, new products. Education continues at every stage of life.

We have been separated from our work environment and colleagues for a long time. What are your thoughts on the new normal these days when our settlements are starting to open?

The new normal will be a time when the virus will be among us and remind us of itself in the slightest mistake. We have to be more careful! Although the resumption of our settlements raises my hope for normalisation, we need to pay maximum attention to the measures that will be taken by the official authorities and our institution. We can all get through this process together. We must never be impulsive and give up hope. I hope we can be together in our office as soon as possible in a healthy and peaceful way.

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