The Directorate of Support Services provided fire training for cleaning and security personnel working on our campuses on April 19-20, 2025. After the training, a fire exercise was carried out at the outdoor parking lot.
Fire training topics are as follows:
Hosted by Istanbul Kültür University and organized in collaboration with Marmara Technopark, IDEA Incubation, Serhat Technopark, and CPA International, the "Sustainability Spark-25" competition — where innovative ideas focused on sustainability competed — was held on Wednesday, April 16, with the participation of our Rector, Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe.
The 1st Executive Committee Meeting of IKUANTS TEKMER, which operates within Istanbul Kültür University and was supported by KOSGEB on 15.09.2024, was held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Organized by Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Fine Arts Application and Research Center (GSUAM), the play “Küçük Balkon” was staged at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in Bakırköy campus Ataköy building on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 20:00. In the play written and directed by Can Kılcıoğlu, Vildan Atasever, Nazlı Senem Ünal and Deniz Karaoğlu received great appreciation from the audience with their performances.
In cooperation with IKUANTS TEKMER, IKU Technology Transfer Office (TTO), and CPA International Turkey, a seminar titled “TEKMER Incentives” was organized online on Monday, April 7, 2025. In the seminar, which addressed the support and incentive mechanisms provided to companies operating under TEKMER within the scope of Law No. 5746, detailed information was provided on the scope of government support contributing to the financial sustainability of R&D and innovation-oriented ventures, application processes, accounting implications, and the effective use of incentives.
The “Introduction of the Grant Support Program for University Student Clubs and Societies” event was organized by the IKU Technology Transfer Office (TTO) to encourage our associate and undergraduate students to apply for grant support programs for university students.
Bringing together Europe's leading academic and sectoral organizations, the “EPD-Net (Filling The Gap: Development of Ecological Planning and Design Learning Network and an Adaptive Smart Training Module for Disaster Resilient and Sustainable Cities)” project is being implemented as an innovative initiative aimed at integrating ecological planning and design into disaster resilience strategies. The project, carried out in cooperation with 22 stakeholders from seven countries, is supported by the Erasmus+ Program.
In cooperation with the Sustainable Development Centre (SURKAM), Dean of Students Office Kültür Point and Design Factory, “Sustainable You Talks: Transforming World, Responsible Individual” event was organized on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in the Design Factory at the Ataköy building, Bakırköy Campus. Within the scope of the event, panels were organized on the three main dimensions of sustainability: on social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
The second seminar titled "Losing While Thinking You've Won: Fighting Addiction and Rehabilitation" was organized in collaboration with Istanbul Kültür University, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), IMM Campus Solution Unit, and the Social Adaptation Support Center (UDEM).
The seminar, held on Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus, aimed to raise awareness about gambling addiction as well as other types of addiction.
The ERA-Chair project "Spectroscopy@IKU: Manipulating and Characterizing Molecular Architectures: from Isolated Molecules to Molecular Crystals," the first project in Türkiye funded by the European Research Agency (ERA) under the Horizon Europe Framework - Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area (WIDERA) ERA-CHAIRS Programme, is progressing at full speed, and we at Istanbul Kültür University are proud to continue our work on this groundbreaking project.
