The IKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil attended the "Global Sustainable Development Congress" held in Thailand between 10-13 June 2024, on the behalf of IKU.

The congress hosted by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand was attended by representatives from higher education, government, business and civil society for a sustainable future. The congress, in which sustainable development were discussed in great depth, brought together three thousand Global thinking leaders.

The congress challenges conventional thinking about what higher education, governments, business and society should do to help society achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and is in essence a call to action for global universities and businesses to bring together education, research, research and development activities. The results of THE Impact Ranking 2024 were also announced at the congress.