Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall hosted the introductory meeting of the "Design Factory" Project, held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 13.00, which was organized by Istanbul Kültür University with the support of Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA). Our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver, our Rector, our Advisor to the Board of Trustees Ender Rıza Ekici, our Design Factory Project Academic Coordinator Assist. Prof. Gabriela Oana Olaru, our Advisory Board and Academic Representatives participated in it.
The meeting was started with our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver’s comments. Dr. Akıngüç Günver said, "The Design Factory is a very powerful instrument for us to achieve our goals. We expect our academic representatives to invest all their connections and academic knowledge regarding the project. We have undertaken the role of planning and facilitating the project.
World higher education is going through some changes. The new trend is design and digitalization. With the Design Factory project, the design and design perspectives of young talents will develop. We have internalized the project as Istanbul Kültür University and we believe that the development of our students can be carried to higher levels at the Design Factory."
Expressing that the Design Factory project is a very important step in achieving the goals of our university, our Rector said, "The most crucial point of the project is that it has a multidisciplinary structure. Together, we must complete the project successfully. Together we must complete the project successfully. The Design Factory will be the beginning of very important projects that will come out of our school."
At the speech in which he talked about the project process, Our Bord of Trustees Advisor Ender Rıza Ekici, stating that this concept was born out of the dream which was first had in 2018, "We started the Istanbul Kültür University side of this project, which has a limited number of applications in the world. We plan to shed light on the future. We prefer to shape the Design Factory project in the field of creative industries. We aim to differentiate our students in the changing world. We are trying to create a multidisciplinary environment by melting 14 departments and programs in one pot. We have created a project that will support our students in every sense and field in the new world order."
Our Design Factory Project Academic Coordinator Assist. Prof. Gabriela Oana Olaru talked about the process and stages of the project and said, "Digitalization, innovations and new technologies are always present in our lives. We want to reflect these innovations to the new generation. We are not getting rid of the Kültür Constitution. The main goal of the project is to reach industries and businesses for the Design Factory, which focuses on the creative industries. A valuable chance will be given to our young talents. We will be happy to see creative entrepreneurs at the Design Factory."
