İstanbul Kültür University

Our university has been accepted as a member of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) as of March 1, 2024.

With this membership, our university has committed to serve nationally and internationally to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the fields of:

- Capacity building in the higher education system,
- Educational opportunity for everyone,
- Higher education opportunity for every individual,
- Human rights,
- Sustainability.

We have the right to use the UNAI logo in all our processes for these areas.

Chairperson of the Board of Directors Dr. Shukri Marashdeh and Vice President Prof. Dr. İman Bahseti of Jordan Jadara University, paid a visit to Istanbul Kültür University, meeting with IKU Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe and IKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız. During the meeting held on Wednesday, January 31, a bilateral cooperation protocol was signed.

Our university continues to benefit from the protocol signed with the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Within the scope of the signed agreement, our students have the opportunity to work/train by taking courses given by industry officials.

Rector of Istanbul Gedik University Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kesik visited our Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe in her office on Thursday, January 25, 2024. At the meeting attended by Our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil and our Secretary General Ender Rıza Ekici, consultations were held about the collaborations between our University and Istanbul Gedik University.

Istanbul Kültür University Alumni and Members Association (İKÜMED) Board of Directors visited Prof. Dr Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil, a faculty member of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, who was appointed as the Vice Rector in charge of the International Relations and University Activity Processes.

The 2023-2024 academic year first term has been concluded.  Millions of students all over the country have received their report cards. And  while this occasion may be a positive experience for some students, it may cause anxiety for some students as well.  Stating that parents should not approach their children's report cards from a place of criticism, Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education Assist. Prof. Meryem Demir Güdül gave advice to parents on how to plan the semester break.

Our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Burcu Yavuz Tiftikçigil contributed as a guest speaker to the filming, which was held on January 17, 2024, hosted by our university, within the scope of the "Social Sciences Project for Sustainable Education - ARETE" led by Assoc. Prof. Hüseyin Sami Öztürk, a faculty member of Marmara University Department of Ancient History.

Members of the Board of Directors of the Women at Work association which has been operating since 2015 with the aim of supporting women's employment and encouraging studies in this field met with the Rectorate of our University on Friday, January 12. Members of the association visited Prof. Dr.

The "Republic Talks" event series organized within the scope of the 100th anniversary of Cumhuriyet newspaper, established in cooperation with Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) and Kültür College Foundation. The first guest of the event series, which took place on Thursday, January 4, at 14.00 at the Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus, was the Psychologist & Writer Prof. Dr. Üstün Dökmen.

The opening speeches of the event were made by our Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe and Cumhuriyet Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Mine Esen.

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Lütfiye Durak Ata and ITU Sustainability Office Representatives visited our University on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. At the meeting, where the issues related to rankings and sustainability were considered, the cooperations planned between Istanbul Kültür University and Istanbul Technical University were also discussed.