Prof. Dr. Nihal Sarıer, one of the academicians of the Department of Civil Engineering, received the second international patent registration, which is the outcome of the "TÜBİTAK 1001 Project" numbered 213M281, of which she is the producer. Patent owner of Istanbul Kültür University; Prof. Dr. Nihal Sarıer (İKÜ) and Prof. Dr. Emel Önder Karaoğlu (İTÜ) are named as the inventors in 2020 International patent application titled “WEBS WITH COAXIAL NANOFIBER STRUCTURE, A TEXTILE PRODUCT CONTAINING THESE WEBS AND A PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, A TEXTILE PRODUCT CONTAINING THESE NETWORKS AND A PREPARATION METHOD”

It was accepted as a patent by WIPO (The World Intellectual Property Organization) and was registered in the UK. Our professor's patented invention is about coaxial nanofiber structured bonds and a textile product and the making of this product that contains nanocomposite bonds which is capable of heat management in low temperature (T<18°C), normal temperature (18°C<T<43°C) and high temperature (43°C<T<70°C)

About the Invention

Within the scope of this patent; Fatty Acid Esters (FAE) (alkyl esters or vinyl esters) of different chain lengths are used as the core, poly(acrylo nitrile) (PAN) and polymethacrylic acid-co-ethyl acrylate (PMEA) are used as the shell, heat capacities are 36–110 Jg. Coaxial nanofiber structured bonds of the -1 order, fiber diameters varying between 270 – 300 nm, smooth, cylindrical, capable of thermal cycling, at the same time thermally and chemically stable, thin, flexible, and mechanically resistant were produced. Textile-based composites containing nanofiber structured bonds have been prepared. Nanocomposites containing YAE in the low temperature range have a high potential to be used as temperature-controlled packaging materials in transportation and storage in the cold supply chain. It can also be used as inner packaging material in the transport boxes of medical products such as medicines, blood and blood derivatives, serum and biomedical products that need to be stored and transported below a certain temperature (2oC<T<18oC).

It can be used in the storage and transportation containers (T<0oC) of convenience foods such as ice cream,cooked fish and meat, and cold drinks. Another important application area may be biotechnology. Cold therapy supplies can be made of it. In the normal temperature range, nanofiber structured composites containing PCM have a high potential to be used for thermal comfort. These can be listed as ; Biomedical material for thermal therapy, wearable thermal sensors, personal protective equipment clothing for cold and hot climate athletes, soldiers and outdoor workers. Nanofiber structured composites containing PCM have high potential to be used for heat storage in the high temperature range. These can be listed as ; clothing systems, solar energy panels, thermoelectric system designs and electronic circuit protections for very hot climates. These nanocomposites can be used separately, or by combining composites containing PAN-YAE or PMEA-YAE, or generally Polymer-YAE nanonetworks, which are functional in different temperature ranges, they can be used in buildings, tents and similar shelters, vehicles such as cars and planes, temperature-controlled transportation, and medical applications.

 We congratulate our esteemed professor for this valuable work and wish her continued success.

A presentation, explaining the activities of TTO to the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBİGEN), was made by İKÜ Technology Transfer Office Manager Cüneyt Genç, TTO Deputy Director Alparslan Güzey, University-Industry Cooperation Expert Dr. Merve Durmuş and Project Specialist Fethi Murat Altunay on Thursday, March 14, 2024.  In the presentation, detailed information was given about possible bilateral collaborations with TTO on patents and licensing, university-industry collaborations, incorporation and entrepreneurship, taking part in national and international projects, and potential business plans were also discussed.

Res. Assist. Kübra Karapınar Eyvel from the Department of Communication Arts provided "Social Responsibility and Environmental Protection in Clubs" training to Beşiktaş Football Academy technical and administrative teams and athletes in the program organized at BJK Fulya Hakkı Yeten Facilities within the scope of the Turkish Football Federation 2023-2024 UEFA Club License Statute.

Within the scope of the training, information was given on the formation, content and effects of the concept of social responsibility. In the training where it was conveyed that the contribution of organizations to the society they are in improves their image, the importance of social responsibility understanding in the sense of "belonging" especially between sports clubs and their fans, who are their most important target audience, was mentioned.

In the last part of the training, a scientific study conducted on Beşiktaş fans focused on the value and expectations that fans attach to the social responsibility activities of their clubs.

In the first event of the 2023-2024 Spring Semester of the ITB technical trips, the students of the Department of Communication and Design and the Department of Culture and Arts Management, accompanied by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Üstünipek, Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, visited the exhibition "A Forgotten Woman of the Republic: Melek Celal in All Her Aspects" exhibition at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum on Tuesday, March 19.

Following Prof. Dr. Mehmet Üstünipek's briefing on art studies and schools in the late Ottoman and early Republican periods, the students participating in the event had a conversation about the first female painters of the period. At the "Turkish Painting in the Footsteps of Modernism" exhibition, where the museum collection was also on display, students observed the process from the production of paintings reflecting the history of Westernization in the Ottoman Empire to the works of the Republican generation, which claimed to create an intellectual basis for art, and then visited the Melek Celâl exhibition.

The exhibition presents the works of Melek Celal, one of the pioneering female artists of the late Ottoman Empire and the early Republican period, who exhibited her first nude works at the Galatasaray Exhibitions in 1924 and held her first solo exhibition in 1935, as well as a rich archive of photographs, postcards, memoirs and letters shedding light on her life.

The children's theatre play called  “When You Say Happiness" was staged at Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Centre with the joint efforts of ETİ Children’s Theatre and İKÜ GSUAM, on Saturday, March 16, at 12.00 and 14.30. The play was organized for children free of charge as a social responsibility project and it included important messages such as sharing, friendship, nature, loving animals and empathy.

A visit to Pegasus Chairperson of the Board of Directors Mehmet T. Nane was paid by Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Vocational School Deputy Directors Lecturer  Kerem Yücesan and Lecturer Gözde Kuzu Uluçay and Head of the Program of Flight Operations Management Lecturer  Evren Yilmaz, and accompanied by Pegasus Chief Dispatcher Seçgin Köroğlu, a lecturer of İKÜ Vocational School. During the visit, held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, which proved to be very productive,  increasing internship and job opportunities and developing innovative educational contents (for example, "Brand Lesson") were discussed.

Mert Özercan, the cinematographer of the movie "Almost Entirely A Slight Disaster" (2023), which has received various awards from national and international film festivals and is available on the MUBI platform, attended the "Image Management" workshop held as a part of "Film Language II" and "Film Language IV" courses, and met with the students of the Department of Radio, Department of Television and Cinema.

The Workshop, was held on March 18, 2024, at the Bakırköy campus Ataköy building, and moderated by Lecturer Özgür Balcı.  Sharing his insights on the industry as a part of the workshop, Özercan shared the cinematography process of "Almost Entirely A Slight Disaster”  with the students.

After the interview, Mert Özercan, demonstrating basic camera techniques and cinematography creation to the students in practice at İKÜ Film Studio, gave advice about the cinema industry and answered the students' questions.

T.C. Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Business Development, Industrial and Sectoral Relations Unit (İGESİB) was authorized by the Vocational Qualifications Authority (MYK) as an "Authorized Certification Body" within the scope of "15UY0215-6 Coach Level 6" and "17UY0328-3 Service Vehicle Driver Level 3" National Qualifications.

İlayda Turan, Ulaş Kuzu, Nursena Yağcı and İbrahim Akkurt, graduates of IKU Vocational School Program of Flight Operations Management, passed the Flight Operations Specialist exams held by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation and were thereby entitled to receive a Dispatcher License.  We congratulate the IKU graduates and wish them success in their professional lives.

A webinar titled "Sustainability in Family Businesses" was organized by Family Businesses and Entrepreneurship Application and Research Centre (AGMER) on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The event, moderated by AGMER Director Prof.  Dr.   Mahmut Paksoy, was attended by Assist. Prof. Hatice Sezgin from Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, who partook in it as a speaker.

A meeting with Berrin Ergin, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of DUHA Aviation Academy, was held, attended by Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Vocational School Deputy Directors Lecturer Gözde Kuzu Uluçay and Lecturer  Kerem Yücesan and Head of the Program of Flight Operations Management Lecturer  Evren Yılmaz,  in order to  evaluate the latest developments in the aviation industry and to discuss cooperation opportunities, namely internship opportunities for students.  During the meeting, the significance of applied training was emphasized and the conditions required for students to get into the sector better equipped were discussed.  At the meeting, the importance of sectorial collaborations and innovation in education were highlighted.

Within the scope of the 2023-2024 Spring Semester activities of the Faculty of Architecture, a conference titled "Disaster Resistant Park Design and Post-Disaster Usage Scenarios" was held on Wednesday, March 20, with IMM (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality) Green Area Project Chief Evrim Nebiler as the speaker.

"Women's Rights and Gender Equality" event was held on Thursday, March 21, in cooperation with IKU Vocational School Business Management Program and Civil Aviation Cabin Services Program. In the event, where lawyer Nursaç Katırcı was the speaker, women's rights, unseen types of violence and gender equality were discussed and awareness was created in the participants.

An event titled "Global Media and Trends in Technology " was organized by the Digital Information and Journalism Club on Thursday, March 14, at the 1st floor multi-purpose hall in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.  NewsLab Turkey Strategy Coordinator Ahmet Alphan Sabancı attended the event as a speaker.  At the end of the interactive event, the guest speaker was presented with a commemorative plate and a certificate of appreciation.

The article titled "Investigation of Policies for the Elimination of Mucilage in the Sea of Marmara with System Dynamics", co-authored by Assist. Prof. Duygun Fatih Demirel, Deputy Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering, was accepted to be published in Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Journal of Engineering Sciences.

The third course of the "Digital Communication Academy Digital Content Production School", organized in cooperation with Kültür Point and the Department of New Media and Communication, was given by Unit Edelman Agency Vice President Res. Assist. Cem Arıdağ on the subject of "Creative Digital Trends/Strategies and Sustainability". In the lecture held on Wednesday, March 13, a case study was carried out in line with the brief given. The groups identified within the scope of the case study created a brand and produced creative content in the context of sustainability. The training ended after the evaluation of the presentations.

Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) Vocational School Head of the Program of Flight Operations Management Assist. Prof. Evren Yılmaz gave a seminar on "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Commercial UAV Piloting" to Istanbul Esenyurt University Aviation Programs students on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

The Leadership and Management Club organized an event titled "Cloud Computing" on Tuesday, March 19 at the Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus. Hakkı İbrahim Ünyeli, CEO of LimonCloud, and Mehmet Üner, Board Member of Cloud Security Alliance, attended the event as speakers. In the event, the content, aims and objectives of cloud computing, which is popular in the technology sector and business life, and the ways that can be followed to improve oneself in the sector were conveyed to the students.

The Architecture Club organized an event titled "Rights-Based Approach to Accessibility" on Thursday, March 14th. In the event where Social Pedagogue & Accessibility Expert Adem Kuyumcu was the speaker, the accessibility phenomenon for individuals with special needs was discussed and good and bad examples were examined.

Ondakka Agency Founder Erdem Oraylı gave the fourth lecture of the "Digital Communication Academy Digital Content Production School", on Wednesday, March 20, organized in cooperation with Kültür Point and the Department of New Media and Communication, on the subject of "Creative Strategies and Influencer Marketing". In the course where the case study was carried out in line with the brief given, the determined groups produced creative content in the context of interaction strategy and influencer marketing within the scope of a brand. The training was completed after the evaluation of the presentations.

An "Art Trip" will be held with the joint efforts of Kültür College Alumni Association (KÜMED) and Istanbul Kültür University Alumni and Members Association (İKÜMED), on Saturday, March 23.

Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation will organise a symposium titled "Can Tendon Be Trained?", where whether tendons can be trained with exercise in rehabilitation sciences will be discussed. The event, where Prof. Dr. Defne Kaya Utlu from the University of Health Sciences will be the speaker, will be held on Saturday, March 23 at 13.00 in the multi-purpose hall on the 4th floor of the Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

In cooperation with Kültür Point and Etkin Campus, a training titled "Canva from Basic to Advanced" will be organized to support the personal development of students. The training, which will be given by Psychologist & Career Expert Gökhan Çınar, will be held online on Sunday, March 24, between 10.00-17.00, via the Etkin Campus system.

Vocational School will organize a talk titled "Taking Laughing Seriously" where the social and political dynamics/functions of laughter will be discussed along with philosophers' findings on laughter. The event, where Prof. Dr. Ahu Tunçel from Maltepe University, Department of Philosophy will be the speaker, will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at 15.00, at the 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet amphitheatre (1A-01) in the Incirli building of the Bakırköy campus.

As part of the "Art Workshops" organized by the Department of Communication and Design, Illustrator Yeşim Paktin will be the guest of our university. The workshop for 1st and 2nd year students will be held on Monday, March 25, between 15.00-18.00 at AKLAB 1B 11-13 in the Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

Kültür Noktası will organize "Effective LinkedIn Use and Effective Presentation Techniques Training" in order to prepare students for business life. The training to be given by Kültür Point Educational Activities Planning and Organization Assistant Specialist Res. Assist. Efe Anğın will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at 20.00 via the Microsoft Teams platform.

A talk will be organized by the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Club to strengthen the bond between students and department academics. The event, where one of the academicians of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Prof. Aliye Rahşan Karabetça will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, at 11:00 at the Erdal İnönü Seminar Hall in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.

In cooperation with the Department of Communication Arts and the Effective Communication Club, a talk titled "The Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Digital Marketing" will be held in order to convey how the developing artificial intelligence can be used efficiently in digital marketing. The event, where BusinessUp Founder Önder Türker will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, at 11.30 at the 4th floor multi-purpose hall in the Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

"Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Law Symposium" will be organized in cooperation with the Information and Technology Law Club and the Academic Research Club to discuss the effects of artificial intelligence technologies on informatics law and current developments. The event, where one of our academicians from the Faculty of Law, Assist. Prof. Serkan Seyhan, Lawyer Onur Alas and Lawyer Serpil Çınar will be speakers, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, at 12.00 at the Fahamettin Akıngüç Auditorium on the 7th floor of the Bahçelievler campus.

Director Hasan Ete will be the guest of our university as part of the "Turkish Cinema Talks" event series organized by the Department of Communication and Design. The event, in which Ete's documentary "Good Death", which was shot abroad, will be screened and discussed, will be held on Wednesday, March 27 at 14.00 on the 1st floor multipurpose hall in Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

The Department of Library and Documentation will organize a panel talk titled "From Book to Human, from Library to Civilization" as part of the "60th Library Week" activities. The event, in which author Prof. Dr. İskender Pala, one of our faculty members of the Faculty of Science and Letters, will be the speaker, will be held at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall in Bakırköy campus Ataköy building on Wednesday, March 27 at 14.00, moderated by Prof. Dr. Ömür Ceylan, our Dean of the Faculty of Science and Letters.

IKU Faculty of Science and Letters continues to organize "Not Just for the Sake of Coffee" in order to share studies that are important in terms of research and analysis in the field of Basic Science and Social Sciences. The seminar titled "Euler Graphs with Puzzles", where Assist. Prof. Nurşah Mutlu Varlıoğlu from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 15.00 at Erdal İnönü Seminar Hall.

A talk titled "Airborne Conversations - Kuwait's First Female Captain Pilot" will be organized by the Flight Operations Management Program in order to support the professional development of our students. The event, where Jazeera Airlines Captain Pilot Elif Güveyler, our first Turkish female pilot in Kuwait, will be the speaker, will be held on Wednesday, March 27, at 16.00, in the auditorium number 1A-01 in the Incirli building of the Bakırköy campus.

Kültür Point will organize a training titled "Business 101" in order to support the personal development of the participants. The training, which will be given by Instructor Sevim Aktulga under the title "End of the First Year in Business", will be held on Wednesday, March 27, between 16.00-18.00 in the multi-purpose hall on the 1st floor of the Bakırköy campus Ataköy building.

A seminar on "Quality Management and Production Planning" will be held by the Department of Industrial Engineering within the scope of the "IE2401 Introduction to Industrial Engineering" course on Thursday, March 28, 2024, between 10.00-12.00. The event, where Nida Seçilmiş from LeasePlan and Simge Nur Taşkın from Borusan Boru will be speakers, will be held in the lecture hall numbered Z-D-3 in the Ataköy building of the Bakırköy campus.

Orchestra IKU will give "Factory Acoustic" concert on Thursday, March 28, 2024 between 15.00-17.00 at the Design Factory in the Ataköy building of Bakırköy campus.

A conference titled "Health Education I: Urological Cancers" will be organized by the Faculty of Health Sciences in order to increase the knowledge level of students by bringing together students and specialist physicians. The event, where Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Aslan from Medicana Ataköy Hospital will be the speaker, will be held on Friday, March 29, at 11:00 in the Bahçelievler campus B1 seminar hall.