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TAU Career Summit' 24 Commenced with the Participation of our Rector Cemal Yıldız

Organised by our University, the TAÜ Career Summit '24 event, which began with the opening speeches of our University Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız and our General Coordinator Prof. Dr Ferit Küçükay offered our students the opportunity to meet with companies that lead the business world. With the contributions of our University Industrial Relations Coordinatorship and 19 student clubs, it was held on our campus on May 14, 15 and16, 2024.

Symposium "New Political Challenges for Germany, Turkey and the EU - 2024" was hosted by our University

8th Cologne University and Turkish-German University Joint Conference was hosted by our University on May 10, 2024. The conference started with the speeches of Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mehmet Kemal Bozay, our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız and General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay. In his speech, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mehmet Kemal Bozay emphasized the importance of "European Union, Germany and Turkey" relations. After their speeches, our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız presented his gift to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mehmet Kemal Bozay.

Mehmet Kemal Bozay, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Visited Our Rector

Mehmet Kemal Bozay, who is the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, made a courtesy visit to our Rector Prof. Cemal Yıldız in his office. Within the scope of the visit hosted by our Rector Prof. Cemal Yıldız and our General Coordinator Prof. Ferit Küçükay, our Rector Prof. Cemal Yıldız informed the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs about the international activities of our university. The visit ended with a tour of the campus and Mevlüde Genç Library.

Cooperation Protocol Signed Between Our University and Anadolu Agency

A cooperation protocol was signed between our university and Anadolu Agency at a ceremony held on our campus on May 6, 2024.

Visit to our Rector from International Balkan University

International Balkan University Rector Prof. Dr. Lütfi Sunar and Rector Advisor Prof. Dr. Serdar Serdaroğlu paid a courtesy visit to our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız in his office. Within the scope of the visit hosted by our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız and our General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay, cooperation opportunities between the two universities as well as the education and research studies of both universities were discussed.

2nd Datev Training Certificate Ceremony

Students who succeeded in the DATEV Training organized in cooperation with TAU-SEM / ADDWORX received their certificates at a ceremony.

Our university was accredited by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK).

Rector of our University Prof. Dr. Cemal YILDIZ, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Aysel UZUNTAŞ and Quality Management Unit Responsible Lecturer Dr. Burcu AYHAN attended the YÖKAK 2024 International Quality Assurance and Accreditation Conference held in Ankara on 25-26 April. Within the scope of this conference, accreditation certificates were presented to universities that successfully completed the institutional accreditation process. At the ceremony, YÖK President Prof. Dr. Erol ÖZVAR and YÖKAK President Prof. Dr. Ümit KOCABIÇAK presented the institutional accreditation certificate to Prof. Dr. Cemal YILDIZ, Rector of our University.

April 23rd Enthusiasm on our Campus

April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day was celebrated with enthusiasm on April 22, 2024, with events organized by the teachers and students of Turkish-German University Child Care Center on our University campus. As part of the events, a colorful April 23rd march was organized by students on campus. Then, a moment of silence was observed in front of the Atatürk bust on the campus followed by the National Anthem. After the ceremony, the choir consisting of the students at University Child Care Center performed a special show. A kite workshop was organized specifically for the students of the Child Care Center in the campus event area and the program was completed with a picnic.

The Academic Boarding Ceremony of Our Newly Titled Professors Was Held

The Academic Boarding Ceremony, at which Mesut Serdar Çekin, one of the academicians of the Faculty of Law at our university, was conferred the title of Professor; Ebru Turhan, one of our academicians from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Esra Yiğit and Mustafa Tolga Özer, one of our academicians from the Faculty of Law, were conferred the title of Associate Professor; Aslı İşler Kaya, Zeynep Sabahat Yunt and Betül Uluca from the Faculty of Science, Ayhan Sarı and Zehra Çankaya Bayraklı from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Başak Kaptan Şiray and Hüsnü Yavuz Aytekin from the Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences, Derya Nur Kayacan and Eyüp Kaan from the Faculty of Law were conferred the title of Assistant Professor, were performed on March 27, 2024. Our Rector Prof. Cemal Yıldız. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, our General Coordinator Prof. Ferit Küçükay, our Vice Rectors Prof. Aysel Uzuntaş, Prof. Hamide Özden Özkaya Ferendeci and Prof. Ali Gökhan Yavuz, our faculty deans Prof. Ela Sibel Bayrak Meydanoğlu, Prof. Yunus Ziya Arslan and our vice dean Prof. Dr. İrfan Akın also attended the ceremony.

Our Rector Attended the Iftar Program of the President of HEC

The President of HEC Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar met with the rectors of universities in Istanbul at the iftar program hosted by Marmara University. In the program in which our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız also participated, ideas were exchanged on improving the quality of the higher education system.

Chess Tournament was organised at our university

The trophy and medal presentation ceremony of the Chess Tournament organised by the Department of Health, Culture and Sports was held with the participation of our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş. Within the scope of the tournament, which attracted great interest from our students, Yunus Emre Erdoğan came first, Kaan Özden came second and Kaan Koçluk came third. The ranked competitors received their trophies, medals and awards from our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız. The ceremony ended after the photo shoot.

Visit from the Rector of Potsdam University to our Rector

Rector of the University of Potsdam, Prof. Dr. Oliver Günther and his wife Sushmita Swaminathan, visited our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız in his office.

Digitalpark Technocity Ataşehir Campus Opened

The opening ceremony of the Turkish-German University and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Technology Development Zone-Digitalpark Technocity Ataşehir Campus was held on Saturday, February 24, 2024 with the participation of Mehmet Fatih Kacır, the Minister of Industry and Technology, Davut Gül, Istanbul Governor,  Nusret Bayraktar, Digitalpark Technocity Chairman of the Board of Directors,  our Rector Prof. Cemal Yıldız, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Rector Prof. Yusuf Yılmaz, Tahsin Engin, Digitalpark Technocity General Manager and many guests. At the ceremony, which started with a moment of silence and the National Anthem, the promotional film of Digitalpark Teknokent was screened. Then, the opening ceremony program continued with protocol speeches.

Res. Assist. Melih Pehlivan received the Special Prize for the Best Thesis of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies at the University of Passau

Melih Pehlivan, graduate of the double degree program Intercultural Management-International Cultural and Business Studies at the Turkish-German University and the University of Passau, and research assistant at the Department of Cultural and Communication Studies, was awarded the special prize of the Sparkasse Passau for the best thesis at the Academic Celebration of the Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies of the University of Passau on February 9, 2024 for his thesis Eine junge Universität in Istanbul - Auswirkungen der Türkisch-Deutschen Universität auf ihr Umfeld und die Integration dieser in die urbane Gesellschaft (A Young University in Istanbul - The Impact of the Turkish-German University on its Environment and its Integration into Urban Society).

Visit to Dijitalpark Teknokent from Turkish-German University

Our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, General Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ferit Küçükay, Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş, Prof. Dr. Hamide Özden Özkaya Ferendeci, Prof. Dr. Ali Gökhan Yavuz and Members of the Senate of our University visited the Ataşehir additional area of Dijitalpark Teknokent,

Visit from Istanbul Kent University to our Rector

The Rector of Istanbul Kent University Prof. Dr. Necmettin Atsü, along with Prof. Dr. Hasret Çomak, Instructor Emre Atsü and Paris Former Education Counselor Prof. Dr. Murat Demirkan paid a courtesy visit to our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız.

Our University Met with Students at the International Turkish Universities Fair

Our University Met with Students at the International Turkish Universities Fair

The First 'Applied Carbon Footprint Calculation Training' of 2024 was Organised

The first 'Application Weighted Carbon Footprint Calculation Training' of the year, organised in cooperation with TAU-SEM and Allianz Teknik, was held on 15-16 January 2024.

First Aid Certificates were presented to our staff

The certificates of our staff who successfully completed the First Aid Training given by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Health were presented by our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş and Prof. Dr. Hamide Özden Özkaya Ferendeci.

Visit from our Rector to Students Studying for Final Exams in the Library

Our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız met with students studying at Mevlüde Genç Library during the final exam week. Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız chatted with the students in the library, offered them soup and bagels and wished them success in their exams.