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.
Visit from Our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız to Istanbul Rumeli University
Our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız visited the Rector of Istanbul Rumeli University Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kara. Within the scope of the visit, possible academic cooperation issues between universities were discussed. The visit ended after taking a souvenir photo.
Visit to our Rector from Young Writer Ays Kara
Our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız received Ays Kara, the son of Muharrem Kara, who works in the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (BAP) at our University, and his family in his office.
We Hosted Private German High School within the Scope of Our Open Day Activities
1On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, we hosted the students of Private German High School, one of our private quota high schools, on our campus.
Table Tennis Tournament was Held at Our University
Organised by the Department of Health, Culture and Sports, the Table Tennis Tournament was held with the participation of our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız and our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Aysel Uzuntaş The tournament, which took place between December 27-29, 2023, attracted great attention from our staff and students. Within the scope of the tournament, Buse Baytar ranked the first, Yudum Karakuş second and Rümeysa Özbek third in the women’s category, while Muhammet Zübeyir Berber ranked the first, Enes Barış Güler second and Ali Akşit third in the men's category. The winners received their awards from our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız.
Our University Hosted the President of the Council of Higher Education and Rectors
President of the Council of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar visited our University on 25 December 2023.
Graduates of our University Ranked First in Business World Satisfaction
The Council of Higher Education (HEC) has published the work titled University Monitoring and Evaluation General Report-2023 where it evaluates 208 universities in Turkey in the categories of education and training, research and development, projects and publications, internationalization, sustainability, community service and social responsibility in terms of their contribution to higher education and the development they provide. 74 different indicators were taken as basis for the evaluation based on the data received from the Monitoring Criteria Module of the Higher Education Information System (YÖKSİS). As a result of the evaluations made in this context, our University ranked first among the state universities with the highest satisfaction rate of the business world regarding the qualifications of the graduates. With its inclusion in the list in 2022, Turkish-German University has achieved significant success with the performance of its graduates.
A Board Meeting was held at Faculty of Law
Our University Faculty of Law Faculty Board Meeting took place our at the School of Foreign Languages on December 21, 2023 with the participation of our Rector Prof. Dr. Cemal Yıldız, our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hamide Özden Özkaya Ferendeci, Dean of Faculty of Law Prof. Dr. Ali Kemal Yıldız, our Vice Deans Prof. Dr. İrfan Akın and Assoc. Dr. Esra Yiğit and faculty members and staff.
