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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

14.02.2024

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). 

Christoph Helmschrott, Chairman of the Board of Sparkasse Passau, and Prof. Dr. Christoph Barmeyer, Deputy Head of the Cultural Studies program, presented Melih Pehlivan with his award. Afterwards, a photo shoot took place with the participation of Prof. Dr. Ernst Struck, the supervisor of our research assist. Pehlivan.