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Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design became a member of Cumulus Platform, a worldwide platform for media, art & design universities. IUE will be participating in international studies with its partners in the platform which has members on a wide spectrum of countries including America, Australia, China, and South Korea. IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design will be the first university from Aegean Region to become a member of the platform, whose Secretariat is located in Helsinki, Finland, and promote Izmir in the area of design to the whole world. 

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Culinary Arts and Management is getting ready to train the young chefs who can combine the exquisite flavors of Turkish and Aegean cuisine with their skills, and promote it to the whole world. The prospective students will start their education under the guidance of famous chefs after an aptitude test, a test only administered by IUE Department of Culinary Arts and Management. The deadline for pre-registrations is set as July 28.

Turkey is going steady in house sales. In May 2016, 114 thousand 800 houses were sold in Turkey according to the data by Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI). House sales increased by 6.4% in May 2016 compared to the same month of the previous year, and Istanbul had the highest share of house sales with 21 thousand 638 houses sold. The followers of Istanbul were Ankara with 11 thousand 408 house sales and Izmir with 6 thousand 697 house sales. The least house sold provinces were Hakkari with 5 house sales, Ardahan with 13 house sales, Şırnak with 33 house sales.  

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Fine Arts and Design redesigned Güngören Street in Narlıdere. The project, after a yearlong study, was introduced by Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, Abdül Batur, Mayor of Narlıdere, and Prof. Dr. Can Muğan, Rector of IUE, at a meeting held at the Board of Trustees Meeting Hall. Güngören Street will go through series of renovations including signboards, exterior painting, curbs, lighting, and green areas. Narlıdere Municipality will put a building project out to tender in the beginning of 2017. 

Thousands of acres of forestland, houses are burned in fires in Turkey each year. According to the statistics by the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of Forestry of Turkey, 3 thousand 219 hectare areas got damaged due to 2 thousand 150 forest fires in 2015. Dilara Kartalkaya, student at IUE Department of Industrial Design, wanted to take precaution against increasing number of fires and fatalities in summer, and she developed a support system for firefighters, and her inspiration for this project was a bug in Canada.  

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) is supporting prospective students to make realistic and conscious undergraduate and associate education choices with experienced experts after a difficult exam period. The experts, in addition to 60 IUE students and all academic units, will be guiding the prospective university students at 14 guidance and information tables set up at IUE Conference Hall. 

Choosing the right pair of shoes that complement your clothing isn’t always easy. Especially for brides to be, comfort, in addition to looks, is extremely important. Gökhan Talay, Lecturer at Footwear Design and Manufacturing Program, IUE Vocational School, stated that the foot structure of the bride, the location where the ceremony will take place and the season played a major role in bridal shoe selection.

There will be no more hassling when ordering food at the restaurants. “SociRest” will put an end to being served late or served wrong meals at the restaurants. Thanks to the software developed by entrepreneurial students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), customers will be able to download the menus to their smart phones and place their order. They will also be able to pay with their credit cards without having to go the cash register.

Students of IUE Faculty of Communication, who bring a new perspective to horror cinema in Turkey, were granted “The Spotlight Horror Film Awards Silver Awards” that was held in Georgia, Atlanta, USA. Juniors İlay Onar, Aybüke Özdemir, İbrahim Katmerci, and Göksu Hacıbekirler, under the guidance of Research Assistant Hazal Bayar from IUE Faculty of Communication, came back with an award for their 14-minute short film named “Orkide ve Eşek Arısı (The Orchid and The Wasp)”.

Our names that define each of us belong to a specific era. Turkish families do get inspired by eras when they are naming their children. Children are named after leading names in TV series, films, literature, football, or politics. However, the name “Zeynep” is the most popular name in each era. Also, Izmir is the most attention grabbing city when it comes to variety of names.