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The story of Turkish silk’s defiance against time is coming to life again. Silkworms will remain alive and continue to produce silk. The project of Berk Babayiğit, student at IUE Department of Industrial Design, allowed silkworms to produce silk without spinning a cocoon and then turning into a moth and staying alive.

As Turkey is on a 9 day Ramadan Holiday, the seaside towns are fully packed due to hot weather. The experts warn citizens who will be spending their holiday at sea or at pools, and point out that properly trained lifeguard should be employed at such places. Nursun Üstünkarlı, Lecturer at IUE Vocational School of Health Services, Paramedic Program, stated that an average of one thousand 500 people died due to drowning in Turkey, and people opted for sea and pools in order to get relief from hot weather during bayram holiday.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) is sending off ambassadors of Izmir to the four corners of the earth. IUE, which has been hosting 46 students from 40 countries, has graduated 21 African and Asian EXPO scholarship students who adore Turkey. Izmir has been candidate for EXPO 2015 and 2020.  46 students from Africa, Europe, Asia, and America continents benefitted from the scholarship up until now, and 21 new graduates, who have completed their education, will be representing Izmir Economics in their countries with a spirit of entrepreneurship.

IUE Graduates of Faculties of Communication, Law, Fine Arts and Design, and School of Applied Management Sciences, Vocational School, Vocational School of Justice, and Vocational School of Health Services who successfully completed their studies in 2015 – 2016 Academic Year, were granted their diplomas. The students threw their caps into the air proudly at the second of the graduation ceremonies that took place at IUE Amphitheatre.

Spirit of women has been expressed via felt on a journey from Turkey to Lithuania.  Prof. Dr. Elvan Özkavruk Adanır, Head of IUE Department of Fashion and Textile Design, and Lecturer Jovita Sakalauskaite Kurnaz, who tell the story of evolution of woman, her ability to give life, and her death through the objects they created with felt, are exhibiting their creations for the first time in Lithuania. Art lovers will be able to view the long journey of felt with woman at the exhibition at Kaunas College - University of Applied Sciences Art Gallery.

Prof. Dr. Eyüp Sabri Ercan, Chairman of the Executive Board of Turkish Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, pointed out that genetics played 80-90% in development of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, and if untreated, it resulted in many problems including academic failure and substance dependence.  

As the effects of sunlight increase during summer days, wearing poor quality sunglasses could be doing you much more harm than good. The experts emphasize the importance of getting an expert opinion when buying quality sunglasses and staying out of sun between the hours of 11.00 – 16.00.

Syrian Refugees, who had to leave their homeland to start a new life unbeknownst to them, became an inspiration in projects of students of IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design. Seniors Emir Kalaycı and Volkan Şekerli, from Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, reflected the drama of the Syrian refugees, who sailed from shores of Çeşme to Greece, in their “Renkli pencerelerden simsiyah gerçeklere bakmak (looking at pitch black realities through colorful windows)’’ titled project. Kalaycı and Şekerli pointed out that the refugees had to go through pitch black roads to get to a colorful life.  

The Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS) marathon for prospective university students is taking a start this weekend. More than one million 600 thousand students will be taking Social Sciences exam on June 18, Mathematics on June 19, Science on June 25, and Literature-Geography exams on June 26. The experts state that students need to stay away from negative and pointless thoughts, and that having self-confidence in their knowledge brings success.

Students of Faculty of Fine Arts and Design of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) completed their education with a fashion show and exhibition titled, “Metamorphosis”. The exhibition by Departments of Industrial Design, Architecture, Visual Communication, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, and fashion show by students of Department of Fashion and Textile Design attracted great attention and admiration.