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With the recent technological developments and accessibility, use of internet among the elderly is also becoming popular. Based on the Turkish Statistical Institute’s data, while the percentage of the elderly using the internet in Turkey was 5% in 2014, it increased up to 5.6% in 2015. Proportion of elderly males that use computer and internet was 8.8% and for elderly females it was 2.8% in 2015. The experts point out to increased use of internet with the technology becoming widespread and the elderly population’s eagerness to use it.

Ekrem Demirtaş, IUE President of Board of Trustees, stated that the world would have no future if the migration problem was not solved. The “Izmir International Immigration and Refuge Symposium”, organized by Izmir Bar Association with the joint participation of 5 universities in Izmir, took place at Izmir University of Economics. Aziz Kocaoğlu, Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem Demirtaş, IUE President of Board of Trustees, Attorney Aydın Özcan, President of Izmir Bar Association, and many guests have attended the symposium.  

Izmir University of Economics is creating its own system for Science College. Officials from the University visited South Korea and observed educational institutions from elementary schools to higher education institutions, and signed protocols for student and academician exchange.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) brought its students and graduates together with human resources managers as part of the Career Day Event. Human resources officials from 18 companies interviewed students and graduates at the event organized by IUE Career Guidance Center.  

You will be able to have access to information, such as budgeting, activities, weather forecast, interesting facts about the place to be visited, at one source. The mobile application titled, “Wress”, prepared by the young entrepreneurs of Izmir University of Economics, will be gathering all travel enthusiasts together at one platform. The application will be available in June. The application, prepared by Duygu Keşkek, a junior at IUE Department of Computer Engineering, and Yasin Sinan Kayacan, also a junior at Department of Software Engineering, will make traveling easier, be time and cost efficient for travelers, and keep track of previous travelers.

As Turkey is getting ready to accept 6 thousand 156 refugees from the islands, the experts point out to the inadequate number of camps, report that danger bells are ringing for Turkey. Pırıl Erçoban, Administrative Coordinator for Izmir Mülteci – Der (Association for Solidarity with Refugees), who attended the “Syrian Refugees in Izmir” titled seminar organized by Department of Sociology, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), indicated that the Europe did not want new transitions.

Prof. Dr. Can Muğan has become the new Rector of Izmir University of Economics (IUE). Prof. Dr. Muğan, Former Dean of Faculty of Business, who took over this position from former Rector Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen, became the first female rector of the University. Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, and the Members of the Board presented a plaque of appreciation to Prof. Dr. Esen for his hard work and dedication before the handover ceremony at the Conference Hall. Prof. Dr. Esen will take office as the consultant for President of IUE Board of Trustees, and continue to work as a lecturer.

Kaan Yürekli, student of Department of Culinary Arts and Management, Izmir University of Economics, represented Izmir at the Mazda Turkey’s "Lezzete Götüren Marka" contest, and became a finalist with his “imambayıldı” (stuffed eggplant dish) and “revani” (baked semolina dessert) recipes. The recipes of Yürekli, one of the three finalists, will be published both in Turkish and English in a cookbook.   

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) has been the only Foundation University to be supported by       TUBITAK(Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). Technology Transfer Office, established within the University, will provide support to entrepreneurial students, youth, academicians, and the business world; it will be a guide to turn innovative ideas into “reality”.

Tourism income in 2015 decreased by 8.3% and reduced to $ 31 billion 464 million 777 thousand, based on the data by Turkish Statistical Institute. The experts strongly suggest the representatives of the tourism industry, who expect a decline after the latest terror attacks, to unite for foreign tourists and roll up their sleeves again.