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Successful students at IUE Department of Logistics Management receive Doğan Turhan Scholarships. Last year a protocol was signed between Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen, IUE Rector, and Engin Turhan, son of the late Doğan Turhan, in order to grant a merit scholarship for 10 students and research support for academicians. This year 12 students will be able to benefit from Doğan Turhan Scholarships.
 

Izmir University of Economics student Çağatay Kırmızıay has been chosen as Turkey-China friendship ambassador. Kırmızıay will attend education and culture programs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Ningxia as part of the Turkey and China Friendship Ambassadors event organized by Embassy of China in Ankara. He will relay Turkish culture and learn about Chinese education and culture up close.
 

An international panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization concluded that eating processed meat like hot dogs, ham and bacon raises the risk of colon cancer. The experts stated that children especially enjoyed consuming processed meat like hot dogs, ham and salami, and they suggested families to purchase products after checking out the ingredients.
 

Work conditions, inactivity, lack of exercise may cause herniated disc in lumbar spine by creating muscle and joint problems. World Health Organization statistics revealed that 33% of healthy individuals between the ages of 21-30 developed herniated disc problem, and women had this problem almost twice as much as men did.
 

Children recognize self, nature, other humans, and objects through play. Hakan Yıldız, Lecturer at Vocational School of Health Services, Izmir University of Economics, pointed that play, which was a major part of a child’s life, had a significant role in shaping the child’s future.  
 

Turkey is going to the polls on November 1 to elect its 26^th term parliamentarians. As 54 million 75 thousand 851 citizens countrywide and 2 million 895 thousand 885 citizens abroad are eligible to vote, the experts are warning the citizens about their rights. 
 

Translators are asking for legislation. Even though there are more than a thousand translation offices in Turkey, anyone who can speak a foreign language works as a translator due to lack of a legislation that recognizes the profession. So the only hope is to create awareness about the significance of the issue by university graduate translators.
 

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) is standing out with its international students in its 15^th year. IUE, which has agreements with 156 universities- 23 of which are from European Union countries-is hosting 80 Erasmus students this semester. Izmir University of Economics, a leading name in education with medium of instruction in English and with its smart classrooms, educated 537 foreign national students up until now.
 

The species of mushroom the Europe is seeking are getting stepped on in Belgrad Forest in Turkey. Jilber Barutçiyan, the only mycologist (a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi) of Turkey, reported that there were approximately 15 thousand species of mushroom in Turkey and due to lack of knowledge, the most expensive species of mushroom (worth of 3 thousand Euros) was treated like dirt.
 

Every year 6.6 million children die of infections such as diarrhea and pneumonia before they reach the age of 5. The experts strongly believe this disastrous fact can be rectified by adopting the simple habit of washing their hands with soap. Dr. Dilşen Oktay, Lecturer, IUE Department of Food Engineering, stated that washing hands frequently was an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.