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Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Folk Dances Club danced to raise awareness about substance dependence. Students got on stage as the ‘Memleketim’ song was playing, holding banners that said “No to substance dependency! Don’t become dependent. Become free” and they gave hope for the future of Turkey.  
 

Izmir University of Economics (IUE), Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Fashion and Textile Design produces its 10^th period graduates with “Hikâye Anlatma (Story Telling)” titled fashion show. Students will be showcasing their ready to wear outfits they got inspired by Oscar Wilde’s ‘Gül ve Bülbül’ (The Nightingale and the Rose story) at the graduation fashion show that will take place on June 5 at “Pasaport Dalgakıran” across from Izmir Chamber of Commerce.
 

As the prospective university students are up against a compelling exam in June, the experts state that Undergraduate Placement Exam (LYS) should be perceived as a means to reach the goals. Merve Yavuz, IUE Psychological Development and Counseling Centre Coordinator, who pointed that the students needed to keep a positive way of mind, stated that the exam was not a matter of life or death, and the last days before the exam should be spent by relaxing and taking it easy.  
 

The “3^rd Industrial Engineering Project Fair and Problem Solving Contest among High Schools” was held by Izmir University of Economics, Department of Industrial Engineering. Students talked about their senior projects at TAV, Simeco, Phillip Morris, Özgörkey Feast Cake Studio, Ege Endüstri, Tuborg, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, and BTM, presented their posters to the guests at the fair that took place at IUE Multi-Purpose Hall.   
 

They teach photography to hearing impaired children, they learn sign language, and raise awareness with videos where celebrities take part in with their "İşaret Dilini Sen de Öğren, Bir Gün Lazım Olabilir (Learn Sign Language, You, Too May Need It One Day)" project. Hayal Tanrıöver and Oğuz Ediz, senior students at Izmir University of Economics (IUE), Department of Media and Communication, Broadcasting Option, conduct photography lessons for 14 students studying at Tülay Aktaş School for the Hearing Impaired as part of their social responsibility project. Tanrıöver and Ediz learn sign language after the lessons. They plan to raise awareness about hearing impaired and sign language by uploading sign language videos on their website called “sendeöğren.org”.   
 

Students of Department of Visual Communication Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Izmir University of Economics exhibited their “Young Creative Communication Services” titled ad campaigns, which they prepared with famous advertisers and academicians throughout whole year, at Izmir Culture, Art, and Education Foundation. Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen, IUE Rector, Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar, IUE Vice Rector, academicians, and students attended the exhibition.   
 

Yusuf Yazar, General Director of Renewable Energy, stated that Turkey was 73% dependent on foreign energy resources in primal energy. He said, “Renewable energy meets 13% of general energy need, and this rate changes according to precipitation in the country. Natural gas makes up 31%, petroleum 28%, and coal makes 28% of our energy resources. We have carbon-based energy.”   
 

High school students designed prom dresses. Gözde Musluoğlu, student from Büyük Çiğli Izmir Türk Private High School, came in first place with her design at the “2^nd Fashion Design Contest among High School Students” organized by IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Fashion and Textile Design. Muhammed Ali Yıldız, from  Yunus Emre Anadolu High School came in second, and  Melise Deniz Dungan from Izmir Kız Anadolu High School came in third place at the contest where 146 students from 67 high schools attended.  
 

Izmir University of Economics became the only partner of Kyoto University, 9 Nobel Awards holder, in graduate education level in Turkey. IUE Graduate students will be able to take a semester at Graduate School of Management Sciences at Kyoto University, and Kyoto University graduate students likewise will be able to pursue their graduate education at Izmir University of Economics. Additionally, academicians of both universities will be able to support education through exchange as well.
 

The experts point out the importance of 4 year undergraduate education in nursing, a profession with an increasing importance in the field of healthcare. Assoc. Dr. Filiz Öğce, Head of Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), stated that as a result of the changes in the responsibilities of nurses, the need for offering undergraduate education became evident.