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British students learned about Turkish textile first hand and got acquainted with one of the oldest Turkish paper marbling art called “ebru”. Lecturers and students of IUE Department of Fashion and Textile Design, who won the “FEED – IN Educational Collaborations Competition” organized by British Council and partnered with De Monfort University (England), started their studies. Turkish and British fashion students paid visits to each other’s countries and followed the recent developments in textile industry, and cultural components together.  

Two Muğla citizens shook hands in Izmir. Mahmut Kocadon, Chairman of Executive Board of Bodrum Chamber of Commerce (BTO) and Ekrem Demirtaş, Chairman of Executive Board of Izmir Chamber of Commerce and President of IUE Board of Trustees, signed a protocol for the future of Bodrum youth.

Students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Departments of Industrial Design, and Interior Architecture and Environmental Design represented the school at the 26^th Izmir Furniture Fair MODEKO 2015 with furniture they designed for small spaces. The students are offering alternative furniture for small houses with their unique designs at the fair available through March 1.  Nine out of 40 pieces of furniture designed by 80 students as part of Furniture Design course are being displayed at the fair. Students designed furniture based on the levels of income, such as folding end tables, study desks, living room sets for small spaces.

University students’ awareness on substance dependence will be raised through the power of art and music. The partners of “Maddeyle Değil Sanatla Yaşa (Live with Art Not with Substance” Project of Izmir University of Economics, who got granted by Izmir Turkish Green Crescent Society for the most enriched program in terms of content and impact in Aegean Region, will be Balçova Municipality and Etkin İnsan Personal Development Institute.

It has been stated that social and psychological needs of moms, babies, and families are not taken into account when designing the maternity wards in hospitals. Research Assistant Hande Atmaca of IUE Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design noted that childbirth was not an illness, and the rooms needed to be designed by taking spatial factors into account in her “Patient Centered Approaches in Labor and Delivery Room Design in Hospitals” titled thesis.

Patterns of Sümerbank, which left their mark in history, will be on display in virtual museum for interested parties. Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design will archive thousands of patterns with “Establishing Digital Textile Design Archive and Virtual Museum” titled project supported by Izmir Development Agency (IZKA), and the past 50 years of Turkish textile and fashion history will be available on virtual environment.

It has been stated that citizens, who had to move from Kadifekale to Uzundere due to Urban Transformation, tried to maintain their spatial habits, they longed for their past lives that involved intense use of yards, gardens, and alleys, and experienced difficulties due to lack of shopping and use of gardens.  

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Filiz Öğçe, IUE Faculty of Health Sciences, Head of Department of Nursing, and President of Turkish Perioperative Nurses Association, pointed out that nurses were exposed to injuries caused by sharp objects. Öğçe stated that European Perioperative Nurses Day would be celebrated this year on February 18 at Izmir University of Economics Conference Hall with a scientific and social themed meeting, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Dilek Çakır Umar, Vice President of the Association, Prof. Dr. Meryem Yavuz, Head of Perioperative Nursing of Ege University, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Özlem Yıldırım would be delivering opening speeches at this special event.

The story of Turkish silk that had to compete against Chinese silk for many years was mentioned in India. Prof. Dr. Elvan Özkavruk Adanır, Head of IUE Department of Fashion and Textile Design talked about silkworm breeding and silk weaving in Turkey; and held an exhibition of attires made of silk and felt where she used traditional Turkish art patterns in India.

Research shows walnut consumption boosts memory, perception, and neural effects, and has positive benefits on students. Prof. Dr. Nazan Turhan, Head of IUE Department of Food Engineering, emphasized the importance of consuming walnuts in terms of brain and heart health.