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Fikri Işık, Minister of Science, Industry, and Technology, attended a ground breaking ceremony for the already in progress construction of Izmir Science and Technology Park, Technology Development Zone (Izmir Bilimpark) which was established under the leadership of Izmir University of Economics and Izmir Chamber of Commerce. The Minister also attended the opening ceremony of 107 factories, and the building of Izmir Bilimpark was named after Minister Fikri Işık.

Nogay Dökmeci, Member of IUE Sailing Club and Turkish National Sailing Team, has ranked in second place in Laser Turkey Championship in the category of Laser Radial Youth among 30 competitors. Fenerbahçe Sailing Club ranked in first place, and Galatasaray Sailing Club ranked in third place at the competition Nogay Dökmeci, freasman at IUE Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, has attended.

A protocol was signed between Ekrem Demirtaş, Chairman of Executive Board of Izmir Chamber of Commerce and President of IUE Board of Trustees, and Yaşar Coşkun, Chairman of Executive Board of Manisa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to brighten the future of Manisa youth. First degree blood relatives of members of Manisa Chamber of Commerce and Industry and District Chambers of Commerce qualified for 15% discount in annual tuition fees of Izmir University of Economics at the Educatürk Education Fair ceremony that took place in Manisa. Along with President Demirtaş and Coşkun, Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen, IUE Rector, Hayati Dolman, Council President of Manisa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Ali Bankoğlu, Vice Chairman of Executive Board of Manisa Chamber of Commerce and Industry attended the ceremony.

Menemen pottery will be making an international debut through collaboration of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) and Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Menemen Potters Association. An International Pottery Workshop (KULP) took place with the participation of Polish and Turkish students in order to promote Menemen pottery worldwide and get pottery the design and identity it deserved. Students, who visited the workshops in Menemen, brought back some clay and created their designs at IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design. 

“The Floating Docks”, which was designed as a proposal to diversify the use of coastlines of Turkey, became in second place at the “2014 World Cities Day Challenge” which was co-organized by UN-Habitat and The Guardian. The dock, which was designed by Gudjon Erlendsson, Can Sucuoğlu, and Elif Ensari, Lecturers at Izmir University of Economics-Department of Architecture and Ertunç Hünkar, Graduate of Izmir University of Economics-Department of Architecture, with the support of Izmir Chamber of Commerce, competed against 36 countries. Porto Alegre, Brazil became in first place, in third place, there was a three-way tie between Bogoto, Colombia, and London and Nottingham, England. 

It has been stated that nowadays, where margin of natural gas in electricity production exceeded 50%’s, electricity and natural gas prices will see fluctuations with price rise decisions as the winter has just started. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Efe Biresselioğlu, Head of IUE Department of Sustainable Energy, who commented on the “Electricity and Natural Gas Prices” statistics for the first period announced by Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), pointed that they expected a rise in electricity and natural gas prices.

Students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Culinary Arts and Management ranked in second place at Student Chefs Competition organized by Izmir Association of Chefs at Food Expo Fair.

2014 – 2015 ROTARY 7^th Group Spouses Committee supported Soma State Hospital Burn Unit Establishment Project by “Rotary Fall Festival” they held at Izmir University of Economics (IUE). The Zumba Show led by trainer Nursen Akat and performances of IUE Rhythm Club took place at IUE Conference Hall in order to raise funds for 2440th Rotary District Project.  

Young males prefer to shape their bodies with sports and food supplements in order to look more muscular. Asst. Prof. Dr. Olga Selin Ünler, Lecturer at IUE Department of Psychology, conducted a body image study where 349 young males between the ages of 17 – 27 participated, and the study revealed that the youth desired to look more muscular. 61% of the participants stated that they went to the gym on a regular basis, 40% wanted to lose weight, and 15% wanted to gain weight therefore took food supplements.

Fashion Designer Barbaros Şansal, who identifies himself as ‘Tailor’s Apprentice’, stated that students who are needy and staying at dormitories are in need of underwear the most, clothing is provided somehow but different needs of students should not be overlooked.