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Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Mathematics hosted an international workshop titled, “Progress on Difference Equations (PODE)”. Almost 100 scientists from 27 countries including USA, Canada, Japan, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Algeria, Finland, and Poland presented 40 original papers and 9 posters. 

Lecturers of Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design created toys, figurines from waste materials and costumes from rags. The exhibition of creations out of waste materials will be on display at Çetin Emeç Art Gallery until June 10.  

Kazım Atasoy, senior student at Izmir University of Economics, Department of Computer Engineering, received an award for the web site he designed while he studied at State University of New York, Fredonia Campus as part of the dual diploma program.

Izmir University of Economics came in first place among 20 groups from 6 universities in the "Inter University Investment League Portfolio Comptetition" held by İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. (IS Investment). Students had a chance to monitor the economic data in domestic and foreign markets, and carried out virtual transactions throughout the year as part of the Trade Master Economics Platformu established within the universities by IS Investment. Investment champions came out of IUE.

Students put a “stop” to millions of loaves of bread going into garbage every day. Students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Culinary Arts and Management, supported the “Ekmeğimize Sahip Çıkalım (Let’s Protect Our Bread)” project of students of Torbalı Girls’ Technical and Vocational High School, and baked 30 servings of pastry out of 5 stale breads. 

Pilot trainings of European Union Project titled, “iSIMPLY: Innovative Social Media Pedagogy Learning Pathways", which have been carried out by Izmir University of Economics Regional Development, Urban, and Environment Research and Application Centre (EKOKENT), have been completed in Izmir. The participants were informed about the use of social media tools in marketing field at the event where England, France, Denmark, Romania, and Greece take part as the project partners. The similar pilot trainings took place in Greece, France, and Turkey concurrently.  The trainings were delivered by Department of Business Administration lecturers Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz Atik and Asst. Prof. Dr. Tuğba Örten Tuğrul. IUE students, who successfully completed the training, were awarded their certificates in a ceremony. 

Izmir University of Economics- Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Visual Communication Design held a workshop titled, “Designing with and for the User: the Power of Ecological Thinking’. The Department hosted Professor Emeritus Jorge D. Frascara from Alberta University, and his business partner Dr. Fabiola Guillermina Noël. 37 participants studies about the impact of the designed objects on users at the workshop.

Old people and those who have difficulty standing up for a long time will be able to take a bath comfortably thanks to the special bath tub designed by Pelinsu Babacanlar, a senior at IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Industrial Design. Babacanlar, with her design named “BOURN”, stated that they also prevented injuries caused by wet and slippery surfaces.  

The children drew about the nurses of their dreams. The results for the “nurses in children’s drawings” themed contest, which was co-organized by the academicians of Izmir University of Economics- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, and Izmir Provincial Directorate of Health, have been announced. Total of 108 children, including children aged between 4-10 who are hospitalized at Tepecik Education Research Hospital and kindergartens in Gürçeşme, Balçova, and Gaziemir that are affiliated to Izelman, participated in the contest. All the contestants were presented a pastel set at the contest that was Filli Boya. 

Students used their skills for future teachers. Sophomore students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Fine Arts and Design- Department of Fashion and Textile Design, designed t-shirts for the benefit of ‘Kurşun Kalem’ Education Foundation, which grants scholarships for students that want to become teachers. The t-shirts they designed will be on sale on May 27 at Bostanlı Suat Taşer Amphitheatre, where Kerem Görsev and Fatih Erkoç will take the stage.