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It has been reported that 1.8 billion people worldwide were actively using social media, and only last year 135 million people opened accounts in this regard. The Şapka Takımı, group of IUE Faculty of Communication students, is bringing the creators of social media together at an event called “Creativity in the Civilization of Social Media” in Izmir. 

The exports state that the signs, showing that the US economy came out of the crisis, increased, and point out that the abundance of liquidity came to an end. They say that due to the expansionary monetary policy implemented by the United States since 2008, the world economy experienced an abundance of liquidity, and now with the policy being abandoned, Turkish economy faces all kinds of risks including coming to “abrupt halt”. 

Izmir Universities Platform paid a visit to Izmir University of Economics Rector Prof. Dr. Oğuz Esen at his Office. The visiting team of Prof. Dr. Candeğer Yılmaz, Rector of Ege University, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Füzün, Rector of  Dokuz Eylül University, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Güden, Rector of Izmir Institute of Technology,  Prof. Dr. Murat Barkan, Rector of  Yaşar University, Prof. Dr. Selma Çetiner Şekerci,  Vice Rector of Izmir University, Prof. Dr. Seyfullah Çevik, Rector of   University, and Prof. Dr. Yusuf Erdoğan, Rector of  Şifa University, wished good luck to Rector Prof. Dr. Esen on his new assignment, and renewed their decision to work in cooperation.

Izmir Economics designers unite academic knowledge and real life. Theoretical knowledge, the students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Fine Arts and Design receive, turn into practice with the studies they conduct within IUE Design Research and Application Centre (EKOTAM), and become beneficial to entrepreneurs and the city. 

Turkish Photo Journalists Association’s best pictures of the year (2014) are being exhibited for the first time at Izmir Economics. The exhibition will stay open at IUE Foyer through April 15 – 20.   The exhibition of 70 pictures (22 pictures and 4 series) of last year’s events that left a mark in our lives including Osman Örsal’s, Reuter’s photo journalist who was awarded the Best Media Picture of the Year, “Kırmızılı Kadın (Lady in Red)” frame, was presented to the audience.

It has been reported that young people learned a foreign language much better through cultural activities. The “Young Europeans Love Languages – YELL 2” Project by European Union Lifelong Learning Programme coordinated by Germany, and England and Izmir University of Economics (IUE) from Turkey as project partners, assessed the best methods for learning a foreign language for the youth. It has been suggested that contests, music, drama, and many other intercultural activities played significant role in learning a foreign language.

As the spring is felt more and more these days, the experts point out the importance of bicycling as it helps move many of the muscles in the body. The experts, who claim that bicycling is a sustainable activity, stated that it had a dual benefit of fun and health at the same time. The student club of IUE academicians and students, allows its members to participate in competitions and benefit from a healthy life in nature.

Students from 13 countries will get together at the 10^th International Student Conference organized by Izmır University of Economics Faculty of Business. Participants from Germany, Italy, Holland, England, France, Mongolia, Turkey, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, India, and İran will be presenting almost 60 papers. Professor Emiliano Brancaccio, whose area of expertise is macroeconomic policies in Europe, will be delivering the opening speech of the conference that will take place on April 14, at 10.00. You can have access to the conference schedule at address.

Students of Izmir Economics will share their creativity with Izmir public. Students of IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Industrial Design and Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, will be displaying the custom designed furniture at Agora Shopping Mall on April 11 – 25.  

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Men’s Tennis Team successfully defeated other teams in 2^nd League Tennis Competitions that was organized among 36 university teams in Antalya and became champion and entered in the 1^st League.