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The university students graduated from the Entrepreneurship Training Program they received within KOSGEB (Small & Medium Enterprises Development Organization) in order to be able to establish their own businesses. 60 students have received their certificates at the Certificate Ceremony for KOSGEB 2013 – 2014 Academic Year Applied Entrepreneurship Training Program for Universities hosted by Izmir University of Economics.

Young students all around Anatolia will finally be able to have their library thanks to the ‘Yürüyen Kitaplar (Walking Books)’ Project by Izmir University of Economics (IUE) İlgi'siz Student Community.  IUE students purchased one thousand books for each school and delivered as part of the project that is funded by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and co-supported by the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Students of Izmir Economics, who witnessed the joy of young students in rural schools of Denizli, Gaziantep, Düzce, Amasya, and Samsun until now, are getting ready to establish libraries in Sakarya and Bilecik next week. The club will also be visiting the schools in Bingöl, Elazığ, Diyarbakır, Hakkari, and Şırnak in the near future.

It has been emphasized that women in Turkey were labourers with no social security on this International Women's Day (March 8), which is known as a day of struggle originally. While many activities are taking place in terms of celebrating the International Women's Day, the experts noted that 29% of female population got involved in work life as opposed to a 70% non-working group, and that no increase in women representation in politics was to be expected.

The experts emphasize that too much anxiety causes failure as the time shortens for “Transition to Higher Education Examination” (YGS), which the university candidates are awaiting anxiously for. Students needed to stay motivated for YGS that will take place on March 23, stated the experts. Clinical Psychologist Nilgün Köstem, IUE Psychological Development and Counselling Centre Coordinator, made some recommendations to students about how to deal with negative thoughts that may cause failure.

IUE School of Foreign Languages conducted a certified training for managers working in English language training in higher education and shared the latest developments. The certificate program, where foreign language education managers from 9 universities in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Turkey attended, aimed to fulfil a need in the field of English language education management.

Studies revealed that while 59 thousand 313 teachers out of total of 62 thousand 933 teachers in 27 thousand 197 elementary schools in Turkey were females, only 3 thousand 620 of them were male teachers. The “Education and Gender (EDGE)” titled European Union Project, where 12 European countries participated in, studied the gender based structure of education in Turkey. The study conducted by Izmir University of Economics also revealed that only 9 thousand 853 out of 82 thousand 978 education administrators assigned in the city and its provinces were females which corresponds to %11.9.

Prof. Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna, the Director of Centre for Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore, who is known for his international studies, became a consultant to Izmir University of Economics. And Prof. Dr. Philip Kitchen, one of the leading professors in the field of Strategic Marketing at ESC Rennes School of Business, and who was listed in the Top 50 list of gurus who have influenced the future of marketing in survey listing, joined Izmir University of Economics as a visiting lecturer. Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr. Ramakrishna, and Prof. Dr. Kitchen came together to work on planning the next 10 years of the University, setting a course, and promoting the University’s name in the international arena at the “International Consultancy Council Meeting” that took place at IUE Conference Hall.  

Students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) lent a hand to Van. Serhat Mirkan Acar and Tuğberk Boyacı, freshmen at IUE Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, experienced the joy of earthquake victims in Karaağaç Village in Van up close with the 71 boxes full of winter clothes, shoes, boots, comforters, toys, etc they took there.  

Based on a study conducted among students aged 7 – 18 in Izmir, it turned out that one in every 4 kids is subject to becoming obese. The study titled, “Obesity and overweight prevalence in students aged between 7 – 18 in Izmir”, conducted by Asst. Prof. Dr. İlker Daştan, Lecturer at IUE Faculty of Health Sciences, analysed the body mass indexes of 2 thousand 200 students in 24 schools.

The young chefs of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) will learn the art of cuisine from the world famous chefs of France. Students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Culinary Arts and Management will get a chance to receive training for 4 months as part of the agreement made between IUE and Les Toques Blanches Lyonnaises Association established by world famous chefs of France.