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Izmir University of Economics (IUE) started a 'digital transformation' movement in order for students to improve themselves in this field by not being indifferent to e-commerce, which grew 52% with the pandemic and digitalization that developed at a record level. IUE, which aims for its students to take their place in the growth of digitalization and allow them to come together with the leading names of the industry, updated course contents and increased its cooperation with Turkey's leading companies. IUE Rector Prof. Murat Aşkar said, “We have to bring entrepreneurial youth, who are capable of producing digital solutions, who have good command of new technologies, to our country. Izmir, with its high potential, can become one of the leading cities at the center of digitalization, raising qualified young people in this field.”

Bengü Aktarmaç, student of Department of Psychology, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), started swimming as a hobby when she was only 7 years old, and in short time she became a member of the Fenerbahçe Sports Club and made her way into the National Team. Aktarmaç, who has achieved a hard-to-reach success in the competitions she has participated in since middle school and won nearly 100 medals so far and representing our country in 2019 and ranked 4th in the "breaststroke" technique, determined the Olympics as her goal. Having benefited from the full athlete scholarship provided by IUE, Aktarmaç, who started university this year, said, “I put a lot of effort into swimming, I want to progress in this area. But education is also very important. I always wanted to study psychology and I reached my goal. Sports and education do not clash but complement each other. I want to be an example by achieving success in both areas.”

Izmir University of Economics Vocational School students learn the tricks of their profession from the masters with the “Students Consulting Experts” events. 

Famous Italian Chef Danilo Zanna was the guest of Izmir University of Economics ITL 350 Italian Gastronomy Terminology course.

The fear of catching coronavirus, which is transmitted to more than 73 million people worldwide, and the increase in flu cases with the arrival of winter days, prompted citizens to seek natural miracles to strengthen the immune system. While the way to prevent diseases is through a healthy diet, medicinal herbs unique to the Aegean Region, which have been indispensable on the tables for years, have also been the first choice of many people. Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Head of Food Engineering Department Prof. Dr. Nazan Turhan explained the benefits of medicinal herbs such as hibiscus, nettle, tangle, cibez, horseradish, olive leaves, ivy, which are good for many diseases from shortness of breath to blood pressure, blood circulation to stomach discomfort, and gave advice to citizens.

Sezin Gediz Ün, a fourth-year student at Izmir University of Economics (IUE), Department of Industrial Design, was deemed worthy of an award for her design, which is called “urban furniture” and allows citizens to spend time comfortably in the common areas in the city center. 

Doğu Demirkol, who started football at the age of 9 in Göztepe club, proved his talent in a short time and wore the national team uniform for 16 times so far, carried his success in sports to academic life. Having once again proved that sports and education can be carried out together, Demirkol, who enrolled in the Department of Civil Engineering at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) this year, said, “Two years ago, I suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during the match. Although my career was in danger, I could not drop out of  football. However, I clearly understood that I should focus on my education along with football. I set myself a goal to be a civil engineer like my father and got into the department I wanted.”

The research project of Prof. Neslihan Kansu Yetkiner, Head of Department of English Translation and Interpretation, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), and Asst. Prof. Ilgın Aktener on how 13 world-famous modernist novels are presented to Turkish society, was accepted by TUBITAK. 

The "Smart Garden" project, carried out by Prof. Murat Aşkar, the Rector of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), and  Graduate Student Mert Kalaycı in order to develop soilless agriculture, ranked second among 400 projects at the Entrepreneurship in Agriculture Contest organized by Türkiye İş Bankası. 

Assoc. Prof. Gülin Vardar and Assoc. Prof. Berna Aydoğan, lecturers from Faculty of Business, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), received international award for their  article where they researched the differences in returns between the stocks, bonds, dollar and euro with 'Bitcoin' in Turkey. The "Emerald Publishing", which has been the scientific publisher of academic journals and books in England since 1967, deemed the work of IUE academics the "Most Outstanding Article" award of 2019 in the evaluation they made among thousands of articles around the world.