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The coronavirus pandemic, which has turned the world upside down and affected all aspects of our lives, including daily life, work habits and social interaction, and much more, has also increased sleep complaints. With the COVID-19 lockdown and the public instructed to stay at home, many of us are feeling anxious - and it is affecting our sleep. Asst. Prof. Yasemin Meral Öğütçü, Director of Psychological Research and Application Center, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), has tips for those who stay up all night. 

Prof. İsmihan Bayramoğlu, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Science, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), has participated as a guest speaker at an international forum on distance education titled, “New Opportunities and Contemporary Approaches” held by the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC). 

A volunteer team was created at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) to translate medical texts on coronavirus in foreign language into Turkish and send these to medical staff as soon as possible. 

A special song is composed in order to lift our spirits during these days when the coronavirus cases started to decline, and to call attention to the “Stay at Home” orders pointed out by the experts all the time. Alaskar Abbasov, Music Consultant, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) and Aslıhan Doğu, Graduate of IUE Department of Psychology, prepared a song together called “Gelecek Bizim (The Future is Ours)” which is about overcoming coronavirus and getting back to normal life. 

Prof. Nazan Turhan, Head of Department of Food Engineering, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), stated that an adequate and balanced diet was necessary to boost the immune system and that we all needed to watch the caloric overload during this period when we are all confined to homes due to coronavirus.

The Coronavirus (Covid-19), which became a global threat and caused more than 200 thousand people to die so far, drove Turkish citizens, who study or work abroad, to receive “online therapy” for psychological support. Citizens, who live in different parts of Europe that are 2 to 4 thousand kilometers away from Turkey, started to get in touch with psychologist in our country and started online therapy sessions.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) prepared a special agenda as part of the “The Journal of the National Struggle” project, which was initiated to share the day-to-day struggles of the Turkish Nation during their fight for survival, with pictures and important headlines. 

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) moved the Campus Izmir Chats to an online platform. The event was started 3 months ago in order to bring experts in different fields such as law, education, health, economics, together with students and graduates. 

With the rapid spread of COVID-19 virus, cancellation of film festivals, like many other events that bring crowds together, is being considered. While some festivals already canceled their programs, others are looking for ways to organize festivals on online platforms, which brings, how the movie watching experience is affected by the transformation in the digital media, and whether the film festivals can be organized online or not, into question again.

The 118 “face shields”, produced at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) to protect healthcare professionals who struggle against coronavirus, have been delivered to their owners.