Istanbul Aydın University March General Assessment Meeting was held with the participation of İAÜ President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, IAU Rector Prof. Dr. Yadigar İzmirli, vice-rectors, deans and administrative staff.
In the meeting started with the presentation of IAU International Office Assistant Specialist Sabire Berra Aydın, making evaluations on education after the earthquake disaster, and ideas on the work increasing the education quality were exchanged.
The General Assembly was held on the third day of the meetings of Mediterranean Universities Union in Spain. In the General Assembly that board members were selected and fruitful speeches and presentations about world higher education were made, Istanbul Aydın University was selected for the board of management again.
The preparatory works for the higher education meeting that will be held on November 2023 in Morocco were evaluated and necessary plans were made.
In Granada University, Mediterranean Universities Union Conference was held with 150 attendants from 9 countries. After the opening speeches of Granada University Rector Pilar Aranda Ramirez, UNIMED President Francisco Matte Bonne and UNIMED General Secretary Hmaid Ben Aziza, many presentations in the simultaneous sessions were made.
UNIMED Board Member and İstanbul Aydın University President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın also made a presentation themed “The Role of Universities in Earthquakes and Natural Disasters”. In his presentation, he mentioned that the consequences of the earthquake disaster that took place in our country and involved many provinces on 6th February 2023, the impact of the earthquake on education and the work of IAU in the earthquake area.
In his speech, Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın emphasized “It is essential that universities are not limited to desk job work in the projects in the field of disaster preparedness, joining the society to increase the interest of citizens, evaluate how good practices in this field in the world will be realized at the national level, develop functional projects and provide academic support in line with the vision they will ideally determine on how to prepare for disasters.”
At the end of the presentation, Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın said “I present my gratitude UNIMED to bring us together today with the principle of strengthening academic alliances for peace and security and to Granada University which is the one of oldest and most established universities in the world for hosting this precious organization.”
On the first day of Spain UNIMED Meetings, Mediterranean Universities Union Board Meeting was held at Granada University. In the meeting, the previous meeting declarations were evaluated with the board members. In addition, the plans for the next period were discussed and necessary meetings on General Assembly preparations were made.
The 21th session of conference series titled “HİB Interviews with Commercial Counsellors” that coordinated online by Service Exporters’ Association which operates under the umbrella of Turkish Exporters Assembly, was held on 8th March 2023 with the theme of “Italy”.
The online program, which started with the opening speech of HİB Vice President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, continued with presentations of Roma Commercial Counsellor Selman Tokpunar, Milan Commercial Attaches Ahmet Erkan Çetinkayış and Ozan Murat Ergan.
Including detailed information on service export in Italy in the presentations, main economic indicators, Italy-Türkiye foreign trade data, mutual investments, sub-items of Italy service sector subjects discussed. After the presentations, the questions from representatives of participating companies were answered.
Software and IT Services Consultation Meeting was held hosted by THY and HİB President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat, with the participation of HİB Vice President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın and Salih Zeki Çakır, Treasurer Member Mehmet Erdoğan, Board Member İlhan Bağören, Software and IT Services committee members and leading company representatives of the industry.
In the meeting, subjects such as intersectoral collaboration possibilities, projects that can be carried out in earthquake zone, sectoral problems and solution offers were discussed. Qualified man power that needed by the sector was put on the agenda. Cooperation possibilities of education and other service sectors were evaluated for the solution of the problem.
Within the scope of EURIE 2023, a panel titled “Women Leadership in the Turkish Academy Towards 2030” was held under the moderation of Prof. Dr. Sezer Şener Komsuoğlu. Important speeches on the place of women in the Turkish academy and future vision were made in the panel.
Deputy Assoc. Prof. Sare Aydın also made a speech in the panel and the opinions of academicians and participants were received. Evaluating on sharing ideas in this context, ideas about the topic were exchanged.
The joint meeting of HİB Education-Tourism Committees was held at İstanbul Lütfü Kırdar Congress Center where EURIE 2023 was organized.
To the breakfast meeting was hosted by HİB Vice President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, Tourism Committee President Hediye Güral and committee members attended. After the meeting which intersectoral collaboration projects were evaluated, visiting the stand area with the committee members and meeting were held with the exhibitors.
EURIE 2023 participants and EURIE 2023 team came together at the gala dinner. In the event, receiving the participants’ opinions about the summit, a general assessment was carried out. At the end of the event, EURAS&EURIE and Istanbul Aydın University President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın presented his thanks to all participants.
As part of the 8th Eurasia Higher Education Summit (EURIE), a networking event was organized with 34 representatives from 13 distinguished universities of Pakistan.
A delegation of experts from Pakistan’s higher education sector attended the event held at the Pakistan Pavilion at the EURIE 2023 fairground, chaired by the Pakistan Private Universities Association President Prof. Dr. Chaudry Abdul Rehman, and EURAS&EURIE President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın. It was discussed what kind of steps could be taken to further strengthen the strong ties under the umbrella of the Eurasian Universities Union. Important decisions were taken in many fields such as academic exchange programs and collaborations by meeting with university representatives participating in EURIE from different parts of the world.
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Istanbul Aydin University Chairman of the Board of Trustees / BIL Holding and BIL Education Institutions Chairman of the Board of Directors / Cyprus Science University Honorary President
