The President of EURAS & EURIE, Assoc. Mustafa Aydın, met with young entrepreneurs during the “Imagine Tomorrow 2024” International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Event. Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın shared knowledge and experiences with the young participants, completed project presentations, and awarded prizes to the successful entrepreneurs. In this context, the 1st prize was awarded to Some Carbon, the 2nd prize to Joysper, and the 3rd prize to the project named Sowec. The award for young entrepreneurs went to Ümraniye-Çamlıca-Kırşehir Pendik-Kağıthane BİL Schools.
During EURIE 2024, the President of EURAS and EURIE, Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, held meetings with representatives of universities from around the world. Initially meeting with the Romanian Delegation, Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın engaged in discussions on academic and cultural collaborations, as well as student exchange programs with university rectors and administrators who came to Istanbul for the 9th Eurasian Higher Education Summit (EURIE) from countries including Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Morocco, and many more.
Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın continued his discussions on academic and cultural collaborations with the delegation of university rectors and administrators from Iraq and Azerbaijan who attended EURIE 2024.
Furthermore, Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın had a meeting with the delegation from Yunus Emre Institute, where discussions focused on potential collaborations to support scientific and cultural initiatives and build bridges between world cultures.
A meeting of Arab-Turkish Universities was held within the framework of the 9th Eurasian International Higher Education Summit. Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, the President of the Council of Higher Education of Türkiye (CoHE), met with the rectors of universities affiliated with the Association of Arab Universities and Turkish universities.
During the Arab-Turkish Universities meeting, there were discussions and exchanges of ideas to enhance collaboration between universities. Evaluations were made on new perspectives, and necessary planning was conducted for further cooperation.
The opening ceremony of the Eurasian Higher Education Summit (EURIE) 2024, founded and chaired by Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, the President of the Eurasian Universities Union (EURAS), took place at Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center. The opening speech of the largest international education summit in Eurasia, featuring 62 panels and 156 speakers from 67 countries, was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, who is also the President of EURAS & EURIE.
Another speaker at the opening ceremony was Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, President of the Council of Higher Education of Türkiye, who stated, “Universities play a key role in supporting economic development and addressing social challenges as incubators for innovation and entrepreneurship through accelerators, innovation centers, and entrepreneurship programs.”
Other speakers at the opening ceremony included Prof. Oliver Gunther, President of EDUC Europe; Dr. Fernando Leon García, President of IAUP; Prof. Amr Ezzat Salama, Secretary-General of AARU; Prof. Mamoun Mal-Debi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Higher Education in Jordan; Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera, Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines; Mustafa Gültepe, President of TIM; Kemal Çeber, Governor of Gaziantep; and Mahmut Gürcan, Deputy Minister of Trade.
The 9th edition of the summit brought together over 2,000 rectors, academicians, and entrepreneurs from Turkey as well as collaborative organizations from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The summit aims to continue promoting Turkey’s higher education sector globally, making it an attractive center and increasing academic collaborations in the field.
Istanbul Aydın University President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın visited Boğaziçi University Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Naci İnci.
At the meeting where evaluations about EURIE (Eurasia Higher Education Summit) that will be held for the 9th time in 2024 by EURAS (Eurasian Universities Union), ideas on current situation and future of higher education were also exchanged.
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.
EURAS&EURIE President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, Educanada Authorities who had a booth in the 8th EURIE, and Consul General of Canada Tara Scheurwater came together at the lunch.
In the meeting, the projects related to academic collaborations and exchange programs were discussed and evaluated. At the end of the meeting Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın said “There are 2 countries Canada and Turkey have a success story in international education. We should share our experiences with each other about this subject. We always care to cooperation with Canadian institutions, we expect you to attend EURIE every year.” and he thanked the all participators.
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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
