T.R. Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat participated in Intellectual Thought Platform operating within Istanbul Aydın University, and made a presentation titled “Activities, Service and Targets of Ministry of Trade”. Minister Bolat touched on subjects such as the increase in historic process of goods and service export, threats and opportunities in the global economy and emphasized the importance of export.
At the end of the meeting, IAU President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın expressed his gratitude to all participants and academicians.
Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat met with the students of Istanbul Aydın University. In the event held at IAU T Block Org. Necdet Timur Oditorium, Bolat gave a conference titled “Professional Secrets and Career Management for Youth”. The opening speech of the event was made by İAÜ President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın.
Minister Bolat underlined the importance of choice of right profession and said “Undoubtedly, choosing a right profession is the first step of happy and healthy life. Our main wish is that our youth who are the guarantee of our future, make a healthy choice of profession toward their talents and skills. It shouldn’t be forgotten that university is a discovery process.We must care that our precious youth who are in this discovery process meet with professions that will make them happy and peaceful for their lives.”
Aydın who gave a thank you speech at the end of the event said “Dear Minister conveyed to our students the importance of being responsible, living a balanced life, education, self-renewal, being social, working hard and efficiently, consulting, general knowledge, competition, following role models and gave golden advice on choice of profession. We would like to express our gratitude to Dear Minister for sharing his experiences and knowledge that shed light on our students.”
In addition, in the event, IAU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. İbrahim Hakkı Aydın and IAU Corporate Advisor Prof. Dr. Nigar Demircan Çakar presented a plaque to the Dear Minister Ömer Bolat.
A meeting titled “Fractures in the International System and Turkey’s Strategic Position” was arranged by Western Platform which is the one of thought organizations within the structure of Istanbul Aydın University. Retired Ambassador to the USA Namık Tan participated in the meeting as the main speaker. In addition, Retired Ambassador Uluç Özülker, academicians, journalists and IAU executives also attended the meeting. Ideas on Israel-Palestine war, the attitude of Türkiye and the situations that may occur after were exchanged.
BİL Educational Institutions President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın met with BİL College Ataşehir 3 Campus Boy Youth A Volleyball Team student which became second in the school sports Istanbul championship and had a right to participate in Türkiye finals.
Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın toured Istanbul Aydın University campus with the students. Then, he congratulated and wished success to students and their teachers.
İstanbul Governor Davut Gül visited Istanbul Aydın University. Touring the university and getting information about the activities and facilities Davut Gül met with executives, representatives of NGOs, sector partners and academicians. In the meeting, the problems of Istanbul and the solutions offered for the problems were discussed.
Intellectual Thought Platform which is the one of thoughts organization within the structure of IAU, November Meeting held. Within the scope of the meeting, the previous term Minister of National Education Prof. Dr. Mahmut Özer visited Istanbul Aydın University. Touring the university before the meeting, Özer got information about the activities and facilities of the university.
Sector partners, educators, representatives of NGOs and IAU academicians participated in the meeting titled “Current Status and Future of the Education System in the Context of National Education-Higher Education Interaction in Turkey”.
Istanbul Aydın University November Board Meeting held under the presidency of IAU President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın with the participation of vice rectors, deans and administrative staff.
In the meeting, evaluations on the 2023-2024 Academic Year works were made and discussing new projects, ideas were exchanged.
Kütahya Ceramic President Sema Güral Sürmeli, Turkish Airlines President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bolat, Service Exporters’ Association Treasurer and Board Member Mehmet Erdoğan, HIB Board Member and Tourism Services Committee President Hediye Güral, HIB Board Member and Software & IT Services Committee President İlhan Bağören, YASAD Software Manufacturers Association President and HIB Software & IT Services Committee Member Gönül Kamalı visited Istanbul Aydın University. Mentioning the university opportunities, IAU President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın presented his thanks to all guests for their visits.
IAU President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın visited Cairo with Turkish Trade Delegation led by T.R. Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat and coordinated by Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM).
Within the scope of Egypt contacts, visiting Yunus Emre Institute Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın made evaluations on the situation of Egypt higher education and international students works between two countries with Cairo Education Counsellor Prof. Dr. İbrahim Aslan. He had a meeting with Cairo Yunus Emre Institute Coordinator Emin Boyraz about 360-degree education.
Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın participated Türkiye-Egypt Business Forum organized by Turkish Exporters Assembly and the Federation of Egyptian Industries within the scope of International Manufacturing Fair inaugurated by the President of Egypt Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Hosting in the IAU stand in the fair T.R. Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Cairo University academicians and business people who are entrepreneurs in the field of education collaborations, he had comprehensive meetings about education collaborations between the two countries. Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın gave information to Egypt Minister of Trade and Industry Ahmed Samir Saleh and T.R. Minister of Trade Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat about the work on Egypt-Türkiye University planned to be established in Cairo. He said “We will continue to work to achieve greater success by developing new projects with the cooperation between the two countries.”
Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın got together with Türkiye-Egypt Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Chairman and AKP Parliamentarian Prof. Dr. Mehmet Şahin and Türkiye-Egypt Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group Member and MHP Parliamentarian Prod. Dr. İlyas Topsakal, T.R. Cairo Military Attache Colonel Ahmet Tosun.
Istanbul Aydın University 2023-2024-year Academic Inauguration Ceremony took place. To the ceremony, T.R. Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, IAU President Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın, academic and administrative staff and students participated.
T.R. Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır who gave the opening lecture of the ceremony said “The future of education depends on improving the quality management in higher education. It shouldn’t be limited to just traditional methods, innovative teaching and learning approaches should be included into higher education. In this context, our universities which are always rapidly integrated with technological developments, will focus on training qualified manpower in world-developing technology fields such as the Internet of Things, 5G, artificial intelligence, big data, quantum, cyber security, augmented reality and smart transportation. I would like to proudly state that in a world where internationalization and student mobility are increasing, today, the Turkish higher education system has reached an important position on the international platform with its globally proven universities and qualified scientists. For this reason, foreign demand for our country’s higher education is increasing day by day. We wholeheartedly believe that Türkiye will soon be one of the 10 countries that have most international students.”
At the end of the ceremony Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Aydın said “I hope that the 2023-2024 Academic Year will be beneficial for our country and university and I would like to express my respect and gratitude to our esteemed Minister Mr. Mehmet Fatih Kacır who honored us with his presence at our invitation.”
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