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IKU Red Wings, one of the IEEE IKU Club TEKNOFEST teams, completed the Critical Design Report stage, which is the last stage of the "2023 Fighting UAV Competition", in the first place. Our team, which broke the record with 97.50 points out of 100, will be in a fierce competition to raise the name of our university to the highest level in the races to be held at Bursa Yunuseli Airport between April 15-19.

Our Autonomous team, which produces its own unique car within the Asimov Technology Club, continues being a success this year as it was in 2022. Our team got 80/100 points from the "Critical Design Report" of the TEKNOFEST "Robotaxy-Passenger Autonomous Vehicle" competition and got into the finals. We wish success to our team that will take the track in the competition to be held in Gebze Bilişim Vadisi between 10-13 April.

The first of the "Academy of Sustainable Life after Disaster", planned by the Student Life, Career and Alumni Counseling Unit (Kültür Point) with the theme of awareness and consciousness-raising for the disaster period and beyond was held on Tuesday, March 28, at 16.00, on Microsoft Teams with the title “Social Traumas and Our Mental Health.” Psychiatrist Dr. Arzu Erkan, who participated in the event as a speaker, gave information about what primary and secondary traumas experienced after a disaster are, how to cope and proper communication. Psychiatrist Dr.

Student Life, Career and Alumni Counseling Unit (Kültür Point) Assistant Alumni Relations Specialist Kadir Akhan visited Cemaleddin Aslan, one of our 2012 graduates of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MOBIGEN), in order to strengthen alumni relations, support graduate-students in their career paths and establish new connections. Our 2nd year students from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Asena Aydın and Özge Öztürk, also attended the visit on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

Kültür Point Alumni Relations Development Assistant Specialist Kadir Akhan met with Tacettin Tatlıağız, General Coordinator of Sporting Work company, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in order to create new career opportunities for our graduates and students.

Within the scope of the “Alumni Mentoring” project carried out by Kültür Point, a training was given to our graduates and students who volunteered as mentors in the 2022-2023 Academic Year by Alumni Relations Development Assistant Specialist Kadir Akhan. The content, flow and expectations of the program were conveyed to 40 mentors and mentees who came together at the training and meeting held on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 20.00. The meeting, which focused on the details of the mentoring processes, ended after the questions were answered.

Istanbul Kültür University student clubs sat down with Kültür Point unit officials. More than 100 club presidents and board members attended the meeting held at Önder Öztunalı Conference Hall on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Head of Kültür Point Unit Assist. Prof. Neslihan Fatma Er and Education Activities and Organization Assistant Specialist Efe Anğın informed the club presidents about the processes. Assistant Alumni Relations Specialist, Abdulkadir Mehmet Akhan, also shared his insight and asked for support about ikum.network.

One of the IEEE IKU Club TEKNOFEST teams, IKU Red Wings won the opportunity to compete in the final for the third time. As one of the well-established teams of TEKNOFEST, IKU Red Wings has successfully represented our university as a finalist in TEKNOFEST 2021 and 2022. Our team will face off the other teams for the top spots this year.

The IKU MicroTeam, established by Kerem Yasin Yıldızhan, Eray Kalabalıkoğlu, Yiğit Efe Aydın and Kübranur Bayraktaroğlu, who are members of the Molecular Biology and Genetics Club, participated in the TEKNOFEST "Environmental and Energy Technologies Competition", concluding the first stage with a score of 82.67/100.

The IKU OTONOM Team, which maintains its activities within the Asimov Technology Club of Istanbul Kültür University, continues to work on autonomous vehicles, which are the technologies of today and the future. Our team, which participated in the TEKNOFEST "Robotaxi-Passenger Autonomous Electric Vehicle" competition in accordance with the studies, continues to add value to our country and our school by developing original autonomous vehicle software, electrical systems and mechanical parts.