Kültür Point

Kültür Point organized a webinar titled “An Effective Way of Networking: Linkedin” to inform our 3rd and 4th grade students on issues such as creating a profile on the Linkedin platform, the way to be active in career steps, how to create a successful profile in the eyes of employers. The event, where professional Coach Emine Sever was a speaker, was held on Friday, February 19 at 14:00 on Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Application.

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Spring Semester lectures of the "Philosophy of Mathematics and Thought Workshop" organized by Kültür Point under the instructor of Numan Aydınoğlu started on Friday, 19 February. 30 people attended the first lesson of the spring term.

İKÜ Social Responsibility Club held the “Nest with Paw” workshop on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 via CATS. In the study, nests were made where street animals could be protected from the cold and could go in and live.

The third guest of the “Culture of Life Academy - Success Stories Workshop” organized by Kültür Point was Ecological Life Expert Erkan Şamcı. The position of the moderator of the event, which was held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 15:00 via Instagram, was undertaken by Mücella Ezgin, Deputy Head of the Kültür Point Unit. Besides the academic and administrative staff of IKU, external participants also showed interest in the live broadcast.

"Turkey Insurance and Career Centers Cooperation Meeting", with the participation of 38 foundation and state universities was held on February 5, 2021 online. The meeting attended by Ecem Uçar, Assistant Career Specialist from Student Life, Career and Alumni Counseling Unit, started with the introduction of the Turkey Insurance Academy.

In the meeting, Turkey Insurance stated that they wanted to work in cooperation with the Career Units of universities, to support and mentor students in their long-term internships, graduation projects and career planning for new graduates.

Kültür Point attended the "Turkishwin Career Centers" meeting held on February 5, 2021 with the "management of alumni relations" agenda. At the meeting where Deputy Career Specialist Füsun Gedik was present, representing the Kültür Point, representatives of the university career center shared their experiences about the studies they carried out to strengthen the graduate database at their universities.

Peer Mentors continue their mission with their devoted work in order to facilitate the first year experiences of first-year students in the distance education process and to support students who cannot get to know their classmates and find a social environment.

The peer mentors under the direction of Mücella Ezgin, Deputy Head of the Kültür Point Unit, continue to support first-year students in adapting to university studentship and informing them about course choices and development opportunities.

The February calendar of the “Culture of Life Now and Future Academy” organized by the Student Life, Career and Graduate Counseling Unit has been published.

An online chess tournament was held between universities on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Six of our alumni also took part in the IKU team of 15 people in the tournament, where quotas were also allocated for alumni as per the rules. In the tournament in which 44 universities participated in total, Istanbul Kültür University team supported by İKÜMED won the championship in its group.

Our alumni and students representing our university in the tournament:

Presidency Human Resources Office (CBİKO), which was established to support the work of career centers in universities and increase employment, held a meeting to evaluate the fall semester specifically for career centers and to give information about the use of the “Yetenek Kapısı” platform.

At the meeting, where IKU Student Life, Career and Alumni Counseling Unit (Kültür Point) also took place, feedback was received from universities about the Yetenek Kapısı platform. It was also discussed what can be done to improve the platform and increase student use.