Kültür Point

Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Industrial Engineering Department and Fashion Design Program students organized a technical trip to FLO Shoes under the leadership of Kültür point Graduate Relations Coordinator. During the trip that was held on Friday, 3rd of November, our students visited FLO, a shoe store chain, and had the opportunity to closely examine the operation of the company. Our students visited FLO's head office and retail stores and learned about the functioning of the shoe industry.

Our Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız met with our student club presidents at Kültür College Alumni Lounge on Monday, 6th of November. Kültür Point Unit Head Assist. Prof. Neslihan Fatma Er made the opening ceremony and during the presentations of our club presidents, İKÜ Sports Coordinator Dr. İsmail Çakıt announced the graduation of EUSA. Then plaques were presented to those who contributed to the podcast project titled "To us, 100th anniversary of the republic".

Lecturer Dr. Esin Akalın, who has been teaching "Literature and Mythology", "Readings in Milton", "Topics and Trends in Enlightenment Literature" courses at IKU Department of English Language and Literature since 2001, gifted her book "Istanbul in my suitcase, Toronto in my kismet (Valizimde İstanbul Kısmetimde Toronto)" to our Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver, our Rector Prof. Dr. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, our Head of Corporate Communications Department Nilgün Eryeşil and our Alumni Relations Manager Ali Kaplanoğlu.

Doğa Kurtyiğit, Vice President of Student Life, Career and Alumni Counselling Unit, participated in the Erasmus+ KA171 Staff Mobility Program at Saint Joseph University in Lebanon between 3-7 July 2023.

The "4th Alumni Relations Workshop" with the theme of "Youth Employment, Strong Alumni Relations, and Sustainable Relationship" was held in cooperation with Kültür Point and Design Factory, in partnership with U2C (University to Career). Managers, coordinators, and experts working in career centers and alumni relations units of many foundation-public universities attended the workshop held by IKU on Friday, June 23.

In the workshop;

An event titled "Traditional Public Relations and the Functioning of New Generation Public Relations" was held on the CATS platform on Thursday, May 25, 2023, in cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Department of Communication and Communication Arts. Pozitif PR Agency President & TÜHİD Board Member Serap Şahin Durak talked about traditional public relations and touched on the new generation public relations that are realized with the development of technology.

In cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, the Department of New Media and Communication, and the Department of Communication Arts, a seminar titled "Adaptation and Change Process of New Generations to Business Life" was held on the CATS platform on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Academician & Writer Damla Aktan attended the event as a speaker, talked about the problems in the new generations' adaptation to business life, and touched on important points about the change process. The event ended after the question-answer session.

An event titled "Face To Face Youth Meeting", organized by the joint efforts of Kültür Point and the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and also aided by the student clubs, was held in the Ataköy campus backyard on Monday, May 22, 2023.  

In cooperation with Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, Department of New Media and Communication and Department of Communication Arts, an event titled "Cross (Your) Borders! World Citizenship and Skills" was organized on CATS platform on Monday, May 22, 2023. Lawyer & D Strategy Founder Damla Ömür Tantekin, who attended the event as a speaker, mentioned the Sapir - Whorf hypothesis by explaining what it means to be a citizen of the world. The event ended after the question-and-answer session.

In cooperation with the Effective Communication Club, New Media and Communication Club, the Department of New Media and Communication and the Department of Communication Arts, a seminar titled "The Power Behind Brands: Advertisers, Being an Advertiser in the Era of Artificial Intelligence" was organized on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Haktan İpek, President of Interdi Agency, who participated in the event as a speaker, shared information about the impact of advertising on brands and touched on the effects and creations of being an advertiser in the artificial intelligence era.