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The group art exhibition titled, “From Tradition to the Future”, which brings together 70 works of Turkish artists working with different techniques on parchment and canvas, is being exhibited at Izmir University of Economics (IUE). The exhibition will continue to meet art lovers until March 25, and can be visited free of charge in the A Block Foyer. 

Emre Şimşek, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Aerospace Engineering, has been accepted for a master's program at Politecnico di Milano, one of the world's top-ranked engineering institutions. Having secured a place among the select few who get the opportunity to study in Italy, Şimşek will begin his studies in September at the 162-year-old university, specializing in ‘aerospace engineering’. Expressing his lifelong passion for airplanes and aviation, Şimşek said, “My biggest goal has always been to conduct international research on unmanned aerial vehicles. I’m excited to make this dream a reality.”

A team of 5 students from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) made it to the finals of the Earthquake-Resistant Building Design Competition organized by the Natural Disaster Insurance Institution (DASK). As required by the competition format, the young team designed a 30-story hotel named ‘Marsyas’ to be constructed in the Dinar district of Afyonkarahisar. They became one of the 21 teams across Turkey to reach the finals. The competition, aimed at increasing students' awareness of earthquakes and enhancing their earthquake-resistant building design skills, will hold its final round in Istanbul on May 14-16, 2025.

Balçova Municipality and Izmir University of Economics (IUE) have signed a cooperation protocol aimed at giving neighborhood houses a new identity, improving the marketing of the products produced there, and thus increasing women's income. The agreement, which covers research, development, and design studies to be carried out by IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, was signed by Balçova Mayor Onur Yiğit and IUE Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hakan Abacıoğlu.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) has become a partner in a European Union project with a budget of 400 thousand euros aimed at increasing awareness of ‘active citizenship’ among young people. The project, called ‘Active Citizenship Compass,’ is being carried out by a special consortium involving institutions from six different countries and is set to be completed in August 2026.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Business brought together 90 students from 18 high schools in its first-ever digital marketing event called ‘Brand Craft’. In this highly anticipated event, young participants competed to develop the best digital marketing campaign for a company in the fruit juice industry. After a 48-hour marathon, Cihat Kora Anadolu High School claimed first place, followed by Izmir Özel Türk Koleji Büyükçiğli Campus in second place, and Güzelbahçe 60. Yıl Anadolu High School in third.

Prof. Dr. Üçtuğ, from IUE Department of Mechanical Engineering, collaborated with academics from Izmir Institute of Technology, Dokuz Eylül University, and Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University as part of a TUBITAK project led by Prof. Dr. Volkan Ediger from Kadir Has University.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE), aiming to leave a lasting mark on nature and the future by giving an exemplary message on March 8th International Women's Day, created a ‘Commemorative Forest’ for its female employees in collaboration with the Aegean Forest Foundation. Acting under the theme ‘Where There Is a Woman, There Is Life’, IUE planted 2 thousand 250 saplings in Manisa's Yunt Mountains. IUE Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Aslı Ceylan Öner noted that 57 percent of the academics and 61 percent of the administrative staff at the University are women. Prof. Dr. Öner said, “We feel happy and strong with female employees who cultivate love, goodness, hope and success at our University”.

Prof. Dr. Aydın Akan, a faculty member of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Instructor Dr. Rıza Sadıkzade from Izmir University of Economics (IUE), investigated the impact of orders sent in scented packages on consumers during online shopping. The study, which measured brain signals using electroencephalography (EEG) and excitement levels using skin conductance devices, found that scented orders increased consumers' pleasure and arousal responses by 90% compared to unscented products.

Adding another collaboration focused on environmental and social benefits, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) has signed a protocol with WWF-Turkey (World Wide Fund for Nature). The agreement, aimed at developing exemplary projects that will expand from Izmir to the rest of Turkey, was signed by Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hakan Abacıoğlu and the General Manager of the foundation, Ömür Kula.