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Ece Fişek, a student from Department of English Translation and Interpreting, Izmir University of Economics (IUE), was awarded in The Global Undergraduate Awards (often referred to as the Junior Nobel Prize) held in Ireland. Fişek, who prepared an English article by examining the 1983 Turkish translation of the famous writer William Golding’s novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ in detail, brought the ‘Highly Commended Entrant’ award in literature to our country for the first time.

Duru Basut (17) from Izmir, who was directed to dance by her kindergarten teacher with the words ‘Very talented and open to development’ when she was just 4 years old, has already won 20 medals in her career and represented our country successfully on an international level. Basut, who placed second in Europe and fourth in the world in modern dance and ballet, has also earned top spots in many competitions in Turkey, lighting up her path in education with this performance. Duru, who earned the art scholarship provided by Izmir University of Economics (IUE) and got into the Textile and Fashion Design department this year, said, “Dance is everything to me, my passion. Since my family is in the textile business, I chose my major with great enthusiasm. My biggest goal is to wear the dance costumes I designed myself in championships and make a difference with my designs when I become a world champion.”

Burak Köse, a graduate of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Izmir University of Economics (IUE), has been accepted for a master's degree at the University of Manchester, which ranks among the top 50 universities in the world. Köse, who was selected from thousands of successful students worldwide and earned the opportunity to study in England, said, “I want to continue my career as an industrial researcher in an international company. I believe that the education I will receive in England on aerospace again, will significantly contribute to achieving this goal.”

Focusing on artificial intelligence, disaster technologies, and sustainability, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) has completed 324 research projects in the last five years, proving its success on an international level. IUE ranked third among Turkish universities in the ‘innovation’ ranking by Scimago Institutions Rankings, a Spain-based rating institution, which evaluates innovative knowledge, patent performance, and technological impact indicators. IUE Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hakan Abacıoğlu said, “The world is undergoing a major transformation based on technology and digitalization. As a university, we must lead this transformation. We continue our efforts with the goal of fulfilling this mission in the best way possible.”

Aiming to establish a world-class, eco-friendly, and high-tech educational hub in Izmir, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) laid the foundation of its new campus in Güzelbahçe with great enthusiasm.