A team from Istanbul Kültür University’s Physical and Natural Sciences Advanced Research Center (IKU-SPECTRA), consisting of Vice Rector and IKU-SPECTRA Director Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, ERA Chair Prof. Dr. Rui Fausto, TTO Director Cüneyt Genç, and Researcher Dr. Bahadır Bozkurt, visited Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM).
The project ERA-Chair Spectroscopy@IKU: Manipulating and Characterizing Molecular Architecture: from Isolated Molecules to Molecular Crystals, is an innovative initiative in Türkiye, being the first to receive funding from the European Research Agency (ERA) under the Horizon Europe Framework. The project with 2.5 million euros budget is led by ERA Chair Coordinator and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, while the research team is directed by ERA Chairholder Prof. Dr.
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Prof. Dr. Turgut Uzel from the Department of Civil Engineering has accepted the invitation of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Earth Sciences (e-ISSN: 2328-5982), an international journal registered with CSI, and has been elected as a member of the “Editorial Committee” due to the profound impact of his scientific article titled “Tectonic Movements in Lands Surrounded by Faults Are Different from Their Surroundings,” published in Geomatic. We wish our esteemed professor success in this important role.
Our "Spectroscopy@IKU" project, under the European Horizon Framework Program (HORIZON), has received support in the ERA CHAIRS call. As of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, our Vice Rector and ERA Chair Coordinator, Prof. Dr. Gülce Öğrüç Ildız, completed the e-signature process for the contract, along with ERA Chairperson Prof. Dr. Rui Fausto, and our TTO Manager & Project Manager, Cüneyt Genç.
The next phase of the project, a 5-year implementation process starting on January 1, 2025, has already been begun.
An event titled “TÜBİTAK-2209: The First Step on the Research Journey” was hosted by Istanbul Kültür University on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. During the event, important information on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was shared, along with details about the TÜBİTAK 2209-A and 2209-B projects.
Within the scope of the WIDERA ERA CHAIRS call for Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area within the framework of the Horizon Europe Framework Program (HORIZON), Istanbul Kültür University's project named "Spectroscopy-at-IKU" was entitled to be the first project supported in our country.
Within the scope of TUBITAK 4005 Innovative Educational Practices Support Program, which aims to provide teachers and academicians with innovative approaches, strategies, methods and techniques specific to their own branches and the teaching profession in general, 45 projects were entitled to receive support. “Integration of Artificial Intelligence Technology Tools into Secondary English Language Teaching” project of Prof. Dr. Birsen Tütüniş, from IKU Faculty of Education, Department of Foreign Languages Education, was among the projects that were entitled to be supported.
Istanbul Kültür University joined the EIT's Deep Tech Talent Initiative.
Membership enables Pledgers to:
Within the scope of the EIT HEI BoosTalent project, of which Istanbul Kültür University (İKÜ) Technology Transfer Office is the project partner, the hybrid "BoosTalent Entrepreneur Camp" was organized between 23-25 April. The cities of Varna, Tromso, Istanbul, Burgenland and Kiev participated in the BoosTalent Entrepreneur Camp, which opened the startup world to students and young scientists.
