Aslı Melike Soylu, who graduated from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of English Translation and Interpretation this year, came first in the Young Translators Contest organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for European Union Affairs. Soylu brought the first prize to Izmir in the English category, in which a total of 54 students from 24 universities competed.
The Young Translators Contest, which has been held since 2010 for senior students studying in the departments of translation and interpretation, and translation studies, was organized in English, German and French. A total of 85 students from 24 universities participated in the competition, 54 in English, 16 in German and 15 in French languages.
Final-year students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Fine Arts and Design completed their educational journey with the horizon themed ‘Graduation Exhibition and Fashion Show’. The exhibition, which featured the projects of students who graduated from 4 departments this year, attracted great attention, and the special collection consisting of 40 works prepared by 6 students who graduated from the Department of Textile and Fashion Design received full marks from the fashion show audience.
The intelligent decision support system (IDSS) named ‘LTLZone’, which was developed by a team of 3 people at Izmir University of Economics (IUE), with the aim of enabling logistics companies to provide higher quality services at low cost, received a double award. LTLZone, which came to life as a result of nearly 3 years of work, became the only project that received an award in the ‘corporate’ category at the Logistics Association (LODER) 11th National Logistics Project Competition. LTLZone received the best practice award in the field of information systems in logistics at the ‘Logistics Awards 2022’ organized in cooperation with Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty and Aegean Logistics Association (ELODER). LTLZone, prepared by Prof. Dr. Özgür Özpeynirci, Head of IUE Department of Logistics Management, Asst. Prof. Dr. Sinem Tokcaer, and 2021 graduate of the department, Deniz Karvan, provides companies with many advantages.
Iranian Mary Kahshan Zamani (24) turned her dream of becoming a fashion designer, which started as a child, into reality in Izmir, where she came to study at university. After graduating from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Textile and Fashion Design, Zamani, who built the 'Kahshan' brand, made a difference with the unique designs she created. Young fashion designer, who sells her designs all over Turkey by selling on a famous e-commerce site as well as her own website, said, “It has been 8 months since I built my brand. I think that I have made rapid progress in a short time and that consumers like my products. My biggest advantage is doing what I love and want. I will continue to work to be even more successful.”
The 'Three Generations Master-Apprentice' project, initiated by Izmir University of Economics (IUE) to bring its students together with business people and experts in the sector before they graduate, reached 595 young people in two years. Each student who participated as an 'apprentice' in the project, which was implemented for the first time in Turkey, was matched with a person (master) from the sector they would like to work in, in the future. IUE students communicate with their masters and ask what they are curious about, benefit from their experience and guidance skills, and make future career plans with the guidance of business people.
Toygun Çetin, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Cinema and Digital Media, achieved great success with his short film 'Jelly', which is about a depressed young man's socialization effort with the help of a digital friend developed with artificial intelligence. While the 18-minute film was screened at called 'Lima Web Fest' and 'Lift-Off Online Sessions' festivals, it was also broadcast on BluTV as one of the special works in Turkey.
Lena Çavuşoğlu, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), pursued her dreams about having an academic career abroad instead of working in the company owned by her family, and went to the United States of America (USA). Çavuşoğlu, who completed her double master's degree in Italy and the USA and completed her doctorate at IUE, successfully represents our country as a faculty member in the University of North Carolina, one of the best universities in the World.
Elif Tanınmış (26) from Izmir turned her childhood dream of being a theater actress into reality while she was studying at university. After enrolling to Department of Public Relations and Advertising, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) in 2014, Tanınmış started her theater education at the New York Sanat Akademi (Art Academy) and took the first step into the art life of her dreams. Tanınmış, who successfully carried out both her undergraduate and theater education, soon made a difference with her talent and went on the stage. Having studied at the academy for 4 years and met with the audience in many plays such as 'Kanlı Nigar', 'Bana bir şeyler oluyor' and ‘İki efendinin uşağı’ during this time, Tanınmış has also taken action to reach children and young people who want to be theater actors like herself.
'Turkish coffee', which has become one of the indispensable values of our culture, inherited from centuries ago, and 'coffee fortune-telling', which many people have made a habit of, became the subject of a documentary by young directors from Izmir. The documentary titled, "The Cafedomancy", prepared by Mert Fırat Sarıoğlu, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Radio and Television Programming, and Furkan Akdağ, a student of the Department of Cinema and Digital Media, is getting ready to meet the audience at the world-famous Cannes Film Festival in May. Young people from IUE, who stated that they aimed to introduce Turkish coffee to the world with the documentary, and that they got different answers from people why they had their fortune read, such as "Even if we don't believe in fortune telling, we get it read" and "It's for fun", said that, “We believe that we have prepared a documentary that will make a difference and attract the attention of the audience.”
Izmir University of Economics (IUE) will hold a series of "Alumni Talks" to bring its graduates, who have achieved exemplary success in our country and abroad by entering the business life after receiving their diplomas, together with young people from all over Turkey. Guests who are experts in their fields will share their success stories and experiences and answer the questions of the students in the online chats that will start in February and last until the first week of April.
