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The Design Studies Symposium 2023 (DSS 2023) organized by the IEU Graduate School Design Studies programs was held on 1-2 June, at the Multipurpose Hall, FFAD D Block, Izmir University of Economics. The graduate students presented their research under 4 sessions on the first day: X-plorations, Realities, Frontiers, and Crossovers. The faculty continued on the second day with the discussions with the valuable outcomes to improve the programs. The students enrolled in graduate level courses presented their project posters during the symposium.

The voting for the best presentation award at the Design Studies Symposium 2023 (DSS 2023) organized by the IEU Graduate School Design Studies programs resulted in two equally qualified winners:

"Representation of Women and Spaces in Turkish Cinema: A Focus on Southeastern Turkey"
Gokce Cagatay (Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz AVCI HOSANLI, IUE)

"Reframing the Concept of Design Space in the Basic Design Studio”
Selen Cicek (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mine ÖZKAR, ITU)

Congratulations on your fantastic work, and we wish you the best of success in your future endeavors.

145 students, who successfully completed their master's and doctorate education at Izmir University of Economics (IUE), received their diplomas at an enthusiastic graduation ceremony.

Bensu Günay (27), who graduated from Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Bioengineering Master's Program this year, was accepted to the University of Graz in Austria as a research assistant. 

IUE Faculty of Fine Arts and Design (FFAD) organized a technical trip to Bodrum İçmeler Region Shipyards, Maritime Museum, and Marina under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ö. Osman Demirbaş, Asst. Prof. Dr. M. Emre Ergül, Asst. Prof. Dr. A. Can Özcan and Asst. Prof. Dr. Markus Wilsing.

Energy policies have been discussed at Izmir University of Economics (IUE). It has been reported at the “6^th Energy Management and Policies Workshop”’, organized by IUE Department of Sustainable Energy, that Turkey has spent energy equivalent to 130 million tons of petroleum in 2016, and fossil fuels made up 86% of this. It has been pointed out in the workshop that Turkey needed to have a sustainable and predictable energy market structure.

Izmir University of Economics will be steering energy policy of European Union. Department of Sustainable Energy of Izmir University of Economics will be participating in the establishment process of Europe’s Energy Union along with Norway, Austria, Spain, Germany, Finland, and Bulgaria as part of Horizon 2020 program in which R&D and innovation projects are funded by the European Union.

Yu Hongyang, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Ankara, who was a keynote speaker at the 5^th Energy Management and Policies Workshop organized by Izmir University of Economics (IUE), Department of Sustainable Energy, said that energy was the focal point of Turkish-Chinese relations. Hongyang reported that China’s foreign dependency on oil reached to 60.0% in 2015, and therefore they would establish a new approach about energy security, and they tended towards renewable energy.