The online opening meeting of the Jean Monnet Chair for EU’s Circular Economy Policies and Sustainability (CESPEU) project was held on October 30, 2024, with strong participation. The CESPEU project, which aims to raise awareness in the fields of circular economy and sustainability within the framework of EU environmental policies, attracted significant interest from academic and professional communities across Türkiye.

Academics from various universities, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and private sector representatives attended the event. The event was successfully conducted with more than 100 participants in attendance.

Applications have now opened for the “TÜBİTAK 2209 Project Writing Workshop – From Idea to Implementation: A 48-Hour Project Marathon,” organized by the Istanbul Ticaret University Technology Transfer Office (TTO).

The TÜBİTAK 2209 programs make a significant contribution to enhancing the scientific research skills of our undergraduate and associate degree students, fostering a culture of project-based thinking, and strengthening university–industry collaboration.

Venue: Sütlüce, Sadabad Campus

Dates:

Group 1: October 22–23, 2025 | 18:00–20:00
Registration: TİCARET TTO

Group 2: October 30–31, 2025 | 18:00–20:00
Registration: TİCARET TTO

Participants will receive a certificate of participation.

The training will be conducted in person. Classroom details will be shared with registered participants. Capacity is limited.

Since 2022, our department has launched the “Artificial Intelligence Concentration Program in Social Processes and Systems.”

The aim of the program is to provide students with a strong theoretical foundation and high practical value, built around artificial intelligence and related methods, which represent one of the most influential approaches of the information age. Through a series of courses ranging from programming and artificial intelligence algorithms to modeling and simulation paradigms, as well as economics and business intelligence, students will develop highly functional, real-world–oriented skills in problem solving and process improvement.

Participation in the program is voluntary. For students who enroll, the program includes 8 required elective courses and 4 optional elective courses. Students in the Department of Economics may fulfill both their elective course requirements and the Artificial Intelligence Concentration Program requirements by selecting 8 out of their 12 elective courses from the courses offered within this program. Therefore, the total number of courses required for graduation will not increase.

Students who successfully complete the Artificial Intelligence Concentration Program in Social Processes and Systems will receive a letter of reference from the Head of the Department of Economics, describing the artificial intelligence training they have acquired and the potential contributions of this training to the professional world.