Academic Award and Promotion Ceremony
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The academicians who stood out in the international citation rankings with the academic studies they conducted at Istanbul Ticaret University were awarded at the Academic Award and Promotion Ceremony. In addition, the academicians who were appointed and promoted at our university in 2021 and 2022 were also introduced at the ceremony, and a plaque of appreciation was presented to our previous rector Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu and Vice-rectors Prof. Dr. Abdul Halim Zaim and Prof. Dr. Elçin Aykaç Alp.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. İsrafil Kuralay, Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Torlak, the previous rector of Istanbul Ticaret University and the current Rector of Balıkesir University Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu, Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Ömer Çaha and Prof. Dr. Muammer Kalyon and our academicians attended the Academic Award and Promotion Ceremony held at the Sütlüce Campus Conference Hall.
In the event, which started with the commemoration of those who died in the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, first, the Rector Prof. Dr. Ömer Torlak gave a welcoming speech. Stating that successful studies have been carried out at the university in the past, Prof. Dr. Torlak thanked the university’s administration of the previous term and underlined that they will make efforts to add new ones to these studies.
Referring to the importance of academic studies and publications, Prof. Dr. Torlak noted that our university will strive to increase its success in scientific research and publication activities while fulfilling its educational activities.
THE UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. İsrafil Kuralay, who came to the podium later on, stated that they were very pleased with the achievements of the university so far and said that as the university of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, they will work to ensure that the business world benefits from the academy and the academy benefits from the business world more. Referring to the name of the university, Dr. Kuralay reminded that the university has rightly used the slogan of “the university of the business world” until today and stated that they will be the university of the business world and commerce in the same way from now on.
SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICIANS AWARDED
After the speeches, awards and certificates were given to the academicians who stood out in the number of publications and citations, the newly appointed academicians and the academicians who were promoted.
In the meantime, the former Rector of our university and the current Rector of Balıkesir University Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu and the previous vice-rectors Prof. Dr. Elçin Aykaç Alp and Prof. Dr. Abdul Halim Zaim were also presented with a plaque of appreciation. Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu made a short speech during the presentation of the plaque, and thanked the academic and administrative staff of the university by stating that he served as a dean, acting rector and rector for 17 years at Istanbul Ticaret University. Prof. Dr. Oğurlu stated that institutions cannot exist without people, and said that he worked with very valuable academicians, administrative personnel and managers at Istanbul Ticaret University.
The Academic Promotion and Award Ceremony ended with a group photo shoot.
