Events Calendar

Sümeyye Ceylan, the Founder and General Manager of Usturlab, shared the activities of Usturlab Education, which is defined as 'the place where science starts with philosophy and meets art', with the İTÜ Social Innovation Center working groups.

Aiming for the young people to play an active role in sustainable development, the Chairman of the Habitat Association, Sezai HazIr, shared the activities of the association with ITU Social Innovation Center working groups.

Dr. Didem Özgür and Başak Tiniş, specialists from ITU European Union Research Centre, held a seminar on Funding at ITU Social Innovation Center.

Lecturer Aysu Kara, a member of the Content Development Project Working Group of ITU STEAM, which is designed with a holistic education approach, and also a member of the ITU Training, Publication and Social Support Projects Implementation Unit, held a seminar on STEM/STEAM at ITU Social Innovation Center.

“I give Voice” Project, which aims to ensure that children become creative, self-sufficient and able to discover their talents by making use of the broad horizons of music, is carried out by the partnership of İTÜ, İGA and ÇODEM. The process and outcomes of the Project were shared by Dr. Serpil Murtezaoğlu, Director of ITU TMDK, with İTÜ Social Innovation Center Working Groups.

The founder of IMECE, Buğra Çelik, introduced the activities and projects of İMECELAB, an open social innovation laboratory that provides collective solutions to social, cultural and environmental issues at ITU Social Innovation Center.

Coordination Meeting of the Sisterhood Project was held at Istanbul Technical University Ayazağa Campus, Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center.

Esra Arslan, Board Member of NeedsMap.coop, introduced their platforms aiming at meeting the demands at the city and neighbourhood scales in a systematic manner through active participation of citizens

“Workshop for the Safety of Cultural Spaces” was organized by the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Istanbul Technical University.

Responsible of ITU PDR Center, Cem Demirbaş, shared PDR activities and projects with ITU Social Innovation Center working groups.

ITU Women's Studies in Science, Engineering and Technology Research and Applications Center was established with the aim of conducting research and studies in order to ensure equal opportunities for women and men in science, engineering, technology and arts, increase the visibility of women's contribution to social-academic life and create an information center at the university. Prof. Dr. Leman Figen Gül, Head of ITU BMT-KAUM and a member of ITU SİM Publicity, Communications and Events Working Group, introduced the activities and projects of BMT-KAUM to İTÜ SİM working groups.

Koç University Social Impact Forum Director and ITU SİM Board Member Dr. Gonca Ongan held the KUSİF Social Impact Management Seminar at ITU Social Innovation Center.

Sultan Işık, General Manager of Yeşilay and member of ITU SİM Advisory Board, shared the activities and projects of Yeşilay with ITU Social Innovation Center working groups.

Dr. Ayşegül Kayaoğlu, academic of ITU Faculty of Management and member of ITU SİM Social Impact Analysis Research and Application Unit held the Social Impact Analysis Evaluation Seminar at ITU Social Innovation Center.