Sümeyra Bengisu Akkurt, was accepted from the training program named “DOES IT MAKE SENSE? How to foster critical thinking in young people”. Among the main aims of the training program is to provide future employees, leaders and educators with the knowledge that will increase their awareness of the world they live in, to equip them with personal and group-based critical thinking skills and skills, to make their voices heard more in global events and to play an active role by becoming more visible in the media.
The Department of Architecture of Abdullah Gül University (AGU) and District Governorship of Avanos co-organized "Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals in Education" at Avanos Güray Museum as part of the project "Düşyeri Avanos" (Dreamland Avanos).Prof. Burak Asiliskender, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Dr. Sinan Akyüz, and Dr. Sümeyra Ayık discussed the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on education.The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), implemented by the UN, are a universal call to eradicate poverty, save the planet, and ensure that all people live in peace and prosperity. In this line, the 17 goals tackle the universal needs holistically. Besides building on the success of the Millennium Development Goals, they address new priorities and areas, such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, and peace and justice.
The eighth edition of the workshop series "Sustainable Development Goals for Children" was held by the Faculty of Architecture of Abdullah Gül University (AGU) on the "International Day of Forests" and welcomed seventh-grade students of Hikmet Kozan Secondary School.Focusing on the UN's 15th Sustainable Development Goal, "Life on Land," the workshop provided background information and shared national and international examples of forest protection and afforestation. In addition, the students created an empathy map at the workshop and made nature-themed designs from recycled materials. Under the coordination of Prof. Burak Asiliskender, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Dr. Sümeyra Ayık, Dr. Sinan Akyüz, and RA Gülsüm Polat, students Yunus Yıldız, Furkan Bal, Ebrar Beceren, Ayça Orhan, and Melike Tuna from the AGU TEMA Youth Club and Melike Akyüz from Architecture helped run the workshop.
Dr. Gökmen Kara and Dr. İsmet Söylemez designed and taught the course GLB 207 - Responsible Consumption and Production.Increasing consumption and changing consumer behaviors in parallel with ever-growing population mandates new solutions in industries and infrastructures. Innovation in this perspective has gained much importance and is one of the key indicators of economic sustainability of the countries. Developing sustainable innovation strategies, via industry-university collaborations, and implementing these strategies seem to be of crucial importance for a sustainable world economy. In this regard, the SDG set by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN focuses on building resilient infrastructures, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation. This goal of this course is to introduce the students to different approaches employed in different industries to developing innovation strategies. In addition, the course aims at raising awareness about the importance of corporate innovation and the necessity of investment in corporate innovation for sustainable development. 7 projects carried out by the students in interdisciplinary teams throughout the course:FOREST BUILDING WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM WITH SUPERCONDUCTORSSUSTAINABLE HOLIDAYA NEW TECHNIQUE FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION WITH THE HELP OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND APPLICATIONS TO DIFFERENT SECTORSSMART AGRICULTURAL POT FOR FARMERSELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM ORANGE PROJECT ANALYSISDRINK AND CHARGESOLAR BUILDINGS
Dr. Bilge Yalçındağ and Adar Cem Lağap have reviewed the final prototypes of students related to the SDG goals, as a part of Global 301: Sustainability Course.
