21 classroom teachers from Kayseri and neighboring provinces were given a 5-day training supported by Tübitak on the role and importance of SDG in education and how to deliver SDG education.
A workshop was held at Abdullah Gül University (AGU) with the participation of children aged 4-6 for the "World Water Day" announced by the United Nations (UN) and celebrated on 22 March every year.As College kindergarten students participated in the "Early Age Sustainable Development Goals" workshop organized by the Faculty of Architecture as part of the "22 March World Water Day".Thematic games and workshops designed in accordance with early age development characteristics were organized in the workshop titled "Clean Water and Sanitation", the sixth of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.The workshop was coordinated by Head of Architecture Department Prof. Dr. Burak Asiliskender, Dr. Sümeyra Ayık and Dr. Sinan Akyüz. RA Gülsüm Polat and department students Melike Akyüz, Hilal Sevim, Mustafa Ehven and Mercan Göktepe contributed to the workshop.
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.
Abdullah Gül University hosted a workshop for children aged four to six years on World Water Day, an annual United Nations (UN) observance day held on 22 March.Kindergarten students of As Koleji joined the "Sustainable Development Goals in Early Childhood" program of the Faculty of Architecture, organized on the occasion of "22 March, World Water Day."The organization targeted the sixth Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations, "Clean Water and Sanitation," and involved thematic games and workshops designed for early childhood development. Prof. Burak Asiliskender, Chair of the Department of Architecture, Dr. Sümeyra Ayık, and Dr. Sinan Akyüz coordinated the workshop, and RA Gülsüm Polat and the department's students, Melike Akyüz, Hilal Sevim, Mustafa Ehven, and Mercan Göktepe, contributed in various capacities.
The courses offered during the Fall semester of 2021 in the Computer Engineering Department.
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
Today, 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water, and 3.6 billion do not have access to safe sanitation facilities. Unsafe hygiene practices are common, increasing the effects on people's health. Microbial contamination is still regarded as the most serious risk factor in drinking water quality across the world. However, chemical pollution from both natural and manmade causes, such as arsenic, fluoride, pesticides, petrochemicals, and salt contamination, affects millions of people. This course focus on appropriate and sustainable technologies for water and sanitation. It also incorporates technical, socio-cultural, public health, and economic factors into the planning and design of water and sanitation systems.
In January 2022, was given GLB 301 "Sustainability" course in Economics Department.The course had a team of several lecturers and addressed a variety of SDG goals.A group of students worked o the sustainable consumption of water, heating energy, electricity, transport and garbage.
