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.
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.
AGU Faculty of Management, Department of Economics, Economic Development and InternationalDepartment of Economics Instructor Member of Ali Yavuz POLAT; City of Manama, Kingdom of BahrainOrganized under the leadership of IAEE (International Association for Energy Economics)IAEE MENA Symposium and 5th Annual Derasat Forum", "The Impact of Climate Policy"He presented the verbal agreement titled "Uncertainty on the Financial Markets in the Mena Region".
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.
In the Electronics System Design (ESD) Capsule, students developed solar trackers as the Capsule project. The aim of the project is to develop a system that tracks the light source (e.g. sun) by using sensors, motors, circuits, and algorithms in order to increase the energy harvested by the solar panel.
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.
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.
