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FROM IUE TO AEROSPACE
FROM IUE TO AEROSPACE
Izmir University of Economics (IUE), center for science and technology, will be the new address for training aerospace engineers. IUE Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences launched a new department, Department of Aerospace Engineering. The department, in which the medium of instruction will be English, will be admitting 30 aerospace engineers with full scholarships. The department will be offering courses on the design and development of aircraft and spacecraft; it will focus on innovative engineering training.
Izmir University of Economics will also admit students for the first time this year for Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Genetics and Bioengineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and to Footwear Design and Manufacturing, Interior Design, Architectural Restoration, Laboratory Technology, Furniture & Decoration, Medical Laboratory Techniques associate degree programs.
Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, pointed that they aimed to provide innovative engineering training and he said, “Discoveries and inventions are set for our future. We will produce information and technology for humanity. We missed out on the industrial revolution as a country. But, we will not miss out on Industry 4.0. We cannot miss information and technology age. We trust generations Y and Z. We call Izmir University of Economics ‘The University of Future’ because Graduates of Izmir University of Economics will be the ones to create inventions to cast light on our future and the future of our country.”
‘Generations to build space cities’
President Demirtaş pointed that Izmir Economics became a brand name in Izmir in a very short time and provided services as an education and research university. He said that they’ve always stayed on track, and raised the success graph. “Our University launched many programs for the first time in Turkey. Why not send a satellite to the space? Why not train students who can build space cities? We will be admitting students to the Department of Aerospace Engineering this year. We will prepare the youth of age of computers for the future,” said Demirtaş.