Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) organised “Orientation 2023: Introduction to University Life Course”, with a wide range of academically and socially rich content, for students newly enrolled for the 2023-2024 academic year. At this year’s orientation programme, held at the Performance and Arts Centre with a seating capacity of 3,000 people, nearly 2,000 new students took their first step on their university journey.
I BELIEVE THE 15TH YEAR OF OUR UNIVERSITY WILL BE A MILESTONE OF OUR NEW LEAPS FORWARD
Speaking at the Orientation 2023 – Introduction to University Life Programme, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Haluk Kalyoncu said:
“As associate-degree or bachelor’s-degree students on two- or four-year programmes, we want you to be active not only in academic achievement but also in artistic and sports activities that value the humanities and offer social and cultural benefits. In particular, we want you to discover your own areas of competence, take active and effective roles in our student clubs, be involved in activities, and increase your productivity by organising these activities yourselves. As Mehmet Akif Ersoy, the author of our National Anthem and the poet who carries love of country and social sensitivity in his heart, said in his poem ‘Giving Up Resolve on Seeing the Future as Dark’: “Cling tightly to hope, and see what you become! Do not accept despair, work, do not give up determination!” You, who will build tomorrow in the light of science through the combination of determination, will and hope with discipline and science, will be a source of pride for our university and your families. We are proud of the growth of our HKU family, and I believe that in the 100th Year of our Republic, the 15th Year of our university will be a milestone of our new leaps forward. I hope the 2023-2024 academic year will be a fruitful one, and I wish you all success. Welcome to your university.”
YOUR UNIVERSITY WILL BE BY YOUR SIDE THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU
Hasan Kalyoncu University Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli, speaking at the programme, advised the students with the following words:
“Today you are taking your first step into university life, where you will shape your future, fill your mind with knowledge and your heart with love, loyalty and friendship, and which you will never forget throughout your life. At this most important stage of your education, you will not only gain a profession but also increase your knowledge and culture in every field and broaden your horizons. As Hasan Kalyoncu University, we would like you to know that we feel great excitement and pride in guiding you on this meaningful journey.”
THE FIRST STEP INTO UNIVERSITY LIFE THAT SHAPES THE FUTURE
Within the scope of the 3-day orientation programme, organised with intensive and high-quality scientific and social content to help new students adapt quickly to the 2023-2024 Academic Year, Prof. Dr. Abdulkerim Çalışkan gave a seminar on “The Importance of Working in Integration with Different Disciplines in University Life”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Enes Kala on “Looking at Life and Education through Ahi Culture”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Dinç on “Green Crescent Addiction Information Seminar”, Şule Taşkıran Kala on “Looking at the World through Young People’s Questions”, İnanç Ayar on “Living by Learning” and Sinan Torum on “Career Journey”. The new students of the HKU family got to know university life through events that included a campus tour as well as presentations on the social, cultural and academic life of the university.
News: Çetin KARABIYIK /HKU
