Students and faculty members of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) took part in the third Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held this year under the main theme “Prioritising Diplomacy in Times of Crisis”, where many topics were discussed, including global issues and crises as well as climate change, migration, Islamophobia, trade wars and artificial intelligence.
Stating that the students who attended the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and attended by representatives from 147 countries, gained important experience in the discipline of international relations, HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli said, “As Hasan Kalyoncu University, and as an important representative of the ecosystem that closely follows developments in international relations, we encourage our students to take part in such events. At the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum, where regional, global and thematic issues were addressed, our students, together with our faculty members, had comprehensive exchanges with heads of state, ministers, diplomats, business people and academics. This interaction offered our students the opportunity to gain and experience first-hand knowledge in the field of diplomacy.”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Aslan, a faculty member of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at HKU, who attended the event with the students, said, “At this forum, our students both had the chance to reinforce their theoretical knowledge with practice and gained the opportunity to network with experienced figures in the international arena. Such events make a great contribution to our students’ career development.”
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Aslan also appeared on a live NTV broadcast to evaluate the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
