Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) Vocational School, Banking and Insurance Programme, together with the Young Financiers Student Society, organised a project competition under the ‘United Nations Sustainability Goals’ with the aim of finding solutions to problems through marketing science instruments.
The jury of the project competition, held at the HKU Law Amphitheatre, consisted of Asst. Prof. Dr. Sema Mercanoğlu Erin, Faculty Member at the HKU Department of Banking and Insurance; Asst. Prof. Dr. Şafak Hengirmen Tercan, Faculty Member at the HKU Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering; Ersin Satı, President of the Disaster Preparedness and Earthquake Education Association (AHDER); and Elif Erkan, Project Technical Manager at RoyalCert Certification and Surveillance Services Inc.
Speaking at the opening of the programme, Asst. Prof. Dr. Sema Mercanoğlu Erin said: “We are focusing on an issue that matters for our world. Problems related to sustainability continue around the world, and someone has to find solutions to them. We thought about what we could do for sustainability by linking it to our own area of expertise, and decided to turn this into scientific research projects. Finding solutions to problems is the duty of all of us, and today we have gathered for this goal.”
Noting that Hasan Kalyoncu University has achieved many successes in the field of sustainability, Asst. Prof. Dr. Şafak Hengirmen Tercan said: “Even a small step taken for sustainability can lead to a great result. Sustainability can spread to every part of life and create positive effects both in your professional life and in your personal life. I thank you all for producing projects in this direction.”
AHDER President Ersin Satı said that, as an association, they value the work carried out in the field of sustainability and that he was eagerly awaiting the presentations prepared for this useful project competition, while RoyalCert Project Technical Manager Elif Erkan shared with the students the positive effects of sustainability work on career life.
As part of the programme, the students who placed in the competition with their project proposals were awarded various gifts.
