The Department of Nursing of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU) organised the “Intercultural Interaction in Nursing; Opportunities for Collaboration and Education Symposium” to increase intercultural interaction in nursing, make the most of collaboration opportunities and develop innovative approaches in education.
The symposium was held at the HKU Cine Amphi and chaired by Prof. Dr. Ayla Yava, Head of the Department of Nursing at the HKU Faculty of Health Sciences. The opening was attended by HKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Kezban Bayramlar, faculty members and postgraduate students.
Speaking at the opening programme, Symposium Chair and Head of the Department of Nursing at the HKU Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Ayla Yava said: “Events like this are unique environments where colleagues gathered around the same goal share their knowledge, experience and ideas, new knowledge and practices are discussed, and development and action plans for the future are made. I believe this symposium will allow us to share our colleagues’ international professional experiences and perspectives, to share our cultural experiences in nursing education and nursing care, to build sincere friendships and to develop new collaborations and joint projects in the field of nursing.”
Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Kezban Bayramlar said: “I would like to thank all the academics involved in the organisation, especially Prof. Dr. Ayla Yava, for this symposium. It will be a wonderful symposium in terms of both its content and its outcomes. I would also like to thank our Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli and our Board of Trustees, who have not withheld their support.”
At the symposium, which featured expert speakers and aims to contribute to professional development in nursing, Prof. Dr. Nermin Olgun, faculty member in the Department of Nursing at the HKU Faculty of Health Sciences, presented “Diabetes and Obesity Management in Türkiye and Diabetes Nursing”; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Betül Tosun, faculty member in the Department of Nursing at Hacettepe University, presented “Developing the Transcultural Nursing Course Curriculum and Our Experiences with the Courses”; and Prof. Dr. Lucia Dimunová and Dr. Beáta Gress Halász, faculty members at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Slovakia, presented “Slovakia and Nursing in Slovakia”. HKU postgraduate students Gülsen Karataş and Merve Pişkin shared their research presentations with the participants.
