Stakeholders of Our Symposium

İzmir International Student Association

İzmir International Guest Student Association is an international student association established in 2011 to provide support for guest students who choose to pursue university education in our city of İzmir, coming from various geographical regions.

Our country has a wonderful history and a great civilization heritage. Our society, enriched by this heritage, has been engaging with diverse cultures and civilizations across the globe from the past to the present day. Therefore, we are not unfamiliar to the civilizations of the world and the people who originate in the formation of these civilizations. For this reason, we do not consider students from all over the world who come to our country for education and training as foreigners. Instead, we refer to them as "guest students".

The aim of our association is to make our guest students “volunteer civilian ambassadors” who have a universal fraternity consciousness under the roof of our association, are equipped with basic religious information, recognize the modern world and world system, have high organizational ability, aware of the situation of their country and needs, understand the main points of Islamic culture and history.

According to statistics, there are currently around 300,000 guest students from 198 countries studying in Turkey. Approximately 15,000 of these students are recipients of Turkish state scholarships, while others pursue their education independently. In İzmir, there are more than 4,000 guest students from diverse regions, including Africa, Central Asia, the Balkans, and the Middle East.

İzmir International Student Association, while providing intercultural exchange, acts with the idea of bringing together the societies and keeping the differences as their wealth. In this context, recognizing other countries creates an environment for students to conduct research on the social and political structures of these countries. We organize international student gatherings, publish a newspaper prepared by international students, organize country presentation days, invite different speakers to give seminars on different topics, try to help students solve the problems they face in any condition, provide academic counseling, organize cultural tours and many other things. We work on education and training. We identify issues related to education and training and offer suggestions for solutions.

We create database with these information. We strive to provide both financial and moral support to guest students in our city.

Mission:

To host university students from abroad coming to İzmir for higher education

To contribute for the solution of problems encountered by our guests during their education and training

Vision of our Association

To strive to do the best in the area of international students

To take into account the social values, social and cultural characteristics of the regions from which our students come

To create an environment for people from different nations to come together

To help our students become individuals who work for the development of their own countries

To contribute to the spread of justice, rights and care for humanity.

İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Faculty of Theology

İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Faculty of Islamic Sciences was established on 13.08.2012 with the Decree of the Council of Ministers. In the following process, a sufficient number of faculty members were recruited for all departments. The faculty started education in 2014-2015 academic year with 140 students, 14 faculty members and 7 research assistants. The name of the faculty was changed to “Faculty of Theology” on May 17, 2023 in accordance with the Presidential Decree.

Mission:

İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Faculty of Theology:

Pursuing scientific truth in the light of quality and ethical values,

Developing innovations,

He opened the horizons of our country with his research,

Securing the future of our society with the education it provides,

It considers it its main duty to carry out all the necessary activities at the highest level in order to be an educational and research institution that establishes cooperation with universities in our country and abroad.

Vision:

It aims to be among the top faculties in its field both nationally and internationally and to stand out among other faculties in terms of education and scientific quality.

Medipol University

Istanbul Medipol University was officially established in 2009 and admitted its first students in 2010. It is a foundation university. It continues its activities in four separate campuses: Kavacık (North and South), Haliç (Unkapanı), Bağcılar (Medipol Mega University Hospital), Esenler.

The mission of Istanbul Medipol University is to educate individuals who have gained permanent superiorities with the gains provided by qualified education and research, who are focused on science and technology production, who can respond to the changing needs of society, to maintain stable cooperation with stakeholders, to ensure continuous development, to contribute to society and universal science.

The vision of Istanbul Medipol University is to be a research university that guides science and society with its quality education and training, researcher understanding that creates added value, innovation and entrepreneurship spirit, sustainable, dynamism open to continuous development and strong corporate culture.

It achieves this mission and vision through the ethical values it adheres to.

Ethical Values of Istanbul Medipol University:

Perfectionist
Environmentally Sensitive
Quality and Sustainability Oriented
Stakeholder Focused
Libertarian
Tolerant
Participant
Innovative and Entrepreneurial
Continuous Learning and Development
Awareness of Social Responsibility

İlim Yayma Cemiyeti – İzmir Branch

Since its establishment on October 11, 1951, the Society for the Dissemination of Knowledge is a charitable organization that continues its services in the light of national and spiritual values. On October 17, 1951, it opened the first Imam Hatip School where enlightened generations with knowledge and wisdom can grow up, and in the following years, the institution, which brought more than 100 Imam Hatip High Schools to Turkey's national education, has gained the status of “association operating in the public interest” with the decision of the Council of Ministers as a result of the good works it has carried out. Today, there are dormitories and training centers where tens of thousands of students live in branches located in all provinces of Turkey and where public activities are carried out within the body of the Ilim Yayma Society. Since its establishment, the Association has also been providing scholarships to thousands of needy and successful students. All the work done and the support given to Turkish national education by the Ilim Yayma Society has been recognized by the Presidency with the “Outstanding Service Plaque” and the Ministry of National Education with the “Plaque of Gratitude”. İlim Yayma Cemiyeti is one of the first non-governmental organizations in Turkey and continues to uphold its founding principles.

Mission:

To carry out educational and cultural activities that will contribute to the development of our country; to contribute to the upbringing of a society that adopts, protects and develops national, moral, religious, spiritual and cultural values, and loves its homeland and nation.

Vision:

Our vision is to make the society for the dissemination of knowledge an institution that provides quality and modern services at international standards in the field of education and culture, and that is effective and prestigious among international non-governmental organizations.