29 July 2026
Congratulatory visit to Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp from the academics of the Department of IAE!
Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA), Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (ICM) academics paid a visit to FFA Dean Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp, who was appointed as the Acting Rector of our university, in her office to convey their congratulations. During the visit, productive evaluations were also made regarding current projects, academic articles, and sectoral studies carried out within the department.
The academic staff of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (ICM), operating within the Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) at Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU), paid a congratulatory visit to the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp, who was assigned as the Acting Rector of the university, in her office. The academics expressed their satisfaction with this new and important role assumed by their dean in university administration and wished her success.
Wishes for success in her new role expressed
Within the scope of the visit, the academics of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design presented their congratulations to Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp and stated that they believe her visionary leadership will continue to add great value to both the Faculty of Fine Arts and the entire university. The academics expressed that, as a department, they are ready to provide all kinds of support in management processes in line with the university's research, design, and innovation mission.
Academic projects, articles, and future goals discussed
During the visit, the scientific research recently conducted by the academics of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals were discussed in detail. Mutual ideas were exchanged regarding projects produced in design studios, TÜBİTAK-supported scientific studies, and innovative research producing urban and spatial solutions on the axis of sustainability. Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp expressed her great appreciation for these intellectual contributions provided by the academics to literature and the sector, emphasizing the importance of increasing the university's scientific production capacity.
Institutional vision and academic solidarity
In this meeting, which is a fine reflection of intra-faculty academic solidarity and a strong institutional culture, it was emphasized that the productivity of academics directly impacts the university's overall success chart. Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp expressed her satisfaction with the visit of the faculty members of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and the department's relentlessly continuing momentum of academic production.
We once again congratulate our Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp on her new role and wish her continued success in all administrative and academic endeavors she will carry out as the IGU family.
Wishes for success in her new role expressed
Within the scope of the visit, the academics of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design presented their congratulations to Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp and stated that they believe her visionary leadership will continue to add great value to both the Faculty of Fine Arts and the entire university. The academics expressed that, as a department, they are ready to provide all kinds of support in management processes in line with the university's research, design, and innovation mission.
Academic projects, articles, and future goals discussed
During the visit, the scientific research recently conducted by the academics of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals were discussed in detail. Mutual ideas were exchanged regarding projects produced in design studios, TÜBİTAK-supported scientific studies, and innovative research producing urban and spatial solutions on the axis of sustainability. Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp expressed her great appreciation for these intellectual contributions provided by the academics to literature and the sector, emphasizing the importance of increasing the university's scientific production capacity.
Institutional vision and academic solidarity
In this meeting, which is a fine reflection of intra-faculty academic solidarity and a strong institutional culture, it was emphasized that the productivity of academics directly impacts the university's overall success chart. Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp expressed her satisfaction with the visit of the faculty members of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and the department's relentlessly continuing momentum of academic production.
We once again congratulate our Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Acting Rector Prof. Dr. Şükran Güzin Ilıcak Aydınalp on her new role and wish her continued success in all administrative and academic endeavors she will carry out as the IGU family.