Rector Prof. Dr. Ekrem Savaş participated in the ‘2024-2025 Higher Education Academic Year Opening Ceremony’ at the Presidential Complex, alongside our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Rector Savaş was accompanied by Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Osman Birgin, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Prof. Dr. Mithat Yılmaz, Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Akyıldız from Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, along with students Sıla Karadağ, Emirkan Bekar, Yiğit Ali Akın, and İlayda Nur Çörek.

The ceremony was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Council of Higher Education Erol Özvar, state officials, ministers, members of the Council of Higher Education, heads of relevant institutions, ambassadors, rectors, academics, and students. During the ceremony, following a moment of silence and the recitation of the National Anthem, a promotional film highlighting Turkish higher education was presented. Following the introductory film, opening speeches took place. After the addresses by Erol Özvar, the President of the Council of Higher Education, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the recipients of the ‘Council of Higher Education 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards’ were announced. These awards, presented in four categories—individual, institutional, special field, and special—have now been awarded to their deserving recipients.