Istanbul Gelisim University - A winter break academy is organized for high school students' university preferences

A winter break academy is organized for high school students' university preferences

As the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) approaches, students make researches for university and department preferences. Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) welcomes high school students on its campus with various practical courses on January 20-24 in the process of goal setting. 11th and 12th grade high school students can participate in the program called IGU 2020 High Schools Winter Break Academy.

Stating that students are not quite good in differentiating between which departments they want and the departments they should direct themselves, IGU Chairman of the Board of the Trustees Abdulkadir Gayretli said: “It is necessary to turn dreams into goals. It is important to take action for this. Students should set goals that they can achieve with the skills they have. As IGU, we attach importance to helping students in setting their goals and to be with them and support them when planning their careers.”

Emphasizing that parents should not ignore their child's goals, Gayretli said: “Families should not direct their children to the goals they couldn’t reach earlier in their own lives, and should not try to impose their dreams on children. Children must determine their own future. Children should be given the right to choose and be allowed to manage their lives.”

IGU Chairman of the Board of the Trustees Abdulkadir Gayretli stated: “We have prepared a program that will help students determine their careers. 11th and 12th grade high school students can attend the applied lessons of the departments so that they have an idea in their minds about the professions and have fun.”

The application and registration of the academy of which participation is free, can be made on the university's website.

The courses that students can experience in IGU 2020 High Schools Winter Break Academy program are as follows:

• Career Determination

• General Gymnastics

• Aircraft Engineering

• Nutrition Education and Counseling

• First Aid Applications

• Therapeutic Movements in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

• Aircraft Maintenance Applications

• Gastronomy

• Robotic Programming Training

• Psychology Department