IAU Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center held its 2021/2022 academic year graduation ceremony. In three years, nearly 7,000 students from diverse cultures and nationalities have graduated from TÖMER (Turkish Language Teaching Center).
“IN ADDITION TO TEACHING TURKISH, WE ALSO PROVIDED CULTURAL EXCHANGE…”
In his opening speech at the graduation ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emrah Boylu, Director of the Istanbul Aydın University (IAU) Turkish Language Teaching Application and Research Center (TÖMER), stated that they set out with many aims, including creating the necessary learning environment for the effective acquisition and reinforcement of knowledge and skills in Turkish language teaching, and conducting research in the field. He said that they worked to teach Turkish in the best way to students from different countries. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boylu stated that they not only taught Turkish to the students, but also, “In addition to transmitting our own culture, we made an effort to adopt and learn their cultures, to engage in intercultural exchange. As TÖMER, which has always shown a rising success graph in its field and made a difference in everything it does, we have taught Turkish to 6,597 students from 91 different countries in the last three years.”
At the graduation ceremony, IAU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Zafer Aslan stated that in addition to Turkish language education provided by Aydın TÖMER within the university, students who wish to do so can continue their academic studies in a Turkish-language department at the undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral level after completing their language studies.
“STUDENTS PERFORMED WITH TURKISH SONGS AND POEMS”
Following the opening speeches, students performed Turkish songs, poems, and various shows at the graduation ceremony. After the performances, Aydın TÖMER Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emrah Boylu, Deputy Director Lecturer Tansu Uğur, and Education Coordinator Lecturer Fatih Arslanbaş presented the graduating students with their certificates of participation. The graduation ceremony concluded after the cap-throwing and photo session.
