A model cooperation protocol was signed between our university and Küçükçekmece Municipality in the fields of disaster management and disaster communication.
Within the scope of the collaboration, a “Joint Service Protocol” was signed between the IAU Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Promotion, the IAU Disaster Education, Application and Research Center (AFAM), and Küçükçekmece Municipality.
The protocol which is aiming to increase public awareness against disasters, develop accurate and reliable communication models, and support local governments with scientific knowledge, covers education, practice, and research activities. Within this framework, studies in disaster management, disaster communication, and risk communication will be carried out simultaneously.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Istanbul Aydın University Rector Prof. Dr. İbrahim Hakkı Aydın stated that universities are not only institutions that produce academical knowledge, but also structures that generate solutions to social problems. Prof. Dr. Aydın stated that this protocol offers a sustainable and practice-oriented cooperation model where science meets the field.
Küçükçekmece Mayor Kemal Çebi noted that collaborations with universities strengthen the institutional capacity of local governments and stated that this partnership with Istanbul Aydın University will make significant contributions to effective communication with society during disaster processes.
Through the protocol, it is aimed to develop joint projects for national and international funds, ensuring that university–local government cooperation gains a permanent and sustainable structure in the field of disaster preparedness.
