Priorities:Koç University Student Priorities

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  • #2 - Initiating, sustaining and developing a multi-disciplinary creative network. 
    • There is this an urgent need for creative people coming from different disciplines to get to know each other and somehow interact.
    • PROJECT #1 - Slack - November 2017
      • Properly designed Slack group for entrepreneurial needs, inspiring articles, event announcements, feedback requests
    • PROJECT #2 - Creative Newsletter
      • Can be integrated to the website
    • PROJECT #3 - Redesigning KU Daily 
      • For a more individualized, interest-based communication platform
  • #3 - Redesigning the ineffective indoor and outdoor spaces in the campus to facilitate productive co-working, creative socializing and wellbeing.
    • For a spatially limited campus (meaning there are no free spaces around the campus to enlarge the area) efficiency of currently used areas are highly important for a comfortable, creative student life.
    • PROJECT #1 - Redesigning Yeni Nero space
      • Heart of the campus has the worst indoor design.
      • Furnitures are terribly old and dull, not allowing comfortable eating, working in groups and even having a enjoyable coffee break.
      • Sound isolation is terrible.
      • There are no sockets.
      • Even it is a large are at the heart of the school, it is not facilitated for workshops, artistic events.
      • Interior decoration is not inspiring.
    • PROJECT #2 - Building small transparent containers in the dormitory area - Fall 2017
    • PROJECT #3 - Designing empty spaces that will be created due to the moving of science labs to the new building. - Spring 2017
  • #4 - Informing, promoting and integrating “social impact” in the campus. 
    • PROJECT - Social Impact Quotient - Ongoing
      • Not only GPA for students
      • SIQ that measures each student’s impact on his community, campus and environment.
  • #5 - Facilitating online & offline intersections for the curriculum with new e-learning technologies, platforms, organizations.
    • PROJECT - Hybrid academic and skill-related e-learning certificate programs.
      • Connecting courses, e-learning platforms, organizations, clubs, companies and more with condensed certificate programs.
  • #6 - Designing and building a creative space that will allow multi-disciplinary collaboration, 7/24 co-working, organizing workshops, hosting maker projects, incubating student startups, intersecting with related courses for alternative educative methodologies.
    • PROJECT - Community Space - Fall 2017 & Spring 2018
  • #7 - Empowering administrative and academic staff with I&E related content, workshops, programs for creating a more coherent campus vision.
    • PROJECT IDEA - Global Learning and Leadership Certificate Program for school employees