Important meeting within the scope of the 20th Anniversary events
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, within the scope of its 20th anniversary events, hosted economy journalists working in national channels and newspapers in Burdur, with the contribution of the Chairman of the Board of the Economy Journalists Association, Mehmet Kaya. The program organized under the university's hosting aimed to promote both the university's activities and the city's economic and cultural potential.
Within the framework of the program, journalists attended a meeting held at Lavanta Tepesi Hotel accompanied by MAKÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar. Following the meeting, participants were given the opportunity to conduct on-site inspections by touring the university campus, application farm, stadium, and dairy processing facilities.
On the first day of the visit, the delegation visited Burdur Governor Tülay Baydar Bilgihan in her office. Then, in the program held at Burdur Train Station Millet Kıraathanesi and Gar Cafe, the city's historical and natural values and prominent products in agriculture and industry were introduced. Representatives of professional chambers attending the program also made evaluations regarding Burdur's economy.
Within the scope of cultural events, artist Mehmet Bedel presented a recital with local instruments. Guest journalists also had the opportunity to closely examine artifacts unearthed from ancient cities in the region by visiting the Burdur Museum.
In the continuation of the program, journalists were hosted at the historical Taş Oda Mansion. Here, Burdur's folkloric values were introduced by MAKÜ Turkish Music State Conservatory, and information about local culture was shared.
Evaluation from Rector Dalgar
At the end of the first day, Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar, who made an evaluation, stated that they hosted an important meeting by coming together with economy journalists working in national channels and newspapers. In his evaluation, Rector Dalgar said;
“In the 20th year of our university, we hosted an important meeting to make the contribution of Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University to regional development more visible, to more effectively explain our specialization model in agriculture and animal husbandry on a national scale, and to further advance the brand value of our university.
As a university specialized in agriculture and animal husbandry within the scope of YÖK's Regional Development Oriented Mission Differentiation Program, we came together with economy journalists working in national channels and newspapers.
In this meeting; we shared the contributions of our university to the socio-economic development of the region, the strong link it establishes between knowledge and production, our projects that touch the field, and the concrete impact presented.
I believe that universities are truly strong institutions to the extent of the value they add to the city and region they are located in. As MAKÜ, we are moving forward with an understanding of a university that produces science, develops solutions, applies, and transforms. With every step we take, we aim to transform our academic accumulation into social benefit and regional potential into strategic power.
Today, MAKÜ is a university that continues its academic development with determination, explains itself more accurately, strengthens its institutional identity, and progresses with solid steps on the path to branding.
Our goal is to be a more visible, more preferred, high-quality university that attracts high-quality students, produces, develops, and adds value to Turkey.
On this occasion, I also thank the press representatives who participated in our meeting and showed interest in the work of our university.” he used the expressions.
Visitors left with great admiration from Salda Lake and Kibyra Ancient City visits
In the last part of the event, participants had the opportunity to visit Salda Lake in Yeşilova and Kibyra Ancient City in Gölhisar. The unique natural beauty of Salda Lake and the impressive historical texture of Kibyra Ancient City left a deep impression on the visitors.
Economy journalists, who made evaluations at the end of the tour, shared extremely positive opinions about both the work carried out by the university and the tourism and development potential of Burdur.
It was stated that the organized program made a significant contribution to the promotion of Burdur and the strengthening of university-city cooperation.
