AdLab students had the opportunity to listen to Minister of Family Affairs Mrs. Fatma Şahin, and Ana Revenga who was the author of the World Bank 2012 Report on Gender Equality, along with some other important speakers like Sarosh Sattar the renowned economist of the World Bank presenting ‘’Opportunities for Men and Women in Europe…
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In October 2011, MUN was conducted in Turkish for the first time in the history of United Nations. There were three Açı students who contributed to this first and honorable step: Asya İğmen, Erman Ermihan and Güvenç Kutlusoy. They became chairmen of MBMTR (Model Birleşmiş Milletler Türkiye) and headed schools from all over Turkey. Delegates…
DetailsFilm club members had their first chance to make a film. They were all asked to shoot a film of one minute. Some preferred to work individually where else some others had partners. Three films were found note worthy by the advisors of the club. Cesi Saduk-Bige Targıt-Pelin Tozan’s film came first, Barış Özmoralı-Engin Deniz…
DetailsJLab students took the opportunity of asking questions to the President of European Commission, J. M. Barroso, and the President of Turkish Republic, H. E. Abdullah Gül.
Açı Film club will be shooting its own short films. The scenarios have been written and casting has been done among the volunteers in the club.
JLab, AdLab and TRA students attended the ‘New Media Order’ conference and had the opportunity to personally meet and speak to Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales, internet / technology theorist Tom Chatfield, Ali Baba’s Brian Wong, CEO of Perfect World Entertainment Alan Chen and global investor of bright ideas Tim Draper, and ask questions to Wikileak’s Julian…
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A Contemporary Ethical Dilemma in Journalism In 2005, the conservative Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial cartoons of which most depicted Islam’s prophet Muhammad. In the explanatory text of the 12 cartoons, Jyllands-Posten’s culture editor, Flemming Rose, wrote, “The modern, secular society is rejected by some Muslims. They demand a special position, insisting on special…
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JLab students have started posting their own pages on Wikipedia. This is not such a simple endeavor as there are many factors that cause the refusal of your article to be posted on Wikipedia. You go through a few jurors who select articles that are authentic and well written, that do not repeat which already…
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Açı debate team realized a few first-timers in this tournament. It was our first Turkish language debate tournament. We were competing in T-Ö tournament for the first time. It was the first time Açı debate team was in semi finals. Congratulations to team captain Can Aşardağ and Nathan Candaner, Rahime İsmetova, Atakan Paksoy and…
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Here we are celebrating the past success of Açı Learning Experience and putting down our names for the future accomplishments.
I don’t want to see you crying As you are looking to my eyes I am running around to catch you I am waiting for you to love me You say that you are living in a different world Don’t expect me to understand that It’s not easy It’s not easy to live in…
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