Our Institute, the Institute of Health Sciences, bid farewell to its 2024–2025 Academic Year graduates with a graduation ceremony. The ceremony, held at the Faculty of Pharmacy Conference Hall, was attended by our Rector Prof. Dr. Uğur Ünal, our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Tezer, our Secretary General Mustafa Afşar, our Institute Director Prof. Dr. Saniye Bilici, as well as deans, academics, and students.

Following the moment of silence and the National Anthem, the ceremony continued with a musical performance and opening speeches. In her speech, our Institute Director Prof. Dr. Saniye Bilici provided information about the academic structure of our Institute and its ongoing education and training activities. Stating that the Institute was established in 1982, Prof. Dr. Bilici noted that education and training activities are carried out in 36 doctoral and 46 master’s programs within 45 departments. She also stated that approximately 4,800 graduates have been awarded to date and wished success to our graduates in their professional lives.

After the speech of our Institute Director Prof. Dr. Saniye Bilici, our Rector Prof. Dr. Uğur Ünal addressed the participants. Describing our University as a “deep-rooted plane tree,” Prof. Dr. Ünal emphasized that our University educates qualified graduates in many fields ranging from education and culture to art, sports, and health. Noting that graduates of our University can be found serving in different fields all across Türkiye, Prof. Dr. Ünal expressed that they take pride in our graduates.

Stating that our University will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its establishment next year, our Rector Prof. Dr. Ünal highlighted the importance of contributions by our academic staff to the events to be organized within this scope.

Noting that significant services are carried out in the field of health at our University, our Rector Prof. Dr. Ünal stated that our University continues to contribute to society through its educational activities as well as its health services.

Describing master’s and doctoral studies as “a labor of love,” our Rector Prof. Dr. Ünal congratulated our graduates, their families, and our academics who contributed throughout this process, and wished success to our graduates.

Awards were presented by our Rector Prof. Dr. Uğur Ünal to the owners of the most successful theses in the field of social contribution. Within the scope of the ceremony, graduation certificates and commemorative gifts prepared for the day were presented to our graduates.
After our Rector departed from the program, graduation certificates were presented to the graduates by our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Tezer. During the presentation of the certificates, our Institute Director Prof. Dr. Saniye Bilici expressed her gratitude to our deans, department heads, and the graduates’ advisors for their contributions and support to the ceremony.