Faculty members from Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (Turkey)—Alper Aytekin, Rifat Battaloglu, Tolga Coşkun, Mithat Akgün, and Kemal Candogan—have been invited to the Institute of Physics, Mathematics, and Digital Technologies. The main purpose of the international visit is to strengthen academic cooperation, exchange research experience, familiarize students with modern scientific trends, and develop their research potential.
As part of the visit, opportunities for integrating students and faculty into the international academic community are being discussed, along with prospects for joint research projects and publications. Currently, the visiting scholars are delivering lectures and conducting seminars for undergraduate students (Years 1–4), master’s students, and PhD doctoral candidates through December 24, 2025.
A lecturer from the Niğde Technopark, Dr. Kemal Candogan, is delivering lectures on “Immersive Technologies in Education” for students enrolled in the educational programs “Computer Science” and “Computer Science and Robotics.” The Dean of the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Professor Alper Aytekin, is teaching an author’s course titled “Information Systems Management and the Application of IT in Business Processes.”
A lecturer from the Technology Transfer Office, Dr. Tolga Coşkun, is delivering lectures on “Big Data Ecosystem, Analytics, and Machine Learning” for students of the educational programs “Information Systems,” “Design of Digital Analytical Educational Systems,” and “Library Science.”
Mithat Akgün, Coordinator of the Investment Support Office, is delivering lectures and conducting seminars for students of the educational programs “Mathematics,” “Mathematics (IP),” “Mathematics–Physics,” and “Mathematics–Computer Science” on the topic “Mathematical Approaches to Modeling Investment Processes and the Analytical Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence.”
In addition, the Director of Niğde Technopark, Dr. Rifat Battaloglu, is delivering advanced lectures for students of the educational programs “Physics,” “Physics–Computer Science,” and “Physics–Electronics” on the topic “Properties and Applications of Heavy Metals.”
This international academic initiative aims to broaden students’ professional horizons and strengthen the university’s position in the global scientific and educational space.
