Dear Graduates, while our department completes its 20th year and steps into the 21st year, you are also completing your interior architecture education. I congratulate each and every one of you. We are entering a new phase together with a 20-year accumulation. From now on, our department’s graduates from different periods will encounter each other in many environments, our old graduates who have gained experience in professional life will work or collaborate with our new graduates. In this interaction, you will contribute to each other’s development, change your environment, increase the welfare of society and contribute to humanity. This potential is in all of you with the knowledge and skills level you have acquired. In the process from the first year of your undergraduate education to today, you have realized many designs ranging from abstract studies to design with building components, from biophilic spaces, public interiors, mobile spaces and the reuse of historical interiors to innovative projects that foresee the future of interiors. Now you have a strong knowledge base through compulsory and elective courses. Your participation in extracurricular activities and volunteer initiatives has further enriched your experience and broadened your perspective. Today, on the verge of graduation, you are well-prepared and intellectually sophisticated individuals. You have sensed the environment of our university that encourages different perspectives and ideas. You have the ability to think critically and ethically and have a sense of social responsibility. On the other hand, graduation does not mean that our bond has ended. Our ties will continue through various events and collaborations. I wish you success as you begin a new chapter in your lives.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Ergül

Head, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design