International Day Held with Great Enthusiasm!

86 students from 30 countries took part in International Day, held for the second time this year. The day, during which students introduced the food, dances, songs and national costumes of their countries, opened with a performance by the BJK College band and choir.

Another event held as part of International Day was the opening of the photography exhibition Devr-i Alem by International Office Director Gürhan Kara. The exhibition, featuring 38 photographs from 10 countries, can be visited until 18 January.

Activities throughout the day included dances and songs by Spanish, South Korean, Tunisian, Azerbaijani, Iraqi and Jordanian students, as well as shows by the Bahçeşehir University Folk Dance Team.

To support their students, the event was attended by Pakistan's Consul General Dr. Yousaf Junaid, Iraqi Cultural Attaché Suzi Muhnad, French Cultural Attaché Gabriel Poloniecki, Israeli Deputy Consul General Tal Gat and Myung-Seok Goh from the Istanbul Korean Association.

At the end of the day, the students who took part in the event and represented their countries were honored with certificates of participation at a dinner held for them. In addition, the South Korean team was chosen as the group that best represented its country, and the students were rewarded with various gifts.