GLOBE 2019 Held at BAU

The Global Business and Economy Conference (GLOBE 2019), attended by academics and researchers from 34 countries and focusing on discussions of business and economic developments, particularly in the fields of agriculture, gastronomy, tourism and education, was held at Bahçeşehir University.

Hosting the conference, Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz delivered a speech on education in 2030 and beyond. Prof. Dr. Karadeniz thoroughly evaluated how to keep up with the times in education and how we should prepare for the education system of the future.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IS MAKING ITSELF FELT

Focusing particularly on education models at the university level in 2030, Karadeniz stated, "The entire educational format of universities will gradually transform," and explained what future education models should look like and what needs to be done to avoid falling behind. Karadeniz said, "Digital transformation is, of course, making itself felt in education, as in every field. Today, young people want to see its reflections in the education offered to them. If there are new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, data mining or blockchain, they want to see, understand and experience them during their university education before entering their professions. Moreover, they want to take courses that give them preliminary knowledge of how these emerging technologies can be used not only in engineering but also in law, medicine or business, and how they will develop their professions in the future. In this sense, such courses should be added to the programs of all departments. Another issue is a more flexible world. We now have mobile phones, and with the arrival of 5G, we will be able to access all kinds of content much faster. This means that instead of gathering our young people within a particular campus or classroom, we need to implement designs that allow them to learn easily anytime and anywhere in a much more flexible space."