News about EUGIs Module was published in Local Products and Geographical Indications Research Network in Turkey’s Third Electronic Newsletter. The electronic newsletter was published on 07.05.2018. The electronic newsletter is available at  https://bit.ly/2OUpJuZinternet page.

EUGıs Coordinator, Dr.Didem Özgür made a presentation about the activities of the module as a best practice example in Europe Day on 05 May 2018 in Ankara to the Eurodesk Network in Turkey. The event was organised by Eurodesk Newtork in Turkey under the auspices of Turkish National Agency.

 

Certification Ceremony of  the EUGIs module took place on 14th March 2018 at Istanbul Technical University together with module coordinator Dr.Didem Özgür, key staff and Dean of Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Prof.Dr.Beraat Özçelik, and Vice Dean of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Assoc.Prof.Dr. Moiz Elnekave.

For the outreach activities of  Jean Monnet Module and the Attitude, Investment and Domestic Goods Week the module coordinator, Dr.Didem Özgür was invited to Istanbul Technical University Development Foundation Dr.Natuk Birkan Primary School to make a presentation about geographical indications on 14th December 2017. More than 250 students participated to the seminar.

EUGIs Coordinator Dr.Didem Özgür participated to the Jean Monnet Biennial Conference in Brussels, Belgium from 27-28 November 2017. The 2017 year's edition of the Jean Monnet Conference was devoted to the current major political turning point in EU History and its consequences for the future of European Integration.

Within the Celebration of 30th Anniversary of Erasmus+ on 25^th October 2017, the module coordinator Dr.Didem Özgür presented the aim, activities, publications and impact of the EUGIs module to the Delegation of the European Commission led by Martine Reicherts, Director-General of the DG Education & Culture of the European Commission and the Delegation of Turkish National Agency led by Mesut Kamiloğlu at Koç University within the framework of delegation’s  two day visit to Turkey.

An article about EUGIs project was published in GOSSIP Trademark Patent Design Magazine’s 45th Issue on September 2017. The complete magazine can be downloaded from https://issuu.com/gossipdergi/docs/gossip_45

“Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs in the EU Law” Lecture:

Dr.Gail Elizabeth Evans, module’s key staff from Queen Mary University of London gave a lecture about “Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs in the EU Law” on 05th May 2017 to the students of the module at Istanbul Technical University.

The Opening Ceremony of the Jean Monnet Module “The Protection of Geographical Indications and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed in the European Union Law” was held on 17th February 2017 at Istanbul Technical University together with module coordinator Dr.Didem Özgür, key staff and Dean of Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Prof.Dr.Beraat Özçelik, head of Food Engineering Department Prof.Dr.Gürbüz Güneş, and key staff of the project Assoc.Prof.Dr.Levent Kırval from Faculty of Maritime, Department of Basic Science Department.

Erasmus+ Centralized Actions Info Day was held on 31st October 2016 in Istanbul organized by Turkish National Agency. In the Info Day Dr.Didem Özgür who is the module coordinator of the “The Protection of Geographical Indications and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed in the European Union Law-EUGıs” module, made a presentation about the module as a success story.