(04th January 2021) IZMIR (Ege Agency)
Ege University (EU), Turkey's state and private access to all of the newspapers that published news of the university among universities in circulation and the number of news summit took place in 2020. 732 news articles prepared by Ege University's media units Ege Agency and EÜ Press Relations Office were shared with the press. Media Monitoring Center - According to the report compiled by Interpress data, between January 1 and December 31, 2020, Ege University; A total of 13,461 printed media was the subject of 89,746 internet news. Among all universities, Ege University ranked first with a total circulation of 455 million 806 thousand 089 and 1 billion 373 million 79 thousand 449 access numbers. Ege University in the media; Covid-19 pandemic and his role in the Izmir earthquake, Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Budak's visionary applications, research university, quality and accreditation, Ege University 2023 vision, TÜBİTAK projects, distance education, university-industry cooperation, change-transformation, pedestrian priority sustainable green campus, R&D, innovation and health thematic It came to the fore with its multidisciplinary studies. EÜ made a name for itself in the media with its international studies as well as its scientific and academic achievements.
"We will continue our work in the new year without interruption"
Ege University Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Budak said, “As in the rest of the world, 2020 has been a difficult year for both our country and our university. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected all of us. Although vaccination studies have started, it seems that the virus will continue to continue its effect for a while. Another important event was the earthquake that took place off the Seferihisar district of Izmir, which caught our hearts, killed 115 people and injured 1035 people, including university employees. Our university undertook an important mission in both events that deeply affected our country. With the strong support of the summit of our state, the sustainable dynamic corporate structure you created as a result of the change, transformation and renewal efforts you initiated at Ege University passed a successful test in both the pandemic and the great Izmir earthquake. Despite all the negativities, 2020 has been a successful year for our university. Our university has also hosted important scientific studies in line with the needs of our country and humanity. Very important projects have been implemented in the fields of scientific research, education, social, cultural, sports and physical development. Ege Agency shared with the public both face-to-face activities and online activities carried out in compliance with pandemic measures under the roof of our university. In addition to the role we assumed in the epidemic and earthquake, it also made the qualified work we did to become a research university visible in the media. The university that made its name the most in the media was our university in 2020. Our media units, which are the university's window to the outside, will continue to be the voice, breath and breath of our university from now on, as they have been until today. If the first academic university news agency founded in Turkey in the Agency, as far then we will continue to be a reliable source for the media. I congratulate all our employees who contributed to this success ”.
“Our University; took place at the top in news, circulation and access numbers "
Dean of Ege University Communication Faculty and Director of Media Application and Research Center Prof. Dr. Dilek Teamcı said, “We left behind a difficult and tough year for our country and all humanity. As Ege University, our Rector Prof. Dr. Under the leadership of Necdet Budak, we have overcome all difficulties and said hello to a new year. According to the Media Monitoring Center data, we were among the most talked about universities in the media in 2020. We shared the developments with the public, by providing uninterrupted service during both the epidemic and the earthquake process. We made all the activities at our university visible and from now on, we will continue our work with the same effort. As a result of the devoted work of my teammates, this year we shared 732 news with our local and national media. Our university was the subject of a total of 13,461 print media and 89,746 internet news. Our university ranked first among all universities with a circulation of 455 million 806 thousand 089 and a number of 1 billion 373 million 79 thousand 449 accesses. Our radio news with 225 videos was broadcast on Ege University Television and 440 radio news on Radio Ege Campus. We held 8 press conferences with the participation of İzmir press. From social media; We shared 830 written and visual content with our followers through our twitter, instagram and facebook accounts. We prepared our monthly newspaper, KALEM, which is the current monthly publication of our university, and sent it to all higher education institutions, especially our staff, and our stakeholders. As EGEMM family, we will continue to inform, educate and entertain the public with qualified radio-television programs that we will prepare, as well as studies on the corporate culture and identity of Ege University in the new year. I thank all my team for their hard work ”.
