The opening of the 23rd International Economics Summer Seminars started with the opening panel titled “Journey from the History of ESS to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence”.
Pamukkale University Rector Prof. Dr. Mahmud Güngör, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ersan Öz, Dean of PAU Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Prof. Dr. Ender Coşkun, President of the Turkish Economic Institute Prof. Dr. Hasan Kazdağlı attended the opening panel held at the Şehit Bekir Can Kerek Conference Hall of our faculty. The program started with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem and continued with opening speeches.
Rector Güngör: “Today, the Economics Summer Seminars are not only an academic event but also a brand of Pamukkale University that is recognized both nationally and internationally.”
Pamukkale University Rector Prof. Dr. Mahmud Güngör said the following in his speech: "I would like to welcome you all to our 23rd Summer Seminars in Economics. Started in 2002, this event has become an important platform that carries scientific studies in fields such as economics, finance, statistics and econometrics to Turkiye in general. These seminars have not only strengthened academic knowledge, but also created new research and cooperation opportunities by creating an interdisciplinary network. It can now be easily stated that today, the Economics Summer Seminars have become not only an academic event but also a brand of Pamukkale University that is recognized both nationally and internationally. These seminars, which bring together academic researchers from all over Turkiye and academics working in different countries of the world, are a concrete indicator of our University's determination to guide science and disseminate knowledge. With its stable structure and academic quality, it has also transformed the prestigious identity of Pamukkale University into a symbol that makes it visible in the world of science. The seminars undertake not only a scientific but also a cultural ambassadorship. Because every year, scientists from different countries of the world and from various universities in Turkiye not only have the opportunity to carry the most up-to-date academic knowledge here, but also have the opportunity to recognize the historical and cultural importance of Denizli. Our city, which is known for many aspects from Pamukkale Travertines to Hierapolis Ancient City, from textile industry to gastronomy, which we are proud to mention everywhere as Pamukkale University, has gained an international visibility through the Economics Summer Seminars. This year, for the first time, two panels have been added to our event, the first of which will be our panel titled “Artificial Intelligence and Data Science”. With this panel, both the historical process and the power of technology to transform the economy will be discussed. I wish our event to be beneficial to our University, our province, our region and our country."
Center Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kangallı Uyar: “Carrying an academic event to this point with an institutional ownership is one of the most important elements that make the Economics Summer Seminars a sustainable and respected platform.”
Director of the Center for Economic and Econometric Research Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinem Güler Kangallı Uyar stated the following in her speech "These seminars, which we have organized for the 23rd time this year, have become not only an event but also an integral part of the corporate identity of our University, almost a scientific brand, carrying the name of Pamukkale University to a respected point in Turkiye and around the world. With our panel titled “Journey from ESS History to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence”, which we have realized here today, it aims to bring together the heritage of the past with the transformation areas of the future. I would like to thank the organizing team of our event for their devoted work. I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Mahmud Güngör, the Rector of Pamukkale University, Prof. Dr. Mahmud Güngör, our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Ersan Öz and other Vice Rectors, the General Secretariat of our University and all relevant units for their support at every stage. The fact that an academic event is carried to this point with an institutional ownership is one of the most important elements that make the Economics Summer Seminars a sustainable and respected platform. I would like to thank you all for your support and wish you a productive panel."
Dean Prof. Dr. Coşkun: “Pamukkale University Economics Summer Seminars have achieved a distinguished place among these seminars due to both its quality and the wide audience it reaches.”
Our Dean Prof. Dr. Ender Coşkun stated the following in his speech: "Our International Economics Summer Seminars event, which has brought together many researchers and academicians from all over Turkiye and many representatives from the private sector, has become a very important information sharing platform. I would like to congratulate and congratulate all our professors who have contributed to this 23-year process. Today, when you attend any scientific event, we are proud to hear that a significant number of the scientists there say ‘our path crossed with ESS, we were at the Economics Summer Seminars, it was useful like this’. These seminars have become a brand of our Faculty and University. Pamukkale University Economics Summer Seminars have gained a distinguished place among these seminars due to their quality and the wide audience they reach. It has continuously improved itself since the first day. Since 2002, I would like to thank all my professors who have contributed to the realization of these seminars. I wish that the 23rd International Economics Seminars, which will start today, will be productive and qualified."
Following the opening speeches, the program continued with the speech of Prof. Dr. Hasan Kazdağlı, President of the Economic Institute of Turkiye, entitled “Starting Point of the Summer Seminars on Economics”. At the end of the program, Prof. Dr. Hakan Aygören moderated the panel titled “Journey from History of ESS to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence” with Prof. Dr. Haluk Erlat, Prof. Dr. Celal Küçüker, Prof. Dr. Necmi Gürsakal, Prof. Dr. Serdar İplikci and Buğra Yüksel as guest speakers.