Existence and Meaning Certificate Program, Summer 2023

EXISTENCE AND MEANING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, SUMMER 2023

Mode: Hybrid (Online and Onsite)

[Includes Summer School at Üsküdar University, Istanbul]

Duration – 14 Weeks (15th May to 16th August)

Online Classes: (June 19th- 2023, for nine weeks) will be conducted through Zoom from Monday through Saturday, from 8:30 to 10:40 am Eastern Time.

Onsite Dates – 05th August to 16th August

Venue – Üsküdar University

Accommodation –IIKV, Nearby hotels

Tentative Schedule –

  • 5th August Saturday: Arrivals
  • 6th August Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-13:00 Orientation
    • 13:00- free time
  • 7th August Monday thru 11th August Friday: 10:00-17:00 Courses
  • 12th and 13th August Saturday & Sunday: Istanbul Sightseeing.
  • 14th August and 15th August Classes by Colin Turner
  • 16th August leaving.

Classes (August 7-11, 2023)

10:00-10:50 Problems in the Theory of Knowledge by Dr. Alparslan Acikgenc

11:00-11:50 Problems in the Theory of Knowledge by Dr. Alparslan Acikgenc

12:00-12:50 Worldview and Harfi Perspective for Integration of Knowledge by Dr. Necati Aydin and Dr. Mustafa Tuna

12:50-14:00 Break-Light Lunch

14:00-14:50 Worldview and Harfi Perspective for Integration of Knowledge by Dr. Necati Aydin and Dr. Mustafa Tuna

15:00-15:50 Aim of Creation and Care for the Environment in Islamic Civilization with Dr. Ibrahim Özdemir of Uskudar University and Dr. Yunus Cengel

16:00-16:50 Aim of Creation and Care for the Environment in Islamic Civilization with Dr. Ibrahim Özdemir and Dr. Yunus Cengel 

12th and 13th August Saturday & Sunday: Istanbul Sightseeing.

Classes (August 14-15, 2023)

10:00-10:50 Reading Said Nursi Reading the Creation by Dr. Colin Turner

11:00-11:50 Reading Said Nursi Reading the Creation by Dr. Colin Turner

12:00-12:50 Reading Said Nursi Reading the Creation by Dr. Colin Turner

12:50-14:00 Break-Light Lunch

14:00-14:50 Reading Said Nursi Reading the Creation by Dr. Colin Turner

15:00-15:50 Reading Said Nursi Reading the Creation by Dr. Colin Turner

16:00-16:50 Reading Said Nursi Reading the Creation by Dr. Colin Turner

August 15, 2023

Ceremony at 19:00 pm

Presenting the certificates for those who complete the requirements.