IVAC'08
Istanbul Visit & Academic Collaboration 2008

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18 April 2008

The Hippodrome of Constantinople (Turkish: Sultanahmet Meydanı, At Meydanı) was a horse-racing track that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire and the largest city in Europe.

Today it is a square named Sultanahmet Meydanı (Sultan Ahmet Square) in the Turkish city of Istanbul, with only a few fragments of the original structure surviving. It is sometimes also called Atmeydanı (Horse Square) in Turkish.


The Hippodrome today, with the Walled Obelisk in the foreground and Thutmosis' Obelisk on the right


The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos ('ιππος), horse, and dromos (δρομος), path or way. Horse racing and chariot racing were popular pastimes in the ancient world and hippodromes were common features of Greek cities in the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras.

Hippodrome monuments

Serpent Column

To raise the image of his new capital, Constantine and his successors, especially Theodosius the Great, brought works of art from all over the empire to adorn it. The monuments were set up in the middle of the Hippodrome, the spina.


The Serpent Column


Among these was the Tripod of Plataea, now known as the Serpent Column, cast to celebrate the victory of the Greeks over the Persians during the Persian Wars in the 5th century BC. Constantine ordered the Tripod to be moved from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, and set in middle of the Hippodrome. The top was adorned with a golden bowl supported by three serpent heads.

The bowl was destroyed or stolen during the Fourth Crusade. The serpent heads were destroyed as late as the end of the 17th Century, as many Ottoman miniatures show they were intact in the early centuries following the Turkish conquest of the city.Parts of the heads were recovered and are displayed at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. All that remains of the Delphi Tripod today is the base, known as the "Serpentine Column".


Obelisk of Thutmose III


Obelisk of Thutmosis III

Another emperor to adorn the Hippodrome was Theodosius the Great, who in 390 brought an obelisk from Egypt and erected it inside the racing track. Carved from pink granite, it was originally erected at the Temple of Karnak in Luxor during the reign of Tuthmosis III in about 1490 BC.


The base of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III showing Emperor Theodosius as he offers a laurel wreath to the victor from the Kathisma at the Hippodrome


Theodosius had the obelisk cut into three pieces and brought to Constantinople. Only the top section survives, and it stands today where Theodosius placed it, on a marble pedestal. The obelisk has survived nearly 3,500 years in astonishingly good condition.


Walled Obelisk

In the 10th century the Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus built another obelisk at the other end of the Hippodrome.


The Walled Obelisk


It was originally covered with gilded bronze plaques, but they were sacked by Latin troops in the Fourth Crusade. The stone core of this monument also survives, known as the Walled Obelisk.

Statues of Porphyrios

Seven statues were erected on the Spina of the Hippodrome in honour of Porphyrios, a legendary charioteer in his time who raced for the two parties which were called "Greens" and "Blues".

None of these statues have survived. Only the bases of two of them have survived and are displayed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum.


The Hippodrome today

Today the area is officially called Sultan Ahmet Square, and is carefully maintained by the Turkish authorities. The course of the old racetrack has been indicated with paving, although the actual track is some two metres below the present surface. The surviving monuments of the Spina (the middle barrier of the racecourse), the two obelisks and the Serpentine Column, now sit in holes in a landscaped garden.

The German Fountain ("The Kaiser Wilhelm Fountain"), an octagonal domed fountain in neo-byzantine style, which was constructed by the German government in 1900 to mark the German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898, is located at the northern entrance to the Hippodrome area, right in front of the Blue Mosque.

The Hippodrome has never been systematically excavated by archaeologists. A portion of the substructures of the Sphendone (the curved end) became more visible in the 1980s with the clearing of houses in the area.

In 1993 an area in front of the nearby Sultanahmet Mosque (the Blue Mosque) was bulldozed in order to install a public toilet, uncovering several rows of seats and some columns from the Hippodrome.

Investigation did not continue further, but the seats and columns were removed and can now be seen in Istanbul's museums. It is possible that much more of the Hippodrome's remains still lie beneath the parkland of Sultanahmet.

 

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16 April 2008


Istanbul University (Turkish: İstanbul Üniversitesi)

Motto:

"Leadership in Higher Education for Centuries"

Established: 1453

Type: State university

Rector: Prof. Dr. Mesut Parlak

Staff: 6,000

Undergraduates: 60,000

Postgraduates: 8,000

Location: Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey

Campus: Beyazıt, Vezneciler, Avcılar, Çapa, Cerrahpaşa, Kadıköy

Founder:

Sultan Mehmed II (1453)
Sultan Abdülmecid I (1846)
Sultan Abdülaziz I (1870)
Sultan Abdülhamid II (1900)
Sultan Mehmed V (1912)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1933)

Website: http://www.istanbul.edu.tr


Istanbul University (Turkish: İstanbul Üniversitesi) was founded as an institution of higher education named the Darülfünun (House of Multiple Sciences) on July 23, 1846; but then Medrese (Theological School) which was founded immediately after Mehmed II conquered Istanbul in 1453 is regarded as the precursor to the Darülfünun which evolved into Istanbul University.


Main entrance gate of Istanbul University on Beyazit Square which was known as Forum Tauri in the Roman period. Beyazit Tower,, located within the campus, is seen in the background.


German historian Richard Honig believes that the history of the Medrese which first evolved into the Darülfünun and later became Istanbul University actually started on March 1, 1321, during the reign of Osman I in Bithynia, the cradle of the Ottoman State.

The first modern Applied Physics courses were given at the Darülfünun on December 31, 1863, which marked the beginning of a new period, and on February 20, 1870, the school was renamed as the Darülfünun-u Osmani (Ottoman House of Multiple Sciences) and reorganized to meet the needs of modern sciences and technologies.


Istanbul University main building with statue of Atatürk in front of it


Starting from 1874, some classes of Literature, Law and Applied Sciences were given at the building of Galatasaray Lisesi, which continued regularly until 1881.

On September 1, 1900, the school was renamed and reorganized as the Darülfünun-u Şahane (Imperial House of Multiple Sciences) with courses on Mathematics, Literature and Theology.


Main building interior with skylight


On April 20, 1912, the school was renamed as the İstanbul Darülfünunu (Istanbul House of Multiple Sciences) while the number of courses were increased and the curricula were modernized with the establishment of the Schools of Medicine, Law, Applied Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), Literature and Theology.

On April 21, 1924, the Republic of Turkey recognized the İstanbul Darülfünunu as a state school, and on October 7, 1925, the administrative autonomy of İstanbul Darülfünunu was recognized while the "Schools" (within the old Medrese system) became modern "Faculties".


Byzantine remains next to Beyazıt Tower


On August 1, 1933, İstanbul Darülfünunu was reorganized as İstanbul Üniversitesi (Istanbul University) following the educational reforms of Atatürk. Classes officially began on November 1, 1933, in "the first modern university" of the Republic of Turkey.

Faculties:

  • Faculty of Political Sciences
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Journalism
  • Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Sciences
  • Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
  • Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Forestry
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
  • Faculty of Business Administration
  • Faculty of Communication
  • Faculty of Water Products
  • Faculty of Theology

 

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14 April 2008



Istanbul Ataturk Airport (Atatürk Uluslararası Havalimanı)


Atatürk International Airport (formerly known as Yeşilköy International Airport) is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Located in Yeşilköy, on the European side of the city, it is 15 km (9 mi) southwest of the city centre.


Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - the first Presiden of Turkey


The airport is named in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and the first president of the Republic of Turkey. With estimated 26 million passenger traffic for the year 2008, it is projected to be a Top-40 airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic.


Istanbul Atatürk International Airport
Atatürk Uluslararası Havalimanı

International Air Transport Association (IATA) : IST
International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) : LTBA

Summary
Airport type : Public
Owner : General Directorate of State Airports
Operator : TAV Airport Management
Serves : Istanbul, Turkey
Location : Yeşilköy
Elevation : AMSL 163 ft / 50 m

Coordinates :40°58′34″N 028°48′51″E / 40.97611, 28.81417
Website : http://www.ataturkairport.com

 

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12 April 2008


A little bit about Istanbul



Emblem of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality


Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul, historically named Byzantium and later Constantinople) is Europe's most populous city (the world's 4th largest city proper and 19th largest urban area) and Turkey's cultural and financial center.

The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents.

In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922).

The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.

Now, we would be looking at places that will be visited by IVAC’08 secretariats in this program. These places will be elaborate more on the next upcoming entries:


*subject to change


p/s – all link given in this entry are from wikipedia.com

 

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10 April 2008


Jawatankuasa Pelaksana


PENGARAH
Fairul Idzwan bin Mohd


TIMBALAN PENGARAH
Mohd Ikhwan bin Mohd Rasid


SETIAUSAHA
Wan Raimie binti Wan Ramli


TIMBALAN SETIAUSAHA
Mahfuzah binti Mansor


BENDAHARI
Siti Faridah binti Abd Rahman


UNIT HUBUNGAN LUAR DAN DIPLOMASI
Abdul Hisham bin Ruslan


UNIT KOMUNIKASI DAN PERHUBUNGAN INDUSTRI
Mohd Ammar Firdaus bin Mohd Rosli


UNIT TAJAAN DAN SUMBANGAN I
Aainaa Izyan binti Nafsun


UNIT TAJAAN DAN SUMBANGAN II
Normalina binti Norzal


UNIT TUGAS-TUGAS KHAS
Muna Suhaili binti Zakaria


UNIT KESELAMATAN & HAL EHWAL SEMASA
Ahmad Kamal bin Masrur


UNIT LOGISTIK DAN PENGANGKUTAN
Mohd Ghadafi bin Ismail


UNIT DOKUMENTASI DAN PENERBITAN
Ahmad Kamal bin Hassan

 

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09 April 2008


TENTATIF PROGRAM “ISTANBUL VISIT & ACADEMIC COLLABORATION 2008” (IVAC’08)


TEMPAT: Dewan Banquet Canseleri, Universiti Malaysia Pahang

TARIKH : 12 Mei 2008

09:00 Majlis Pelancaran Program
13:00 Sesi bergambar kenangan bersama Delegasi IVAC’08
13:15 Jamuan ringan
14:00 Majlis tamat



TEMPAT : Istanbul, Turki

TARIKH : 16 Mei 2008

20:00 Bertolak dari Universiti Malaysia Pahang (15 Mei 2008)
03:35 Bertolak dari KLIA ke Istanbul,Turki.
06:10 Transit di Doha, Qatar
08:10 Bertolak dari Doha ke Istanbul,Turki
12:25 Tiba di Istanbul,Turki
14:00 Lawatan Industri ke IMMIB di Sanayi Cad., Bahcelievler
16:00 Lawatan Industri ke Beta Chemical di Ikitelli @ Marmara


TARIKH : 17 Mei 2008

08:00 Sarapan pagi
09:00 Bertolak ke Galata Bridge, selat tercantik di Istanbul
10:00 Singgah di Sariyer untuk makan tengahari
12:00 Melawat ke The Grand Bazaar & Spice Market
15:00 Melawat ke Blue Mosque
17:00 Kembali ke tempat penginapan


TARIKH : 18 Mei 2008

08:00 Sarapan pagi
09:00 Melawat ke Topkapi Palace
14:00 Makan tengahari
15:00 Melawat kota-kota peninggalan sejarah di Istanbul
18:00 Melawat ke Spice Market
20:00 Rehat


TARIKH : 19 Mei 2008

07:30 Sarapan pagi
09:00 Melawat ke Roman Hippodrome
10:30 Melawat ke Mosque of Sulaiman the Magnificent
12:00 Melawat ke Mosque of Ayyub Al Ansari.
15:30 Kembali ke Grand Bazaar & Spice Market
19:00 Bertolak pulang ke hotel

TARIKH : 20 Mei 2008

07:30 Sarapan pagi
10:00 Lawatan Ilmu ke University of Istanbul

12:00 Makan tengahari

15:00 Lawatan Industri ke SEYAS, Engineers in Business Firm.

18:30 Kembali ke hotel


TARIKH : 21 Mei 2008

08:00 Sarapan Pagi
14:40 Penerbangan ke Doha, Qatar


TARIKH : 22 Mei 2008

01:05 Penerbangan ke Kuala Lumpur dari Doha, Qatar
13:40 Sampai ke KLIA, Kuala Lumpur

 

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07 April 2008

Kita sambung perbincangan kita mengenai IVAC’08.

Jadi, mengapa Istanbul menjadi pilihan sekretariat IVAC’08?
Apa istimewanya Istanbul?
Ada apa dengan Istanbul?


Untuk menjawab soalan-soalan di atas, ia bertepatan dengan konsep program ini yang menitikberatkan empat nilai teras iaitu, akademik, industri, budaya, dan agama

Empat nilai teras ini menjadikan program ini satu program yang seimbang dan menyeluruh dari segi aspek ilmu, sosial dan keagamaan

A. Lawatan akademik

Lawatan akademik ini adalah bertujuan untuk mendedahkan kepada para peserta perbezaan antara sistem pendidikan di Malaysia dan Istanbul sendiri. Kawasan Istanbul sendiri adalah kawasan terletaknya pusat pengajian tinggi terbaik di Turki.

Universiti of Istanbul (main entrance)

Pemilihan Universiti of Istanbul ini adalah antara pilihan terbaik yang dilakukan kerana ia merupakan sebuah universiti tertua Turki sejak dari 1846, yang mempunyai hampir 20 buah fakulti di dalamnya.

Tumpuan yang lebih akan diberikan kepada Fakulti Kejuruteraan di sana, yang memungkinkan pihak UMP untuk melakukan pertukaran pelajar sama ada pelajar UMP diserap ke sana ataupun sebaliknya.

B. Lawatan Industri

Organisasi IVAC’08 juga akan mengadakan beberapa lawatan industri ke industri berkaitan di Istanbul. Salah satunya merupakan lawatan ke Beta Chemical Industry, yang merupakan salah sebuah industri pembuatan gam dan lekatan.

Selain itu, lawatan ini juga akan melawat Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters Association (IMMIB), satu badan yang mengawalselia aktiviti eksport di tempat tumpuan eksport bagi Istanbul. Di sini, tumpuan akan lebih diberikan kepada Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Product Exporter’s Association, satu badan yang bernaung di bawah IMMIB.

Mahasiswa dapat didedahkan dengan aktiviti pengeksportan bahan kimia, dan cara untuk melakukannya. Ini dapat memberikan input kepada mahasiswa untuk lebih berfikiran global dalam melibatkan aktiviti import dan eksport.

C. Lawatan Tempat-Tempat Bersejarah

Tohkapi Palace (view from Galata Bridge)

Di Istanbul, terdapat pelbagai tempat bersejarah yang akan dilawati. Antaranya ialah Topkapi Palace, sebuah istana yang merupakan tempat bersemayamnya Sultan Ottoman dari tahun 1465 hingga 1853.

Galata Bridge

Jambatan Galata juga merupakan satu tempat yang menarik untuk dilawati, di mana ia merupakan satu jambatan yang telah menghubungkan Golden Horn di Istanbul sejak dari abad ke-15 lagi.

The Grand Bazaar (interior)

The Grand Bazaar pula merupakan salah satu dari pasar tertutup terbesar di dunia yang dikunjungi antara 250,000 hingga 400,000 orang sehari.

Dengan melawat tempat-tempat tumpuan dan tempat bersejarah di sini, ia dapat meransang dan membuka minda mahasiswa UMP yang terlibat mengenai cara hidup dan sosial di negara luar.

D. Lawatan Tempat Keagamaan

Istanbul merupakan salah satu tempat yang kaya dengan senibina yang tersendiri dan berkonsepkan senibina Islam. Lawatan ini akan melawat masjid-masjid seperti Masjid Sultan Ahmet atau lebih dikenali sebagai Masjid Biru, Masjid Sulaiman the Magnificent, dan Masjid Ayyub Al Ansari.

Masjid Biru

Masjid Biru merupakan satu masjid bersejarah di Istanbul yang dibina antara tahun 1609 dan 1616, dan dipenuhi dengan lekapan biru di sebelah dalamnya.

Masjid Sulaiman the Magnificient

Masjid Sulaiman the Magnificent juga mempunyai kisah tersendiri apabila dibina pada abad ke-15 dan kini menjadi salah sebuah masjid utama di Istanbul.

Para mahasiswa akan terdedah dengan senibina masjid yang mengalami pertembungan budaya, dan lawatan ini akan membolehkan para mahasiswa untuk membuat perbandingan antara budaya keagamaan di Istanbul, Turki dan di Malaysia sendiri.


Jadi, tak salah lagi, Istanbul merupakan satu pilihan yang tepat untuk program ini. Diharapkan agar program ini mencapai objektifnya dan dapat berjalan dengan jayanya.

Amin...


 


IVAC’08? Apa tu...??

Ya… tak kenal maka tak cinta.
Mari kita berkenal-kenalan sedikit dengan program ini.


Program ini dinamakan Istanbul Visit & Academic Collaboration atau singkatannya IVAC’08. Ia merupakan satu program yang julung kali dianjurkan oleh Persatuan Mahasiswa Fakulti Kejuruteraan Kimia & Sumber Asli, atau Chemical Engineering Society (CHEST), dengan kerjasama Fakulti Kejuruteraan Kimia & Sumber Asli (FKKSA), Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pelajar & Alumni (JHEPA), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) dan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia (KPT).


Dengan mengambil tema “Pendidikan Global Gerbang Wacana Mahasiswa Glokal”, program ini bertujuan untuk memperkenalkan nama Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) sendiri di peringkat antarabangsa, selaras dengan visi UMP sendiri iaitu “Untuk Menjadi Sebuah Universiti Teknikal Bertaraf Dunia Berasaskan Kemahiran (World Class Competency – Based Technical University).


Selain itu, program ini juga bertujuan untuk membuat lawatan sambil belajar untuk mendedahkan kepada mahasiswa tentang teknologi kimia yang terdapat di Turki serta mewujudkan kerjasama akademik dengan Universiti of Istanbul. Secara tak langsung, program ini akan memberi pendedahan kepada mahasiswa tentang dunia pengurusan dan kepimpinan yang berkesan serta melahirkan individu yang berpotensi, proaktif dan berkaliber daripada aspek rohani, sahsiah dan spiritual.


Memilih tarikh 16 hingga 22 Mei 2008, program ini diharapkan dapat berjalan lancar, tanpa sebarang gangguan atau masalah besar yang boleh membantutkan program ini.


Mungkin ramai juga yang mengetahui, asalnya program ini adalah satu program lawatan antarabangsa ke Doha, Qatar, dengan nama Qatar Integrated Industrial Visit, Academic Collaboration and Cultural Exchange 2007 atau nama singkatannya (i-QiVAC’07) yang telah dijadualkan berlangsung antara 1 hingga 7 Disember 2007. Jadi, mengapa program ini terpaksa ditukarkan???


Terdapat sedikit masalah melibatkan penajaan di peringkat awalnya, (saya kira masalah ini memang akan terjadi pada mana-mana program penajaan), dan apabila sekretariat IVAC’08 ingin sekali lagi berurusan dengan pihak di Qatar, pihak di sana enggan bekerjasama sekali lagi.
MENTAL NOTE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE : jika berurusan dengan orang Arab, sekali anda menunda sesuatu, anda tidak akan dilayan buat kali keduanya, kerana mereka merasakan tertipu. Jadi, berhati-hatilah untuk berurusan dengan orang Arab di lain masa =)

Jadi, mengapa memilih Istanbul, Turki?