The 1^st International Communication Students’ Symposium entitled “Communication, Culture, Ethics and Creativity” will be held in Izmir on April 26-27, 2012.

The main objective of the symposium, which will bring together undergraduate and graduate students of communication in national and international programs, is to enable students to question both theoretical and practical thoughts within the context of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary topics related to concepts such as communication, culture, ethics and creativity, to improve their debating abilities and create a platform where they can share their critical and analytical studies. The Objectives of the symposium include having the communication students discuss and exchange ideas in search of new theories and methods.

The 1^st International Communication Students’ Symposium also aims to allow sharing of different academic approaches and applications in different  countries within the framework of “Communication, Culture, Ethics and Creativity”: to strengthen the communication between students and academicians by bringing them together in a common platform; to enable communication students to grasp the process of creating a scientific product through obtaining, classifying, analyzing and synthesizing knowledge; to contribute to creating a qualified source to be utilized in not only scientific but also corporate circles: to develop a synergy among participants belonging to different cultures and to increase students’ self-confidence by making them realize their potential.