Mr. Alper Fener, PhD candidate in English Language and Literature (ELIT) study program, will be defending his doctoral dissertation entitled: “Learner Beliefs in Second Language Acquisition”Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: September 4, 2026

Ms. Halenur Hafsa Ozcan, a student of the ELT study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled: "English Teachers’ Views on the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in ELT: A Case Study at IUS ".Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: September 3, 2026

Ms. Tülay Özdoğan a student of the Architecture study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Biophilia-Based Design of a Resort Hotel in Istanbul". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: September 3, 2026

Ms. Aysenur Kalem, a student of the Integrated Study Program in English Language and Literature Teaching, will defend her master’s thesis titled “Clash of Teaching Cultures: How Turkish EFL Learners at IUS Experience Anxiety When Exposed to a “Delegator” Teaching Style”.Please find the date, time, and venue of the thesis defense below:

Mr. Ahmed Frljak, a student of the Mechanical Engineering study program, will defend his master’s thesis titled:"Numerical Simulation of Phase Change Material Effects on Thermal Performance in Straw-Based Composite Wall". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

Ms. Emina Skula Hadžo, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Early Detection of Student Burnout-Related Behavioral Risk Using Smartphone Usage Patterns, Data Mining Techniques and Self-Supervised Learning". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

Ms. Salema Drljević-Ciftcibasi, a student of the English Language and Literature study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled: "Curricular reform and Early Foreign Language Education in Sarajevo Canton".Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: August 27, 2026

Mr. Michael John Strand, a student of the Management study program, will defend his master’s project titled:"Intercultural Team Effectiveness: Exploring Cultural Impacts on Achieving Team Effectiveness". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: August 27, 2026

Ms. Merjem Kudeimati, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend her master’s project titled: "Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for 5-year Breast Cancer Recurrence Prediction ".Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:Defense date: August 27, 2026

Mr. Faruk Bećirović, a student of the Computer Sciences and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s thesis titled:"Comparing Deep Learning and Markov State Models for Kinetic Analysis of Lysozyme Protein–Protein Interfaces". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below: