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

Mr. Anes Fazlibegović, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s thesis titled:"A Cost-Sensitive Hybrid Ensemble Learning Framework for Reducing False Positives in Financial Fraud Detection Under Extreme Class Imbalance". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

Ms. Dalila Kozlić, a student of the International Business and Finance study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Exploring Gender Differences in Circular Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Intentions: Insights from Students and Businesses in Bosnia and Herzegovina" Please find the date, time, and venue of the defense below:

Mr. Alem Aljović, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend his master’s thesis titled:"GovHire+: A Governance-Aware Agentic AI System for Automated Talent Acquisition with Human-in-the-Loop Decision Making". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

Ms. Sadžida Valjevac, a student of the Computer Science and Engineering study program, will defend her master’s thesis titled:"Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Agentic OCR-Based Document Understanding System for Elderly Healthcare Support". Please find the date, time, and online defense link below:

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:

🎨 When letters become art, tradition finds a new voice.The exhibition “Branko Vekić – Kulturni Plakat 2025–2026: Metamorphosis” opens at Galerija MAK, Museum of Literature and Theatre Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, offering visitors an opportunity to explore contemporary cultural poster design through a distinctive visual language.

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: