The International Balkan University (IBU) organized the official opening ceremony of the International Tourism Economy and Culture Congress (ITEC’24).

The organizers of this congress are International Balkan University (IBU), Sivas Cumhuriyet University, and Kilis 7 Aralık University. Turkish Agency for Cooperation and Coordination (TIKA) was the sponsor of this congress.

At the opening ceremony, the welcoming speeches were delivered by Prof. Dr. Lutfi Sunar, the Rector of IBU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Doğan Karacoşkun, the Rector of Kilis 7 Aralık University, Prof. Dr. Alim Yıldız, the Rector of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Mehmet Bayrak, the Coordinator of TIKA in Skopje, Orhan Kurtoğlu, the Counselor for Education at Turkish Embassy in Skopje, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liza Alili and Prof. Dr. Hakan Koç from the organizing committee of the congress.

During the ceremony that took place at Blue Amphitheater at IBU Campus, a promotional video of the International Balkan University was shown.

A significant number of academicians from around 20 countries all over the world submitted their papers to this Congress.