Our Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, Prof. Dr. Banu Manav, Has Been Elected to the LUX EUROPA Board of Directors

The 2028 LUX EUROPA International Lighting Congress will take place in Istanbul; Prof. Dr. Manav will serve as Chair of the Board during that period.

Prof. Dr. Banu Manav, Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, has been elected as Turkey’s representative to the Board of Directors of the LUX EUROPA Council, one of Europe’s leading international platforms for lighting science.

The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) brings together national lighting associations through the LUX EUROPA Council, which remains one of the leading scientific and technical platforms in Europe in the field of lighting science. Prof. Dr. Manav, who also serves as the Secretary General of the Turkish National Committee on Illumination (ATMK), represents Türkiye within this structure.

This representation is significant in terms of extending ATMK’s national mission within the CIE to the LUX EUROPA platform; it strengthens our country’s visibility in the field of European lighting science.

The fact that the next LUX EUROPA International Lighting Congress will be held in Istanbul in 2028, and that Turkey will be represented at the management level within this prestigious organization, is viewed as a significant contribution to the recognition of our country’s academic expertise on a European scale.

This representation will also pave the way for Turkish researchers and institutions to integrate more effectively into international collaboration networks.