A seminar titled "Family Communication" was held on March 6, 2025, at Esenyurt Public Education Center Annex as part of the Esenyurt District Governorship Ministry of National Education (MEB) Public Education Center Training Program. The seminar was conducted by Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, Chair of the Department of Child Development at Istanbul Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences and Coordinator of the IGU Addiction Prevention Coordination, along with Lec. Bedriye ÇELİK KANCA, a faculty member of the Child Development Department.

On February 18, 2025, between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM, a seminar titled "Healthy Living and Protection from Addictions" was held at the Esenyurt Public Education Center, Additional Building, as part of the MEB Esenyurt Public Education Center Training Program. The seminar was led by Assist. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, Head of the Department of Child Development at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Istanbul Gelişim University and IGU Addiction Struggle Coordinator, and Research Assistant Rabia Ceren ATEŞ, a faculty member from the Department of Child Development.

Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Health Sciences, Head of the Department of Child Development and IGU Coordinator for Combating Addiction Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN and Lecturer from the Department of Child Development. Lecturer Buse KERİGAN within the scope of Istanbul Education Academies Special Education Workshops, on 08.01.2025 between 17.00 and 19.30 at Şehit Münir Alkan Science High School, “Special Education Workshops: Healthy Family and Creative Drama in Special Education” seminar was held.

A workshop titled “Frequently Asked Questions in Addictions” was held on December 26, 2024 by IGU Addiction Fighting Coordination .

On December 12, 2024, the "Healthy Development Platform" event was organized in collaboration with the Addiction Prevention Coordination Unit and the Office of the Dean of Students. As part of the platform, a workshop titled "Adolescents and Family" was conducted.

The workshop titled “Being Protected First” was held by IGU Addiction Fighting Coordinator and Head of Child Development Department of Health Sciences Faculty, Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN in cooperation with the Dean of Students.

A workshop on "Peer Bullying" was organized under the Healthy Development Platform in collaboration with the Department of Child Development and the Student Dean's Office at Istanbul Gelişim University.

"Investing in our children is an investment in society and the future."

In collaboration with the Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Drug and Addiction Coordination and the Department of Child Development and Health Management at the Faculty of Health Sciences (SBF), a special event was organized in recognition of World Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

The event, held on November 4, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Tusi Conference Hall, was attended by academics and university students, with Assist. Prof. Kamala KHALINBAYLI as the speaker.