Our Students Selin Genç ve Oğuzhan Elma Win First Place in Hotel Room Design Competition Held Jointly By Özyeğin University and Accor

Özyeğin University students Selin Genç, an undergraduate student in the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Program, and Oğuzhan Elma, an undergraduate student in the Hotel Management Program, have won first place in the “Hotel Room Design Competition” organized as part of the strategic partnership between Özyeğin University and Accor, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups. The award ceremony took place on June 28, 2025, at Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul.

Launched earlier this year under the “Applied Management Development” program, the collaboration continued with a student design competition held throughout April and May 2025. The competition challenged students to redesign a hotel room used for hands-on training at the Center of Excellence of Özyeğin University’s Faculty of Applied Sciences, in line with the brand standards of Mövenpick.

Six student teams developed their projects under the mentorship of Assistant Prof. H. Kader Şanlıöz-Özgen from the Hotel Management Department at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, and Assistant Prof. Zeynep Ceylanlı from the Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Department at the Faculty of Architecture and Design. On the industry side, the project was led by Damla Aksulu, Director of Design and Technical Services at Accor Türkiye. The winning design will be brought to life in the 2025–2026 academic year and used for hands-on training by the Center of Excellence at the Faculty of Applied Sciences.