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9/16/2025

             Reference: Borgland S. L. (2024). Neuroscience education for people living with addiction. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience: JPN, 49(6), E440-E443. 

  • The brain’s reward system fuels “wanting” but doesn’t necessarily increase “liking.” In other words, over time a person may crave a substance or behavior more and more, yet not enjoy it any more than before. This distinction helps explain why addiction is so difficult to overcome. Experts warn that treatments focusing only on reducing pleasure may fail, because the real problem lies in the growing power of “wanting.” (https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-011624-024031)

             Reference: Robinson, T. E., & Berridge, K. C. (2025). The incentive-sensitization theory of addiction 30 years on. Annual Review of Psychology, 76, 29–58.

  • Addiction is not merely a pursuit of pleasure; it involves a shift in behavioral control from goal-directed systems to habit-based systems in the brain. Research shows that, over time, behavior in addiction moves away from goal-directed control and becomes dominated by automatic and habitual neural circuits. This process is associated with a weakening of executive control in the prefrontal cortex and an increasing influence of the dorsal striatum over behavior. As a result, substance use ceases to be a conscious choice and instead becomes an automatic and compulsive behavior triggered by powerful environmental cues. This mechanism helps explain why the tendency to use substances may persist even after cessation (http://(https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-122414-033457).

            Reference: Everitt, B. J., & Robbins, T. W. (2016). Drug addiction: Updating actions to habits to compulsions ten years on. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 23–50. 

Last Updated At: 12/30/2025

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2025–2026 Academic Year Summer School and Single Course Academic Calendar
7/10/2026

Last Updated At: 7/10/2026

Nursing Leadership Training (TÜBİTAK 2237-A Scientific Training Event)
7/7/2026

The project entitled "Nursing Leadership: Leadership Training in Scientific, Clinical, Educational Approaches and Health Policies" will be held on 22–23 October 2026, hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, at the Multi-Purpose Conference Hall of the Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Tourism Training and Practice Hotel.

The primary aim of the program is to enhance undergraduate nursing students' leadership knowledge, skills, and awareness by supporting the development of competencies in communication, team management, problem-solving, clinical decision-making, and professional development, thereby contributing to the education of future nurse leaders. Upon completion of the training, participants are expected to be able to evaluate leadership approaches in clinical and academic settings, strengthen their communication, team management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, contribute effectively to the planning of health policies, analyze the use of digital technologies in healthcare services, and develop an individual leadership development plan to support their professional growth.

The target audience of the event consists of undergraduate nursing students enrolled in Faculties of Nursing, Departments of Nursing within Faculties of Health Sciences, and Schools of Health Sciences at universities across Türkiye. Participation is limited to 30 students, and the training will be offered free of charge under the TÜBİTAK 2237-A Scientific Training Events Support Program. Application dates, eligibility requirements, and detailed information about the event are available on the liderlik2237@ogu.edu.tr website.

Last Updated At: 7/7/2026

2025–2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Final Examination Schedule
6/2/2026

2025–2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Final Examination Schedule – Click here.

Last Updated At: 6/3/2026

Basic Disaster Awareness Training Provided for Our Students
6/3/2026

A Basic Disaster Awareness Training was conducted for our students through the collaboration of our University's Center for Excellence in Education and Training, the ESOGÜ Search and Rescue Unit, and the Eskişehir Provincial Directorate of AFAD.

The training covered preparedness before disasters, appropriate actions during disasters, and post-disaster response measures. The program aimed to enhance students' disaster awareness and support their ability to respond consciously and effectively in emergency situations.

 

Last Updated At: 6/3/2026

“Cybercrime and Digital Security Awareness” and “Malpractice Through Case Studies”
6/3/2026

As part of an educational program organized for our faculty students, a seminar entitled “Cybercrime and Digital Security Awareness” was delivered by Eskişehir Public Prosecutor Argun Demir Kandemir. During the seminar, students were informed about the current landscape of cybercrime, potential risks encountered in digital environments, and measures that can be taken to protect personal data and ensure digital security.

The program also featured a training session entitled “Malpractice Through Case Studies”, delivered by Forensic Medicine Specialist Dr. Özlem Akpınar. The session addressed the concept of malpractice in healthcare practice, examining its legal and ethical dimensions through real-life case examples, with the aim of increasing students’ awareness of the subject.

The training sessions, which were designed to enhance our students’ professional knowledge and awareness, concluded with an interactive question-and-answer session.

Last Updated At: 6/3/2026

Attention for Students Applying to Pedagogical Formation Education for the First Time
8/11/2025

  1. In the fall semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, only students from the Midwifery and Nursing departments will be eligible to apply for the Pedagogical Formation Education program.

  2. Students who wish to start the Pedagogical Formation Education must fill out the Pedagogical Formation Addition Petition available on the Faculty website, have it approved by their Department’s Pedagogical Formation Coordinator, and submit it to the Student Affairs Unit of the Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s Office by September 26, 2025.

  3. Since the Pedagogical Formation courses will be included in the graduation curriculum, they will be counted toward the overall GPA.

Click here for the Pedagogical Formation Addition Petition. 

Note: Applications submitted outside the specified dates will not be accepted.

 

Dean’s Office, Faculty of Health Sciences

Last Updated At: 8/26/2025