On 7 July 2021, IKV Secretary General Çiğdem Nas attended the inaugural event of the project titled “Strengthening the Integrated Strategic Approach to Increase Efficiency and Productivity of IPA Funds in the Third Term (2021-2027)” implemented by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for EU Affairs.The opening speeches of the event were delivered by Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey Ambassador Nikolas Meyer-Landrut and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı. Following the opening speeches, in the session moderated by IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas, the IPA III 2021-2027 term was introduced by Head of the Directorate General for Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation at the Directorate for EU Affairs Bülent Özcan and Head of Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Turkey Minister Counsellor Andrè Lys. At the event, which aimed to introduce the new IPA's new term particularly to the public sector, civil society, the academia and business circles, the features of this term were addressed in detail.