A seminar titled “What Does Nature Teach Us? Natural Approaches to Life’s Problems Through Biomimicry” was held.
As part of the seminars organized by Muş Alparslan University Bulanık Vocational School, Dr. İbrahim BENEK delivered a seminar titled “What Does Nature Teach Us? Natural Approaches to Life’s Problems Through Biomimicry.” The seminar took place on April 20, 2026, at 11:00 AM in the Bulanık Vocational School Conference Hall. The seminar addressed how the solution mechanisms developed by nature over millions of years, within the framework of biomimicry, serve as inspiration for the problems faced by modern humans. It was emphasized that nature develops sustainable, efficient, and harmonious systems, and the applicability of these systems across a wide range of fields, from engineering and education to health and social structures, was discussed.
The seminar included: The seminar examined in detail numerous examples, including energy-efficient structures built using the natural ventilation systems of termite mounds, high-speed train designs inspired by the aerodynamic structure of kingfisher birds, Velcro mechanisms developed from the surface properties of plants, the high durability properties of spider webs, the antibacterial structure of shark skin, and the light-controlling biological mechanisms of squid skin.
Students from the Vocational School's Child Development, Social Services, Disaster Management, and Veterinary Medicine programs participated in the seminar; a section of the presentation linked the biomimicry approach to these fields, allowing students to evaluate it from their own professional perspectives.
At the end of the seminar, participants were encouraged to rethink problems related to their fields by drawing inspiration from nature, and it was stated that the biomimicry approach provided an interdisciplinary perspective. In this respect, the seminar highlighted the idea that nature is not only a habitat but also a powerful source of knowledge that produces sustainable solutions.
