I graduated from the Department of International Relations and European Union, and Energy Policies and Management Certificate Program in 2013. I was the president of IUE Political Platform Club. Immediately after my graduation, I started the International Business Department of Warsaw University, Poland. I wrote a thesis on Organizational Culture and I graduated in 2015. Later, I started as a Junior Business Analyst at Carlson Wagonlit, a travel management company based in America and France. Soon I was promoted to Business Analyst. Then I transferred to MoneyGram in early 2018. I am currently working as a Business Analyst and Salesforce Coordinator at MoneyGram.
Ömer Kartal
2012 - International Trade and Finance Graduate
I started my undergraduate study in Tourism Management at Dokuz Eylül University in 2004. But three years have passed by the time I started to make different plans for my future. I can honestly say that taking the OSS exam again and being admitted to Izmir University of Economics has been a turning point in my life even though I have lost all that time. A real milestone…If I haven’t done that I would be engaged in a profession I really did not enjoy. Instead, I am working as a Comptroller at Ministry of Finance.
Alihan Çömez
2018 - Ground Services Management for Aviation Graduate
Egemen Akın
2009 - Industrial Systems Engineering Graduate
I started my education at Izmir University of Economics in 2005 as one of the first students at Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (now Department of Industrial Engineering). Of course I had doubts about choosing a new department of a relatively young university, but, when I was convinced that the University offered a high quality education system and teaching staff based on the needs of the region and the country, my worries were replaced by a different excitement. In addition to being raised by internationally recognized academics during my 4 year undergraduate education, it was also rewarding to see our department maturing and improving along with us and being a part of it has always been a point where I felt the advantage.
Sena Tokgöz
2014 - Public Relations and Advertising Graduate
Life at university is nothing compared to high school or anything else. When I chose Izmir University of Economics in 2009, I asked myself if I made the right decision. 5 years were ahead of me to see if I made the right decision or not. I’ve always tried my best at Izmir University of Economics and became a successful student. I did not qualify for any scholarships when I first enrolled at school but my hard work paid off and I qualified for 50% merit scholarship. In addition to courses in Public Relations and Advertising, I’ve taken many other electives from variety of fields including Business and Software Engineering.
Beliz Açkın
2022 - Nursing Graduate
Choosing the right university is the cornerstone that significantly shapes the future of every student. I also used this choice for Izmir University of Economics (IUE) with full scholarship in 2018.
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Ömer Kartal |
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Alihan Çömez |
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Egemen Akın |
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Sena Tokgöz |
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Beliz Açkın |
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Example model for earthquake-resistant building |
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Salvador Dali inspires fashion |
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Will study ‘economics’ at a 612-year-old university |
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‘Turkish Design’ became a book in Europe |
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IUE scientist receives international award |
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Their Goal is America |
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Wrote the Script, Won the Award in Zagreb |
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They brought cultural heritage into ‘fashion’ |
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‘Micro-Credentials’ Summit at IUE |
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‘Sustainable’ collection by young designers |
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Started to protect herself, became a champion |
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IUE Receives 3 Million TL ‘TUBITAK’ Funding |