I completed International Trade and Finance and Business Administration (double major) undergraduate programs of Izmir University of Economics. Following my undergraduate education, I started the Finance Master program at Lund University, Sweden. As I was very satisfied with Lund University's graduate program, I started my doctorate in Business Finance at Lund University. After the doctorate, I received an offer from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and I moved to the Netherlands. Since then, I have been working as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Utrecht School of Economics. IUE not only provides high quality education thanks to its strong academic staff, but also contributes to the personal development of students by offering many social opportunities. I think that this strong and versatile education I received at IUE contributed greatly to my current career.
Müge Akçiçek
2008 - Translation and Interpretation (English) Graduate
I graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of Translation and Interpretation in 2008 as the second top student in the department. In 2023, I graduated from Dokuz Eylul University English translation and interpretation master's program. In my fourth year at Izmir University of Economics, I served as an interpreter at the International Food, Nutrition and Cancer Symposium Panel organized by Ege University Atatürk Vocational School of Health.
Gözde Bekil
2018 - Accounting and Auditing Program Graduate
As one of the first graduates of Department of Accounting and Auditing, I can say that our department has a wide scale. It is possible to take part in any of finance, economics, accounting, auditing etc. fields with the knowledge the University has provided us.
Erdem Kalaycı
2012 - Software Engineering Graduate
This profession group is unlike any other profession group. Once you love it, once you have a taste of problem solving, you can always ask for more. These are my current thoughts, of course. It is a very classic story about this profession, in daily life you are often asked "this computer needs formatting, can you help?". Everything started this way for me as well. I spent all my summer holidays before university working at my cousins' computer shop. I had one goal, majoring about the computer!
Ecem Kelekli Sezgin
2017 - Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Graduate
I graduated from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, where I studied with full scholarship, in 2017. During my undergraduate education, I took advantage of many opportunities offerred by our school. The Faculty of Fine Arts has been the place where I gained the greatest education of my life. I had the chance to go to Portugal with the Erasmus program in my 4th grade.
Gizem Erboz
2014 - Logistics Management Graduate
I started Department of Logistics Management , Izmir University of Economics in 2009 with full scholarship. I graduated in 2014 as a top student in the department. During my university years, I studied at the Budapest Metropolitan University for a semester with the Erasmus program, which is an opportunity my school provided me. In fact, my journey to Budapest, which has a big place in my life, started this way.
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Müge Akçiçek |
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Gözde Bekil |
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Erdem Kalaycı |
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Ecem Kelekli Sezgin |
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Gizem Erboz |
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