I completed my bachelor's degree in International Trade and Finance and Business Administration (double major) at Izmir University of Economics. After my undergraduate education, I started a master's program in Finance at Lund University in Sweden. Since I was very satisfied with this program, I decided to pursue a doctorate in Business Finance at the same university. After completing my doctorate, I received an offer from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and moved to the Netherlands. I worked as an assistant professor in finance at Utrecht School of Economics.I am currently continuing my academic career as a docent (associate professor) at KU Leuven University in Belgium. Izmir University of Economics offers high-quality education thanks to its strong academic staff and contributes to students' personal development by providing rich social opportunities. I believe that the multifaceted and high-quality education I received at IUE played a major role in launching my current career.
Dilara Barut
2011 - Translation and Interpretation (English) Graduate
Izmir University of Economics was my dream university. Because in 2007 it was one of the rare universities that had translation booths. That's why it was my first choice. I didn't regret my decision at all when I came to the University. You can be sure that it is a university that breaks the perception of most of the people around as "Private university, you pay, and you graduate."
Uğur Berk Kalelioğlu
2016 - Sociology Graduate
After graduating from the Department of Sociology of Izmir University of Economics as "High Honor Student" in 2016, I got a full scholarship from the Federal Republic of Germany. Equipped with a balanced combination of theory and practice, the curriculum of the Department of Sociology of Izmir University of Economics provided incredible conveniences in my education abroad. The 6-month scholarship I received at the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, Fulda University, Germany with the Erasmus program, has changed my understanding of science and modernity fundamentally.
Bensu Sezgin Burcu
2012 - Industrial Engineering Graduate
I got into Department of Industrial Engineering with full scholarship in 2007 and graduated in 2012. Having the opportunity to take a course at the Vaasan Yliopista - University of Vaasa in Finland with Erasmus for a semester has contributed a lot to both my personal development and my resume. The medium of instruction being English at the University and being offered an education quality at international standards helped me adapt to the Erasmus process in a short time.
Büşra Kırmızıoğlu
2009 - Public Relations and Advertising Graduate
Immediately after graduating with honors in 2009, I completed my academic education in 2011, which I continued at a postgraduate degree in Istanbul. I gained professional experience for 3 years in different advertising and PR agencies in Istanbul. As a result of my application to the lecturing staff opened by YOK in the Rectorate of Pamukkale University in 2017, I was entitled to work as a Public Relations Specialist in this institution. I have been working as the Director of Press and Public Relations since 2019 at the institution where I am still working. Since the very beginning of my career, the most important fact that I learned during my education at Izmir University of Economics and which sheds light on me is the fact that as long as the information was conveyed to people with a correct communication method, that information provided a benefit beyond the meaning acknowledged by the next generation.
Özlem Ersan
2012 - Psychology Graduate
I graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of Psychology in 2012. In my career, I would first like to mention how my being in the Psychology Department of Izmir University of Economics contributed positively to my undergraduate life and future plans. Izmir University of Economics Department of Psychology provides a very efficient undergraduate life for psychologist candidates who will continue their professional life in either an academic career or in applied fields with the use of laboratories and guidance to ensure the continuity of scientific research.
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Dilara Barut |
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Uğur Berk Kalelioğlu |
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Bensu Sezgin Burcu |
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Büşra Kırmızıoğlu |
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Özlem Ersan |
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