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.
Coşkun Deniz Temel
2009 - International Trade and Finance Graduate
My university life, which started at Izmir University of Economics in 2004, ended with my graduation in 2009. After completing my military service, I gained 1 year of commercial experience in the family business retail sector. To put into practice what university education has given me, I started to work as an import and export manager for 3 years in a company called Dirmak Makina in Izmir. At the end of 2013, I decided to move to Sweden to start a family. After 1 year of intensive Swedish language training, at the beginning of 2015, I started to work as an import export manager at Sydsvensk Form Reklam AB company, of which I am a 50% partner today.
Utku Utkan
2003 - Business Administration Master Program Graduate
I had the privilege of attending the first graduation ceremony of Izmir University of Economics when I graduated from MBA program in 2003. When I was searching for graduate programs, I came across news about the establishment of our school and decided to attend the introduction meeting and enrolled in MBA program the first semester it started. I believe that receiving training from both estimable teachers in academia and experts from different sectors provided me a different point of view on business world and management.
Can Türker
2016 - Industrial Systems Engineering Graduate
I graduated from Izmir University of Economics, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering in 2016 with a high honors degree. Among my goals before starting university were to receive a comprehensive and technically competent engineering education at world standards, to continue my career abroad and to gain experience in the business world before graduation. Among the most important reasons why I chose Izmir University of Economics were its competent and experienced academic staff, the scholarship opportunities it offers, the fact that the medium of instruction being English, the opportunities to learn second and third foreign languages, the recognition of the University at home and abroad, and the many opportunities that open up to the business world.
Murat Can Karagöz
2017 - International Trade and Finance Graduate
I spent 4 months in Florida, USA with the WAT program, after completing the foreign language courses I had to complete for the Department of International Trade and Finance, which I attended very fondly and willingly in 2012. When I started my education in the department, I pursued the opportunities to study abroad and in the 3rd grade I studied at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (SWPS University) in Warsaw, Poland for a semester.
Pırıl Hepsomalı
2011 - Psychology Graduate
I graduated from Department of Psychology, Izmir University of Economics in 2011 as a high honor student. My assistantships, in line with the opportunities provided by my department, in IUE Psychology Laboratory and in the courses of academics who are influential in their field prepared me well-equipped for life after graduation.
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Coşkun Deniz Temel |
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Utku Utkan |
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Can Türker |
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Murat Can Karagöz |
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Pırıl Hepsomalı |
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Students are satisfied, Izmir University of Economics is at the top! |
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An unforgettable ceremony for the graduates |
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Historic Commitment for a Clean Future |
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A ‘Life-Saving’ Step |
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Young lawyers headed to the Netherlands |
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Special designs for the power plant |
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An exemplary success in sustainable development! |
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‘Graduation’ excitement of kindergarteners |