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.
Kayahan Dede
2010 - Industrial Design Graduate
I graduated from Design Management Option, Department of Industrial Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Izmir University of Economics in 2010. Thanks to the design management option available only at my university in our country, learning not only the creativity side of the design but also the business world side of it made me very competitive in the labor market. So much so that I can think as a business administrator, a marketer and a public relations specialist and communicate with them in a technical sense, thanks to the interdisciplinary lessons we have studied and friends from different departments I met in these courses.
Sami Eyidilli
2017 - Distance Learning MBA without Thesis Graduate
I started MBA in the first year that Izmir University of Economics implemented distance education master's programs. Therefore, I am one of the first e-MBA students of our university to graduate. These investments made years ago in distance education give us a better understanding of its importance in the pandemic period we are in today. When I started my MBA, I was actively involved in business life and was living in Istanbul.
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.
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.
Yaprak Yalçınkaya
2015 - Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Graduate
I entered this program, which was my first choice, as a full scholarship holder. I successfully passed the preparatory exam in 2011 and started my freshman year when I was only 17. I started to work as a freelance interior designer since 2012. In the third year of my undergraduate education, I decided to spend a semester at the University of Sheffield Hallam in England with the Erasmus agreement IUE is included in. After studying a semester here, I completed the 3rd grade at IUE. That summer, I performed my internship as an interior designer at an architectural firm in Sheffield and took part in large-scale hospital projects. At the same time, by continuing my freelance works, I completed many interior architecture projects in Russia, China, America and England.
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Kayahan Dede |
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Sami Eyidilli |
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Ömer Kartal |
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Utku Utkan |
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Yaprak Yalçınkaya |
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A Strong Step for the Climate |
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‘New Year’ Cookies from Little Chefs |
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A ‘Peak’ Award in a 53-Year Scientific Journey |
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Domestic Robot for Space Exploration |
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Exemplary Cooperation between IUE and Cervantes |
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International Award for ‘Green Library’ |
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‘Sports management’ education from the masters |
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Prof. Dr. Saso Met with IUE Students |
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24-hour game marathon |
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‘Sustainable tourism’ emphasis |
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Laurel saplings met the soil |
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Life is in this message |
