Candaş Ener Erdener
2007 - International Trade and Finance Graduate
I started at Department of International Trade and Finance with 100% scholarship in 2003 and graduated in 2007 with High Honors. The most important thing the University helped me with was to equip me with presentation skills by improving my analytical skills. When I graduated, I prepared for inspectorship exams of the banks in the light of theoretical information I learned, and passed the first exam I took. I started my career as Assistant Inspector at Turkish Economy Bank.
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.
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.
Dilara Süalp
2026 - Cinema and Digital Media Graduate
Cahit Canbaz
2013 - Business Administration for Executives Graduate
I was born in 1976 in Eskişehir. I came to Izmir because I got into the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University at the age of 18, and after graduation, I decided to continue my life in Izmir. Izmir, with its people and nature, is a city where I feel comfortable, where we live in peace with my family, and I hope it always stays like this.
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Candaş Ener Erdener |
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Yaprak Yalçınkaya |
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Sena Tokgöz |
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Dilara Süalp |
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Cahit Canbaz |
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A youthful touch to stained glass art |
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Two Finalists from Izmir University of Economics to Altın Koza |
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Success Born in the Sea: Reaching the Top with Mussel Shells |
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Their Route is ‘Space’ |
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The ‘Wiselife’ Project Brings a Youthful Spirit to Older Adults |
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Night of Pride for 144 Graduates |
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World Second Place Winning Idea Powered by Natural Colors |
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A Joint Commitment to the Future of Young People |
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An International Message on Digital Addiction |
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‘Be careful, you could face legal action’ |
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Two Cities, One Kitchen: Ağrı and Izmir Met at the Same Table |
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The Design Story of a Lifetime |
