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. At the end of my fourth year I transferred to Odeabank’s Inspection Committee as an Inspector, and felt very proud to be part of a bank that was established in Turkey 13 years later. After I started working at Odeabank, I received my MBA at Bahçeşehir University. I benefited a lot from the quality of undergraduate education I received, during both my graduate studies and work life. Currently, I am in my 15th year in this sector and I work as Manager of Monitoring Non-Performing Loans and Operations.
Damla Eytemiz
2009 - English Translation and Interpreting Graduate
In my first year at Izmir University of Economics, I started to improve myself not only academically but also socially by taking advantage of the numerous opportunities that the school has offered. When I was working at the Student Affairs unit of the University, I visited high schools in different cities with our esteemed educators and represented our school. I added another language to my resume by improving my German education, which started in high school, at the University. I did volunteer work in well-known institutions such as Izmir Chamber of Commerce, International Cotton Advisory Committee, Aegean Exporters' Associations.
Utku Gürboğa
2009 - Mathematics Graduate
As of the summer of 2005, I was undecided between choosing a university in Istanbul or Izmir. I decided to choose a university in Izmir because I love the city I live in and thought that universities in Izmir could contribute a lot to my future career. When I started to research universities in Izmir, Izmir University of Economics had come to the fore both in terms of its teaching staff and its vision. In my meetings with IEU students at that time, I heard that everyone was extremely satisfied with the university.
Şule Korkmaz
2018 - International Trade and Finance Graduate
I got into Izmir University of Economics Department of International Trade and Finance with full scholarship in 2013. I worked part time in different departments of the school starting from the 1st grade. During my undergraduate education, I tried to participate as much as possible in the career events and conferences of our own school, as well as the events organized by other universities.
Erdal Erdoğdu
2011 - Public Relations and Advertising Graduate
“How many public relations and advertising departments are there so that they take their students around the leading agencies of our country under the name of Media Trip, introduce the sector to them or host the leading names of the sector in their classes every week. These were good opportunities for us, and I believe I made good use of this opportunity for myself. Because I first met my first boss on a media trip in 2010.”
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.
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Damla Eytemiz |
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Utku Gürboğa |
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Şule Korkmaz |
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Erdal Erdoğdu |
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Can Türker |
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Logistics projects from IUE students |
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They got their diplomas, but did not forget Izmir University of Economics |
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Turkish geneticists take the world stage |
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An assistant uniting university and industry |
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IUE’s education quality endorsed by THEQC |
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IUE graduate Aybüke wins award in South Korea |
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‘Jean Monnet’ scholarship for IUE students |
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“Artificial Intelligence in Education” Workshop Held at İzmir University of Economics |
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A ‘legal’ perspective on Deepfake content |
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‘Design’ summit at IUE |
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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 |