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.
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.
Deniz Ateşoğlu
2017 - English Translation and Interpreting Graduate
I started my education in 2013 and continued with a semi-scholarship in 2014 thanks to my high grade point average in my first year and I had the chance to continue my merit scholarship by continuing this success in the following semesters. From June 2016 to September 2016, I worked as a trainee assistant in my department by taking advantage of the İŞKUR opportunity provided by the University, and during this time, I helped one of my dear professors, Neslihan Kansu Yetkiner, in the TUBITAK project.
Burcu Başaran
2017 - Software Engineering Graduate
I enrolled in the Department of Software Engineering of Izmir University of Economics with a full scholarship in 2012. Even though the software engineering program was new in universities at that time, I started with enthusiasm with the encouragement of my brother and uncle. Many courses I took from engineering and other departments trained me to be a good engineer. With the second foreign language opportunity offered by the University, I had the opportunity to learn Spanish, which I always wanted to learn. Later, I started the Computer Games Certificate Program in the 3rd grade and had the opportunity to improve myself in this field. In the summer of the year I graduated, I went to Szeged, Hungary to perform an internship in the field of software testing, taking advantage of the Erasmus Program.
Onur Güzey
2006 - Business Administration Graduate
I started my academic life as one of the first students of the university in 2001. Throughout our education life, we have had valuable teachers who have a reputation in their own fields, worked in certain areas of business and taught us to open every door. Izmir University of Economics is a turning point in my life, where I assumed the presidency of the student council in 2005-2006, and in the following years, where I took part in the management of the alumni association for a few years.
Burcu Akyüz
2010 - Logistics Management Graduate
During my undergraduate study in Department of Logistics Management at Izmir University of Economics, which I started in 2006, I had the chance to work in valuable positions such as Logistics Club President and Student Council Department of Logistics Management representative, and after graduating in 2010, I worked as an Aircraft Project Purchasing Specialist at MNG Technic Aircraft Maintenance company for a short period of about 4 months.
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Uğur Berk Kalelioğlu |
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Deniz Ateşoğlu |
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Burcu Başaran |
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Onur Güzey |
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Burcu Akyüz |
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Turkish hammam bowls on the ‘world’ showcase |
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IUE welcomes the new semester |
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The first step to medicine |
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Future leaders received their diplomas |
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IUE’s ‘carbon footprint’ calculated |
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IUE ranks third in Europe |
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‘Bird nests’ to protect forests |
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98.6% success in student preferences |
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Began with a white coat and ended with pride |
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‘Great success in ‘Healthy Campus’ |
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Alerting temperatures in Izmir |
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IUE’s TUBITAK pride: 5 projects, 5 Supports |