Alp Buğra Nazar and Yağmur Sarıdede, graduates of Izmir Department of Architecture, University of Economics (IUE), came in first place in the Sarayönü Kızılay Square Urban Design Ideas Competition held in Şanlıurfa. Nazar and Sarıdede, who prepared environmentally friendly designs suitable for the historical texture of the region for Kızılay Square, which was demolished and cleared of concrete by Şanlıurfa Municipality, came in first place among 67 ambitious projects.
Ezgi Yelekoğlu Baylan, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Department of Industrial Design, who turned her passion for design into a profession, which started at a young age, did not forget the children who did not have toys and could not go to the playground. IUE designer Baylan became a source of happiness and energy for children in Kars and Gaziantep by designing playgrounds, which are kilometers away, with the 'Umut Parkı (Hope Playground)' project. Baylan said, “All children are very precious to me. All children with or without mental or physical disabilities should take the same pleasure in playgrounds. All my effort is for this. I love my job.”
Izmir University of Economics (IUE) student Buse Köksal, who dreamed of being a pilot like her father since her childhood, achieved her goal by not giving up her passion for a moment, and flew with her father in the same cockpit. Köksal, who could not forget the days when she wore his father's pilot uniform when she was only 6 years old, and even resigned from the company she worked for and went to America for pilot training, proved that nothing can withstand the power of determination. Working with her father Ufuk Köksal in the same airline company, and flying together to many destinations around the world such as Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, Buse said, "I decided to follow my dreams during my university days. I am very happy to be able to do the job that I wanted so much with my father. "I will never forget my father saying 'Good landing, girl' on the radio on my first flight."
Mürüvvet Dolar, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), Department of English Translation and Interpretation, first learned sign language and then became a sought-after name in the business world thanks to her beloved dog named ‘Çamur’. Two years ago, while walking Çamur in the park, she met a deaf person like herself walking their dog and decided to learn sign language to communicate with them. Attending the 'sign language' classes given to students at IUE, Dolar took advantage of this opportunity to learn sign language and found a job as soon as she graduated from the university.
Tolga Varol, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), developed an artificial intelligence camera called "Travel buddy" that will reduce traffic accidents caused by driver errors while he went abroad for his master's degree. Varol, who designed a special device with the support of his German friend Roman Prytkov, that analyzes the interior of the vehicle and the road instantly and detects the level of fatigue from the change in the facial expressions of the driver, received 18 million lira-support from the European Union (EU). Stating that a consortium of famous automobile brands was formed for the implementation of the project, Varol stated that they also made an agreement with a national railway company in Europe. Varol, who lives in France, said, “95% of traffic accidents worldwide are caused by driver errors. Our goal is to make traffic safer for everyone.”
Birtan Demirel, a graduate of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), who experienced speech disorder at the age of 8 and whose problem could not be resolved despite all his attempts, did not give up in the face of difficulties, and has written a success story that extends to the world-famous Oxford University. Demirel, who was afraid to even raise his hand to answer questions in middle and high school, proved that faith will move mountains, and became the only Turk accepted to Oxford this year to do his doctorate in the experimental psychology department.
Izmir University of Economics (IUE) graduates Anıl-Öykü Koman siblings and Çağlar Karapınar created a brand from the 2,500-year-old Kombucha drink, which is known as the 'health elixir' in the Far East. Acting upon the proposal of Öykü Koman, who liked Kombucha very much when she tasted in Sweden, where she continued her professional life, the team from IUE established a joint company and started selling all over Turkey over the internet under the brand 'Potto Kombucha'.
The 'Mentoring Project' that Izmir University of Economics (IUE) has been continuing for 6 years to speed up the adaptation process of new students to the campus did not slow down this year as well. 130 mentors were selected among the third- and fourth-year students studying at IUE within the scope of the project, which also contributes greatly to the social development of the students. Mentor students were matched with 1,750 young people who started education this year, 73 of whom are foreign national. The students initially started the meeting on the online platform due to the pandemic.
4 young people who graduated from Faculty of Business, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) quickly climbed the ladder of success and transferred to the 4 largest companies in the world in the field of financial auditing. The biggest goal of IUE graduates, who work in Istanbul and Izmir offices of companies called 'EY', 'PwC', 'KPMG' and 'Deloitte', which are known as the 'Big Four' in the international arena, is to carry their success abroad.
Esra and Melis Sarıhan, graduates of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), were deemed worthy of the international award for the 3rd time in a row with their e-commerce initiative called baskasindarama.com. Sarıhan sisters, who succeeded in receiving the bronze award at the United States (USA) based Stevie International Business Awards, achieved an unattainable success.
