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Top students of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), carry their achievements into the business world by teaming up.  Güray Kurşunoğlu, top student of IUE Graduate Degree Programs in 2012, and Canan Yaranoğlu, top student of the University in 2013 joined their forces at KPMG, an international public accountant firm. Güray Kurşunoğlu, the manager of the international firm that provides services in auditing, is teaching the fine details of the job to Canan Yaranoğlu, who started working as a tax assistant next day of her graduation ceremony.

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) opened its doors to new students. Students, who enrolled to the University just before the start of the new academic year, were welcomed to school by Prof. Dr. Tunçdan Baltacıoğlu, the Rector of IUE. During the registration process that took place at IUE Conference Hall, Baltacıoğlu accompanied the future leading names of the business world, and chatted with students and became part of their dreams.

Families are getting ready to welcome a new shopping spree with the return of uniforms at schools. While the students were allowed to dress freely last academic year, this year, the parents will vote whether to continue with uniforms or not, following the “Regulation for Making Changes on the Regulation for Dress Code of the Students affiliated to Ministry of Education” by the Ministry of Education that was published in the Official Gazette. There are approximately 3 million employees working in the sector that produces school uniforms. Families, on the other hand, go through the hassle of finding the best quality and most affordable products for their children.

It appeared that political parties failed in identifying female candidates prior to every local election. The fact that there are only 22 female mayors, linked to political parties based on the last local election results, only sums up the desperate situation. The experts, who point out that “a participative democracy” is only possible when women have equal presence in every level of political parties, indicate women should become real candidates not some stalking horses on lists.

Once upon a time, children played games outside; blind man’s bluff, hide and seek, tip-cat, taw, and many more... Today, families cannot send their children outside to play anymore. Children stuck in apartment buildings cannot get rid of their energies. Families try to come up with solutions to bring their children back to normal life when they see their kids hazed in front of the computer. Companies, who witness this parent-child dilemma, come up with functional solutions through design at children’s parks.

Every girl wants to wear her dream wedding gown one day. But sometimes her body type or the colour of her skin does not allow this dream to come true. A young designer in Izmir, set out to make the dreams of young girls come true, and established her own brand. Yeliz Cengiz, a gradute of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), Department of Fashion and Textile Design, shares the dreams of brides-to-be with her own brand she established in Alsancak. 

Izmir University of Economics, with its new vision, welcomes the youth who steps into the future business world. With the registration period that will begin on September 2, the students will get together with the faculty members more often at the University that will have a tremendous role in shaping their future.

The US Dollar broke an all-time record and reached 2 TL. The experts believe the dollar will stay steady for a little longer. While most of us are getting confused by the question of “Should I buy or sell dollars?” experts recommend trusting in Turkish Lira.
Halit Soydan, Lecturer at IUE Department of Economics, and Former Managing Director of Yapı Kredi and Garanti Banks, presented his opinions on the record breaking increase of dollar.

Education in different disciplines and a rich social life come together and produce a glamorous work life. Graduates of Izmir University of Economics (IUE), begin their career lives at prestigious companies following the education they receive. Nihan Özbay, who had double major in IUE Department of Mathematics and Department of Business Administration, works at sales operations department of Dr. Oetker.  Özbay said, “As I was studying mathematics at the University, I decided to go for double major in business administration. The education I received was the main reason for my employment at my company today.”

Deniz Karaşahin, Lecturer at Izmir University of Economics (IUE) Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Department of Industrial Design, and a 2008 graduate of the University, brought his passion for sea into technology production. Karaşahin, won a total of 100 thousand TL “Techno-Initiative Capital Support Program” grant which was awarded by the Ministry of Industry, Science, and Technology, to develop autopilot systems that Turkey imports for sailboats. The systems are on sale for extremely high prices and their replacement parts are not available in Turkey. Karaşahin, who started his project to develop these systems in Turkey, is moving the technology demanded by the sector to a whole new level with his designs.