1. OzU
2010 2011
Özyeğin University
your Istanbul story starts here
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ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY
* The Bosphorus Bridge, also called the First Bosphorus Bridge is one of the
two bridges in Istanbul, Turkey, spanning the Bosphorus Strait and thus
connecting Europe and Asia. The bridge is located between Ortaköy (on the
European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side). The Bosphorus Bridge
had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was
completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United States.
We emphasize Entrepreneurship and Innovation, At present, it is the world’s 16th longest suspension bridge span.
and then ask you to help lead the way.
We integrate ourselves with the Industry,
and then allow you to reap the benefits.
We create a Global, Multi-Cultural Environment,
and then call on you to make it richer.
We take Cutting-Edge Research and Academics
as our calling card,
and then invite you to take part.
We pioneer a Different Take on Education,
our own style, and then dare you to keep up.
This is Istanbul. This is Özyeğin University. Are you ready?
Grab a pen. Read on. Your Istanbul story starts here.
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UNIVERSITY BACKGROUND
Özye¤in University (OzU) welcomed its first students in September 2008 at its
Istanbul Altunizade city campus and will grow into a large campus university
mission
Özye¤in University will serve society as an innovative, creative, and entrepreneurial education
within the next few years. Özye¤in University is a non-profit, state-recognized
center that is integrated with life.
institution supported by the Hüsnü M. Özye¤in Foundation.
Our graduates will become the most sought-after individuals in society as life-long learners having
Launched in 1990, the Hüsnü M. Özye¤in Foundation aims to support the vision, ethical values, individual responsibility and principles, and result-oriented and theoretical
continual development of Turkey’s education system. In addition to providing knowledge as well as practical experience and well-developed skills.
scholarships to academically successful students studying in Turkey and abroad, The university will produce creative, original, useful and applicable knowledge which is not only
the Foundation has built primary schools, high schools, and dormitories for girls valid in the context of Turkey but also on a regional and global scale and will be active during the
implementation process of the knowledge produced.
attending secondary school in impoverished regions of the country, while also
undertaking various projects in the areas of healthcare and culture. As social development will be the main objective of the university, it will stimulate its students,
professors, researchers, graduates and the institutions with which it cooperates to take action
Özye¤in University is the Foundation’s largest educational undertaking. to serve the needs of society.
vision
MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER
Özye¤in University,
vision
The distinguishing feature of Özyeğin University is a flexible education system that is continuously will become a national and regional center of attraction for students, professors and researchers
renewed according to actual needs, with which students decide on their future professions and having innovative vision and creativity, thanks to a stimulating environment which encourages
establish close relationships with their future fields during their education. excellence;
In this flexible structure, the basic objective is to enable you to think differently and more freely and will implement systems and processes that will bring new perspectives to all our approaches and
activities, that will create new values and that will continuously feed the imagination and the ability
to help you to become curious, inquisitive and creative. Our greatest dream is to see your signatures
to discover, make syntheses, build relationships, invent and adapt, all of which are required to
– the signatures of wise young people, endowed with universal values, having the capacity to conduct
have a successful future in a complex and continuously changing world.
research, fully knowledgeable in their fields, knowing more than one foreign language and sensitive
to the problems of our country and the world – written under influential and successful projects. aims to become an exemplary and leading university not only in Turkey, but across the region that
is recognized for its innovative education and creative research activities.
We founded this university with the major aim of training you for four years so that you will be sought-
after business people, researchers, educators and entrepreneurs, not only in Turkey but all around
the world.
Hüsnü Özyeğin
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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MESSAGE FROM THE RECTOR
* Hagia Sophia “Holy Wisdom”; is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later
cademics a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication
in 360 until 1453, it served as the cathedral of Constantinople except between
1204 and 1261, when it was the cathedral of the Latin Empire. The building
was used as a mosque from May 29, 1453 until 1934, when it was secularized;
it was opened as a museum on February 1, 1935.
Özyeğin University has been established with
the objective of serving society as an
innovative, creative and entrepreneurial
education center, which is integrated with
modern life. We aspire to educate the most
sought-after graduates who will provide
substantial added value to their employers
starting with their first day at work.
We invite you to become a part of this
innovative structure – which aims to integrate
our educational activities with business life –
and to progress together towards our objective
of perfection with our strong academic staff.
Prof. Erhan Erkut
Rector
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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STUDENT STORY FETHİ SERCAN AYDIN // Freshman Business Student
I never expected that the word ‘entrepreneurship’ would become such a big part of my life until I came
ISTANBUL
to Özye¤in University. In fact, I don’t even remember using the word ‘entrepreneurship’ until OzU. Today,
Houses almost 1/5th of all
I get to introduce myself as a young entrepreneur leading the way at an
established businesses in Turkey
and provides more than 1/4th of entrepreneurial university.
the total national employment My name is Fethi Sercan Ayd›n, and this is my story.
At the founding of this university, certain areas were left ‘open’, ‘unfinished’ for students to
discover. One of these ‘open’ areas was university logo merchandise. Influenced by the numerous
think about these gaps
seminars on entrepreneurship at the university, I started to
in the market and this idea of t-shirts and sweatshirts came to my mind. So, I talked
with various departments at the university, asking for guidance on how to proceed. I was told I
Entrepreneurship
could go ahead as long as I met certain requirements, one of which was to present a detailed
business plan.
Thus began my quest to bring this nascent idea into reality. It was 10 months of research, learning
and future planning aided by business plan examples on the internet and our University’s
Entrepreneurship Center. After 10 months, with all the information
in hand, I stood before the university’s top management and presented
my business plan and source of financing. It was accepted.
Started a Center for Immediately, I set out to bring some OzU t-shirts to the university.
Entrepreneurship It was then that I realized the work had just begun. What
should the quality be? What was the production process?
in its first
Offers How should I distribute and sell the products? There
academic year
“Introduction to ÖZYEĞİN were always more questions than answers, and the
Entrepreneurship”
as a required
UNIVERSITY weariness set in, but I kept at it.
The first OzU t-shirts went on sale during Global
course for all 1st Entrepreneurship Week and I had the opportunity to
year Business and present my t-shirts to the guest speakers giving seminars
Engineering students at the university. Selling t-shirts to and getting feedback
Has the highest from successful entrepreneurs such as Hüsnü Özye¤in
number of and Ali Sabancı showed me how I had made a giant leap
granted patents for the future of this university.
per Engineering Additionally, next to entrepreneurship, one of the key values of
faculty member this university is social responsibility. Likewise, I committed to donate the profits from those OzU
of any university t-shirts to the Urfa Library Project started as part of the 2nd year Social Responsibility Course.
in Turkey
In the future, I aspire to have a store on our campus selling university
Is the exclusive Turkish partner Sponsors the “Do You Have logo merchandise. My goal is to have Özyeğin
University
for Goldman Sachs Foundation’s an Idea?” Competition to
“10,000 Women” Initiative to encourage the development students wear and display products of their university
educate 10,000 women of young entrepreneurs that they can be proud of while making a significant contribution
entrepreneurs worldwide
to the university’s scholarship fund.
and Innovation
I didn’t come to this university with the intent to start a business. Inspired by the university’s
vision, I saw a gap and went out to fill it.
For that, I guess I’m an entrepreneur.
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STUDENT STORY BUĞRA UĞUR YILDIRIM // Sophomore Business Student
I put Özye¤in University at the top of my preference list primarily because
of its vision toward integration with business life and becoming
an entrepreneurial university. Last year I became the first student
to step out and help realize a part of that vision.
ISTANBUL My name is Bu¤ra U¤ur Y›ld›r›m and this is my story.
Contains Turkey’s only securities market
(Istanbul Stock Exchange), and is home
Considered the industrial and economic center of Turkey with I was just a freshman, in the first year of the business program, but I already knew I wanted to do an internship that summer.
to headquarters of local and international
21.2% of the country’s GNP, which puts it larger than the I approached my professors, and they, along with the Sectoral Solutions Office, the Entrepreneurship Center and the Energy, Environment,
financial institutions
economies of Ukraine, Hungary and the Slovak Republic and Economy Center, guided me in exploring and evaluating different options. At the time, I was particularly interested in two sectors:
Maritime Logistics and Renewable Energies. To make a more informed decision, I hoped to meet with professionals from these two
fields. The university put me in touch with their network and I got to sit down with over 20 managers from 10 different companies.
I was inspired
During the course of these meetings, At Hexagon, I was assigned to the renewable energies project
by the bright future of Renewable department. After signing a confidentiality agreement, I started my
first day by attending a high-level administrative meeting. Hexagon
Energies and at the possibility of
was about to sign a valuable contract with a major international
working in such an up-and-coming company, and I had a part in preparing the material to be used in
field. I had met with a company called Hexagon the proposal presentation as well as following up with certain issues
which was involved with six different areas of renewable afterwards. The feeling of being treated as a normal full-time
energies and the General Director, Murat O¤uz Arcan, working side-by-side
employee, sometimes even
was very approachable and open throughout our with the others until the early morning,
ÖZYEĞİN As a 3rd Generation University,
meeting, so I decided to pursue an internship with
them. Because of the “Do You Have an Idea”
exceeded all my expectations of an internship.
UNIVERSITY collaborates with industry, private Competition, a close relationship had been established
research and development (R&D), between Hexagon and our university, which enabled me
financiers, professionals, service to spend 2 V months working with them over the summer.
providers and other universities
Wide network of
via the OzU know-how hub as
business practitioners
a 3rd Generation University
and executives who In a short period of time, while serving as an asset to
facilitate guest lectures,
seminars, site visits,
Hexagon, I was able to further develop certain skills and
and other events learn a lot about the renewable energies sector.
Sectoral Solutions component in both Mandatory 8-week internships
And it didn’t stop there. My relationship with Hexagon
the Business and Engineering curricula in Turkey or abroad across all continues today. In fact, next week I have yet another
to familiarize students with emerging undergraduate programs get-together with the General Director.
areas and allow for sector specialization*
Attending OzU is not just about the classes you take or the books
with the Industry
you study; it’s about the overall experience - the seminars, the business
competitions, the interactions with your professors and outside contacts, and of course the challenging
classes.
The question is whether you are ready to
* Sectoral Solutions is a required survey of 7 key up-and-coming industry sectors together with guest speakers
followed by specialized elective courses in each sector
step out and take advantage of it…
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STUDENT STORY NADEZDA GAVRILOVA // English Preparatory Student, Business Faculty
I’m not anyone special.
I grew up in a typical
Russian middle-class
family, attended a
normal public school,
and was never
ISTANBUL • Boasts an archeological history of 300,000 years and an urban identity
dating back 5000 years particularly talented at
• Named the 2010 European Capital of Culture anything of note.
International
• Hosts 1/3 of all international students in Turkey Yet these days, I do feel
special; in fact, I feel
like one of the luckiest
girls in the world.
My name is Nadezda
Outlook
Gavrilova, and this is
my story.
I am originally from Sakhalin Island, located in the far east of For example, a few weeks ago, the word of the day in class was
Russia. My father is a pipe welder at a large company; my mother “language”. The teacher put some information on the board with
ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY is a teacher at the local elementary school. As part of the Russian PowerPoint. Then we sat in a circle and played a silent game called
education system, I took English lessons throughout my life, body language. At the end of the lesson, we each wrote a paragraph
including at the university level where I spent 3 years studying about the topic. These various methods help us to learn and
Provides all degree Has internationalization finance. Now, studying here at OzU, I realize I’ve really not learned remember the lessons step-by-step.
programs in English targets of: English well at all.
In addition to the lessons, our teachers are always
• 15% full-time At OzU, I am currently studying in the English preparatory school. available to answer questions and help us in areas we are
international students One of the biggest differences I see in the education here versus struggling with. We are advised to go to tutorials once a week to
Designed its • 25% international Russia is the emphasis on practice. English lessons meet with our teachers; I go practically every day. The teachers
educational programs faculty in Russia focus on grammar and memorization; no practice, no know my weak points and give me specific exercises to work on
to adhere to the • 35% student speaking, just writing. You can imagine the dark classrooms, rows them. They really know how to teach, putting themselves in our
Bologna process and mobility ratio of wooden desks, and sound of pencils scratching on paper. In place and connecting with us in a friendly, close manner.
the development of the classroom at OzU, however, every day we are provided with
I still remember my English teachers in Russia who, the moment
the EHEA multiple ways to interact with the language using visual, auditory,
they stepped in the classroom, gave the impression that they
and oral communication. In fact, we spend about 70% of the time
couldn’t wait to leave; I remember the shrieking bells to indicate
in class talking, and just 30% of the time writing. It is a full
the end of class like we were still in elementary school; I remember
Awarded the Erasmus Extended University Charter exposure to the language in a way I’ve the constant repetition that was never effective. Then I look around
in 2009, its first academic year never experienced before. my classroom here at OzU, my teachers, my classmates, and I
know I’m lucky to be here improving my English day-by-day.
For that I call myself special.
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STUDENT STORY MERT MERCANKAYA // Freshman EEE Student
Are freshmen students even supposed to participate in high-level academic research, not to mention
ISTANBUL • Home to almost a quarter of all Turkish universities
in topics such as nanotechnology and nanomechanics? I never thought so, but here I am, a 1st year
• Attracts an intellectually-curious audience to its wide
Electrical & Electronics Engineering student at Özye¤in University (OzU), working as a research assistant
diversity of fairs, seminars, conferences, and forums
for Dr. Erdal Bul¤an, Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering.
My name is Mert Mercankaya, and this is my story.
It started with an innocuous email, sent out to all students about 2 months after
the start of the academic year at OzU. A professor was looking for research
assistants in the field of nanotechnology. I always had a strong interest in the
advance of new technologies and nanotechnology was quite intriguing. In fact,
Cutting-Edge
when I graduate, my ambition is to start
my own firm, involved
in Research & Development of cutting-edge
technology. I thought this was a unique opportunity get my feet wet, so
I applied.
Three of us were chosen, and we were informed this was not a short-term project
but a commitment that could stretch for the duration of our time at OzU. Dr.
Research
Bul¤an is currently involved in developing displacement sensors capable of
measuring distances of 100 nanometers (1 nanometer is one billionth of a meter).
With funding from the European Commission’s Marie Curie International
Reintegration Grant, Dr. Bul¤an started the Nanoscale Mechanical Systems
Research Laboratory, NASREL, at OzU, where he will focus on Silicon Photonics,
Optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS), and Solid Free-Form
Programmable Surfaces.
Our first task as research assistants was gaining an appreciation for the academic
field of nanotechnology, optics, and nano-scale photonics through a literature
ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY review. Under the thorough, patient guidance of Dr. Bul¤an, we have been
reading and studying journal articles on topics such as: “Programmable Solid
Surfaces” and “Silicon Nanowire Waveguide Devices”, after which
Places among one of the top Turkish Established research centers
we are required to report back to the group in a weekly meeting with a 10-15
universities in terms of research in the following areas:
minute presentation of our findings. Through this process we are learning
output per faculty member • Center for Computational Finance
• Center for Energy, Environment and Economy the fundamentals as well as the “how-to” of
All faculty members with PhD’s from • Center for Entrepreneurship academic research.
and/or experience in The next step involves device simulation, which will be the computer-based
North America and Europe theoretical stage, followed by the design, manufacturing and testing of these
sensors, most of which will be done at the Middle East Technical University
Appointed Turkey’s (METU) in Ankara. The plan is for us, as research assistants, to spend our summer
first Vice-Rector for at METU to gain an understanding of the manufacturing and testing processes
and learn how to use and manipulate these minuscule devices.
Research and
Technology
Some days I find myself in these meetings discussing the type of cutting-edge research and technology
I only dreamed of as a child, and it blows me away. Here I am, taking part in this process, and I’m just a
freshman. That is what an OzU education is all about – hands-on, participatory, interactive
– and all I did was respond to an email.
and Academics
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STUDENT STORY GÖKÇE GÖKBALKAN // Freshman Business Student
I am part of the first class, one
of the initial students to enroll at
OzU, and, having been given the
title of “junior partner”, I felt
entrusted with the task of making
this institution into
a real university.
ISTANBUL • Is fueled by a young, dynamic population where 61% of the people are
under the age of 35 (2007 statistics) My name is Gökçe Gökbalkan,
• Has had an established tradition of higher education since the 15th century and this is my story.
a different take
on Education
On the first day, during the student orientation, Prof. Erhan Erkut, Overall, I really enjoyed the experience. I felt that I was doing
something good, where even I, an 18-year-old
ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY our rector, told us we were not just students but junior partners
at OzU, that we would be intimately involved in the development student, could help others in need. As we
and growth of the university. It was a title we did not said farewell that last day, seeing the tears in the students’ eyes,
Supports a faculty- Brings an active learning take lightly. I knew it was worth every ounce of energy, every night of fatigue,
to-student ratio of 1:10 and problem solving every part of who I am.
approach to education At the start, we set out as junior partners to form the foundation
of student life: student clubs and the student union. We currently During the summer, we also had a series of ‘Open House Days’
Puts forth an
have 12 student clubs, and my favorites include the theatre club, for prospective students, and I was part of a group of 20 volunteers
educational philosophy Incorporates a flexible
the social responsibility club and the dance club. All three clubs serving as attendants. I spent three weeks chatting with students,
highlighted by curricula integrated with
are very active, constantly planning events and programs despite answering questions about OzU’s academic quality and university
interaction and business life our small size. life. This is my university, and I get to tell its
accessibility
One of my favorite activities last year was the ‘Summer Workshop’, story.
a project done in coordination with the social responsibility club. At the end, we went out for dinner with Prof. Erkut and Prof. Reha
The aim was to provide disadvantaged high school students with Civanlar, the Dean of Engineering, along the Bosphorus. It was
a taste of university life and inspire them toward a university an evening of appetizers, fish, and plenty of laughs– a night to
education. During the 10-day program we did everything from remember. When I tell my friends at other universities about this
taking photos to giving training sessions to even washing the evening, they say they’ve never even seen their rector once.
dishes. Guest speakers came in to give mini-talks and even our
founder, Hüsnü Özye¤in, stopped by for a day.
This is what it means to attend OzU; this is what it means to be a junior partner.
Are you ready to take on the title?
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ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY
Programs Offered at OzU
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
The Electrical Engineering (EE) undergraduate program seeks to educate and graduate students who will be
among the most sought after electrical engineers in the global marketplace, the most wanted graduate students,
or thriving entrepreneurs. Basic coursework includes electrical circuits, signals, systems, digital design,
electromagnetics, electronics and signal processing followed by electives ranging from microprocessors, computer
and communications networks to digital and wireless communications.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
The undergraduate Industrial Engineering (IE) program covers basic mathematics, physics, computer programming,
probability, statistics, and advanced courses in deterministic and stochastic operational research techniques,
simulation, quality control techniques as well as finance, supply chain, decision support systems and service
production.
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
The main objective of the undergraduate Business Administration program is to provide students with a
management vision focused on today's and tomorrow's business world and to educate senior executive candidates
who are able to assume leading roles in the business world as well as entrepreneurs who would be the driving
force of the economy.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management
The Hotel Management Program in the School of Applied Sciences aims to educate future hospitality leaders,
possessing entrepreneurial, innovative, problem-solving characteristics, enhanced with practical skills and know-
how, leading to the creation of added-value upon successful completion of the academic degree in a well-
designed career path.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration
The OzU Graduate School of Business aspires to be the best business school in Turkey and the region through
its outstanding international faculty and students, diverse graduate programs, dual degree and exchange
programs with other leading business schools worldwide, and close working relationships with global business
enterprises.
The OZ-MBA program is designed to educate and train the influencial leaders of tomorrow to meet the
challenges of a rapidly changing, technologically-driven, interconnected world.
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STUDENT STORY FARUK DEMİRCİOĞLU // Freshman Business Student
SELI
When I was admitted to Özye¤in University I kept asking myself, “How am I going to learn English
in just one year?” I had never studied English in high school, yet here I was, standing on the
SCHOOL OF front steps of an English-medium university, wondering how I was going to learn enough English
ENGLISH
to do my academic studies in the language.
My name is Faruk Demircio¤lu, and this is my story.
LANGUAGE My university life started as an elementary-level English
student on a hot September day with a simple question,
INSTRUCTION “What is your name?” “My name is Faruk,” I replied.
And then from that day onward, I felt as if I had been
transported into an English-
speaking country to learn this impossible
The School of English Language Instruction (SELI) at OzU is responsible for ensuring language.
that students develop the skills necessary for study in an English-medium university. We quickly progressed from “What is your name?” into
While a large part of SELI is naturally concerned with developing students’ language more complicated nuances of the language. I remember
skills, the preparatory school also help students improve their cognitive (e.g. critical speaking with one of my American teachers about the
recent US elections, or getting my English teacher Amy
thinking) academic study skills.
to read my Turkish coffee grounds, or just sitting around
for hours chatting with my other American teachers.
There were all these great opportunities
to practice my English, and I didn’t miss
out on one of them.
Thus, in one year including the summer, I moved from
the elementary level all the way into the freshman year
in the business faculty. But it was on the first day of my
freshman year that I realized my English journey was
only just beginning.
My first semester started with 6-7 different professors
and just as many classes to get A’s in. It was still hard
to believe that, outside of Turkish, all my classes were
really going to be in English! It was only in seeing and
hearing it with my own eyes and ears that I began to
believe that those promises made during the Open
House days and written in the promotional material
were true. I was listening to lectures in economics,
history and business all in English; I was doing my
homework in English.
Some of my friends would say, “Don’t worry, the
professors will get bored and switch to Turkish after a
few weeks.” It still hasn’t happened yet, not that I would
want it any other way.
Each day, I consider myself lucky for being able to get such a
great English education. In fact, I’m sure that when we leave
OzU we will all be successful graduates capable of
using English effectively in all aspects of our lives.
This was the OzU promise, and here I am living it out.
12. YOUR STORY
Start writing your Istanbul Story with us... * The Rumelian Castle is a fortress on
a hill at the European side of the
Bosphorus. It was built by the Ottoman
Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and
1452, before he conquered
Constantinople.
* The Basilica Cistern, is the largest of
several hundred ancient cisterns that
lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly
Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern,
located 500 feet (150 m) west of the
Hagia Sophia on the historical
peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in
the 6th century during the reign of
Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
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DEAN’S MESSAGE BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Bachelor of Arts in
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
business Our Business School’s mission is to educate
leaders who will make a difference in the world
Whether you plan to be a senior manager setting a new
course for one of today’s top companies, or an
by imparting the set of skills and capabilities entrepreneur leading the way in creating one of
tomorrow’s top companies, an undergraduate degree
required for success in for-profit enterprises,
in Business Administration at Özye¤in University (OzU)
international and global firms, entrepreneurial
will provide you with the training and the vision to be
start-ups, non-profit and social organizations, successful in the business arena.
and government agencies via its broad and
In general, a B.A. in Business Administration allows
diverse spectrum of integrative and focused
students to appreciate the bigger picture of the business
course offerings and experiential learning. world and the economy while equipping them with the
tools to affect change in a specific branch (i.e. marketing
or finance). Consider business as a career that draws
Prof. Celal Aksu
from multiple disciplines – economics, law, psychology,
Dean
sociology, mathematics, statistics, etc. – and enables
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
graduates to step into a wide variety of sectors.
As part of the degree program, students choose areas
of specialization (business major) and industry sectors
(sectoral solutions) to find what fits their interests and
skills the best.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM TRACKS
Intellectual foundation through courses in mathematics,
FINANCE
YEAR 1 history, economics and social sciences MARKETING
Exposure to the different functional areas, business OPERATIONS
YEAR 2 specializations and industry sectors
MANAGEMENT
Summer internship
SECTORAL SOLUTIONS
Advanced business courses; wide variety of electives Students deepen their knowledge of work life through
YEAR 3 including sectoral specialization "Sectoral Solutions" courses enriched with expert guest
lecturers from the business world, visits to firms and factories
as well as case studies. Seven sectors have been given
YEAR 4 Advanced business courses; major elective courses
special importance:
• Financial Services
The wealth of elective courses (40% of the program, 20 courses in total) allows • Information Communication Technologies
every student to choose their own path. Students can take non-business courses • Social Services
from other faculties through free electives and have the option to double-major • Healthcare
across the two academic disciplines. • Retailing
• Tourism and Real Estate
• Production
• Emerging Sectors
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STUDENT STORY YUSUF KARACA // Sophomore Business Student
“I had a bright idea,
I’ve always dreamed of starting my own business, and earning my own money. But,
despite all my great ideas, I had never been able to bring them to reality. That is until I
took BUS 102, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, at Özye¤in University. There I realized
coming up with a good idea is just step 1; the key is making that idea actionable,
and now I have
and then preparing a business plan that shows how it will be done. I had a bright idea,
and now I have a business plan (and the financing!) to make it happen.
My name is Yusuf Karaca, and this is my story.
Before I took BUS 102, I had a simple but interesting idea. For I found my bright idea, but obviously the bigger problem was
a business…”
years in Turkey, simit (a savory roll covered with sesame seeds) finding the financing. While taking BUS 102, I understand that
vendors would sell white cheese alongside the simits on their I wouldn’t get anywhere without a 20-
carts. However, I would ask myself, “where are the olives?” 30 page professional business plan.
Where are those small black fruits, present on every Turkish Thus, in the class, for two months, I worked with my group
breakfast table, one of the most famous products of our country? members to devise a solid business plan. Taking advantage of
Consumption of simits and olives truly belong together; the issue the university’s electronic databases, we researched and
was how to bring them together to be sold on that simit cart. evaluated all the topics including a financial analysis, market
So, I conceived of a simple but elegant package containing six share, production stages, and profit margins. The more we
At the end of the course, taking this of the best quality olives you can find. Attached on the side
would be a toothpick. And I thought of offering different varieties
delved into the topic, the more this potential market shone forth.
No longer was our goal limited to simit sellers; there were also
business plan, I pitched the idea to – with pits and without; different sauces like an herbal blend and simit cafes, hotels, dormitories, and bus and airline companies.
Basically, anywhere that served breakfast. My eyes were growing
hot and spicy; we could even have green vs. black olives.
a potential investor, and he said yes! bright.
At the end of the course, taking this business plan, I pitched the
YUSUF KARACA
idea to a potential investor, and he said yes! Thus, along with
two partners, I gave myself over to this business we called
Sophomore Business Student Zeytane. It was actually happening!
Everything is ready now – the production area, the machines, the olives, the packages, the
advertising. There’s a few more signatures, a few more documents to procure, and then it
will all get going. My bright idea is becoming a reality, and I owe
a big part of that to the support I received from OzU.
This university didn’t make my dreams come true; they just enabled me,
and encouraged me to make my dreams come true myself. I had a bright
idea, and now I have a business to make it happen.
16. 6 7
CURRICULUM
1
YEAR TERM 1 ECTS TERM 2 ECTS
History of Ideas / Civilizations I 6 History of Ideas / Civilizations II 6
Microeconomics 6 Macroeconomics 6
Calculus for Business I 6 Calculus for Business II 6
Introduction to Business I (Decision Making) 4 Introduction to Business II (Entrepreneurship) 4
English I (Sustainability) 4 English II (Business Ethics) 4
Turkish Language and Literature I 4 Turkish Language and Literature II 4
2
30 30
Marketing 6 Operations 6
Financial Accounting 6 Finance 6
Probability for Business 6 Statistics for Business 6
Introduction to Social Sciences 6 Organizations 6
Introduction to Sectors I 2 Introduction to Sectors II 2
Principles of Atatürk and the History of 4 Principles of Atatürk and the History of 4
the Turkish Revolution I the Turkish Revolution II
ELECTIVES
3
30 30
Management
Finance
MGMT 211 > Management Science IE 362 > Risk Management
Managerial Accounting 6 International Business 6 MGMT 303 > Business Law FIN 401 > Financial Intermediation
MGMT 304 > Production and Service Management FIN 402 > Financial Modeling
Elective (Non-faculty) 6 Elective (Non-faculty) 6 MGMT 403 > EU and Turkey: Trade and Politics FIN 403 > Financial Statement Analysis
Elective (Faculty) Elective (Faculty) MGMT 404 > Change Management FIN 404 > Financial Regulations
6 6
MGMT 405 > Entrepreneurial Management FIN 405 > Real Estate Finance
Elective (Free) 6 Elective (Free) 6 MGMT 406 > Human Resources Management FIN 407 > Money and Banking
MGMT 407 > Managerial Economics FIN 409 > Capital Markets and Institutions
Elective (Sectoral Solutions) 6 Elective (Sectoral Solutions) 6
MGMT 408 > SMEs and Cross-Border Ventures FIN 410 > International Finance
4
30 30 MGMT 409 > Motivation and Leadership FIN 411 > Investment Analysis
MGMT 410 > Auditing
Technology & Innovation Management 6 Strategy 6 MGMT 411 > Management Information Systems
Operations
IE 325 > Simulation Modeling and Analysis
IE 382 > Decision Analysis
Elective (Free) 6 Elective (Free) 6
IE 341 > Estimation Methods
Marketing
MKTG 401 > Services Marketing
Area Elective (Major) 6 Area Elective (Major) 6 MKTG 402 > Marketing Research IE 352 > Supply Chain Management
MKTG 403 > Marketing Strategy IE 441 > Quality Management
Area Elective (Major) 6 Area Elective (Major) 6
MKTG 404 > Marketing Management IE 372 > Production Planning and Scheduling
Elective (Sectoral Solutions) 6 Elective (Sectoral Solutions) 6 MKTG 405 > Retail Management OPER 402 > Service Operations Management
MKTG 406 > Advertising Management OPER 404 > Operations Strategy
30 30 MKTG 407 > Consumer Behavior OPER 409 > Revenue Management
MKTG 408 > International Marketing
