The seminar, entitled "Preparation for Business Life," was held on October 18, 2024, with the objective of providing guidance to students pursuing careers in diverse fields of economics. The event, which was organized by the Department of Economics, provided students with information regarding the issues they should consider when entering the business world and the opportunities they may encounter in their professional lives.

The seminar was organized by the Department of Economics' Career Advisor and Res. Asst. Bilal Orhan. In his opening remarks, he indicated that additional events will be held in the near future to facilitate the career development of our students and that new initiatives will be introduced in response to student needs.

In the seminar, our esteemed professors, Assoc. Prof. Resül YAZICI and Assoc. Prof. Hüseyin TEZER, shared their professional biographies and experiences in their respective fields of expertise. Subsequently, the students engaged in a discussion of the presentations on the importance of a curriculum vitae, the preparation process for interviews, and the value of sector experiences.

We would like to express our gratitude to all students and esteemed professors who participated in the event. Further details regarding forthcoming events will be made available on our website.

Our orientation program prepared for our newly enrolled students was held on October 2, 2024. Economics department vice chairman. Asst. Prof. Havva Nesrin Tiryaki gave a brief information about what economics is, what it examines and its methods. After briefly mentioning the fields of Micro Economics and Macro Economics, advice was given on what graduates of the economics department do, what career opportunities they have and how students can improve themselves from the first year.

In the following part of the program, one of the department advisors, Res. Asst. Bilal Orhan, Res. Asst. Dr. Hüseyin Safa Ünal, Res. Asst. Nakşıdil Alparslan and Res. Asst. Oğuzhan Ata provided detailed information on career planning, internship opportunities, double major, minor and exchange programs, student clubs. A presentation was made on the academic calendar and useful links for students, internal university processes such as exams, class participation, grade objection, excuse exams and excused registrations, letter grades, compulsory and elective course distributions in the curriculum; course selection system, course registrations, rules for taking courses from upper semesters, taking courses in summer school.

The program was enriched with the advice of our department faculty members Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Tezer and Asst. Prof. Ertuğrul Çam about the qualities that are essential for our students to gain throughout their education life.

On behalf of the Department of Economics, we extend our congratulations to our students who have commenced this new phase of their academic journey and wish them every success in their future studies and education.

On July 5, 2024, we gathered with our alumni to commemorate the graduation day celebrations. In a focus group meeting with our 2024 alumni, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the economics department's program learning outcomes. In the meeting, moderated by Asst. Prof. Serkan Varsak, one of our vice chairs of the department, we discussed the expectations of our students when they enrolled in the economics department and the career goals that were shaped during their education and training processes. 
The issues faced by the students and the challenges observed in the Economics undergraduate programme throughout their academic careers were also discussed. We solicited input from the students, who are the internal stakeholders and primary beneficiaries of the program, regarding potential solutions to these issues. Academic staff and student advisors attended the meeting, as well as research assistants Dr. Hüseyin Safa Ünal, Oğuzhan Ata, Nakşıdil Alparslan, and Bilal Orhan. The students were invited to share their opinions on a range of topics, including academic and career advicing, and defined processes. We would like to extend our gratitude to our alumni who attended the meeting and contributed their valuable insights.
The report prepared by our department accreditation commission on both the results of the survey administered to alumn, regarding the program learning outcomes and the focus group meeting held with alumni submitted to the department  administration for review.

On July 05, 2024, we came together with our students at the graduation ceremony held at our university stadium. The ceremony was well-attended by our students, parents, faculty, and staff. We extend our best wishes to the aumni of our department for success in their future endeavors.