Program Objectives

In an intense competitive environment, Program aims to train solution-oriented specialists in foreign trade, where to respond the move of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) turning to emerging markets export, armed with practical information on foreign trade, dominated in customs laws. 

Students who graduate from the program, is going to have theoretical and practical information on Foreign Trade.
 

Establishment

Istanbul Kültür University, Vocational School, Foreign Trade Program was founded in 2008, and accepted its first students in 2008-2009 academic year and gave its first graduates in 2010. 

The program has begun its academic activities in Şirinevler Campus, along with the increasing number of students, since the  2009-2010 academic year, education continues in İncirli Campus. 
Nilgün Demirhan has been the director of the program since the establishment.

 

Qualification Awarded

Students who have successfully completed all courses and had at least 120 ECTS, has the associate degree.

Language of Instruction

The medium of education is Turkish.

Mode of Education

Full-time

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Double Major–Minor Programs

Educational process is a successful University students in İstanbul who had Ash, set conditions if they are to provide the Department simultaneously read in another section, they can see more learning. Students who have successfully completed the double major program, are eligible to receive two separate associate's degree. 

Internship

There is a compulsory internship for 40 workdays.

Grading Scheme

You can find the relevant legislation including the measurement and evaluation requirements of the program here.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from the program students must have at least 2,00 GPA out of 4,00 and 120 ECTS.

Occupational Profiles Of Graduates

This program provides students opportunity to become the  members of a qualified contemporary human resource, to have new business rules knowledge and workforce the businesses need, and use technology effectively and monitor new developments of  the Foreign Trade. An internship is the important part of the vocational education. The duration of the internship is 40 days. An internship that will be done after the second year helps the students to comprehend the 2nd term’s courses more effectively.

Access to Further Studies

Transfer to Bachelor Degree is determined by the Law in Offical Newpaper Dated 02.19.2002 and Numbered 24676. 

According to regulation on the continuation of graduates of vocational schools to Bachelor Degree and principles that the council of Higher Education determined, vertical transfer exam and placement of graduates of vocational school students to bachelor degree is executed by ÖSYM. 
Students who graduated from the Foreign Trade Program can make the vertical transfer to bachelor degree to enhance their training to upper level. Vertical Transfer Areas

• Banking

• Banking and Finance

• Labor Economics and Industrial Relations

• Economy • Economics

• Business

• Business Information Management

• Capital Markets

• International Finance

• International Business

• International Trade

• International Trade and Finance

• International Trade and Business

Program Activities

In Foreign Trade Program, students visit customs areas, and some trade companies. Also, some seminars are organized on business skills, trading activities.    

Contact Information


Program Director: Lecturer Tülay Ölmez

e-mail: t.olmez@iku.edu.tr

Programme Advisor: Lect. Esra EriK Akyol

E-mail: e.akyol@iku.edu.tr