The Quality Management in Education team at Bilkent University’s Faculty of Business Administration would like to express sincere appreciation to Suay Durdu and Kerem Toksöz for their ongoing support and valuable feedback. Their contributions play a vital role in our efforts to enhance the learning environment at Bilkent University Faculty of Business Administration.
As Bilkent FBA Career Planning & Mentoring Committee, we conducted 4th Career Talks on March 21, 2025. We hosted 17 mentors, alumni and professionals in three different sessions: 1) Finance/Auditing/Accounting 2) Marketing/Sales/Technology 3) Human Resources/Entrepreneurship/Management-Organization We are proud of coming together with our panelists from leading local and global companies😊 The Career Talks provided an enriching opportunity for our students to connect with industry professionals, alumni, and mentors. Our panelists shared their unique career journeys, offering valuable insights, stories, and advice that inspired students to think critically about their own paths. Each session fostered meaningful discussions, helping to bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world experiences, while strengthening the connection between students and the professional community. It was such an exciting and inspirational event😊 We would like to thank our…
The Bilkent University Faculty of Business Administration organized a warm ‘Welcome 2025’ event on December 24 with the contribution of it’s academic staff, administrative staff and graduate students. Our Rector Prof. Kürşat Aydoğan was also in attendance.
[ E-Book ] The Third Project Fair and Competition of Bilkent University Faculty of Business Administration was held on June 6, 2024 at Mithat Coruh Auditorium. The event provided a platform for 104 senior students, formed nineteen teams, to display their research and solutions to real-world business challenges, which they developed in collaboration with eighteen different companies. The event began with a poster presentation session, where all teams presented their projects to a diverse audience, including faculty members, industry professionals, and fellow students. During this session, attendees had the opportunity to engage with the teams, gaining insights into their research and methodologies. The competition to win the best poster award was intense, with all teams demonstrating impressive analytical skills and creativity. Following the poster session, the event progressed to the…
Within the context of the Business Capstone Project course that is taught by Ceren Aydoğmuş, Yasemin Limon, Başak Tanyeri Günsür and Rasim Serdar Kurdoğlu the Project Fair and Competition of FBA was held on June 13, 2023 at Mithat Coruh Auditorium with the participation of the student project groups, collaborated firms, academics and the University administration. Furthermore, a distinguished group of Bilkent Music and Performing Arts Faculty students performed a marvellous concert for the guests. The top three groups determined by the jury votes are listed as follows: 1. Group: “The Dudes” – Tepe İnşaat A.Ş.Team members: Zeynep Eda Bayram, İrem Boyacı, Araz Hasanzaadeh, Seraj Mehrabkhani, Selahattin Orhan Mert, Şevval Eda Özcoşar 2. Group: “R.D.B.”Team members: Saadat Alakbarova, Fatmanur Demir, Ceyda Erbay, Birol Efe Fedai, Fulya Sevsevil 3. Group: ‘”Team Friendship” – STM…
The Bilkent Center for Research in Transitional Societies hosted its 4th Management Research Day online on May 4, 2023. The event featured Dr. Yasin Rofcanin from the University of Bath (UK) as the discussant and brought together faculty members to share their latest research insights. The program included three faculty presentations: Prof. Zahide Karakitapoğlu-Aygün presented “I-deals, Emergent Leadership & Promotability: Test of a Moderated Mediation Model”; Dr. Serdar Kurdoğlu delivered a talk on “Leadership to Establish Meritocracy vs Domination”; and Dr. Atilla Onuklu explored “Rediscovering Transaction Cost Theory with Blockchain: The Block Transactions.” Each presentation consisted of a 30-minute session followed by an engaging question-and-answer discussion with participants and the discussant, offering a dynamic platform for scholarly exchange and collaboration.
A workshop on the topic “Nonfinancial Information Reporting and Assurance Within the Framework of Corporate Sustainability: Regulations and Practices,” organized by the university’s Faculty of Business Administration and Center for Research in Transitional Societies in partnership with the Turkish Accounting Academicians’ Collaboration and Research Foundation (MÖDAV), took place on Friday, April 22. The workshop opened with introductory remarks from Prof. Ülkü Gürler, dean of the Faculty of Business Administration; Prof. Nuran Cömert, chair of MÖDAV; Yahya Arıkan, general secretary of the Turkish Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants (TÜRMOB); and Dr. Hasan Özçelik, chair of the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (KGK). The keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Tamer Atabarut, a faculty member at Boğaziçi University and the director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions…
A research day in operations management was organized online by FBA on December 1, 2021. Our keynote speaker was Professor Onur Boyabatlı from Singapore Management University. He delivered a talk about “Integrated Optimization of Farmland Cultivation and Fertilizer Application: Implications for Farm Management and Food Security”.
The 3rd NIBES Research Session with the research theme “Sustainability Research in Business and Economics” was held online on November 23, 2021. The conference was hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University under the auspices of the Bilkent University Centre for Societies in Transition in collaboration with the Cracow University of Economics. The research workshop was co-chaired by Associate Professor Emre Berk and Associate Professor Ahmet Ekici from FBA – Bilkent University. The aim of the workshop was to exchange research interests and ideas among members of the Network of International Business and Economics Schools (NIBES). The session was focused on research on sustainability issues in business and management as well as economics. The presented research was about sustainable consumption attitudes, societal marketing for alternative food networks, legacy…
Faculty of Business Administration held a “Marketing Research Day” on January 10, 2020. The morning sessions of the activity included three “work-in-progress” research presentations by Associate Professor Berna Tari Kasnakoğlu-TOBB University; Assistant Professor Forrest Watson-METU; and Visiting Assistant Professor Melis Ceylan-Bilkent University. The afternoon sessions included a seminar by Professor Tülin Erdem-New York University and a meeting between Dr. Erdem and the graduate students that came from various universities in Ankara. We would like to thank to our presenters and participants for their contributions and for making this event a success.
