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The Faculty of Business Administration at Bilkent University successfully held its Fourth Project Fair and Competition on May 30, 2025, at the Mithat Coruh Auditorium. The event served as a platform for 105 senior students—organized into seventeen teams—to present their research findings and innovative solutions to real-world business problems, developed in collaboration with sixteen prominent companies.
The day commenced with a poster presentation session, during which all participating teams introduced their projects to a diverse audience of faculty members, industry professionals, and fellow students. This interactive session allowed attendees to engage directly with the teams, offering valuable insights into their analytical approaches and research methodologies. The competition for the Best Poster Award was highly competitive, with all teams displaying commendable rigor, creativity, and presentation skills.
The event culminated in the finalist presentations, the most anticipated segment of the day. Based on the outcomes of the initial evaluations, six teams were selected as finalists to contend for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards. These teams delivered comprehensive presentations before a distinguished jury panel composed of academic experts and experienced industry leaders.
The finalist presentations reflected the students’ strong grasp of complex business challenges and their capacity to formulate practical and impactful solutions. The jury evaluated the projects based on several key criteria, including innovation, feasibility, analytical depth, and potential organizational impact.
The Faculty extends its congratulations to all participating students for their hard work and professionalism, and its sincere appreciation to the partner companies and jury members for their invaluable contributions to the success of this academic–industry collaboration.
The event concluded with the announcement of the Best Poster Award and the top three project awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in research quality, innovation and presentation.
1st Place: Blue Ocean
Company: Tepe İnşaat
Team Members: Berk Yılmaz, Aylin Taner, Sude Deren Balaban, Başak Karlı, Beril Ünsal, İrem Topaktaş, Sıla Özkoçer
Academic Advisor: Zeynep Önder
Course Instructor: Özgür Tolga Baycan
2nd Place: The Endgame
Company: Jotform
Team Members: Elif Karabulut, Doğa Aslan, Hakan İlyas Korkmazyürek, İnci Nada Gökçen, Zeynep Birol, Dilara Aksoy
Academic Advisor: Gözde Esen
Course Instructor: Özgür Tolga Baycan
3rd Place: Capital Minds
Company: Türkiye İş Bankası
Team Members: İrem Yıkılmaz, Deniz Özçelenk, Ecem Yeliç Özartaç , Ayşe Gülçe Damğacı, Fatma Doğan, Görkem Bozoğlu, Buse Özbek
Academic Advisor: Lale Tomruk Gümüşlüoğlu
Course Instructor: Başak Tanyeri-Günsür
The Best Poster Award: Final Countdown
Company: NÜVE
Team Members: Aslı Özer, Ayşe Nur Keşanlı, Elif Zeynep Çiçek, Yiğit Arslan, Kerem Kayın, Esra Bilgin
Academic Advisor: Rasim Serdar Kurdoğlu
Course Instructor: Ceren Aydoğmuş
Acknowledgements
The successful organization and execution of the Fourth Project Fair and Competition would not have been possible without the outstanding efforts and coordination of our course instructors: Assoc. Prof. Başak Tanyeri-Günsür, Dr. Ceren Aydoğmuş and Özgür Tolga Baycan. Their dedication and leadership played a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth progression of the event. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our Administrative Assistant, Ceren Uçak, for her invaluable support throughout the entire duration of the project. Her commitment and support were essential to the effective organization and seamless execution of the event.
We also extend our sincere appreciation to the academic advisors who provided continuous guidance and mentorship to the students throughout their Capstone Projects, fostering academic rigor and professional growth.
Our heartfelt thanks go to the sponsor firms for their invaluable collaboration. By engaging students in real-world business challenges, these organizations contributed significantly to the development of practical skills and industry awareness among our students.
Finally, the Faculty of Business Administration expresses its deepest gratitude to the esteemed jury members for their time, expertise, and thoughtful evaluations:
- Rasim Cin – CEO of KMT and Woppy AI Solutions
- Alper Kutay – Senior Lecturer, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department, Bilkent University
- Atilla Onuklu – Assistant Professor, Management Department, Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University
Their contributions were instrumental in recognizing and rewarding the exceptional achievements of our students.