Overview

In today’s globalized economy, there is a growing demand for professionals who are versatile and equipped with intercultural competencies to operate effectively in international markets. In this context, the Undergraduate International Trade and Business Program at Özyeğin University aims to educate globally competent professionals who can adapt to the dynamics of the international business environment, think strategically, and work effectively in multicultural settings.

The program’s objective is to cultivate graduates who understand the complexities of conducting business in international contexts and who are capable of applying their knowledge and skills across various functional areas of business to global commercial activities. It is designed to provide students with a strong theoretical foundation, practical skills, and intercultural awareness necessary to succeed in today’s competitive global marketplace.

In addition to English, students are encouraged to gain proficiency in a second foreign language relevant to their chosen region of specialization. The program also supports

Academic Program

In addition to a frontier management education under the OzU brand name, students who are enrolled in the IBUS program will have the opportunity to:

• Become experts in a specialized region, where they will be speaking the region’s language (as part of second foreign language requirement) and become familiar with its business and cultural practices;
• Do internship in a multinational company or attend a student exchange program abroad;
• Become familiar with real-life cases and communicate with the key actors of the international business world.

The first year
Students are provided with the fundamental principles of economics and management, as well as trained in some of the soft skills of the business world such as business ethics, entrepreneurship, decision making, and negotiation.

The second year
The focus is on the core competencies in the fields of marketing, finance, and operations management. In addition, the course sequence of intercultural communication starts this year to give students a perspective of global thinking and awareness of cultural differences.

The third year
Third-year curriculum is structured around international business. Management and economics issues are revisited with a rigorous focus on international business environment. In addition, via “sectoral solutions” courses, the students will improve their understanding of global and local sectoral dynamics.

The fourth year
Students are offered a wide range of elective courses where they can analyze international business dynamics in their regions of interest, learn how to design global strategies, and become familiar with sectoral policy implementation.

Even this rigorous program cannot fully meet the challenging demands of the international business environment without an international hands-on experience. For that purpose, the department encourages international internship and student exchange programs with prestigious institutions abroad. The students can fulfill their internship requirement either by completing exchange programs in a university abroad or by working as an intern in her (his) specific region of interest.

Graduation Requirements

International Business and Trade students should take and successfully finish at least 44 courses and 120 credits (240 ECTS) for graduation.

Graduation requirements are summarized below:

Career Opportunities

Upon graduation, our students gain opportunities to work in multinational companies (either operating in Turkey or abroad), international organizations such as The United Nations, The World Bank, International Finance Corporation, or OECD or even in the most prestigious government agencies such as Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of European Union.