Faculty of Business and Administrative Sciences

Our graduates can work at national and multinational companies and institutions and can become leading professionals. In today's diverse and dynamic business environment, executives are required to have competency in their field, analytical thinking and creative problem solving skills. Economics and Finance Programme at Istanbul Okan University takes into account these requirements in order to make their graduates ready and creative for developing innovative business models.

In order to support the career development of our students and alumni, Istanbul Okan University Career Centre has institutional cooperation agreement with more than 700 companies, and through the centre students can apply for internship, part-time and full-time employment, and work at O’COOP - the Cooperative Learning Programme during their last semester. The list of companies and institutions in cooperation with Istanbul Okan University can be found in the website.

Graduates of the Department of Economics and Finance at Istanbul Okan University can be employed in the areas like:

• Finance, accounting, planning, production departments in national and multinational companies
• Public institutions (ministries, undersecretariats, directorates, Borsa Istanbul, BRSA, CMB, etc.)
• Various positions at state-owned or privately-owned commercial, participation, investment and development banks
• Various positions at multinational commercial, participation, investment and development banks
• Strategy development departments
• Project management departments
• Production management and planning
• Cost analysis and budgeting units
• Research departments
• Data analysis and management
• Financial planning and management
• Auditing
• Financial counselling services
• Financial institutions in money and capital markets
• Insurance companies