Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Hi, I'm Tuğçe Erol. I am in the third year of Industrial Engineering Department at Yildirim Beyazit University in Ankara. My department started accepting students for master's degree programs in 2015 and for undergraduate programs in 2017. I am one of the first students to be accepted to the undergraduate program. There are currently 6 academic programs in the department. We study at the West Etlik Campus in Ankara. In the first year, general engineering courses and introductory courses are given in the department. Starting from the second year, we start to take courses specific to our department. We have fun and interesting lessons such as Operational Research, Economics, Quality, Ergonomics, and Production Planning. We have laboratories for Physics, Manufacturing, Simulation, Ergonomics and Computer Programming courses. In order to develop ideas and gain practice, we have a certain part of the courses in these laboratories. Internship is an important part of university life. In my internship this summer, I've learnt many things about the real-world aspect of industrial engineering. In addition to general industrial engineering topics, our department is trying to make a difference in 4 main subject areas as well. These are systems engineering, manufacturing engineering, economic and financial engineering, and ergonomics. We especially receive a very appropriate training to improve ourselves in these areas. I chose this department because I was able to match some of the key aspects of industrial engineering such as system building, efficiency, improvement, problem solving and decision making with my interests, potential, dreams and goals. My choice for Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University was based on being in Ankara, being 100% in English and being a young university. Ankara is really a neat and easy city. It offers a lot of social opportunities for students. Being 100% English allows us a step ahead of others in academic life, business life, job and internship applications. It also opens doors for us abroad. Being a young university is also an advantage because it is open to new ideas. This means that us students have greater responsibility. This makes us innovative, assertive, confident and able to communicate well. In my department, I make the most of the facilities offered. All of my teachers are visionary people working in different fields. I can knock at their door any time. They are always supportive and helpful when I want to do a study or carry out a project, or when I want to organize an event. In addition, I take an active role in the Industry and Leadership Community integrated with our department. We also organize various activities with this community, all of which are very useful and nice. After graduation, I intend to continue in academia. I really liked being an industrial engineer. I want to be able to teach and transfer the same excitement onto others. I'm thinking of working on sustainable green systems. In addition, I also have plans to do SAP consultancy. I would say to candidates who will choose the department that there are many fields of interest and work. They can combine industrial engineering with the sectors they favor and are interested in.