Institute of Graduate Education

My name is Rana Özyurt Kaptanoğlu. I'm an instructor at the Istanbul Topkapı University. I am the Deputy Director of the Institute of Graduate Education, and the Head of the Management Information Systems Department. Istanbul Topkapı University started in 2018 with three programs. Currently, we have 10 major departments and 21 programs. We have nearly 10 programs that we plan to open. We have programs in many different disciplines. We are very assertive in all 10 Departments and 21 programs. In particular, the Management Information Systems Program is the 4th Doctorate Program in Turkey, opened within the body of private universities. We have a wide range of academic programs from art to technology. Graphic Design, Architecture, Gastronomy, Business, Security Sciences which is a multidisciplinary program, History, Management Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence Programs that stand for a brighter future. The University of Postdam in Germany and the International University of Gastronomy in Italy are the first universities with which we made an agreement. Apart from this, we have joint cooperation agreements with nearly 20 universities in various parts of the world. Within the scope of ERASMUS, we have circulation with nearly 50 universities. All of our professors in our university also serve within the institute. Apart from this, we also get support from foreign professors in cases that require specific expertise. In particular, we cooperate with the universities which we have made agreements with in the scope of ERASMUS. The Entrepreneurship Education Agreement we made with Pakistan Supervisor University is one of the best examples we can give. As the Institute, we have agreements with big companies such as Migros. We provide special programs and scholarship opportunities for employees of large companies. The number is increasing day by day. We organize a short interview for our candidates. The point we aim at while doing this learn their future goals. Therefore, we do not persist on the continuation of the same discipline. The excitement of candidates, their plans for the future, and their passions are always more important to us. Since our departments and programs have a wide range, our student profile also has a wide range. To give an example from security science, there are candidates from various sectors. There are district governors, governors, intelligence officers, and lawyers. There are always new works that we plan for the coming periods. We encourage graduate students to get their master's degree with a much better academic education. For this reason, we encourage our students to be more active in international symposiums, international seminars and international events organized by our school. My first recommendation for candidates who will prefer us in the coming semesters will be to research on different fields. If your goal is to advance in your own career and do something about your discipline, you can progress in your field. However, you can develop yourself in many different ways by getting training in other disciplines you are curious about. Because today, multidisciplinary fields are more valuable. If you want to improve yourself in every field you are curious about, we are here as Istanbul Topkapı family.