Background and experiences:
In response to Turkey’s need for high quality institutions of higher education, the Organ Transplant and Burns Treatment Foundation, which has been in operation since 1980, made the decision to turn its existing complexes into a university. In 1993, procedures were begun to establish Baskent University, with the aid of the Haberal Educational Foundation. In accordance with Article 3961 of the Legal Code, the University was officially founded on January 13, 1994.
The main objective is to build an academic institution that will ultimately be a full-fledged and internationally prominent university. In the 1995-1996 academic year, Baskent University moved to its new Campus at Bağlıca, located 20 km. west of the center of Ankara, on the main highway to Eskişehir.
The language of education at Baskent University is Turkish and English for some departments, in all but the English Language Department and the Department of American Culture and Literature. The English Language Department offers instruction in academic and occupational English, which is a mandatory part of the curriculum. The aim of the University is to educate a generation of young people who have incorporated into their lives cultural and historical values. The graduates are successful in the professional and business world, and are open to competition. They are sensitive to national and international issues, are dynamic and inquisitive, and are knowledgeable in the areas of health,humanities, environment, industry, trade, and technology. Currently, the university’s enrolment includes 806 associate students, 7,535 undergraduate students and 831 graduate students. Today, Baskent University has become one of Turkey’s leading higher education institutions, with its 11 Faculties, a State Conservatory, 7 Institutes, 6 Vocational Schools, 13 Research Centers, 1500 academic staff members.
Baskent University has been awarded Erasmus University Charter in 2003 and since then has been participating in the Erasmus program. Starting with 2005-2006 academic year, diploma supplement is being issued automatically and free of charge to all Baskent University graduates of short, first, second, and third cycle programmes. At second and third cycle diploma supplement’s section 4 “Information on the Contents and Results Gain” is documented as 60 ECTS per academic year.
On-the-job-training, preparing a Module for Financial Management, blended and On-line Financial Management Training for SMEs and networking by building on knowledge and experience from Turkey, Greece & Spain are the main activities of the project to achieve the goals that identified on project document. Carrying out of these activities needs theoretical and practical experiences in the frame of setting up the methodological way and implementation of training modules.
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences has adequacy to handle all of these activities from the viewpoint of physical and intellectual capability. The Faculty includes efficient physical infrastructure such as classes, meeting rooms, training technologies, networks, technology, documentation, training materials in order to prepare and organise the activities.
In the sense of intellectual capacity, the key persons have sufficient academic experience and knowledge on administrative and financial management issues for SMEs. Their specialized areas are organisation theory and financial management which are the main theoretical frames to meet the need of project’s activities. Thereby key persons play a key role in order to provide knowledge and training about administrative aspects that is analytical and cognitive as well as quantitative and qualitative with tools prepared during the project predominantly on international business administration, general management, entrepreneurship, family business administration, financial analysis, value chain management and marketing to target audience.
Professor Guray Kucukkocaoglu, PhD. He is currently chair of the Department of Management, at Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He specializes in finance. He could play a vital role in order to contribute activities on Entrepreneurial Training and other issues in the frame of financial management in start-up firms.
Contact Person: Prof.Dr. Guray Kucukkocaoglu
Position: Department Head
E Mail: gurayk@baskent.edu.tr
Website: http://iibf.baskent.edu.tr/kw/?dil=EN
