Okan University, one of the most eminent and distinguished foundation universities in Turkey, is home to a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body of 14,000. Currently, Okan University has students from 43 different countries. It offers more than 138 undergraduate and graduate programs. The University comprises six faculties, two applied sciences schools, and three graduate schools. The university also offers a variety of two-year associate degree programs that correspond to the in-demand vocational opportunities.

Okan University is located in Istanbul, the only city that spans the two continents, Europe and Asia. Besides the main campus on the Asian part of Istanbul, with its modern faculty buildings, residence halls, and social facilities, Okan University has three other campuses in central locations on both European and Asian sides of the city.... [-]

BSc Banking & Finance

The department of accounting and finance at St Martin’s Institute offers a brand new of degree researched and developed by the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE). These degrees give you an understanding of accounting and finance, banking and finance that will be useful throughout your career. This means that we do not simply teach accounting or banking techniques and focus on computational skills with the aim of immediate application, but to enable our students to evaluate their usefulness in different contexts. We encourage you to adopt a critical and flexible viewpoint and to look at the subject from a variety of perspectives, including the international dimension. ... [-]

For the first three semesters, the students will be thought the basic economic concepts of Finance, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting, Management and Marketing. For the first three semesters, we also offer two elective courses to be selected from two packages. Within these packages, we have courses directly related to the business area like Business Ethics, World Economics or Introduction to Firm Management or others with a broad perspective over the society like Methodology of Scientific Research, Political Science, Logics or Institutional Community Law.

The second part of the undergraduate level - the last three semesters - will be focused on the specialization of Finance and Banking. The offered courses are: Banking Institutions and Monetary Mechanisms, Financial Markets, Managerial Accounting, Financing Direct Investments, Financial Analysis, Econometrics, Budget and Public Treasury, Banking Marketing, Insurance, Accounting in Public Administration or International Finance, all like compulsory courses and other 3 packages with elective courses with specialized disciplines not only from the finance area, but also from other business areas directly connected to finance.... [-]

This study program aims at forming specialists capable of identifying the opportunities of the economic moment, the regional development potential, and of participating to the decision-making process from a financial perspective on a public and private level.

The professional skills that graduates will obtain after gaining their Bachelor’s degree are:

Finance and Banking is a scientific field designed to provide students with the various knowledge and practical skills that properly qualify them to interact with the modern business environment, through connecting financial and economic concepts with the business reality in banks and financial markets. This will enable the graduates of this Department to join the various public and private institutions, including the banking institutions, such as the central bank and commercial banks, as well as insurance companies, investment firms, and other financial institutions. It also enables them to pursue higher education in the Arab and foreign universities.

Offering an excellent education that develops qualified and knowledgeable graduate.... [-]

The undergraduate progкam in Economics with major of Finance is fully delivered in English by the Plekhanov International Business School. This program is available for both full-time students and exchange students. The major in Finance is a comprehensive program. Varied methods and approaches are used to deliver a solid business and finance education. The program aims at training economists with general business culture competence, who are able to work in the field of finance, credit and insurance institutions, public and municipal authorities. Our graduates are decision-makers and well-oriented in the Russian and international markets. A bachelor's degree in finance will prepare you for working in this high-powered field. The program gives the opportunity to obtain two diplomas – of the international partner-university and Diploma of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics.... [-]

With a focus on both theoretical and practical knowledge, our curriculum centers on practical applications and interdisciplinary integration. Our Department collaborates with CTBC Holding, Chinatrust Financial Group, and related corporations to have financial practitioners pass on their professional knowledge and skills to our students in a diversified learning environment.

Additionally, our Department offers scholarships and financial aid to students so that they do not have financial concerns during their time here. With our systematic learning approach, interdisciplinary integration, collaborations with corporate elite resources in the industry, and scholarships and financial aid, we aim to foster international professionals in finance.... [-]