wor l d an d th e D e p ar t m ent of Ec o n om ic s is th e on l y d ep artm e nt o f the M ET U s oc i a l s c i enc es to
ap p ea r i n t h es e r a nk i ngs . O f c o ur s e , un i v ers it y r a nk in gs a re b roa d as s es s m e nts wi t h m an y
pr o b l em s b ut g l o ba l ac k no wl e dg em en t of t he ha rd work an d ef f ort of Mi d d le E as t T ec h n ic al
Un i v ers it y em p lo ye e s an d s t ud e nts m ak es u s pr o ud .
In 2 0 14 we b eg a n ou r f ir s t D e par tm en t Me n to rs h ip Pro gr am . A l l s e n i or Ec on m aj ors wh o re qu es te d
to ha v e a m ent or i n t h e f i el d wer e m atc he d wi t h a M ET U Ec o n gr a du a te . W e ar e t h ank f ul t o our
gr a d u at es f or s p ar i ng th e ir pr ec io us t im e a n d c on v e yi n g t h e ir ex p er ie nc e to o ur s e n io rs . A l l t h e
s tu d en ts wh o h a d m ent or s i n o ur f i r s t ex p e ri enc e wi t h t h e m ent o rs h ip pr o gram ha v e f o un d th e
pr o gr am e i th er us ef u l or ver y u s ef u l. T h er ef or e, we be l i e v e t ha t t he M ET U Ec o n D e par tm en t
Me n tors h i p Pro gr am has be e n a s uc c es s . S o, we h a v e de c i de d to i nc re as e t h e c o ver a g e of ou r
pr o gr am t o j un i or s ( t h ir d ye a r s t ud e nts ) as we l l. In 20 1 4, in l in e wi t h o ur s t ud e nt s ur v e ys , Mrs .
G ü l is K or a l Ö zg e nc i g ör ( Ec o n 2 0 11) was s e l ec t e d as m en tor of t h e ye a r. I wo u l d l ik e t o
c on gr at u l at e Mrs . K or a l Ö zg e nc ig ö r f or h er s pec i a l ef f or t in as s is t i ng o ur s en i ors . W e als o s t art e d
our s ec on d m en tor s h i p pr o gr am i n F a ll 2 01 5 . W e wou l d l ik e to th a nk al l ou r m e nt ors f or t h e ir h e l p.
It is gr e at t o s ee t ha t m an y of our gr a d ua tes ar e wi l l i ng t o s h are t h e ir ex p er i enc e a nd wi s dom wit h
our s t u de n ts .
Las t bu t n o t t he l e as t , I am ha p p y t o inf o r m you t ha t o ur un d er gra d u at e pro gr am h as be e n re v is e d.
W e hav e b e en wor k i n g on a ne w c ur r ic u lum f or m ore t h an a ye ar . T he n e w c u rric u l um wi l l c om e
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