Mentorship Program
T he y h a ve b e e n ap p o i n t ed a gr ad ua te me n to r i n
th e fi eld t he y h a ve se l ec ted . O ur me n to r s
reac hed o ur s t ud e n t s t h ro u g h e ma il , b y p ho ne,
and fa ce - to - fac e wh e n e ver t hat wa s p o s sib le.
T he y s har ed t he ir e xp er ie nce s i n t h e fie ld . W e
ga v e a s ur ve y at t h e e nd o f t h e p ro gr a m a nd all
o ur s t ud e nt s me n tio ned t ha t t h e p ro gr a m wa s
eit h er he lp ful o r ver y h elp ful , a nd al l o f t he m
me n tio n ed t h at t he y wa nt to vo l u nte er to b e a
me n to r a s wel l. T h i s a cad e mi c ye ar we h a ve
en lar g ed o ur co ver a ge t o t hi rd ye ar st ud e nt s. A
me n to r wa s ap p o i nted t o b o t h t h ird a nd fo ur t h
ye ar s t ud e n ts acco rd i n g to t he ir fut ur e wo r k
in ter es t s. W e wo uld l i ke to t ha n k al l o ur me n to r s
wh o d e vo ted ti me a nd en er g y to he lp i n g o ur
st ud e nt s.
T hi s i s t he s eco nd ye ar we gi v e o ur me n to r o f
th e year a ward . T hi s ye ar me nto r o f t h e year is
se lec ted b y o ur st ud e n t s . Eac h yea r a gro up o f
vo l u n te er grad u at es ad v is e o ur st ud e nt s o n t he
field t h at st ud e n t s are in ter es ted . W e a s k o ur
st ud e nt s to e v al ua te t he p ro ced ure. F at ma P ı na r
K üç ü kb ı ça kç ı(M et u Eco n 2 0 1 1 P h D Grad ua te)
had b ee n s el ect ed to b e th e me n to r o f t h e ye ar.
W e wo uld li ke to t ha n k h er a gai n fo r h er s up p o rt
and help o n t he b e ha l f o f o ur s t ud e n ts .
If yo u ar e a M ET U Ec o n G rad ua te a nd wo uld
li ke to he lp u s p l ea se fi l l i n t he s u r ve y t hro u g h
th e li n k p ro vid ed b e lo w a nd vo l u nt eer to b e a
me n to r fo r 2 0 1 7 .
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O ur s t ud e nt s wi l l rec ei ve a n e ma i l wi t h a
d i ffere n t s ur ve y li n k o n th e s ub j ect .
W e b e ga n t h e fir st me nto r s h ip p r o gr a m i n t h e
2 0 1 3 -2 0 1 4 ac ad e mi c ye a r u nd er t he s up er vi s io n o f
As s is ta n t P ro f. Dr . P ı n ar De r i n - G ür e. W e ma tc he d
o ne MET U ec o no mic s gr ad u ate wi t h a f o ur t h ye a r
st ud e nt. O ur st ud e n t s we r e ver y h ap p y a nd e xci te d
to p ar tic ip a te i n t h e p r o gr a m.
W e rea ll y ap p re cia te y o ur h elp . I f yo u wo uld
li ke to g et mo re i n fo r ma tio n ab o ut o ur p ro gra m
o r ha v e q ue st io n s p le ase s e nd us a n e ma il
th ro u g h p d er i n @ me t u.ed u. tr
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