In today’s world, where international competition grows every day, businesses strive to increase their market shares. As the International Trade and Logistics Department of Hasan Kalyoncu University, we aim to raise solution-oriented, entrepreneurial and innovative individuals who speak foreign languages, closely follow technological developments, think analytically and aim for optimal results in this global competition.
Why the HKU International Trade and Logistics Department?
- A strong academic staff and a curriculum that responds to the needs of the sector
- Double major and minor programs
- English preparatory year followed by 30% English-medium instruction
- Opportunities to meet expert guests in the field
- A knowledge base for graduate studies
- A prestigious and sought-after career
- Gaziantep is an industrial and trade city and a bridge of trade and culture between the Middle East and Europe, which offers a wide range of employment opportunities (especially for UTL graduates)
- An approach that embraces cultural and scientific cooperation among universities
- A teaching and learning process focused on university-industry cooperation
- Education closely integrated with the trade and logistics sector
- Opportunities to learn by experience and observation
- Technical visits and the chance to meet expert guests from the sector
Who Should Choose Our Department?
The HKU International Trade and Logistics Department is suited to students who are:
- Interested in foreign trade
- Self-confident
- Able to empathize in interpersonal relationships
- Willing to learn foreign languages
- Fond of travel
- Analytical thinkers
- Problem solvers
- With an interdisciplinary perspective
- Wishing to work in the management of global goods and trade flows
- Our department provides a solid foundation for students interested in global economic and political developments and the functioning of institutions.
Why Should You Choose Our Department?
Specialization in the International Trade and Logistics sector
- Good career opportunities
- Offers outstanding options for a dynamic working life
Opportunities Our Department Offers to Students
Curriculum Aligned with Industry 4.0
Some of our courses prepare students for the digital business world and prioritize adaptation to the technical structure of our age:
- E-Commerce
- Logistics Information Systems
- Operations research and optimization
CO-OP Program
- “CO-OP” (Cooperative Education or Industrial Practical Training) is a university–business cooperation model that requires the student to work at a company or institution during undergraduate studies. Through this program, our students work for 14 weeks (1 term) in industries and companies that interest them and take the step of gaining field experience with what they learned in class.
- The CO-OP program is carried out with the support of our department and university, at organizations to which students apply through their own efforts.
- Students who graduate after the CO-OP program may subsequently obtain employment at the company where they completed CO-OP.
TÜBİTAK Smart BİGG Program
- Under the TÜBİTAK Smart BİGG program, for which Hasan Kalyoncu University is an implementing organization, students with an innovation-focused entrepreneurial idea can receive a grant of 200 thousand TL if they pass the required stages.
- Within the program, Entrepreneurship Training, Prototyping and Mentoring support is provided.
- Experienced mentors provide entrepreneurs with support on technical, commercial and administrative matters.
- They receive training on preparing a business model and business plan
Erasmus+ Exchange Program
- Study and/or internship opportunities for 6–12 months at partner universities abroad
- Opportunity to develop foreign language skills
- Opportunity to get to know new cultures
International Trade and Logistics Club: LOGICLUB
Through our club, students develop skills in organizing and taking part in social and academic events, as well as in teamwork. The club organizes various events to bring our students together with leading academics and practitioners in Türkiye. In 2019, with the contributions of the Logistics Club, the third International Trade and Logistics Congress also helped students build a network to advance their careers.
Hand in Hand Seminars
We bring our students together with managers from the International Trade and Logistics sector.
In this way, leading figures of the International Trade and Logistics sector share their experience with our students, and students are prepared according to the needs of the business world. Hand in Hand seminars also contribute to students building a social network that helps them find internship placements and increases employment opportunities.
Career Opportunities After Graduation
- Purchasing, supply, foreign trade and logistics units of national and international production, service and sales companies
- Logistics companies providing road, air, sea, rail and intermodal transport services
- Logistics organizers known as freight forwarders
- Logistics units of insurance, finance, audit and foreign trade companies
- Relevant departments of academic units such as universities and research institutions
- Expert staff of relevant public institutions, such as the Ministry of Transport and the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade
- Foreign Trade and Logistics Application Units of communication and information technology companies
- Import–export units of production and foreign trade enterprises
- Customs consultancies
- Port operators
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Logistics villages/centers
- Relevant units of free zones
Our Department Through the Words of Our Graduates
About UsThe aim of the program and the importance of international trade for the department.