DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

Prof. Dr. Ufuk TÜREN

Director of the Institute of Social Sciences

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In today’s rapidly evolving knowledge age, the shifting academic and professional landscape demands continuous development, specialization, and career transformation. At OSTİM Technical University Graduate School of Social Sciences, we address this need through high-quality graduate programs that offer flexible, practice-oriented, and globally relevant education.

Thanks to the strong industrial and entrepreneurial ecosystem provided by the OSTİM brand, our students engage directly with the business world and begin building their careers during their studies. With a diverse body of international students, our school fosters a vibrant multicultural learning environment, offering valuable opportunities for global interaction and professional networking.

Courses are delivered not only by leading academics but also by PhD-qualified senior executives from both public institutions and private industry. This enables students to gain real-world insight and develop applied skills aligned with current sectoral challenges.

Moreover, our thesis projects are designed not only from a theoretical standpoint but also to tackle real industry problems, often resulting in high-quality research outputs that meet international publication standards. With a faculty experienced in international research, projects, and scholarly publication, our mission is to offer more than a diploma—we provide our students with a future-oriented vision and a sustainable path toward academic and professional excellence.