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The last guest of December was the Founder of BT Architecture Berna Tanverdi. Ms. Berna Tanverdi briefly presented herself and the profession of architecture. She specified the importance of taking on responsibilities even as a student, the stress you are under during the project presentations in front of a jury and added that in architecture there are no working hours. 

The second guest of December was METU Department of Psychology, Faculty Member Nebi Sümer. Mr. Sümer began the conversation by introducing himself and he briefly explained his research activities, psychology and its subfields. He specified that psychology is a science which requires an objective, ethical and open-minded attitude. Mr. Sümer also explained in detail the different fields of psychology which students might prefer to pursue following their education.

The first guest of December was Turkish Educational Foundation, Ankara Department Manager and Operations Manager of Student Residences, Ömer Turna. Mr. Turna began the conversation by talking about Industry 4.0, digitalization and artificial intelligence and explained that standardization of education is wrong because learning process differs from one person to another. He stressed that educational methods have developed in a way that leads the teachers to guide the students, rather than just transferring the knowledge.

The second guest of the week in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was Louis Vuitton Turkey, Retail Operations & Marketing Manager Aslı Yaylalı Ayhan. She indicated that she has been working for the company for 7 years and began the conversation by explaining how she decided to expertise in retail & marketing following her graduation.

This week, our first guest was Aksoy Mimarlık Architectural Company Founder Gökhan Aksoy. Mr. Aksoy began the conversation by expressing his passion for architecture and explained the great moral satisfaction of being commemorated with the work that has been created even years after death. He talked about his years at school, his works experience following his graduation and how he decided to establish his own architectural company in order to reveal his own talent.

The second guest of November in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was NUROL Construction and Trading Co. Inc. Executive Board Member Bülent Erdoğan. Mr. Erdoğan initiated the conversation with an introductory video showing all the fields of activity of Nurol Enterprise System. He advised the students to first choose their field of interest, then to proceed towards this end devotedly.

The first guest of November in Conversation with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was Ambassador and Inspection Board Member Ayşenur Alpaslan. She began the conversation explaining how her foreign teachers at TED Ankara College made her discover that there was a different world outside and how that inspired her to involve in foreign affairs.

The second guest of Conversations with Career Pioneers, October was BOEING Turkey General Director and Country Representative Ayşem Sargın. Mrs. Sargın briefly explained her career journey and the different positions she held following her graduation from TED Ankara College and METU Department of Economics.

The first guest of October in Conversations with Turkey’s Career Pioneers was MICROSOFT Turkey Deputy General Manager Levent Erkan and Education Sector Manager Anıl Çekiç. Mr. Erkan and Mr. Çekiç began the conversation by mentioning the reputation of Microsoft in Turkey and the world and stressed the importance of sustainability in the sector.