Prof. Şener Aktürk from our Department of International Relations published the article “Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe," which examines the causes and consequences of the ethno-religious cleansing of non-Christians in medieval Western Europe in International Security, one of the most prestigious journals in the field.

Prof. Serpil Sayın from the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Department of Business Administration, was awarded the MCDM Gold Medal in June 2024. This is the highest honor that the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision-Making bestows upon a scholar who, over a distinguished career, has markedly contributed to the theory, methodology, practice, and professional development of MCDM. Serpil Sayın conducts research in the field of multiple objective optimization within a mathematical optimization framework.

We are thrilled to announce that the Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc) has been awarded funding as a partner in the esteemed Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network. This funding supports the EuroMedMig PhD Network, an interdisciplinary research initiative focused on migrations in the Mediterranean, coordinated by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona.

We proudly announce that our faculty member, Prof. Zeynep Gürhan Canlı, has been recognized as an "Established Thought Leader in Consumer Research" by a recently published comprehensive scholarly benchmarking analysis.

Professor Ziya Öniş, a faculty member of the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Department of International Relations at Koç University, is the recipient of the International Relations Council of Türkiye 2024 Senior Scholar Award for his contributions to the field of international relations, and in particular, for his valuable and path-breaking work in the field of political economy.

Dr. Ayşen Üstübici, the faculty member of the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Department of International Relations, has been awarded the 2024 Seed Research Fund of Koç University. The research will examine the future aspirations of the highly skilled workforce and the proliferation of the migration industry operating in the digital space.

Türkiye Household Inflation Expectations Survey (TEBA), prepared in collaboration with the Konda Research and Consulting Company, by faculty members Prof. Selva Demiralp, Dr. Cem Çakmaklı, and Dr. Sevcan Yeşiltaş from the Department of Economics at the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, has been released for May 2024.

We are proud to announce that our student, Dirja Mahendra Atmaja from the International Relations Department of the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics, represented Koç University at the International Student Awards 2023, organized by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB). Dirja won the award for the "Best Entrepreneurship Idea" category. The "Easy Fund" app for the Turkish banking industry aims to ease financial management for businesses and employees by integrating financial advice and support into the bank's existing mobile application, reducing financial stress and boosting work performance. The project targets B2B clients and will undergo a 6-month research and design phase, followed by 4 months of development, with a strong focus on user experience and advanced AI features.

Koç University CASE & GSB became the First Institution in Türkiye receiving the Business School Impact System (BSIS) Label Awarded by EFMD Global Network

The interview regarding the research completed by Assoc. Prof. Özden Gür Ali of the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, along with Emrah Yılmaz, has been featured in this month's Harvard Business Review (HBR) magazine. Additionally, the interview has been published on the website of the magazine, which is accessible to online members.