The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences was founded with government decision on 28.04.2008 and 13602 numbered. The Department of Economics was founded in 2011–2012. The Programme which provides and teaches modern economics accepts 62 students every year and it takes 4 years to complete the full programme. As of 2012, there are 61 students in morning education and 62 students in evening education which totally makes 123 students in the department. Our Department conducts its educaion program with 4 Assistant Professors and 7 Research Assistants.

All alumni who complete the full programme successfully and with its requirements qualify to earn ‘Bachelor Degree in Economics’.

The acception process to programme is explained with details in the topic named ‘Acception of Student which is under the section of “About Recep Tayyip Erdogan University”.

In Turkish High Education Institutes, the acknowledgement of former formal learning, vertical, horizontal and in-university transitions are subject to the regulations that is determined by The Higher Education Council. The acknowledgement of process of in-formal and non-formal learning which is related to experience or certificate has just started in Turkey. For that reason, the acknowledgement of former learning has not started in all programs of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. But, exemption examinations for the foriegn languages courses are implemeted at the beginning of every academic year. The students who take and pass these exams are considered as exempted from the related courses.

Completing successfully all the courses which are in programme and having 2.00 GPA out of 4.00 are neccessary conditions for sufficiency.

The Department of Economics aims to establish and improve the understanding of economic problems from the elementary to the most complex ones, and to provide its students with necessary tools to undertake critical and systematic analyses of the economic environment we live in and develop policy options.

Alumni of Economics Department can work in public or private sector including banking, tourism, consulting organizations, inspection componies, insurance componies, international trade componies etc. Also, after providing certain internship and working time conditions they can work as certified public financial accountant and chartered accountant. In addition to them, district governer, central bank positions, treasure counselorship, foreign trade counselorship, State Planing Organisation, Capital Markets Board, Chambers of industry and trade are another options for the alumni of this departmant.

If the candidates who successfully complete undergraduate education have enough score from their related score type in the ALES exam and have sufficient level of English score, they can apply to related graduate programs.

For the courses that are taught every term there are one midterm and one final exams.Total of %40 of the midterm and %60 of the final exams are determining the level of the students.

Graduation conditions are explained in the section of ‘The Rules and Conditions of Sufficiency’

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Chief of the Department: Assit. Dr. Uğur SİVRİ Tel: +90 464 223 61 26 / 1219 Faks : +90 464 223 58 65 E-mail: ugur.sivri@rize.edu.tr Vice Chief of the Department : Assit.Dr. Seymur AĞAYEV Tel: +90 464 223 61 26 / 1225 Faks : +90 464 223 58 65 E-mail : yusufsavsatlı55@hotmail.com Department of Erasmus / AKTS Coordinator : Assit.Dr. Uğur SİVRİ Tel: +90 464 223 61 26 / 1219 Fax : +90 464 223 58 65 E-mail: ugur.sivri@rize.edu.tr Department Secretary: Tuğba GÖKCAN Tel: +90 464 223 61 26 / 1207 Fax : +90 464 223 58 65 E-mail: tugba.gokcan@rize.edu.tr Adres: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi İktisadi ve idari Bilimler Fakültesi Dekanlığı Fener Mahallesi, Merkez Kampüsü, 53100 Merkez/RİZE

Recently founded Economics Department carry out its activities with a young and dynamic staff. There are 4 Assistant Professors and 7 Research Assistants in the department. In order to speed up the academic development, all the associates are provided with laptops and printers including the internet connection in all rooms. Besides, all research assistants’ demands regarding developing their academic careers are supported. The education provided in the department, with full compter labs and foreign language labs in addition to the big lecture halls equipped with projectors, is at the level of our modern education conditions and technology. Aside from their education, there are student clubs to help students pay more attention to their department and students are encouraged to be part of those clubs. Besides, through symposiums, congresses, panels and the lecturers invited, students are being provided the practical knowledge after the theorical one they have in the department. In addition to that, students have a chance to participate in activities like football, basketball, voleyball etc.