Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship program at Özyeğin University offers students a comprehensive and innovative educational experience designed to foster creativity, leadership, and strategic thinking in the dynamic world of business creation and management. This program aims to equip students with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to develop, launch, and sustain successful startups in diverse industries. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students will engage with courses covering business planning, innovation management, finance, marketing, and digital transformation, among others. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on learning with real-world projects, case studies, and collaboration with industry partners, enabling students to apply their knowledge in practical settings. Additionally, the program encourages entrepreneurial mindset development, resilience, risk management, and ethical decision-making, preparing graduates to excel as entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, or innovative leaders within established organizations. The faculty comprises experienced academics and industry professionals committed to mentoring students and fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem on campus. Students benefit from access to state-of-the-art facilities, startup incubators, pitch competitions, and networking events that connect them with local and international entrepreneurs, investors, and business experts. The Entrepreneurship program at Özyeğin University also emphasizes research and innovation, encouraging students to develop new ideas, products, and services that address real-world challenges. Graduates of this program are well-positioned to launch their own ventures or take on strategic roles within entrepreneurial and innovative environments globally. With a focus on experiential learning and industry collaboration, this program provides a solid foundation for aspiring entrepreneurs to make a meaningful impact in the rapidly evolving global economy.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 5800 Year (International)

$ 7,500

• English

Course Content

Tracks

First and foremost, we expect our graduates to start new businesses or develop their existing family businesses in the primary industries for our university as well as other manufacturing and service industries.
Our graduates will be preferred by corporate firms such as Vestel and Turkcell that are committed to corporate entrepreneurship activities as well in quest to satisfy their need for entrepreneurial and innovative employees.
Newly founded and small businesses will serve as another career track for our graduates. We firmly believe that newly founded and small businesses will prefer our graduates, with great enthusiasm and confidence, for they have taken the same path as our graduates have. Keeping their entrepreneurial spirit alive, these companies will be more than interested in recruiting our graduates who share the same enthusiasm and capabilities with them.
Our graduates will also be able to find employment opportunities at non-governmental organizations and/or institutions that run and/or seek to run social entrepreneurship activities but lack the necessary human resources.
Last but not least, our graduates will also be recruited by public institutions and organizations that aim to support and promote entrepreneurial activities and therefore require high-quality and well-educated human resource in the field of entrepreneurship.

During the freshman year, our students will take common courses with other programs. The sophomore year curriculum is composed of common basic courses with the Undergraduate Business Administration Program. The junior and senior year curriculums include required program courses (4 courses) designed specifically for the entrepreneurship program as well as program electives (6 electives), non-program electives (2 electives) and general electives (4 electives). Our students will prepare a senior year project during the Business Plan courses offered for two successive academic semesters in their senior year. Students are expected to find and/or develop a business idea during their internship program in the second semester of the junior year (6th academic year) and then turn this idea into a well-thought and detailed business plan.
Students are offered a total of 12 electives to give them the freedom to shape their own curriculum. Electives allow students to specialize in the tracks they prefer. Students can choose the electives that are directly related to their business idea or they are simply interested in as well as the electives offered in the areas they feel they can further develop. General electives are composed of courses that are relevant to students business ideas and plans (such as a second foreign language or an engineering course etc).
Just like in our Business Administration program, our students will obtain in-depth information about the primary industries that our university focuses on during their sophomore year. Students will choose and specialize in an industry during their junior year. This industry can be the one that the students aspire to start a business in as well as a different industry. The following summer term, students must complete an 8-week internship program. The internship program will reinforce the knowledge of our students. The course offered during the 6th academic semester and the internship program will prove very beneficial for our students to develop their business ideas.
Furthermore, our students will extensively use the information and communication technologies. Each student is issued with a laptop computer to provide them with an enriched applied education and reinforce the concepts taught during the course and the lab sessions. Starting from the preparatory program, students will be offered a world-class education integrated with modern technologies and will have a strong command of the information and communication technologies when they graduate.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test : 80

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Requirements

Foreign students are admitted to the institutions of higher education in Turkey on condition that applicants fulfill the requirements for student admission determined by the relevant institution of higher education and approved by the Council of Higher Education.
The applications from following students will be accepted:

• foreign students who are either high school graduates or are studying their last year in high school,
• students with dual nationality who abandoned their Turkish or TRNC citizenship and who complete their entire high school education abroad
• citizens of TRNC who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result

The applications from following students will not be accepted:

• Turkish citizens,
• TRNC citizens (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality one of which is Turkish,
• Students with dual nationality one of which is TRNC (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned their Turkish citizenship and who have completed their entire high school education either in Turkey or TRNC,
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned their TRNC and who have completed their entire high school education either in Turkey or TRNC (except the students who have completed their entire high school in TRNC and have GCE A/L result),
• Students with dual nationality who abandoned either their Turkish or TRNC citizenship and who graduated from the Mission schools in Turkey
• Students expelled from an in institutions of higher education in Turkey due to disciplinary action.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Ozyegin University.

Funding

Self or government funding, sports scholarships. Very limited number of entry scholarships are available for international students

There are scholarships available based on International Baccalaureate, ABITUR, Matura and French Baccalaureate diplomas, completion of AP program and performance in International Science Olympiads. You will also have the opportunity to improve your scholarship status after admission to OzU by demonstrating high academic performance in your classes (academic merit scholarships).

The Özyeğin University Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship program is designed to equip students with the essential skills, knowledge, and mindset required to create, develop, and manage new business ventures. The curriculum emphasizes innovation, strategic thinking, and practical application, aiming to foster entrepreneurial spirit among students. Throughout the program, students are exposed to a diverse range of courses covering topics such as opportunity recognition, business planning, financing, marketing, and management, tailored specifically to startup environments and new enterprise development. The program also integrates experiential learning components, including internships, startup projects, and collaboration with industry stakeholders, to provide real-world experience and facilitate networking opportunities. Students are encouraged to develop their own business ideas, with the support of faculty mentors and entrepreneurial centers within the university. Özyeğin University emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, combining insights from business administration, technology, and social sciences to prepare graduates for the dynamic and evolving nature of entrepreneurship. The program aims to cultivate innovative thinking, resilience, and adaptability, qualities essential for success in today’s competitive markets. Upon graduation, students are well-prepared to launch their own startups, join innovative companies, or pursue further academic research in entrepreneurship. The university’s strong ties with the business community and access to entrepreneurial ecosystems enhance the learning experience and open doors to mentorship, funding opportunities, and collaborations. The program is suitable for students passionate about starting their own businesses or contributing to entrepreneurial initiatives within existing organizations, fostering a new generation of entrepreneurs who will contribute to economic development and societal progress. Overall, Özyeğin University’s Entrepreneurship program seeks to create a vibrant learning environment that promotes creativity, leadership, and enterprise development, ensuring students are equipped to turn their ideas into successful ventures.