Faculty of Business stands out as “increasing awareness in society of inequalities among disadvantaged groups” and “gender equality.” We aim to enhance the existing curriculum about our focus areas. As part of this objective, faculty members will engage in research and projects and organize enlightening series, including seminars, panels, and workshops in relevant fields. We aim to impact 750 students through our curriculum and engage 200 stakeholders, including academic and administrative staff, through activities and scholarships each year. We already have international partners worldwide and aim to expand collaborative activities specifically in these focus areas. We will track our impact over time by measuring the number of students attending the courses, the number of participants in activities, and the number of ongoing projects and publications.
INITIATIVES:
Curriculum:
Currently we have Gender Equality, Women in Business Life, and Gender and Society courses in our curriculum.
We plan to enrich the curriculum by embedding activities related to our focus areas in the Volunteerism Studies course to align our desired impact.
Scholarship:
Encourage scholarships to be part of activities in line with the impact statement of the Faculty of Business as well as to conduct research and projects that can support disseminating the societal impact.
Internal and External Engagement Activities:
We will continue the activities stated in Table 1 (panel, seminars, workshops, summit, and student activity). In order to ensure the continuity of such activities, we will put effort into maintaining and building relationships with our partners, including NGOs and stakeholders.
Table 1: Model
Focus area strategically chosen
Activity
Output
Outcome
Impact
SDG 5
Curriculum
Currently we have Gender Equality, Women in Business Life, and Gender and Society courses in our curriculum.
500 educated students per year
Raising awareness of gender equality
SDG 5 and 10
Curriculum
Redesign “Volunteerism Studies” course so that it has a particular focus on our societal impact
250 educated students per year
Raising awareness in reducing inequality and gender equality
SDG 5 and 10
Student Activity
Activities carried out by students taking Volunteerism Studies course.
Approximately 50 Informed audiences
Raising awareness in reducing inequality and gender equality
SDG 10
Panel and Seminar
Organizing panel and seminars. The possible topic could be gender equality and refugee rights
Approximately 50 Informed audiences
Raising awareness in reducing inequality
SDG 10
Project
Financial Literacy for Accessible and Inclusive Vocational Education
Educated 100 hearing-impaired people
Reducing inequality in financial literacy for hearing-impaired people
SDG 5
Project
Gender Diversity On Corporate Boards: A Road To Sustainability
Informed stakeholders in gender equality
Raising awareness of gender equality
SDG 5
Workshop and Summit
We have one weeklong activity called Orange Week, in which other universities and high schools also participate, including workshops and Orange Summit organized in collaboration with UN Women to eliminate violence against women
Approximately 100 Informed audiences (participants)
Raising awareness of gender equality
SDG 10
Project
Leave No One Behind
Approximately 500 students and faculty members are informed on refugees
Diversity and Inclusion
SDG 5
summit
Turkic Business Women Summit
Approximately 200 students and faculty
Bringing Together businesswomen from Turkic Republics
