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Picking the right school: “Why University of Southern California ?” with Cem Aydan

After studying at The Italian High School in Istanbul, Cem Aydan is now one of the most successful students at one of America’s top Universities. The classroom is not the only place he has excelled in. Cem is one of the most popular students on campus. Learn why it is important to pick the “right” [...]

Shahruz Hasanzade – Northwestern University

Shahruz Hasanzade is a graduate of the Baku Turkish Private School. After studying his Freshman year as a top Honors Student at Khazar University, he became the first ever student from Azerbaijan to gain entrance to one of the world’s best universities, Northwestern University. Shahruz explains his journey and experience of how he adjusted to [...]

Daria Zarubina: Regional Manager, Duke Fuqua School of Business

Daria Zarubina serves at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business as a Regional Manager. She is responsible for representing Fuqua at a variety of events in Russia and CIS countries, and she manages Fuqua’s operations including coordination of activities for admissions, alumni, and corporate relations. She holds a Master in International Business degree from the [...]

Dean Parke Muth / University Of Virginia

For over 20 years, Associate Dean of Admissions, Parke Muth has opened the doors of the University of Virginia to many of today’s most successful young Professionals of Turkey. He is one of the most respected admissions officers in the US and a household name to UVA Turkish Alumni. Dean Muth speaks to StudyInAmerica as [...]

Dr. John Ryder: President, Khazar University

Dr. John Ryder is the First American President of a University in Azerbaijan. He is the Former Dean of The State University of New York’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and is the Founder and Director of the Projects of Eastern and Central Europe as well as the Center for Russia and The United States. [...]

Yusuf Azoz: Chief Executive Officer of Kariyer.Net

Yusuf Azoz is one of Turkey’s most recognized Executives. After graduating from Bogazici University’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Yusuf pursued Graduate Study at Penn State University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Yusuf served as a Senior Consultant at Telcordia Technologies before returning to Turkey to assume upper level management positions. After [...]

Sonad Uygur: Creating an identity <i>(in Turkish)</i>

For over 140 years, the German School of Istanbul has produced some of the world’s most valuable leaders. Sonad Uygur is on path to follow the German School’s traditional footsteps of success. Sonad excels as one of UVA’s top students in her area of passion: Architecture. Leyla Chatti | StudyInAmerica.com | Virginia Leyla Chatti was [...]

Keith Vaughn: Associate Dean, USC Marshall School of Business

Keith Vaughn earned his bachelors degree in economics at Amherst College. Before coming to the Marshall School , he worked as a commercial banker for four years in the Bay Area and later joined colleagues to work with an entrepreneurial venture. Prior to joining the admissions office, Keith began working with the Career Resource Center [...]

Yasemin Keçecioğlu: Picking the right ART SCHOOL </br><i>in Turkish</i>

After finishing the top of her high school, Istanbul native, Yasemin Kececioglu excels as a top student in one of America’s most competitive Art Institutes.

Deborah Riger: Assistant Director, MBA Programme, INSEAD

Deborah Riger is Assistant Director of Marketing for the MBA Programme at INSEAD. Deborah promotes the full-time MBA programme in Asia-Pacific and has been based on the Singapore campus since 2008.Prior to joining INSEAD, Deborah was working in New York as a recruiter for a global consulting firm. She has also worked extensively with international [...]

Dr. Rifat Barokas, Advisor StudyInAmerica.com

Dr. Barokas has forty four years of international and domestic management consulting experience in sixty countries to private and public sector entities in privatization of state enterprises, public sector reform, project finance, agriculture, commodity exchange development, warehouse receipt programs, nutrition, rural health, water supply, sanitation, development and transition economics, investment and trade promotion, small and [...]

2010 Panel Highlights

StudyInAmerica.com ‘s 2010 MBA Panel Event Highlights. The World’s Top MBA Programs meet Turkey’s finest Young Professionals.

Shandra Jones: Associate Director, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

After graduating with a B.A. from Stanford University in Political Science/International Relations, Shandra Jones in production, operations and business management as an Assistant Buyer at Limited Brands. She spent five years managing both the research department and Human Resources/Operations functions for a prominent legal search firm in Manhattan. While in New York, Shandra also counseled [...]

Lisa Rios: Associate Director of Admissions, NYU Stern School of Business

Lisa Rios is an Assistant Director of MBA Admissions at the NYU Stern School of Business and has been working at Stern for 2 years. She earned a BS in Business Administration at University of Richmond and an MA degree in Higher Education Administration at NYU. She has previously worked at both Liz Claiborne, Inc [...]