Associate in Foreign Trade
As a result of the globalization of the world economy, rapid adaptation of domestic economies to each other and our country’s efforts of convergence with the European Union, the importance and vitality of the Foreign Trade programme is at a constant rise. The necessity for the people who work in the field of customs and foreign trade to have the knowledge of regulations as a result of the new adjustment law, obligation to have a university degree, increase in the complexity of foreign economic and political relations have made Foreign Trade and Customs Management more appealing.
The aim of the Foreign Trade programme is to train the intermediate manpower to work on foreign trade and customs legislation. Those who complete the programme are expected to:
- Be aware of the importance of following the regulations about the field.
- Grasp the features of enterprises which operate in business life and foreign trade.
- Be able to distinguish the documents used in business life.
- Know the basic concepts of economics and stock market.
- Have knowledge about the importance of foreign trade for the economy of the country and enterprises.
Our students are obliged to carry out a 50 working-day long internship to graduate. They can carry out their internship at customs, customs consultancy offices, import-export companies or the firms which have foreign trade departments.
Graduates are entitled to take the title “Foreign Trade-Customs Business Professional”. Professional staff can complete their internship and work as customs consultant, expert in import and export offices and as civil servant in public institutions.
Those who develop themselves may start their own business and have an active role in business life.
Program Specific Requirements
- None.
Learning Outcomes
- The aim of the Foreign Trade programme is to train the intermediate manpower to work on foreign trade and customs legislation. To this end, the aim of our Programme is provide education on: How to carry out international trade in sectoral, regional and local scale by dealing it nationally and internationally. How to be competent in customs legislation issues. How to analyze the markets. How to obtain finance for foreign trade. Understanding the importance of following the legislation of the profession. Grasping the features of enterprises which operate in business life and foreign trade. How to be able to distinguish the documents used in business life. How to know the basic concepts of economics and stock market. How to express the importance of foreign trade for the economy of the country and enterprises. How to find a customer. How to choose a target market in foreign trade. How to enhance the knowledge about foreign trade management.
Career Opportunities
- Candidates with Turkish citizenship who pass VTE, can enroll in an undergraduate degree programme through CASP (Centre for Assessment, Selection and Placement). They may transfer to 4-year departments such as International Trade, International Logistics and Transportation and Business Administration. Graduated students are given the title of "Foreign Trade Professional Staff". After completing their professional internships, graduates can work as customs expert in the import and export offices of private sector, civil servants in public institutions and companies engaged in foreign trade or customs consultant in customs under the Ministry of Finance and Customs by acquiring necessary documents and qualifications. Graduates who can develop themselves individually can take an active role in working life by establishing their own business environment.
- Those who completed the foreign trade program can work in organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Customs and Trade, chambers of commerce and industry, banks and financial institutions (especially foreign exchange departments), foreign trade departments of private companies dealing with export and / or import, insurance, customs and foreign trade consultancy institutions and transportation companies. Moreover, if they are successful in the exams, they may obtain a B card and work under the title of Assistant Customs Consultant, and then become a Customs Consultant. Graduates can work in private foreign trade companies and public institutions and organizations, as well as establish their own businesses and engage in commercial activities to increase the export potential of our country. Students with an entrepreneurial spirit can also manage their own business successfully.