The 2024–2025 Academic Year graduation ceremony of Afyon Kocatepe University’s Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS) was held at the Atatürk Congress Center with enthusiastic participation. During the ceremony, graduates from the Departments of Economics, Finance, Political Science and Public Administration, Business Administration, Business Administration (English), and International Trade and Finance celebrated their achievements by tossing their caps.
The ceremony was attended by AKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Şuayıp Özdemir; FEAS Dean Prof. Dr. Gökhan Demirtaş; Dean of the Faculty of Law and Chair of the Department of Finance Prof. Dr. İhsan Cemil Demir; Dean of the Bolvadin Faculty of Applied Sciences and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration Prof. Dr. Mustafa Fişne; FEAS Vice Deans Asst. Prof. Dr. Hale Fulya Kaya and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ali Balkı; academic staff; students; and their families.
In her opening speech, Faculty Valedictorian and top graduate of the Department of International Trade and Finance, Havva Nur Şahin, emphasized that graduation is not only an academic process but also a journey of self-discovery and personal development.
FEAS Dean Prof. Dr. Gökhan Demirtaş, in his address to the graduates, highlighted that the faculty, with a history spanning over 50 years, has produced more than 19,000 alumni to date, and stressed the importance of maintaining connections with them. He expressed his belief that graduates will make significant contributions to society through the knowledge and sense of responsibility they have acquired.
AKU Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Şuayıp Özdemir also addressed the graduates, noting that learning is a lifelong process. He offered four key pieces of advice: “Whatever you do, never belittle it; be honest; question every piece of information; and when you assume a managerial position, never stray from justice.”
The ceremony concluded with the symbolic presentation of diplomas to the graduates and the traditional cap-tossing celebration.
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