Frequently Asked Questions

What are the features that make Istanbul Gedik University Metallurgical and Materials Engineering different from other Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Departments?

Our department is a well-established department based on the history and founding purpose of our university and fed by this purpose.
The education program of our Department, which is intertwined with the sector, is supported in this field. Our courses are not limited to only theoretical education, but are offered with wide application possibilities.
The number of students per faculty member is below 15. Therefore, our communication with our students is very strong. This provides a productive education and training life.
Our accreditation process continues with the “Engineering Education Programs Evaluation and Accreditation Association” (MÜDEK), which is recognized as a national quality assurance institution by the Higher Education Quality Board for the accreditation of engineering programs.

What are the Job Opportunities of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering?

Sectors where Metallurgical and Materials Engineers can work;

Iron and Steel Industry
Non-Ferrous Metal Industry (Copper, aluminum, etc.)
Casting Industry
Machinery Manufacturing Industry
Defense industry
Aircraft and Ship Manufacturing Industry
Automotive and Automotive Sub-Industry
Welding Technologies Industry
R&D Companies
universities
Polymer Industry
Biomedical/Biomaterials Industry
Glass, Ceramic and Refractory Industry
Quality Control Units
Heat Treatment Companies
Metal Forming and Processing Industry
Surface Treatment and Coating Industry
Electric-Electronic Material Industry
Energy sector

Program graduates mostly in many areas listed above; They advance as engineers in R&D, design, production, quality-control, sales-marketing, quality management, training and consultancy positions, and as their experience increases, they take charge in management levels.

How are your scholarship rates and quotas?

Within the scope of the quota determined each year, our first 2 students can receive a 100% scholarship and all other students can receive a 50% scholarship. However, they can gain additional scholarship opportunities in the first 3 preferences at the rates determined at the beginning of each year. (These rates are the same for all universities and should be followed separately.) In addition, students who graduated from Gedik Vocational School and enrolled in our department with the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) are provided with a 75% scholarship opportunity. Scholarships of our students are not cut in any way during their 4-year education.

Are there any scholarship opportunities you provide to graduates of the department to enroll in International Welding Engineering?

We attach great importance to this internationally valid training, which is important especially in terms of offering wide job opportunities in the country and abroad, and which is given by only three institutions in our country. All students who graduate from our department are provided with 50% scholarship in International Welding Engineering registrations.

Is there a compulsory internship application?

Yes. We find it very important for our students to gain experience in business environments that have the potential to work in the future. In this context, in order to graduate from our department, our students are required to complete three compulsory internships of 20 working days each. These;

Production Internship: It includes all stages from raw material or ore to finished and/or semi-finished material. This internship belongs to the casting methods of metallic materials; It covers information about model, core, molding, melting, finishing and quality control processes. The types and working methods of melting, annealing and heat treatment furnaces used in the enterprise should be examined. Types of heat treatment (annealing, hardening, improvement, etc.) that must be applied in order to become a finished and semi-finished material should also be included in this section. It also includes all processes that produce polymer materials, composite materials or ceramic materials. At the end of this internship, our students gain a broad vision that includes all the processes of materials that shape our world, from nature to their use.

Shaping Internship: Within the scope of shaping internship; cold and hot forming methods (cutting tools, press, mold, rolling, forging, wire and pipe drawing methods, etc.), machining (cutting, filing, turning, milling, drilling, planing, grinding, lapping, honing and polishing processes), welding methods (oxy-acetylene, electric arc, gas metal arc, submerged arc and other combinations) are examined. At the end of this internship, our students gain a broad vision including the processes from semi-finished products to the production of materials suitable for industrial use, and they gain knowledge on the subjects with the largest business area of our country.

Business-Organization Internship: Within the scope of this internship; The products produced by the enterprise and annual production amounts, market shares, organizational chart, production method, production planning, production control, cost analysis, purchasing, warehousing, stock control, import and export, personnel supply, labor supply and pricing principles are learned. At the end of this internship, our students comprehend the requirements of being a manager with a vision in important issues such as human resource management, as well as the technical knowledge required by engineering, as well as organizing a business in the best way and managing administrative processes in a way that will contribute to the business, country and world economy. He will have early experience in solving the technical, psychological and sociological problems he will encounter when he enters the business life.

Internships must be done in corporate companies where Metallurgical and Materials Engineers work. The internship process of our students is supervised by the internship commission.

Where do your students do internships?

Our students are trained in production, shaping, sales, marketing, certification, quality control, education, research and development, etc. related to metal, polymer, ceramic and composite materials. They can do internships in all businesses that carry out their activities. In the sectoral sense, “What are the Job Opportunities of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering?” The sectors listed under the question can be listed as fields where internships can be made.

What can you say about your communication with your students after graduation?

We regularly meet with all of our graduates, evaluate their fields of work, and continue the consultancy practice so that they can fulfill their career goals. Thanks to our industry connections, we help them find jobs. By guiding each of our students in line with their interests, we support them after graduation. We keep in touch not only in business life but also in terms of sharing life. We take care to maintain our communication with our alumni through the Alumni Association of our university. In summary, we not only get information about the career progression of our graduates, but also support their employment by sharing the job opportunities offered to our department from the sector.