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BİLGİ students won CFA Institute Research Challenge Turkey Final

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BİLGİ students won the Turkey Final of CFA Institute Research Challenge organized annually by CFA Institute, one of the leading finance institutions across the world, on a global scale. With this achievement, BİLGİ team has been chosen as one of the two teams that will represent Turkey in the semi-final of the competition including the Mediterranean countries.

The team that will win the regional semi-final planned to take place on March 20, 2022 will compete in the European round of the competition and the team that comes in first in this round will be qualified to participate in the global finale that will take place in New York.

Within the scope of this competition, BİLGİ students will also participate in the regional competition that will take place in Dubai on March 12, 2022 upon the invitation of CFA Jordan and CFA United Arab Emirates.

Students gain real-world experience as they assume the role of research analyst in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a global competition that tests the equity research and valuation, investment report writing, and presentation skills of university students. The competition has four levels: local, sub-regional, regional, and global.

BİLGİ students who won the final:

  • Ömer Faruk Yüksel, MSc in Financial Economics
  • Ekin Öner, Double Major in Economics and Finance Honors Program and Law 
  • Sinem Köklü, Economics and Business Honors Program 
  • Leen Fattah, International Trade and Business Program