Guler ARAS

 

Professor in Finance and Accounting & Dean of Graduate School

Faculty of Economics and  Administrative Sciences 

Department of Business Administration   

                        

Yildiz Technical University

Institute of Social Science

34349 Besiktas, Yildiz, Istanbul

 

Tel         : +90 0 212 383 31 15

Fax        : +90 212 259 42 02 - 212 227 44 71

E mail    : aras@yildiz.edu.tr

               guleraras@aol.com         

               www.http://guleraras.com

                     

                

Qualifications: BA, MBA, PhD, CPA.

 

 

Education

 

Undergraduate    Business Administration, Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics and      

                            Administrative Sciences (First Grade)

Graduate             Finance, Anadolu University  (First Grade)

PhD                     Banking and Economy, Marmara University (First Grade)

 

 

Academic Experience

 

Research Assistant    Yildiz Technical University, Institute of Social Science 1992-1996

Assistant Professor    Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative                                  Sciences Department of Business Administration “Finance” 1996-2000

Associate Professor   Yildiz Technical University Faculty of Economics and Administrative                                   Sciences Department of Business Administration, “Finance” 2000 -2006

Professor                   Yildiz Technical University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences                                   Department of Business Administration, “Finance” 2006- Today

 

Managerial Experience

 

·         Dean of Graduate School 2006- date

·         Member of Yildiz Technical University Senate 2006-

·         Yildiz Technical University Research Centre Board Member 2006 – date

·         Yildiz Technical University Executive Committee of Education Board Member 2006 – date

·         Member of University Academic Evaluation Higher Committee 2008- date

·         Chairman of University Academic Evaluation Committee 2008- date

·         Member of University Academic Evaluation Committee 2006-2008

·         Deputy Manager of Institute of Social Science, (Graduate School) 2004 –2006

·         Member of Board Institute of Social Science, (Graduate School) 2004 –2006

·         Member of Institute of Social Science Committee, (Graduate School) 2004 -2006

·         Founder and Advisory Board Member of Global Research Centre, 2006-

·         Member of Executive Board of Application and Research Centre 2005-

·         Vice President and Board Member of Turkish Ethics Resource Center, 2004 - 2006

·         Member of Board Human Resource Development Centre –HRDC, 2004 –

·         President of International Financial Management Institute 2007 – 2009

·           Advisory Board Member of International Financial Management Institute 2009 –

·         Founder and Vice President of International Financial Management Institute  2006 -2007

·         Founder and Vice President of Management Accountant-IMA Turkish Chapter 2006 –

·         Member of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty Board (Associate Professor               

           Representative), 2001-2004

·         ERASMUS Project Institute of Social Science (Graduate School) Coordinator 2004 –

·         Board Member of Centre for Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage 2005-2009

·         ERASMUS Project Department of Business Administration Coordinator, 2003-2005

·         ERASMUS Project Institute of Social Science (Graduate School) Coordinator 2004 –

·         ERASMUS Project Department of Business Administration Coordinator, 2003-2005

·         Deputy Manager of Business Administration Department, 2001-2005

·         Member of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty Committee, (Assistant Professor            Representative), 1997-2001

·         Member of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty Board, (Assistant Professor              Representative), 1997-2001

·         University Ethics Club Founder and Adviser, 2001- today

·         Founder and Member of Strategic Research Centre 1998-Today

·         Chairmen of Accounting and Finance Department, 1996-1997

·         University Business Club Founder and Adviser, 1996-1999

 

 

Main Research Areas

 

Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Institutional Investors, Capital Markets Development, Capital Market Efficiency, Ethics in Finance, Basel II Regulations, Banking Industry, Bank Efficiency, Bank Credit Management, Credit Rating, Real Sector Financing, Small-Medium Enterprises (SME) Financing, Strategic Sectors (Textile Industry)

 

 

Main Teaching Areas

 

At graduate and post-graduate level; Financial Management, Financial Decision Making, Financial Economy, Financial Institutions and Markets, Corporate Finance, CSR with Case Study.

 

 

Visiting Appointments

 

2006 – date       Visiting Professor,  De Montfort  University, Leicester UK

2008 -  date      Suffolk University  Boston USA

 

 

Keynote and Invited Speeches

Turkish Capital Market Board Private Equity Conference&Workshop, Ankara 2009

 

International CSR conference, Lahore, Pakistan, November 2008 (by video)

 

  Ethics & Economy conference, Copenhagen, 2008

 

 International Conference on Business Governance & Social Responsibility, Paris, 2008

Knowledge and Globalisation Conference, Boston, USA, 2008

6th Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility,  Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2007.

 

Kurukshetra University,  India 2007

 

Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi India 2007

 

Bursa Textile Expoerters Association&Uludağ University 2007 in Turkish

 

International Finance Summit Istanbul  (ın Turkish) 2006

 

5th Small and Medium Size Enterprises Summit  (ın Turkish) 2006

 

European Association of National Productivity (EANPC) Conference, Istanbul 2006

 

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ın Turkish) 2006

 

Izmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ın Turkish) 2006

 

Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ın Turkish) 2006

 

Antalya Chamber of Commerce and Industry  (ın Turkish) 2006

 

4th Small and Medium Size Enterprises Summit (ın Turkish) 2005

 

Institutional Investors Managers Associations Second Investors Fund Summit In Turkish)

Istanbul 2003

 

 

Memberships

 

·             Advisory Board Member of International Financial Management Institute 2009 –

·         Founder Member of Institute of Disclosure Standards, TI Turkish Chapter 2008-

·             Board Member of Disclosure Association of Turkey (TI Turkey Chapter), 2008-2009

·         Advisory Board Member of Institute of  Internal Auditing – Turkey 2008-

·         Advisory Board Member of Disclosure Association of Turkey (TI Turkey Chapter) 2008-

·         Member of Internal Auditing Association-2007-

·         Member of Risk Manager Association-2007-

·         Member International Management Accountant (IMA) Turkish Chapter  (Founder and Board  

           Member) 2006-

·         Member of Institute of Management Accountant 2006-

·         Member International Financial Management Institute (Founder&Board Member) 2006-

·         Member of Corporate Governance Association of Turkey, 2006-

·         Member and Deputy Chair of Social Responsibility Research Network 2006-

·         Member of Turkish Finance Science Platform  (Founder Board Member) 2002-

·         Member of Turkey Finance Academician Association 2000-

·         Member of Turkey Finance  and Accountants Academician Association 1999-

·         Member of Turkey Ethical Value Centre, 2003-2006 (Board Member)

·         Member of Turkey Ethical Value Centre, Education Committee 2003-2006

  

 

Honour and Awards

·       Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the World

·       Listed in Dictionary of International Biography

·       Association of Institutional Investors Managers, Best Research Award 2002

·       Yildiz Technical University Scientific Award 2000

·       Yildiz Technical University Academic Award 1999