Rich countries often give money to poorer countries, but it does not solve poverty. Therefore, developed countries should give other types of help to the poor countries rather than financial aid. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

I, Oguzhan Cinar, wish to apply for the Master in “

Construction

Economics and

Management

” at the University College London for the 2020

/

21 intake. Having the chance to be part of a selected group of highly regarded and talented students, would be an extremely valuable opportunity to gain advanced critical understanding and make a positive impact on my

career

in the

construction

industry. The

construction

sector acts as a locomotive

role

for

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in

the economies in developing countries. I realized that many

construction

executives, who play a key

role

in the

construction

economy, came only from the civil engineering

background

. In

this

context, I strongly believed that the managers of large-scale

construction

companies should have a solid

background

in

construction

economics.

Besides

, I observed that the master courses in the sphere of economics are very limited in most of the

construction

management

master programmes, except for UCL. The main reason I want to

enroll

register formally as a participant or member

enrol

in

this

Master Programme is that I am convinced the compulsory module will give me a solid base on

which build my

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which to build my

future

career

.

Moreover

, since I am already experienced in mega infrastructure projects, I strongly believe that after attending courses

such

as “

Construction

Industry Development” and “Strategic Financial

Management

of

Construction

and Infrastructure Projects”, I would gain a solid academic

background

as well. While attending university, I decided that I had to improve myself in the subjects of

construction economy

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the construction economy

, finance, financing models of infrastructure projects,

cost

control

and budgeting. In fact,

besides

the technical courses, I focused on

project

management

, economics, mathematics courses and I acquired essential skills related to engineering science.

Furthermore

, I was awarded to develop my dissertation in the

construction

management

field where only the projects coming from the best students in

construction

management

and related courses are accepted. I wrote my

thesis

on “Process of Innovation in

Construction

& Financing of Innovation and Infrastructure Projects”. The

thesis

has 3 main parts which are; - Innovation, The Process of Innovation and Its Application

on

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for

Construction

- Financing of Innovation Projects - Financing of Infrastructure Projects. After completion of the

thesis

and graduated from the university, the

thesis

had been accepted by

Project

and

Construction

Management

Conference (In Turkish abbreviated as PYYK) to be presented in the conference.

Besides

my academic

background

, I would like to underline

also

the professional

background

to prove I meet the requirement of the programme. In

last year

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the last year

of my university studies, I was offered a long-term internship for a

Project

Control

Engineer position in Dogus Group, which is one of the biggest investment company in Turkey. During the time from 09

/

2015 to 07

/

2016, I have taken an active

role

in more than 40 domestic and international projects in the scope of fit-out, hotel, renovation

project

from the pre-contracting part to post-contracting processes. Thanks to

this

long-term internship, I have gained

cost

control

, quantity surveying, subcontractors

management

and negotiation skills. After I graduated and completed the internship, the subsidiary of the Dogus

Group which

Accept comma addition

Group, which

is Dogus

Construction

and

Trade wherein

Accept comma addition

Trade, wherein

the top 250 in ENR list, has offered me for “

Cost

Control

and

Budget

Engineer” position in Al-Rayyan Road

Construction

and Improvement

Project

which has a value of 1.3 B USD and located in Doha, Qatar. My main

role

was to update the activity-based

budget

daily basis,

calculation

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the calculation

of the

cost

of the

BoQ

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

book

items and claims as per CEESM4, which was the base of Global Settlement Agreement

that is

related to changing

contract type

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the contract type

from unit rate to lump sum. I

also

have involved in the tender processes for 2 projects in Qatar. During the tender process, I calculated the direct

cost

of the tender for both

project

and submitted to the related

Project

Manager. After a year, I gained skills

such

as the topics of Global Settlement issues, Tendering in International Environments, Calculation of the

Cost

of the Claims and Submission of the

BoQ’s

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Box

Items and SWOT analysis.

Moreover

, I agreed with Yapi Merkezi

Construction

and Industry Inc (Wherein top 250 in ENR) for the SGR

project

located in the city of Tanzania, Dar

es

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

Es

Salaam for

Cost

Control

Engineer position. The

project

consists in the

construction

of a high-speed railway that will increase the capacity of transportation of the materials, goods and the people from

Dar

to a considerable degree; very much

far

es

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

Es

Salaam to Morogoro and the contract value is 1.2 Billion of USD. In July 2017, I moved to Tanzania and set up the

cost

control

and related system in the

Project

. After I prepared the

first

budget

of the

Project

, I decided to improve and develop the

budget

reporting format of the company. In fact, I submitted the

budget

as an Activity Based as well as

Cost

Code Based so it allowed me to follow the expenditures more accurately. It was the most significant innovation

for

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in

the

project

and thanks to

this

, the Company has saved a huge amount of money and decreased the unnecessary expenses so that the profit margin has been increased. Thanks to working in Africa and the Middle East, I had the opportunity to realize that mega projects like infrastructure projects have huge importance for the economy of developing countries. I clearly saw how

megaprojects

decrease the unemployment rates, increase the turnover of the local suppliers and subcontractors, but

also

affect the politicians.

On the other hand

, for main contractor aspects, I closely monitored and witnessed that the tax optimizations have a critical impact on

project

profit margin as well as logistic problems could impact not only profit margin but

also

completion dates and claims, which means a

project

’s destiny. Since the

first

years of my professional life as aforementioned above, I skilled in forecasting, budgeting, activity-based

/

cost

-code based budgeting,

cost

accounting, earned value analysis, claims

/

Vos, global settlement issues, subcontractor and supplier

management

and

project

control

disciplines as well as I

also

worked closely with related departments. After 5 years of experience, I strongly believed that the MSc in

Construction

Economics and

Management

at the University College London represent to me excellent opportunity to be provided with highly interdisciplinary knowledge on topics that I have already dealt with on the practical side. I am entirely convinced that it could be the springboard for my

career

, and I would like to emphasize that I am eligible for the Master of

Construction

Economics and

Management

. After completion of the master

programme

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program

, I would like to continue my

career

in international

construction

companies, investment banks

such

as EBRD or Exim Banks where

construction

and finance area meets. In conclusion, I appreciate you considering my application and I would be honoured to be part of your Master’s in

Construction

Economics and

Management

at the University College London for the 2020

/

21 intake. Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.