Gülbin TANRIBİLİR / e-MBA Graduate Education : Gazi University Faculty of Industrial Arts Computer Studies Residence : Mersin The hectic business life I happened to embark upon as soon as I graduated from university and the frequent location changes (domestic and abroad) I experienced prevented me from enrolling in a master's degree for 5 years. The reason why I chose the e-MBA programme in the first place was to deal with the difficulty I faced in adapting my working hours to those of the programme. In addition, I dreaded having to go to school and listen to the lecturers as they taught their classes (that is, if I did not have to stay late at work and finish some leftover business). Consequently, the most significant opportunity that distance (asynchronous) education provides us is the ability to develop and improve oneself and study by creating the opportunity and time on individual terms. This constitutes the most important attribute of the e-MBA programme. Later on during my education, I realised that the curriculum for the e-MBA programme is very professional and that e-MBA students have equal access, if not more, to the opportunities provided by synchronous education. To name a few, class summaries, PowerPoint slides, solved example problems, case studies, relevant web site links and lecturer’s own class notes (no need for you to take notes in class!) were among some of the many opportunities. In addition, the willingness and warmth with which the academic staff works at solving your problems, the speed with which they answer your e-mails (1 day), their ability to create the right studying environment when needed, all contributed in giving us the necessary support. On top of all these, by studying systematically, analysing many case studies in each class, choosing the time and place of your education, your are able to graduate and really ‘learn’, irrespective of your former education.