Throughout his academic life, Dr. Argüden has consistently been at the top of his class and received TUBITAK, Fulbright, NATO scholarships among many others, as well as numerous honors for his rich contribution to the social and cultural life of the acedemic institutions he attended. He took part in initiating and institutionalizing a number of events which later became annual events, such as Bogazici International Sports Fest.
As a Professor of business strategy, he has taught MBA classes at leading academic institutions such as the Bosphorus University and Koç University. He has also taught strategy classes at the Military Academy.
Due to his expertise on corporate governance he has been invited to give lectures at leading universities such as Harvard, Insead, MIT, Rotman School of Business (at University of Toronto), and University of London.