Boğaziçi University

1863 - 2014

Foundation Robert College, founded in Istanbul by Dr.

Cyrus Hamlin and Mr. Christopher Rheinlander Robert in 1863, was the first American institution of higher learning outside the United States.

Boğaziçi University, the official successor to Robert College, was inaugurated on the same campus in 1971 as a public university in the Turkish Higher Education system.

From Robert College...

To Boğaziçi University

6 Campuses 4 Faculties 2 Schools 6 Institutes 20 Research Centers 31 Departments 15.000 Students (app.) 11000 Undergraduate Students 4000 Graduate Students 1200 Academic Staff (451 Full-time, tenured and

tenure track, 274 Part-time, 370 Instructors and Lecturers, and 264 Research Assistants)

Academic Units 4 Faculties:

Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering

6 Graduate Institutes: Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History Institute of Biomedical Engineering Institute of Environmental Sciences Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Institute of Science and Engineering Institute of Social Sciences

2 Schools: School of Foreign Languages School of Applied Disciplines

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Chemistry History Lingustics Mathematics Molecular Biology and Genetics Philosophy Physics Psychology Sociology Translation and Interpreting Studies Turkish Language and Literature Western Languages and Literatures

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Economics Management Political Science and

International Relations

Faculty of Education Computer Education and Educational

Technology Educational Sciences Foreign Language Education Primary Education Secondary School Science and Mathematics

Education

Faculty of Engineering

Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering

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School of Applied Disciplines

International Trade Management Information Systems Tourism Administration

Degrees offered

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Undergraduate Graduate

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THE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES Turkey’s oldest and best English

Education tradition... Boğaziçi University has

experienced education in English since 1863.

More than 80% of newly registered undergraduates spend a year in the English prep school.

Divisions English Preparatory Advanced English Modern Languages

LANGUAGES TAUGHT AT BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY German French Spanish Italian Chinese Japanese Russian Arabic Latin Persian Ancient Greek Modern Greek

Armenian Korean

High Standards

ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS…Examined by European University Association (EUA) in 1999, academic and administrative perfection of Boğaziçi University has been approved by EUA and many other international associations.

ENGINEERING FACULTY THAT HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE IN WORLD STANDARDS...After ABET’s (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) evaluation on Boğaziçi University Engineering Faculty in 1997, 2004 & 2010 contents and the level of the programs in the faculty were shown to be equivalent to the universities in USA and all departments were found to be in accordance with ABET standards.

Rankings

Times Higher Education, 2014Among the first 150 Universities

Among the first 400QS WUR 2014

Times Higher Education, 2014

Semesters

Fall SemesterFall Semester

End of SeptemberMid-January

Spring SemesterSpring Semester

End of FebruaryMid-June

SummerSummer

• Optional Semester• End of June-• First week of August• 6-Week intensive• 4000 students• 10% International

International Networks IAU - International Association of Universities Magna Charta Universitatum EUA - European University Association unimed - Mediterranean Universities Union Utrecht Network Black Sea Universities Network SEFI - European Society for Engineering

Education

Students

Asia 175Europe 154USA 14Africa 1Total 344

International Students

2765 studentsin the Prep. School

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES

Traditional long standing ties with world’s leading universities

Boğaziçi University provides education abroad via exchange programs.

About 25% of Junior Year students (app. 450) participate in an exchange program.

Incoming and Outgoing Students

Exchange Agreements 2013

Erasmus Partners

Some Exchange Partners: Brown UniversityColumbia UniversityDuke UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyIndiana UniversityNew York UniversityPurdue UniversityRice UniversitySyracuse UniversityUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of California SystemUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of IowaUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Texas at AustinUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonWashington University in St. Louis

Ecole Centrale ParisEcole Nationale des Ponts et ChausseesEcole Nationale Superieure de Chimie Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines Ecole Normale SuperieureEcole PolytechniqueEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneHumboldt-Universitat BerlinTechnische Universitat BerlinTechnische Universitat DarmstadtTechnische Universitat MunchenUniversity of BolognaDelft University of TechnologyEindhoven University of TechnologyIndian Institute of Technology BombayTokyo Institute of TechnologyUniversity of QueenslandMonash University

ACTIVITIES AT BOĞAZİÇİ

Boğaziçi University supports and encourages student and club activities…

Student Clubs that develops social responsibility, thinking and individual creativity…

TRADITIONAL BU STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Sports Festival → Sports Committee

Art Festival → Art Clubs

International Cultural and Academic Meeting of Engineering Students (ICAMES)

→ Engineering Society

Brandmarker → Management and Economics Club

Dance Festival → Dancing Club

Aviations Festival → Aviation Club

Unlimited Music Days → Radio Boğaziçi

Taş Oda Concerts → Music Club

Presentation & Recruitment Days → Management and Economics Club Engineering Society

Research at Boğaziçi

Research UniversityTo comply with the aim of becoming a research university in which teaching,

research, and innovation are equally valued, BU is fully committed to provide its researchers with the necessary resources to engage in advanced research and innovation

Organizational SupportBU supports its researchers with a large & strong “Administrative Coordination

Office for Research Projects” (BAP) as well as a dedicated “Office for Sponsored Research” (APKO), and a well-structured -regularly meeting- “Ethics Board” and “IP Committee”

Technology TransferRecently University’s “Office for Industial Relations”, “Patent Office” and “Project

Support Units” have joined forces as a TTO within the university’s Technopark to capitalize on reserach outputs and technology licensing

Research Centers

Advanced Technologies R&D Center Life Sciences and Technologies Research CenterAsian Studies Research Center Mechatronics Research CenterCenter for Economic and Econometrics Peace Education Research CenterCenter for Innovation and Competition Based Development Studies Polymer Research CenterCenter for Psychological Research and Services Social Policy Forum Research Center

Disaster Management Research CenterSustainable Development and Clean Production Research Center

Economic Design Research Center Tourism Management Research CenterEducation Policy Research Center Informatics and Telecommunication Center European Studies Research Center Financial Modelling Center

Information Systems Research CenterHalet Çambel-Nail Çakırhan Center for Archeology, Modern Architecture and History

Language Research Center

Impact (Cites per document)

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