Bahçeşehir University (BAU) is a private educational institution in Turkey, located around the Bosporus in Istanbul.
The Turkish National Assembly authorized the establishment of the University of Bahçeşehir by the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation in 1998. An academic and strategic protocol was signed shortly after (February 1998) with San Diego State University in California, USA. The enrollment of the first students was made after the first placement exam (ÖSYS) in the 1999–2000 academic year. The university is one of the few universities in Turkey which has its lectures in English and therefore students applying to BAU are required to have high English proficiency.
Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi (BAU) | |
Motto | İstanbul'un Kalbinde Bir Dünya Üniversitesi |
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Motto in English | A world university in the heart of Istanbul |
Type | Private |
Established | 1998 |
Rector | Şirin Karadeniz |
Students | 17,048 |
Undergraduates | 18,448 |
Postgraduates | 5,567 (including doctoral students) |
Location | , |
Campus | Beşiktaş Campus, Galata Campus, Göztepe Campus, Şişli Campus (Vocational School), Şişli Campus (Preparatory School), Berlin Campus Hong Kong Campus Rome Campus Boston Campus Washington, DC Campus Silicon Valley Campus Cologne Campus Toronto Campus Batumi Campus |
Language | English, Turkish |
Colors | Blue, White |
Website | bahcesehir.edu.tr |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 221-230 (2022) |
The university consists of 8 faculties, 1 school of languages and 2 vocational schools. Four institutes provides post-graduate education. There are 17,048 registered students studying at the university. The number of undergraduate students is 10,137 and the number of graduate students is 4,716. The number of associate degree students is 1072. Some 1047 academicians lecture at the university and 506 administrative personnel work at the university. There are 4 campuses in Istanbul. Bahçeşehir University Library, which is established on a 1400-meter-square field renders service with 250,000 publications, books and electronic books. Five different café and restaurants render service on the campus. The total audience capacity of the conference hall is 1000.
Bahçeşehir University was given the "Superbrands of Turkey" award in 2007.
Bahçeşehir Uğur Educational Institutions own 35 kindergartens, 18 elementary and 47 high schools, and 177 private educational centers in Turkey. The current rector is Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz.
It is considered one of the best privately owned universities in Turkey and is found on the list of top 10 Universities in Turkey.
The university has 7 campuses outside of Turkey. Two in the US (Washington DC and Boston), 1 in Canada (Toronto), 1 in Italy (Rome), 1 in Germany (Berlin), 1 in Georgia (Batumi) and 1 in China (Hong Kong). The university has more than 193 international partners and has cooperations with world-known universities like Harvard University (US). It has six campuses in Istanbul.
Dean: Prof. Kadir Emre Gökyayla
Dean: Prof. İpek Altınbaşak Farina
Dean: Prof. Hasan Kemal Suher
Dean: Prof. Murat Dündar
Dean: Prof. Yücel Batu Salman
Dean: Prof. Gökay Görmeli
Dean: Prof. Türker Kılıç
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CO-OP which stands for “Cooperative Education Program“ is an education model that integrates university and business life. CO-OP's purpose is to unify education and working life. Students continue to their education while gaining work experience with this model. There are 1500 local and 150 international partners in CO-OP.
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