Bahcesehir University – Istanbul

Bahcesehir University Istanbul is one of the best Turkish universities. It is one of the most important branches of the Bahcesehir International Universities Foundation, which has several branches in central locations in the following countries: Washington and Silicon Valley in the United States of America, Berlin in Germany, Toronto in Canada, Georgia, China, Italy and Turkish Northern Cyprus. It also includes a large number of international students from all over the world, and is proceeding according to its vision of becoming a research university with an international standing.

Bahcesehir University was founded in 1998 with the slogan (The University of the World in the Heart of Istanbul and the Meeting Point of the Two Continents). The university is distinguished by having professor and student exchange programs with many universities around the world, including: New York University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Yokogawa University, Technical University of Berlin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The university also received the United Nations Higher Education Award in recognition of its efforts in the field of higher education, its cooperation with the labor market, and the graduation of students with professional experience and competence. Bahçeşehir University is one of the first Turkish universities to implement the university-labor market cooperation project, which provides students with the opportunity to experience real practical life during their years of study at the university. This project, which was launched from the concept of “My campus is my workplace”, is based on cooperation agreements with about 800 factories inside and outside Turkey and gives students the opportunity to train and gain practical experience in many fields.

The university uses English or Turkish in teaching various specializations, and provides a preparatory year to study the language. On the other hand, students of Bahçeşehir University Istanbul can study summer programs at any branch of the Bahçeşehir University Group.

Bahçeşehir University in numbers

The university has 10 faculties, 2 vocational schools and 12 graduate schools
The university has 6 campuses in Istanbul
The university hosts more than 18 thousand undergraduate students and about 6500 graduate students
The number of international students at the university is approximately 5000 students
The university has more than 1250 academics and 601 administrative staff
The university has cooperation agreements with 193 universities from 36 different countries
There are more than 100 educational programs at the university
The university has a library with an area of ​​11,400 square meters, which includes more than 250,000 books and magazines, in addition to digital documents
There are 5 cafes and various restaurants on campus

The mission of Bahçeşehir University

The mission of the university is to continuously improve the quality of education, research and development processes to add cultural and educational value to students. It also contributes to developing innovative solutions to the problems facing society, as the university is keen to graduate innovators and entrepreneurs who can undertake pioneering and innovative initiatives and works that will advance society.