Beykent University

Beykent University
T.C. İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi

Seal of Beykent University
Motto Profesyonel yaşam için doğru seçim
Motto in English
 The right choice for a professional life
Type Foundation
Established 1997 (founded by Adem Çelik-Beykent Educational Foundation) [1]
Chairman Adem Çelik[2]
Chancellor Prof. Dr. M. Emin KARAHAN[3]
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Ebru GÜZELCİK URAL[3]
Students 17.059[4]
Undergraduates 9.946[4]
Postgraduates 3.930[4]
164[4]
Other students
 3.019[4]
Location Ayazağa-Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates: 40°59′10″N 29°03′13″E / 40.98611°N 29.05361°E / 40.98611; 29.05361
Campus Urban; Sarıyer-Ayazağa Campus, Taksim Campus, Beylikdüzü Campus
University Press Beykent University Press
Colours

Yellow, Black and Turquoise

   
Sports Basketball, Volleyball and Football
Nickname Bir Kent Üniversitesi
Mascot Beykent Compass
Affiliations Beykent Educational Institutions
International Baccalaureate
Bologna Process
Erasmus Exchange Programme
Mevlana Exchange Programme
Farabi Exchange Programme
TÜBİTAK
YÖK
Website www.beykent.edu.tr

Beykent University is a foundation university in Istanbul, Turkey, teaching in English, Russian Combined and Turkish with 17,059 students.[4]

Beykent University has agreements with European universities under the Socrates and Erasmus programmes, which allow university students to continue their education in a European university and foreign students to study in Turkey.

Ahmet Davutoğlu, the current Prime Minister of Turkey, worked at Beykent University as a professor from 1999 to 2004, serving as Head of the Department of International Relations, Member of University Senate and Member of Board of Management.[5]

Ömer Dinçer, the former Minister of National Education of Turkey, worked at Beykent University as a professor from 1999 to 2003, serving as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Director of Institute of Social Sciences and Vice Chancellor.[6]

Beykent University Men’s Volleyball Team has become the champion in the first League Volleyball Tournament organized on March 18–29, 2013 by the Turkish University Sports Federation.[7]

History

Beykent University, founded by Adem Çelik-Beykent Educational Foundation which was ratified by the Turkish Law no: 4282 on 09.07.1997. Offers education service with its world standard technical equipment and practice area and its well-chosen academic staff, in which every year 50% of over 17.059 students become scholarship students. Our University has 3 different campuses, 8 Faculties, 4 Vocational Schools, a Distance Learning System, 2 Institutes, 3 Research Centers and a Continuing Education and Research Center.[1]

It opened an Institute of Social Science on the Taksim Campus in 1999. In 2002, it opened an Institute of Science on the Sarıyer-Ayazağa Campus and a vocational school on the Beylikdüzü Campus. In 2007, the vocational school began offering night courses. In 2008, it opened the Distance Learning Center, also on the Beylikdüzü Campus, and a Faculty of Law in Taksim.

Academics

Faculty of Science and Letters

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Fine Arts

Faculty of Communication

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Dentistry

School of Applied Sciences

School of Foreign Languages

School of Health Services

Vocational School

Associate (Pre-Bachelor’s) Degree

Institute of Social Sciences

Department of Business Administration (MBA)

Department of Psychology (MA)

Department of Economics (MA)

Department of Law

Department of International Relations (MA)

Department of English Language and Literature (MA)

Department of History

Art Department of Cinema and TV (MA)

Art Department of Communication and Design (MA)

Art Department of Textile and Fashion Design (MA)

Institute of Science and Engineering

Department of Mathematics and Computing (MSc)

Department of Computer Engineering (MSc)

Department of Industrial Engineering (MSc)

Department of Architecture (MSc)

Department of Machine Engineering (MSc)

Department of Construction Engineering (MSc)

Department of Interior Architecture (MSc)

Doctorate – Competence in Art

Institute of Social Sciences

Institute of Science and Engineering

Distance Learning

Institute of Social Sciences

Institute of Science and Engineering

Campuses

Beylikdüzü Campus

The Beykent Büyükçekmece Beylikdüzü Campus is located at Istanbul's Büyükçekmece county within the residential area of Beykent. The 12 floor building is centered around the Beylikdüzü life center, healthcare institutions and the Tüyap Exhibition.

The 16.000 m2 closed educational complex provides modern educational facilities, laboratories, workshop studios, an auditorium, and a cultural center. The external sports area and swimming pool at the Beykent College can be used by the students of the University.

The facility houses mainly the Vocational School, which runs 38 programmes, 23 in the daytime and 15 in the evening for the benefit of working students. The Vocational School opened its doors for the 2005-2006 teaching year.

Also the newly opened Communications Faculty will be housed within this building, starting teaching in the 2008-2009 academic year.[8]

Ayazağa-Maslak Campus

The Ayazaga-Maslak Campus is in the Sarıyer [9] region of Istanbul. This modern building opened with an 8,000 student capacity for the 2005-2006 lecture year. It provides facilities mainly for BA and BSc programmes as well as for the Turkish youth series Hepsi 1.[8]

In 2011, the Ayazaga-Maslak Campus has a maximum 12,000 student capacity because of new building improvements.

Taksim Campus

Located within Istanbul's main culture and arts district, the 5000 m2 building was opened in 2004. It serves as the headquarters of the Social Sciences Institute and most post-graduate programmes are taught in this building. The Law Faculty is located in this building and began teaching in the 2008-2009 academic year.

Also in 2008-2009 the Taksim Campus began to offer its Distance Learning Programme for two, 2-year programmes. The building is also the headquarters for the Beykent University Atatürk Research and Applied Sciences Center and the Beykent University Strategic Research Center [8]

Affiliations

The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.beykent.edu.tr/WebProjects/Eng/beykent.php
  2. ↑ http://www.beykent.edu.tr/WebProjects/Eng/beykent.php?CategoryId=31
  3. 1 2 http://www.beykent.edu.tr/WebProjects/Eng/beykent.php?CategoryId=27
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/advertorial/23722426.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.mfa.gov.tr/ahmet-davutoglu.en.mfa
  6. ↑ http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=24&p_sicil=6610
  7. ↑ http://www.beykent.edu.tr/WebProjects/Eng/duyuruDetay.php?ContentId=2352
  8. 1 2 3 http://www.beykent.edu.tr/sayfagoster.aspx?sayfa=75
  9. ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/21723371.asp
  10. ↑ Tüm Uyeler. kunib.com

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