MEF University
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2012 (MEF University) |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Muhammed Şahin[1] |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Campus | Maslak |
| Colors | Blue and red |
| Website | MEF University |
MEF University is a non-profit private university founded by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation. MEF University, which will admit its first students in the academic year 2014-2015, aims to become a university that keeps entrepreneurship, innovative thinking and creativity in the foreground and has the ability to create global and local value-added with its distinct educational model.[2] MEF University is the first university in the world that has adopted the “Flipped Classroom” educational model university-wide.
History
The foundation of MEF Educational Institutions dates back to year 1972 when the MEF Tutoring Schools were established. The MEF Educational Institutions have created a difference in education with their accumulation of knowledge and experience over 40 years, and MEF University was established by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation with the aim to carry on this success at the level of higher education.
Faculties, departments and schools
MEF University’s medium of education is 100% English, with the exception of the School of Law which is 30% in English.[2]
Schools
School of Education
- Primary School Mathematics
- Special Education
- Guidance and Psychological Counseling
School of Law
- Law
School of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
- Economics
- Business Administration
- Political Science and International Relations
- Psychology
School of Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical-Electronics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
School of Art, Design and Architecture
- Architecture
Vocational school
- Justice Program
- Computer Programming
- Banking and Insurance Program
- Foreign Trade Program
- Graphic Design Program
- Public Relations and Publicity Program
- Logistics Program
- Accounting and Taxation Program
- Organic Agriculture Program
- Tourism and Hotel Management Program
Campus
MEF University offers students a secure and high-quality student life on its campus in Maslak, the financial and commercial hub of Turkey and Istanbul.
International
MEF University has embraced a comprehensive and multidimensional internationalization strategy. MEF University's global engagement will include, but not be restricted to, curriculum cooperation, student and faculty mobility, program and institutional mobility, and research mobility.
All academic programs are benchmarked to the top global institutions and formulated in adherence to international accreditation standards and in alignment to the Bologna Process. The ECTS is the internal and only credit system. The medium of education is 100% English (except School of Law, 30%) and the international faculty ratio aimed to be 50%.
Educational method
MEF University is the only university in the world that has adopted “Flipped Classroom” educational method university-wide (Flipped Classroom), thus replacing the 900-year-old traditional university education system in a world where digital technology prevails in all aspects of our lives.
References
- ↑ MEF University Rector's Message
- 1 2 http://www.mef.edu.tr/