Welcome

Why Turkey?• A stable and safe country• Where East meets West• A focal point in the region• An opportunity to learn languages and cultures• Research-focused universities• A high quality education• Attactive financial support for international students (scholarships, dormitory faciilities

etc.)• Multicultural environment• Mobility and dinamizm

• Crossroads of two continents• A multicultural atmosphere• A cradle of civilizations• Turkey’s economic, finance and cultural center• The metropolis with the highest number of universities in the region• A welcoming and comfortable environment for international students• 12.000.000 inhabitants • More than 600.000 students• International appeal: many foreign visitors, tourists, professionals & • more than 10000 international students

Why Istanbul ?

Why Istanbul Şehir University?• A high rate of scholarships• 1 instructor for every 3 students• Medium of instruction is English• 1 year of English preparation (if necessary)• Common core curriculum for all 1st year students• Opportunity to change your department after the first year • Young and qualified teaching staff• Dynamic curricula• Rich library• Research-focused university• Collaboration with prestigious international universities• Exchange facilities

History

• After 2 years preparation period

founded by Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı

(Foundation for Sciences and Arts)

in May 2008

www.bisav.org.tr

Its founder BSV is a renowned NGO functioning

for more than 25 years in the field of social sciences, organizing many (inter)national academic activities and offering free seminars in related areas

4 research centers; Center for Global Studies, Civilizational Studies, Turkish Studies and Art Studies.

More than 2000 students regularly follows free seminars

268 instructors (researchers, profs, writers, artists, directors etc.)

• Welcomed its first students in 2010-2011 academic year

Figures

According to national based university entrance exam Şehir is listed among the top 10 universities

• 176 Faculty members• 130 Administrative staff

1748 students (% 15 international students from 44 different country)

• 755 Undergraduate language prep.• 577 Undergraduate • 250 Graduate Students

Academic unitsFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences• Political Science and International Relations• Sociology• Psychology• History• Turkish Language and Literature• Philosophy

Faculty of Islamic Studies

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Communications • Cinema and Television

Faculty of Business and Management • Management• International Trade and Management

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences• Computer Engineering• Electric and Electronic Engineering• Industrial Engineering

Academic units

Institute of Social Sciences• MA in Cultural Studies• MA in History• MA in Executive Management – ŞEHİR-Shefield EMBA• MA in Management• MA in Modern Turkish Studies• MA in Political Science and International Relations • MA in Public Law• MA in Private Law • MA in Sociology

Institute of Natural Sciences• MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering• MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Academic units

• Center for Modern Turkish Studies

• Center for Urban Studies

• Center for Environment, Society and Politics

Teaching • Courses with an global dimension & focus• Programmes completely in English• Joint and double degrees• International, multicultural classroom• Study abroad opportunities in all bachelor programmes• Common core curricula for 1st year

Common core curricula

• Our Istanbul• Critical Thinking• Mathematical Thinking• People, Society, and Culture• World Civilizations and Global Encounters• Understanding Science and Nature• The Formation of Modern Turkey• Turkish: Critical Reading and Writing• Advanced English• Social Responsibility Project

International CooperationBilateral Agreements

To exchange of students and academic staff and joint degree programs• University of Wisconsin at Madison

http://www.wisc.edu• George Mason University

www.gmu.edu• University of Sheffield

www.shef.ac.uk• China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL)

www.cupl.edu.cn/en

International Cooperation

• Global Problem Solving Consortium – The consortium hosted privileged universities as University of

Brasilia (Brazil), University of New Delhi (India), Higher School of Economics (Russia, University of Nairobi (Kenya), Seoul National University (South Korea), Tsinghua University (China), Sejong University (South Korea), Kenyatta University (Kenya), George Mason University (USA)

• Erasmus Exchange Programs with European Universities

Campuses

• 2 campuses

• Altunizade Complex

50.000 m2

• Dragos Complex

296 000 m2 (The 75 acres - sixty football fields-wide)