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Boğaziçi University: 

Boğaziçi University 1863 - 2005 Being the best requires time accumulation experience

Foundation: 

Foundation Robert College, founded in Istanbul by Dr. Cyrus Hamlin and Mr. Christopher Rheinlander Robert in 1863, was the first American institution of higher learning outside the United States. Boğaziçi University, the official successor to Robert College, was inaugurated on the same campus in 1971

From Robert College...: 

From Robert College...

To Boğaziçi University: 

To Boğaziçi University 6 Capmuses 4 Faculties 2 Schools 6 Institutes 17 Research Centers 28 Departments 9963 Students 7971 Undergraduate Students 1992 Graduate Students 1145 Academic Staff (Ful-time, Part-time, Contractual Academic Staff and Research Assistants)

Faculty: 

Faculty Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, 6 graduate Institutes, School of Foreign Languages School of Applied Disciplines

GRADUATE EDUCATION: 

GRADUATE EDUCATION BU recognised as a graduate school Put the concept of “integrated doctoral program” on the national agenda partial funding of the SUPERDORM came from the state for on-campus graduate student facilities Increase the graduate/undergraduate student ratio Attempts to increase “high-tech lab” facilities Improve both the Library and the Computing Centre Initiate graduate scholarship programs (i.e. ….graduate fellowship) Support for graduate students to present papers at scholarly conferences (funding from BÜVAK)

THE SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES: 

THE SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Turkey’s oldest and best English Education tradition... Boğaziçi University has experienced education in English since 1863. Divisions English Preparatory Division Advanced English Division

FOREIGN LANGUAGES GIVEN AT BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY : 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES GIVEN AT BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY German French Spanish Italian Chinese Japanese Russian Arabic Latin Persian Ancient Greek Modern Greek

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS: 

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Department of Western Languages and Literature Linguistics Film Studies Text Writing American Studies Department of Mathematics Actuary (Insurance Mathematics) Service Departments Department of Physical Education Department of Fine Arts

High Standarts: 

High Standarts ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS… Examined by European University Association (EUA) in 1999, academic and administrative perfection of Boğaziçi University has been approved by EUA and many other international associations. ENGINEERING FACULTY THAT HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE IN WORLD STANDARDS... After ABET’s (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) evaluation on Boğaziçi University Engineering Faculty in 1997 and 2004, contents and the level of the programs in the faculty were shown to be equivalent to the universities in USA and all departments were found to be in accordance with ABET standards.

SUMMER TERM: 

SUMMER TERM Boğaziçi University offers opportunities to attend lectures of worldwide known Turkish and foreign faculty members in the summer term for 7 weeks long. For more info: http://registration.boun.edu.tr/

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES: 

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITIES Traditional ties with world’s leading universities Boğaziçi University provides education abroad via exchange programs. . In the period 2004-2005 133 students were accepted to participate in International Exchange Programs.

CAMPUS RESOURCES AND SERVICES: 

CAMPUS RESOURCES AND SERVICES University Library started with 200 law books donated by the Harvard Law School in 1863. The present building holds a total of 320,000 volumes in English, Turkish, French, German and other languages, which makes it one of the largest collections in the country. Computer Center: Its main task is to run a smoothly functioning campus network for 24 hours every day, providing access to computational services and to world wide academic communications through internet.

Exchange Program List (1): 

Exchange Program List (1) USA Arizona State University Baylor University Boston University George Washington University George Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs Georgia State University Hanover College, Indiana Hiram College Iowa State University Kansas State University Louisiana State University

Exchange Program List (2): 

Exchange Program List (2) USA Michigan State University St. Olaf College, Minnesota State University of New York at Binghamton University of Arizona University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oklahoma University of Texas at Austin University of Washington, Seattle Washington College, Maryland West Virginia University Western Michigan University

Exchange Program List (3): 

Exchange Program List (3) EUROPE Avans University The Netherlands Berlin School of Economics, Germany Brandenberg University of Technology, Cottbus, Germany Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Rouen, France Ecole Des Mines D'ales, France Eindoven University of Technology, Holland Erasmus School of Economics,The Netherlands Erasmus University Rotterdam, Holland Friedrich -Alexander Universitat -Nurnberg, Germany Ghent University, Belgium

Exchange Program List (4): 

Exchange Program List (4) EUROPE Göteborg University, Sweden L'Institut Français d'Urbanisme de l'Universite Paris VIII, France Ionia University, Greece Jönköping University, Sweden L'Ecole Polytechnique, France Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Kopenhayns Universiteit, Denmark Ludwig Maximillians University, GERMANY Oslo University College Phillips-Marburg University, Germany Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Exchange Program List (5): 

Exchange Program List (5) EUROPE Sor- Trondelag University College, Norway Stockholm University, School of Business, Sweden Tilburg University, Holland Technical University of DELFT, Holland Technishe Universitat Darmstadt, Germany University of Aarhus, Denmark Universite Bordeaux, France University of Cologne, Germany University of Copenhagen, Denmark University of Liege Socrates Institutional, Belgium University of Southern Denmark

Exchange Program List (6): 

Exchange Program List (6) EUROPE Universidad Computense de Madrid, Spain Universidad De A Coruna, SPAIN Universidad de Huelva, Spain Universitat Rovira I Virgili , Spain Universitat Wien, Austuria Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Italia University of the Aegean, Greece University of Amsterdam, Holland University of Athens, Greece University of Bremen, Germany University of Ca' Foscari, Italy

Exchange Program List (7): 

Exchange Program List (7) EUROPE University of Crete, Greece University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Erfurt, Germany University of Genova, Italy University of Florence, Italy University "La Sapienza" of Rome, Italy University of Jyvaskyla, Finland University of Granada, Spain University of Konstanz, Germany University of Leipzig, Germany University of Maastricht, Holland

Exchange Program List (8): 

Exchange Program List (8) EUROPE University of Primorska, Slovenia University of Salzburg, Austria University of Utrecht, Holland University of Vienna, Austria Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium Uppsala University, Sweden Via Suor Orsolo, ITALY Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Holland

Exchange Program List (1): 

Exchange Program List (1) AVUSTRALIA Victoria University of Technology Macquarie University University of South Australia CANADA McGill University University of Winnipeg ASIA City University of Hong Kong, China Keimyung University, Korea

SUPERDORM : 

SUPERDORM 22,000 m2 closed area 5 blocks with 7 flats 130 apartments with Kitchen and Bathroom Private rooms for each students Closed Parking Lot Computer Rooms Rooms for hobbies and table tennis Cafe Central Heating – Hot water for 24 hours Security and cleaning services

ACTIVITIES AT BOĞAZİÇİ...: 

ACTIVITIES AT BOĞAZİÇİ... Boğaziçi University suppots and encourages student and club activities… Student Clubs that develops social responsibility, thinking and individual creativity…

STUDENT CLUBS...: 

STUDENT CLUBS... Atatürk’s Thought Club Aviation Club Bridge Club BUSAS Cave Research Club Chess Club Cinema Club Computer Engineering Club Construction Club Dancing Club Drama Club Education and Research Club Electro-Technology Club Engineering Society Environmental Society Ethics Club Female Research Club Fine Arts Club Folklore Club Historical Research Club Literature Club Mechanics and Technology Club Management and Economics Club Mountaineering Club Music Club Operations Research Club Photography Club Politics and International Relations Club Radio Boğaziçi Real Adventure Plays Club Science Club Social Sciences Society Social Services Club Speleology Club Sports Committee Translation Club Turkish Music Club Village and Cooperatives Club

TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 

TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Thanks for your attention...: 

Thanks for your attention... Prepared by Bogazici University Student Council Exchange Commission www.otk.boun.edu.tr/xchange You can also find this document on our website above...