Boğaziçi University
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| Boğaziçi Üniversitesi | |
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| Established | 1863 / 1971 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Kadri Özçaldıran[1] |
| Admin. staff | 1,007[2] |
| Students | 12,315[3] |
| Undergraduates | 9,428[3] |
| Postgraduates | 2,040[3] |
| Doctoral students | 847[3] |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Campus | 6 Campuses: total 1.699 square kilometres (420 acres)[3] |
| Former names | Robert College |
| Colors | Light blue and dark blue |
| Affiliations |
IAU UNIMED |
| Website | boun.edu.tr |
Boğaziçi University (Turkish: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, English: Bosphorus University) is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees. Founded in 1863, it is the first American higher education institution founded outside the United States, having strong ties to the American educational system through Robert College. Boğaziçi University consistently ranks as the most popular university in Turkey, having the most number of applicants via the YGS-LYS Turkish university entrance examinations. This allows Boğaziçi University to attract many of the highest scoring students;[4] as well as having the most preferred applied science, education, engineering, and social science programs in Turkey [5]
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[edit] Departments Offering Bachelor's Degrees
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The Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Economics The Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Engineering |
The School of Applied Disciplines
The School of Foreign Languages
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Graduate Studies in Sciences and Engineering
The Atatürk Institute For Modern Turkish History The Institute of Biomedical Engineering The Institute of Environmental Sciences The Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
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Graduate Studies in Social Sciences
Vocational School of Hotel Management
Other Units Department of Fine Arts, Department of Physical Education |
[edit] Campus
Aside from the South Campus (Güney Kampüs) which was inherited from Robert College,[6] the university has buildings in five other campuses. The North Campus (Kuzey Kampüs), Hisar Campus and Uçaksavar Campus are located near the Güney Campus. The South Campus is situated on a hill between Bebek and Rumeli Hisarüstü while the North Campus and Hisar Campus are located in Rumeli Hisarüstü itself. The Kandilli Campus is located on the Asian side of Istanbul (in Çengelköy) and hosts the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI). The newest campus is in Kilyos and is called the Sarıtepe Campus. [7]
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[edit] Notable alumni
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[edit] Notable faculty
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- John Freely - Professor of Physics, Author
- Kemal Kirişci - Professor of International Relations, Director of European Studies Center
- Şevket Pamuk - Professor of Economic History, Former President of European Historical Economics Society, brother of Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk
- Selim Deringil - Professor of History
- Cahit Arf (1910–1997) Mathematician
- Attila Aşkar - Professor of Mathematics, Rector of Koç University between 2001 and 2009
- Erdal İnönü - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Former Dean, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Sabanci University, recipient of the Wigner Medal 2004
- Tansu Çiller - Former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Ersin Kalaycıoğlu - Professor of Political Science, Rector of Işık University since 2004
- Karl von Terzaghi - Civil engineer, known as the Father of Soil Mechanics
- Heath Lowry - Professor of History, Princeton University
- Aptullah Kuran - Professor of Art History, Student Dean, Robert College, First Rector of BU (deceased)
- Engin Arık - Professor of Physics
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[edit] References and notes
- ^ http://www.boun.edu.tr/en-US/Content/About_BU/Governance/Rectorate.aspx
- ^ http://www.boun.edu.tr/about/statist_tur.html
- ^ a b c d e http://www.boun.edu.tr/Assets/Documents/Content/Public/genel/sayilarla_bu_2010.pdf
- ^ http://www.tanitim.boun.edu.tr/oss_verileri/2009/2009_ilk1000_universitelere_gore_dagililm.pdf
- ^ http://osym.gov.tr/Genel/BelgeGoster.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFD4AF1EF75F7A7968A8936DAB4A974E8C
- ^ http://www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/programs/details/Bogazici.php
- ^ Main campus
[edit] External links
- Boğaziçi University home page (Turkish)
- Boğaziçi University main page (English)
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Coordinates: 41°05′01″N 29°03′02″E / 41.083556°N 29.050598°E
