Koç University

Koç University
Koç Üniversitesi
	File:Koç University Official Seal.jpg Seal of Koç University
Type	Private - Non-Profit
Established	1993
Chairman	Rahmi Koç
President	Prof. Umran Inan
Vice-president	Prof. M. İrşadi Aksun (Research and Development); Prof. Barış Tan (Academic Affairs)
Founder	Vehbi Koç
Administrative staff	312
Undergraduates	2935
Postgraduates	375
Location	Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Campus	Rumelifeneri Campus in Sarıyer; West Campus in Zekeriyaköy; Nişantaşı Campus in Şişli; RCAC Beyoğlu Campus in İstiklal Avenue, Beyoğlu; İstinye Campus in İstinye, Sarıyer
University Press	Koç University Press
Affiliations	Vehbi Koç Foundation; Bologna Process; Erasmus Exchange Programme; TÜBİTAK; YÖK
Website	www.ku.edu.tr

Koç University is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumeli Feneri campus which is 30 km north of the city centre, near Sarıyer in 2000. With Colleges of Social Sciences and Humanities, Administrative Sciences and Economics, Science, Engineering, Law, Nursing and Medicine, Koç University offers 22 undergraduate, 31 graduate and 16 PhD programs.^[10]

History

It was founded in 1993 by the Vehbi Koç Foundation, with the aim of creating a world-class university and stimulating modern research. It is the first university in Turkey which bears a person's last name. Koç University has a four year long education system and students have to take core lessons. The language of education is almost exclusively English. The university has about 5,500 students and charges the highest tuition amongst all universities in Turkey. It accepts international students from various countries and has an extensive network of partner-universities.

Faculties, departments and schools

Koc University has the following academic units:

College of Administrative Sciences and Economics
College of Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Law School
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
Graduate School of Business
Graduate School of Sciences & Engineering
Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Health Sciences Institute
English Language Center

Rankings

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings^[11] ranked Bilkent University as follows:

Year	Turkey	In Asia	In the World
2014	4th	39th	276-300th

The same organization listed Koç among the category 100 under 50 Years^[12] as follows:

Year	Turkey	In the world
2013	1st	31st

THE powered by Thomson Reuters ranked Bilkent in the category BRICS & Emerging Economies^[13] as follows:

Year	Turkey	In the world
2013	5th	20th

Koç University was ranked as the 73rd best business school in Europe overall and 29th for the EMBA program in 2011 by the Financial Times.^[14]

People

Presidents

Seha Tiniç (1993-2001) He resigned from the presidency due to a conflict with

the founding Koç family about the faculty salaries.

Attila Aşkar (2001-2008)
Umran Inan (2008–present)

Notable professors

Campus

The Gate of Science
Sunrise at Koç University
The Clock Tower
Main plaza and Student Union
Main campus interior
Şefika Kutluer & David Wright performing at Koc University Sevgi Gönül Oditorium
(3 October 2013)

Notes and references

External links

41°20′53″N 29°07′32″E / 41.34806°N 29.12556°E / 41.34806; 29.12556

[1] ttp://www.ku.edu.tr/en/about-ku/chairman

[2] ttp://www.ku.edu.tr/en/about-ku/president

[3] ttp://www.ku.edu.tr/en/about-ku/coordination-committee

[4] ttp://www.ku.edu.tr/en/about-ku/founder

[5] ttp://www.ku.edu.tr/en/navigation/campus-life

[6] ttp://www.kocuniversitypress.com/about/?lng=en

[7] ttp://www.ku.edu.tr/en/about-ku/history

[8] ttp://vpaa.ku.edu.tr/bologna-process

[9] ttp://oip.ku.edu.tr/erasmus/programme

[10] History of Koç University

[11] World University Rankings. Retrieved, May 24th, 2014.

[12] Best 100 Universities Under the Age of 50 Years

[13] BRICS & Emerging Economies ranking

[14] Financial Times: European Business School Rankings 2011

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