Beykent University

Infobox_University
name = Beykent University
motto = The right choice for a professional life


established = 1997
type = Private, For-profit
president = Adem Çelik
rector = Prof. Dr. Cuma Bayat
undergrad = 7500
postgrad = 500
staff =
city = Beylikdüzü, Istanbul
country = Turkey
campus = Urban Campus; Beylikdüzü, Istanbul - Ayazağa, Istanbul - Taksim, Istanbul
nickname = Beykent
mascot = Compass
website= [http://www.beykent.edu.tr/ www.beykent.edu.tr]

Established in Istanbul, Turkey in 1997, the Beykent University has four faculties comprising 28 academic departments in the fields of Engineering and Architecture, Fine Arts, Science, Economics and Administrative Sciences; a school of foreign languages; and Institutes of Social Sciences and Science and Technology. The University offers both graduate and postgraduate programmes together with certificate programmes, international winter/summer schools and international workshops. The language of education at Beykent University is English. It is a private university founded by the Beykent Education Foundation.

The Beykent University has agreements with European universities under Socrates & Erasmus programmes, which allow university students to continue their education in a European university and foreign students to study in Turkey. Typical enrollment is 7,500 students.

Urban Campuses

Beylikduzu Campus

The Beykent Büyükçekmece Beylikdüzü Campus is located at Istanbul's Büyükçekmece county within the residential area of Beykent. The 12 floor building is centered around the Beylikdüzü life center, healthcare institutions and the Tüyyap Exhibition. The 16.000 m2 closed educational complex provides modern educational facilities, laboratories, workshop studios, an auditorium, cultural center. The external sports area and swimming pool at the Beykent College can be used by the Students of the University.The facility houses mainly the Vocational School, which provides service with 38 programmes, 23 of them at day and in order to aid working students 15 of these programmes are held at night. The Vocational School opened its doors for the 2005-2006 teaching year.Also the newly opened Communications Faculty will be housed within this building and will start teaching for the 2008-2009 lecturing year. [http://www.beykent.edu.tr/sayfagoster.aspx?sayfa=75]

Ayazaga Campus

The Ayazaga Campus is located within the Sisli region of Istanbul. This modern building has a 8.000 student capacity and was opened for the 2005-2006 lecturing year. It provieds facilities for most of BA, BSc programmes. The Ayazaga campus is also set to the Turkish youth series Hepsi 1. [http://www.beykent.edu.tr/sayfagoster.aspx?sayfa=75]

Taksim Campus

Located within the most important are of culture and arts in Istanbul, the 5000 m2 building was opened in 2004. It serves as the headquarters of the Social Sciences Institute and most post-graduate programmes are lectured in this building. Also the Law Faculty will be located in this building which will start to serve its purpose for the 2008-2009 lecturing year.Also in 2008 - 2009 the Taksim Campus will start to apply its Remote Studies Programme for two, 2 year programmes. The Building also contains and headquarters another important part of the Beykent family, the Beykent University Atatürk Research and Applied Sciences Center and the Beykent University Strategic Research Center [http://www.beykent.edu.tr/sayfagoster.aspx?sayfa=75]

See also

* List of universities in Turkey

External links

* [http://www.beykent.edu.tr Beykent University home page] tr icon
* [http://www.beykent.edu.tr/erasmusen.aspx Beykent University main page] en icon