Koç University
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Koç University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in 1993 and moved to its current campus which is 30 km north of the city centre, near Sarıyer in 2000. The current campus used to be a forest preserve and it is still officially rented from the government.
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[edit] 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 University accepts international students from various countries. The language of education is English. It has about 3,500 students and charges the highest tuition amongst all universities in Turkey.
[edit] Faculties, Departments and Schools
Koc University has the following academic units:
- Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economic
- Faculty of Arts and Science
- Faculty of Engineering
- Law School
- Vocational School of Health Sciences
- Graduate School of Business
- Graduate School of Sciences & Engineering
- Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- English Language Center
[edit] People
[edit] Presidents
- Seha Tiniç (1994-2001) He resigned from the presidency due to a conflict with
the founding Koç family about the faculty salaries.
- Attila Aşkar (2001- present)
[edit] Famous Professors
- Norman Stone
- Ibrahim al-Marashi
- Tekin Dereli
- Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı
- Nihat Berker
- İskender Yılgör
[edit] External links
| Universities and colleges in Istanbul | |
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| State | Boğaziçi University · Galatasaray University · Istanbul Technical University · Istanbul University · Marmara University · Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts · Yıldız Technical University |
| Private | Bahçeşehir University · Beykent University · Doğuş University · Fatih University · Haliç University · Işık University · Istanbul Bilgi University · Istanbul Commerce University · Istanbul Kültür University · Kadir Has University · Koç University · Maltepe University · Okan University · Sabancı University · Yeditepe University |
| Military | Air Force Academy · Naval Academy |
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