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Bogazici
University was established on September 16th, 1863 as
Robert College with only 4 students. Being the first American
College outside the borders of the US, Robert College provided
education under this name until 1971. Today, it is among the
most prestigious universities both in Turkey and in the world by
the quality of its education and its academic achievements, as
well as the opportunities it presents to her approximately ten
thousand students.
The
university has four main faculties, engineering, arts and
science, education and administrative sciences with two schools,
school of foreign languages and school of applied disciplines,
along with various institutes offering post-graduate programs.
In addition to its academic studies, Bogazici University is also
famous for her social and cultural events by means of
many student clubs. The students’
extra-curricular activities are in line with the educational
objectives of the institution in response to the
interests of students.
Mission
“The
mission of Bogazici University is to generate knowledge at
global scale, to expand the scientific horizons of Turkiye and
to educate individuals who will ensure the dominance of
contemporary science and technology in the development of the
society. To achieve this mission, Bogazici University accepts
the scientific excellence at international level as a measure
and aims to become a leading research and education institution
of international standing.”
Vision
Bogazici
University identifies itself primarily as a research university.
Accordingly, for graduate education and researches extra
resources are created and the quality of undergraduate education
will not be compromised. These activities are at the
international level on the scale of excellence. Bogazici
University’s goals are to bring the very best faculties or those
that are capable of being the best together with the very best
students. |