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Turkey's premier state-financed university
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METU was founded to serve not only
Turkey but also the region
Founded in 1956
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Medium of instruction is English
at all levels
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METU is an international research
university seeking the excellence to serve
the country and the region
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ACADEMIC INFO
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Economics and Administrative
Sciences
Engineering
Education
Arts and Sciences
Architecture
40 undergraduate programs
within 5 faculties
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Social Sciences
Marine
Sciences
Informatics
Applied
NaturalMathematics
and
Applied Sciences
158 graduate programs
within 5 graduate schools
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1,200 full-time academic staff
(60% have studied abroad)
and 1,350 research assistants
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STUDENTS
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METU accepts only the top 1% of the
1,500,000 students taking the National
University Entrance Examination each
year
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Enrolment of 15,800 undergraduate
and 6,500 graduate students
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More than 80 student clubs ranging
from archaeology to bird-watching and
ballroom dancing to astronomy
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90,000 graduates contribute to the
industry, research, politics and economy
of the country and the region at top levels
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RESEARCH
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METU has 20 multidisciplinary research
centers attached to the President's Office
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Applied Ethics Research Center (UYETAM)
Audio-Visual Research and Production Center (GISAM)
Center for Black Sea and Central Asia (KORA)
CAD/CAM/Robotics Application and Research Center (BILTIR)
Center for Research and Assessment of Historic Environment (TAÇDAM)
Central Laboratory
Confucius Research and Application Center
R&D-Training Center
Molecular Biology-Biyotechnology R&D Center
Construction Industry Training and Research Center (ISEM)
Continuing Education Center (SEM)
Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center (AFET)
Entrepreneurship Research Center (GIMER)
International Human Rights and Security Research Center
METU-Southeast Anatolia Project Research Center (GAP)
Modeling and Simulation Research Center (MODSIM)
Petroleum Research Center (PAL)
Research Center for Science and Technology Policies (TEKPOL)
Welding Technology and Non-Destructive Testing Research Center (KAYNAK)
METU MEMS Research Center
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METU has set aside 113 hectares
for the first Technopolis in Turkey
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With 240 companies, METU Technopolis
provides the means for cooperative
research between the faculty and industry
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Intends to increase the collaboration
in EU projects
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INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
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About 1,500 foreign students coming from
68 different countries
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Office of EU Affairs coordinates METU’s
international research relationship with
the EU countries
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METU participated in 20 projects in the
6th Framework Program, coordinating
3 of them
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All engineering departments have been
evaluated and approved by the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET)
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LIBRARY
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171,000 bound periodicals
52,000 journals
Covering an area of 12,000 m2 with its eight
reading and two show halls, the library can
serve 1,144 sitting readers at a time
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THE CAMPUS
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METU has a modern campus, laid on
11,000 acres area, equipped with the most
advanced scientific and technical facilities
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richly forested area
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18 dormitories can accommodate
6,700 students
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Cultural and Convention Center hosts
congresses, seminars, meetings,
conferences, and cultural activities
throughout the year
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Archaeological Museum
Materials discovered on its own grounds date
back to the Early Bronze Age including findings
from the late Phrygian, Hellenistic, Galatian,
Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods
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Science-Technology Museum
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INTERNET
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The first
Internet
connection in
Turkey
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Shopping center, banks and post office
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SPORTS FACILITIES
Indoor and outdoor tennis courts
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Outdoor basketball and volleyball
courts, soccer fields
Stadium with a seating capacity of 10,000
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Three gymnasiums, indoor and outdoor
olympic swimming pools
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Lake Eymir on METU’s area is for rowing,
fishing, picnicking and general recreational
activities
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ART in METU
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Photographs by: Aydın Tiryaki
Serkan Alkan
Gül Hasan Yılmaz
Talat Doğan
Turgut Polat
Erol Sayın
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April 2002, September 2002,
January 2003, August 2003,
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