http:// www.metu.edu.tr
“Together, we can change the world”
METU @ A GLANCE
METU @ A GLANCE
METU has three Campuses:
• Main Campus,
Ankara
started in 1956
• Erdemli Campus,
Mersin
started in 1975
• Northern Cyprus Campus,
Kalkanlı
started in 2000
METU @ A GLANCE
 Turkey's premier state university
 Established with an international mandate
 “Middle East Technical University “
 English as the medium of instruction at all levels
METU ANKARA CAMPUS
 16,500 undergraduate and 7,600
graduate students
 1,200 full-time teaching faculty
members and 1,300 academic staff
 5 Faculties offering 43
undergraduate degree programs
 5 Institutes offering 99 Masters
and 62 Ph.D. programs
 21 Interdisciplinary Research
Centers
METU ANKARA CAMPUS
Undergraduate education at METU Ankara:
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Faculty of Engineering
(13 departments)
Faculty of Arts&Sciences
(9 departments)
Faculty of Econ. and Admin.
Sciences (4 departments)
Faculty of Architecture
(3 departments)
Faculty of Education
(6 departments)
METU ANKARA CAMPUS
Undergraduate Education
Architecture
Architecture
City and Regional
Planning
Industrial Design
Arts and Sciences
Economics and
Administrative
Sciences
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
Economics
History
International Relations
Political Science and
Public Administration
Mathematics
Molecular Biology and
Genetics
Philosophy / Physics
Psychology / Sociology
Statistics
METU ANKARA CAMPUS
Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Engineering Sciences
Environmental Engineering
Food Engineering
Geological Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Education
Computer Education and Instructional
Technology
Educational Sciences
Elementary Education
Foreign Language Education
Physical Education and Sports
Secondary Scien.& Math. Education
METU ANKARA CAMPUS
Graduate education at METU Ankara
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Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Institute of Social Sciences
Institute of Informatics
Institute of Applied Mathematics
METU ANKARA CAMPUS
Research Centers
 21 University-wide Interdisciplinary Research Centers
contributing to the integration of graduate programs and
research
 Most recently established national centers of excellence:
 GUNAM (Solar Energy Research Center) (2009)
 RUZGEM (Wind Energy Technologies Research Center) (2011)
 BIOMATEN (Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research
Center) (2011)
&
 DEKOSIM (Marine Ecosystems and Climate Studies Center)
(2012)
METU ERDEMLİ CAMPUS
Institute of Marine Sciences
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Chemical Oceanography
Marine Biology and Fisheries
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
METU NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
METU NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
 It is the first overseas campus founded by a Turkish university
 All programs at METU NCC meet the academic standards of METU
 Students receive METU diplomas approved by the University Senate
METU NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
Undergraduate degree programs
Economic and Administrative Sciences
 Business Administration
 Business Administration (Joint
Undergraduate Program with SUNY New
Paltz Univ.)
 Economics
 Political Science and International Relations
Engineering
 Chemical Engineering
 Civil Engineering
 Computer Engineering
 Electrical and Electronics Engineering
 Mechanical Engineering
 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Education/Humanities
 Computer Education and Instructional
Technology
 Guidance and Psychological Counseling
 Teaching English as a Foreign Language
 Psychology
METU NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
Minor Programs
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Minor Program in Electronics
Minor Program in Information Systems
Minor Program in Mechatronics
Economics Minor Program
General Management And Corporate Finance Minor Program
Political Science and International Relations Minor Program
Minor Program in General Psychology
METU NORTHERN CYPRUS CAMPUS
Graduate Programs
 Political Science and International Relations
 Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems
M.S.
M.S.
METU STRENGTHS
METU STRENGTHS
Human Resources
 World-class faculty with Ph.D. degrees earned from most
prominent universities– majority (70%) from institutions abroad
 METU undergraduate students received from the top 1% of
1,800,000 applicants taking the National University Entrance
Examination every year
 Highly qualified body of graduate students
 Dedicated and well-qualified administrative staff
 More than 110,000 committed alumni organized under 15 national
and 21 international alumni associations
METU STRENGTHS
A Research-Intensive University
 Ratio of graduate students to total: 31 %
 Largest share of research funding from The Scientific and Technological
Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Ministry of Science, Technology
and Industry, EU Framework Program
 Research revenues accounting for over 35 % of all METU expenditures
annually (including all payroll costs)
 Ph.D. Degrees granted per year: 260+ (2011)
METU STRENGTHS
An International University
 More than 1,800 international degree students at Ankara and Cyprus
campuses
 Approximately 1,000 international applications each year
 All engineering programs approved by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (from 1992 on; latest 2010)
 Extensive experience of collaboration with universities abroad and high
degree of participation in Erasmus and Erasmus-Mundus programs
(230+ Erasmus agreements)
METU STRENGTHS
An International University
 Premier university in Turkey in terms of EU Framework
Program (FP) participation
 51 completed and 8 ongoing FP6 projects with a budget of 178
million €
 1 completed and 31 ongoing FP7 projects with a budget of 106
million €
 METU researchers carrying out a wide spectrum of
international research projects (FP6, FP7, COST, EUREKA,
MEDA, NATO, NSF, UN, World Bank, Jean Monnet)
METU STRENGTHS
An International University
 Offering joint-degree programs in collaboration with
universities abroad (4 undergraduate and 18 graduate
degree programs with universities in US and Europe)
 METU rated among the top world universities in several
rankings (Times Higher Education, Leiden, Webometrics,
URAP, and others)
 METU ranked as the top university in Turkey in engineering
and technology, basic sciences, and social sciences
(HEAACT, QS, URAP, and others)
METU STRENGTHS
An Interdisciplinary and Diverse Campus
 Departments representing different disciplines located in close
proximity on the same campus
 Availability of “minor” and “double-major” programs, and
elective courses from other disciplines
 Wide spectrum of interdisciplinary graduate programs and
research centers
 Students and academics from all parts of Turkey and more than
80 countries
 Wealth of sports, cultural, arts events as well as scientific and
professional meetings (METU rated as “Turkish University with
Richest Social Life” by Newsweek-Turkey magazine)
METU STRENGTHS
Success in all three mission components
Create Knowledge – research and development
Disseminate Knowledge – education programs
Apply Knowledge – work with industry and society
 METU Revolving Fund largest in the country in
industry revenues
 Long tradition of playing an active role in acquiring
critical technologies and creation of key institutions in
Turkey
 METU Technopark as first science park in Turkey
METU Technopark
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260+ R&D companies; 900,000+ sq.ft. floor area; 200 acres land area
3,000 R&D workers; 3,500 employed in total
Incubation and pre-incubation centers
Extensive cooperative research between the faculty and industry
Support for establishment of new science parks in Turkey and Eurasia
METU STRENGTHS
A “Most Trusted Institution”
Community outreach and social responsibility have always
been part of METU mission.
 Creation of 30 km2 of forest area on METU Ankara Campus, an initiative
that received the “The Aga Khan Award” (1995)
 Student Associations leading the nation in community outreach programs
 METU Science and Society Initiative – Science and Technology Museum
 Most extensive student scholarship program in the nation
 Public and private sector institutions seeking counseling and consultancy
from METU as the most reliable source of information and solution
partner
 Independent public opinion surveys rate METU among
the most trusted/relied upon institutions in the society
METU STRENGTHS
An Innovative University
Numerous “first”s and innovations introduced to the Turkish
higher education and research area. Several examples:
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First Turkish university to use English as medium of instruction
First Turkish university built on a campus
First Turkish university to use department, semester, and credit system
First Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Turkey (still serving as the DNS
authority)
Pioneering Technopark in Turkey
First Campus abroad (Northern Cyprus Campus)
Establishment of first University Central Lab
Creation of Faculty Development Program (FDP) network
Faculty Development Program (FDP)
at METU
WHAT IS
Faculty Development Program (FDP)?
 Initiated in 2001, Faculty Development Program (FDP) is an
inter-university network, with METU training faculty members
for other Turkish universities
 Turkish universities of FDP network sending their research
assistants to METU for the duration of Ph.D. studies
 After graduation from METU Ph.D. programs, assistants return
to their universities to work as faculty members
 Turkish State Planning Office (recently Turkish Higher
Education Council) provide funds to support the FDP
WHY?
Faculty Development Program (FDP)
 Shortage of qualified faculty members throughout
the country
 Sending students abroad for Ph.D. studies seen as a
costly solution with increased risk of “brain drain”
 METU graduate degrees accepted as world-class
both in Turkey and abroad
 Increased research and teaching collaboration
among the network universities
HOW?
Structure of FDP
Young faculty member
METU
Research Assistant
FDP
UNIVERSITY
 Ph.D. candidates jointly selected by METU and FDP university
 SPO or HEC providing funds per student
Funding
SPO* or HEC**
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(**)
SPO: State Planning Organization
HEC: Higher Education Council
HOW?
Model of FDP
1. Research assistants of FDP universities nominated for METU
graduate studies by their university (at some universities
appointment as research assistant contingent on
acceptance by METU)
2. Candidates jointly selected by METU and FDP university,
subject to selection criteria of METU
3. FDP assistants become METU personnel «on a loan» by the
FDP university during their Master’s and Doctoral studies
HOW?
Model of FDP
4. During the graduate study
 Candidate receives support for short-term overseas visits (maximum 3
months) as well as short-term domestic visits
 Candidate is required to spend long-term overseas visits (6-12 months)
as part of his/her research (at a top 500 university)
 Candidate receives an Annual Project Support, which can be used for
equipment, expendible supplies, and software in addition travel
support.
5. After graduation, he/she is appointed as academic staff
(assistant professor) in the FDP university
Faculty Development Program (FDP)
Turkey
 64 FDP universities (2011)
 Nearly 500 Ph.D. candidates in progress (2012)
 300 graduates to date (2012)
Ardaha
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Map showing the initial network universities: 2001- 2005
Faculty Development Program (FDP)
International
• 4 FDP Universities and 21 students from Cyprus (2011)
• 3 FDP Universities and 14 students from Eurasia (2011)
FDP Performance
2001-2012
Number of students accepted
892
Number of Graduates (approx)
300
Success rate
85%
Average international publications per degree
3
FDP Performance
• Candidates provided with research experience (long-term visit) at world
class universities, including:
Alberta University
Pennsylvania State University
Arizona State University
Princeton University
Birmingham City University
University of California, Davis
California Polytechnic University
University of Cambridge
Carnegie-Mellon University
University of Florida
Colorado State University
University of Iowa
Columbia University
University of Leeds
Edinborough University
University of Maryland
Florida State University
University of Manchester
Harvard University
University of Minnesota
Houston University
University of North Carolina
Indiana University
University of Oxford
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Texas Austin
Max Planck Institute
University of Winconsin Madison
Michigan State University
University of Washington
Ohio State University
Virginia State University
Cost Schedule (per Turkish Ph.D. candidate)
Stipend
1,040 USD/month
Research budget
15,000 USD (total)
Travel support
15,000 USD (total)
Tuition fee of $ 3,000 per year for international students
THANK YOU
Graduate Programs
Natural and Applied Sciences
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Aerospace Engineering
Archaeometry
Architecture
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Building Science
Cement Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
City and Regional Planning
City Planning
Civil Engineering
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.ARCH. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
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M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
M.C.P. (1)
M.S. (1)
* Degrees Offered: (1) With thesis, (2) Without thesis, (3)Evening program without thesis
Ph.D.
Ph.D
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Ph.D.
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Ph.D.
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Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Graduate Programs
Natural and Applied Sciences
 Computational Design and Fabrication Technologies in Architecture
METU - TU Delft International Joint Master of Science Program M.S. (1)
 Computer Education and Instructional Technology
M.S. (1)
 Computer Engineering
M.S. (1,3)
 Design for Interaction
METU - TU Delft International Joint Master of Science Program M.S. (1)
 Earthquake Studies
M.S. (1)
 Earth System Science
M.S. (1)
 Electrical and Electronics Engineering
M.S. (1)
 Engineering Management
M.S. (3)
 Engineering Sciences
M.S. (1)
 Environmental Engineering
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Graduate Programs
Natural and Applied Sciences
 Food Engineering
 Geodetics - Geographical Information
Technologies
 Geological Engineering
 Hydrosystems Engineering
 Industrial Design
 Industrial Engineering
 Mathematics
 Mechanical Engineering
 Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
 Micro and Nanotechnology
 Mining Engineering
 Operational Research
 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
 Physics
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Graduate Programs
Natural and Applied Sciences
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Polymer Science and Technology
Regional Planning
Restoration
Secondary Science and Mathematics Education
Software Engineering
Statistics
Structural Mechanics
Urban Design
M.S. (1)
M.C.P. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (3)
M.C.P. (1)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Graduate Programs
Social Sciences
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Area Studies
Asian Studies
Business Administration
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education
Economics
Educational Administration and Planning
Educational Sciences
Elementary Education
Elementary Science and Mathematics Education
English Language Teaching
English Literature
Eurasian Studies
European Integration
European Studies
Executive
Family Psychology
Guidance and Psychological Consultancy
Ph.D.
M.S. (2)
M.B.A. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.A. (1)
M.A. (1)
M.A. (1,2)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (1,2)
E.M.B.A. (3)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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Graduate Programs
Social Sciences
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Gender and Women's Studies
German-Turkish Social Sciences
(METU - Humboldt Dual Degree Program)
History
History of Architecture
Human Resources Development in Education
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
International Relations
Latin and North American Studies
Media and Cultural Studies
Middle East Studies
Philosophy
Physical Education and Sports
Political Science and Public Administration
Psychology
Science and Technology Policy Studies
Settlement Archaeology
Social Anthropology
Social Policy
Sociology
Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments
M.S. (1,2)
M.A. (2)
M.S. (1)
M.A. (1)
M.A. (3)
M.S. (2)
M.S. (1,3)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1,2)
M.A. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1,2)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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Graduate Programs
Informatics
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Bioinformatics
Cognitive Sciences
Game Technologies
Informatics On-line
Information Systems
Medical Informatics
Modeling and Simulation
Software Management
Work Based Learning (METU-Middlesex
Joint Master Programme)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (1)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (3)
M.S. (3)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Graduate Programs
Applied Mathematics
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Actuarial Sciences
Cryptography
Financial Mathematics
Scientific Computing
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1,2)
M.S. (1)
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY PARTNER
COUNTRY
NAME OF JOINT PROGRAM
PROGRAM LEVEL
SUNY Binghamton University
USA
Global and International Affairs
Undergraduate
SUNY Binghamton University
USA
Business Administration
Undergraduate
SUNY New Paltz University
USA
Business Administration
Undergraduate
SUNY New Paltz University
USA
Foreign Language Education/Liberal
Studies
Undergraduate
Humbold University
GERMANY
Social Sciences (Turkish-German)
Master (non-thesis)
Middlesex University
ENGLAND
Work Based Learning
Master (evening/
non thesis)
Eindhoven University of Technology
HOLLAND
Industrial Engineering
Master
TU Delft
HOLLAND
Design for Interaction
Master
TU Delft
HOLLAND
Computational Design and Fabrication
Technologies in Architecture
Master
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS (cont.)
UNIVERSITY PARTNER
The Rose School of the Institute
for Advanced Study of Pavia
The University Joseph Fourier-Grenoble I
The University of Patras
University of Poiters-ENSMA
University of Orleans
Universite Paul Sabatier (Toulouse)
Claude Bernard Lyon University
INSA of Lyon (Institut National des Sciences
Appliquees de Lyon)
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris
University Bordeaux 1
Univers.Louis Pasteur- Strasbourg I
Technical University of Eindhoven
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Lumiere Lyon 2 University
COUNTRY
ITALY
FRANCE
GREECE
NAME OF JOINT
PROGRAM
Earthquake
Engineering and
Engineering
Seismology
PROGRAM
LEVEL
Master
FRANCE
FRANCE
FRANCE
FRANCE
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Biology
Biotechnology
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral
FRANCE
Chemical Engineering
Doctoral
FRANCE
FRANCE
FRANCE
HOLLAND
USA
USA
FRANCE
Civil Engineering
Food Engineering
Mathematics
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Eng.
International Relations
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral
Doctoral