İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
IZTECH
www.iyte.edu.tr
İzmir Institute of Technology, Turkey
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The City: İzmir
İzmir Institute of Technology
Facts and Figures
Faculties, Departments and Programmes
Campus Life
International Relations
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İzmir
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I. THE CITY: İZMİR
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"İzmir" probably derives from the
former Greek name "Smyrna”
3.500 years of recorded urban history
The second largest port and the
third largest city in Turkey
Population: 3.354.934
Mediterranean climate
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II. İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Founded in 1992 as a state university
One of the two Turkish institutes
of technology
Emphasis on education and research
in science and technology
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İZMİR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Language of instruction is English
The campus is in Gülbahce /Urla/İzmir
3.500 hectares campus area & 132.000
square meters closed area
(The biggest campus area in İzmir)
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III. FACTS AND FIGURES (2012)
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Students:
Female
Male
Total
Undergraduate
1144
1314
2458
Master
331
392
723
PhD
159
109
268
Total:
1634
1815
3449
* Number of Foreign Students: 99 from 33 different nationalities
47%
53%
Female
Male
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FACTS AND FIGURES (2012)
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Employees:
851 employees (Academic Staff: 487; Administrative Staff: 364)
Academic staff
Assistant Prof
: 71
Associate Prof
: 40
Full Professors
: 49
% 61 of the faculty received
their PhD Degrees from foreign
universities.
Instructors + Research Assistants + Experts + Lecturers + Translators = 327
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FACTS AND FIGURES (2012)
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Distribution of the Academic Staff
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FACULTY OF EN GIN EERIN G
FACULTY OF SCIEN CE
FACULTY OF ARCH ITECTURE
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RECTOR'S OFFICE
SCH OOL OF FOREIGN LAN GUAGES
OFFICE OF IN TERN ATION AL RELATION S
REGISTRAR
GEN ERAL CULTURAL COURSES
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20
21
21
1919
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8
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PROFESSOR
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36
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
INSTRUCTOR
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3
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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EXPERT
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LECTURER
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1
TRANSLATOR
OUR RANK IN TURKEY
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Top University in Scientific Publications
 With 160 professors IZTECH ranks number 1 as far as the number of
refereed articles per faculty member is concerned.
 Total Publication Amount: 1346 (from 1995 to 2012)
Top University in International Exchanges
We are number three as far as the percentage of students participating in
international exhange programs.
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RESEARCH FACTS
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Number of Tübitak Projects: 145
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Budget of Tübitak Projects: 17.763.918,00 TL
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Number of Santez Projects: 14
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Budget of Santez Projects: : 2.397.441,00 TL
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Number of EU Projects: 17
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Budget of EU Projects: 2.511.546,00 €
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IV. FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND
PROGRAMMES
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3 faculties with 11 departments
Programmes:
11 undergraduate programmes
22 master programmes (5 are interdisciplinary)
15 doctoral programmes (2 are interdisciplinary)
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Rectorate
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Engineering
Dept. of Molecular
Biology and Genetics
(BS, MS, PhD )
Dept. of Chemistry
(BS, MS, PhD )
Dept. of Mathematics
(BS, MS, Non-thesis
MS,PhD )
Dept. of Physics
(BS, MS, PhD )
Faculty of
Architecture
Research
Centers
School of Foreign
Languages
Dept. of Chemical Engineering
(BS, MS, PhD )
Dept. of Architecture
(BS, MS, PhD)
Biotechnology & Bioengineering
Research Center
Dept. of Civil Engineering
(BS, MS, PhD )
Dept. of Architectural
Restoration (MS,
Non-thesis MS, PhD)
Computer Application
& Research Center
Dept. of Computer Engineering
(BS, MS, PhD )
Dept. of Electrical & Electronics
Engineering (BS in Electrical
and Electronics Engineering,
MS and PhD in Electronics and
Communication Engineering)
Food Engineering
(MS, PhD)
Dept. of City & Regional
Planning (BS, MS, PhD
in City Planning, MS in
Urban Design)
Dept. of Industrial
Design (MS)
Environmental Development
Application and Research Center
Geothermal Energy Research
and Application Center
Center for Materials Research
Continuing Education Center
Biotechnnology and Bioengineering (MS & PhD)
Mechanical Engineering
(BS, MS, PhD)
Service Department:
General Cultural Courses
The Graduate School
of Eng. & Sciences
Interdisciplinary
Programmes
Environmental Engineering (MS)
Materials Science and Engineering
(MS in Materials Science
and Eng., PhD in Materials Science and Eng.)
Engineering Management (Non-thesis MS)
Energy Engineering (MS)
V. CAMPUS LIFE
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Health Services : All students are provided with the health care by the Health
Center
Sports Facilities : Fitness Room, Dance Studio, Tennis Court, Sports Hall
Social Activities : Concerts with guest singers, talk shows, folk dances, modern
dances, movies, theatre plays, 40 student clubs
Food Services
: Central Cafeteria, Dormitory Cafeteria, Canteens, Small
Restaurants
Accomodation
: “Urla Dormitory”, Guest Houses, Private Dorms, Housing Office
Library
: Ranked among the best 29 library buildings built in the last
4 years in Europe in 2008
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VI. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Diploma Supplement Label: 2010 to 2013
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ECTS Label: 2013-2016
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Number of Erasmus Bilateral Agreements: 83
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Total Number of Outgoing Erasmus Students (Study+Placement Mobility)
(2005-2012): 298
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INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERS
Total = 72 Universities
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83 Agreements
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OUR VISION IS TO BE MORE AND
MORE INTERNATIONAL
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