Boğaziçi University
1863 - 2011
Foundation
 Robert College, founded in Istanbul by Dr.
Cyrus Hamlin and Mr. Christopher Rheinlander
Robert in 1863, was the first American
institution of higher learning outside the United
States.
 Boğaziçi University, the official successor to
Robert College, was inaugurated on the same
campus in 1971 as a Turkish public university.
From Robert College...
To Boğaziçi University
 7
Campuses
 4
Faculties
 2
Schools
 6
Institutes
 19 Research Centers
 28 Departments
 11.027 Students
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8587 Undergraduate Students
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2453 Graduate Students
 1320 Academic Staff (467 Full-time tenure track,
347 Part-time, 132 Instructors and Lecturers, and 374
Research Assistants)
Academic Units
 4 Faculties:
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Faculty
Faculty
Faculty
Faculty
of
of
of
of
Arts and Sciences,
Economics and Administrative Sciences,
Education,
Engineering,
 6 Graduate Institutes,
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Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Institute of Environmental Sciences
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
Institute of Science and Engineering
Institute of Social Sciences
 2 Schools
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School of Foreign Languages
School of Applied Disciplines
High School + ÖSS
Degrees offered
+1
yr
+2
yr
+3
yr
+4
yr
+5
yr
+6
yr
English
Prep. School
+7 +8 +9 +10
yr yr yr yr
Undergraduate
Graduate
THE SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
 Turkey’s oldest and best English
Education tradition...
 Boğaziçi University has
experienced education in English
since 1863.
 87% of newly registered
undergraduates spend a year in
the English prep school.
 Divisions
 English Preparatory
Division
 Advanced English
Division
LANGUAGES TAUGHT AT BOĞAZİÇİ
UNIVERSITY
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German
French
Spanish
Italian
Chinese
Japanese
Russian
Arabic
Latin
Persian
Ancient Greek
Modern Greek
 Armenian
 Korean
High Standards
 ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS…
Examined by European University Association (EUA) in
1999, academic and administrative perfection of Boğaziçi
University has been approved by EUA and many other
international associations.
 ENGINEERING FACULTY THAT HAS BEEN PROVED TO
BE IN WORLD STANDARDS...
After ABET’s (Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology) evaluation on Boğaziçi University
Engineering Faculty in 1997, 2004 & 2010 contents and
the level of the programs in the faculty were shown to be
equivalent to the universities in USA and all departments
were found to be in accordance with ABET standards.
International Networks
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IAU - International Association of Universities
Magna Charta Universitatum
EUA - European University Association
unimed - Mediterranean Universities Union
Utrecht Network
Black Sea Universities Network
SEFI - European Society for Engineering
Education
Student & Academic Staff
 Student statistics: undergraduate vs graduate
 Faculty: 400 +
 International milieu
Students
8000
7000
6149
6290
6089
6299
6576
6497
6448
6740
6795
6719
6502
1811
2050
2173
2497
2465
2453
2408
7052
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1467
1630
1770
1903
2887
Undergraduate
Graduate
1000
0
2376 students
in the Prep. School
Undergraduate
Male
52%
Female
48%
Graduate
Male
55%
International Students
Female
45%
Asia
Europe
USA
Africa
Total
175
154
14
1
344
Percentage of Undergraduate
Students by Faculty: 2500 out of 8.000
are engineering students
Percentage of Graduate Students by
Faculty: 50% out of 3.000 are
engineering and science students
Ratio of Students to Full-time
Academic Staff: 20:1
Articles per Full-Time Faculty
Member in Citation Indexes
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
OPPORTUNITIES
Traditional ties with
world’s leading
universities
Boğaziçi University
provides education
abroad via exchange
programs.
In the period 2010-2011,
316 BU students
participated in
International Exchange
Programs.
Incoming and Outgoing
Students
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Incoming
Outgoing
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
161
113
201
145
250
168
308
207
312
270
359
319
458
316
Exchange Agreements 2009-2010
Erasmus Agreements
Austria; 6; 3% Denmark; 5;
3%
Hungary;
3; 2% Slovenia; 3; 2%
UK; 6; 3%
Sweeden; 8; 4%
Greece; 9; 5%
Germany;
43; 24%
Belgium; 9; 5%
Spain; 13; 7%
France; 32;
18%
Netherlands; 13;
7%
Other; 14; 8% Italy; 16; 9%
Some Exchange Partners:
Brown University
Columbia University
Duke University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Indiana University-Purdue University
Purdue University
Rice University
Syracuse University
University of Arizona
University of California System
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Washington University in St. Louis
Ecole Centrale Paris
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines
Ecole Normale Superieure
Ecole Polytechnique
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
ENSTA Paris Tech
Technische Universitat Berlin
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
Technische Universitat Munchen
University of Bologna
Delft University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Tokyo Institute of Technology
University of Queensland
Monash University
CAMPUS RESOURCES AND SERVICES
 University Library started with 200 law books donated
by the Harvard Law School in 1863. The present
building holds a total of 320,000 volumes in English,
Turkish, French, German and other languages, which
makes it one of the largest collections in the country.
 Computer Center: Its main task is to run a smoothly
functioning campus network for 24 hours every day,
providing access to computational services and to
world wide academic communications through
internet.
Incoming and Outgoing
Students
Incoming
Exchange agreements
Canada
4
2%
China
2
1%
Australia
3
1%
Japan
7
3%
USA
27
13%
Europe
(Erasmus)
157
institutions
83%
South Korea Hong
1
Kong, 1,
1%
1%
Erasmus Agreements
Slovenia, 3, 2%
Hungary, 3, 2%
Other, 9, 6%
United Kingdom, 4, 3%
Austria, 4, 3%
Denmark, 5, 3%
Germany, 43, 27%
Sweden, 8, 5%
Greece, 8, 5%
France, 21, 13%
Belgium, 8, 5%
Spain, 10, 6%
Italy, 14, 9%
The Netherlands,
17, 11%
Selected Partners:
THES-QS ranking first 100
ACTIVITIES AT BOĞAZİÇİ
 Boğaziçi University supports and encourages student
and club activities…
 Student Clubs that develops social responsibility,
thinking and individual creativity…
TRADITIONAL BU STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Sports Festival
→
Sports Committee
Art Festival
→
Art Clubs
International Cultural and Academic
Meeting of Engineering Students
(ICAMES)
→
Engineering Society
International Student Congess (GAIA)
→
Management and Economics Club
Dance Festival
→
Dancing Club
Aviations Festival
→
Aviation Club
Unlimited Music Days
→
Radio Boğaziçi
Taş Oda Concerts
→
Music Club
Presentation & Recruitment Days
→
Management and Economics Club
Engineering Society