İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi | |
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| Motto | İşte Gelecek |
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Motto in English | The Future Is Now |
| Type | Private(Non-profit) |
| Established | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) |
| Founder | Adem Çelik-Beykent Educational Foundation[1] |
| Chairman | Dr. Erkan Çelik[2] |
| Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Volkan Öngel[3] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Hamparsun Hampikyan Prof. Dr. Yalçın Kırdar Prof. Dr. Kazım Sarı[3] |
| Students | 30,000[4] |
| Location | , Turkey 40°59′10″N29°03′13″E / 40.98611°N 29.05361°E /40.98611; 29.05361 |
| Campus | Urban Sarıyer-Ayazağa Campus Taksim Campus Beylikdüzü Campus Hadımköy Campus |
| University Press | Beykent University Press |
| Colours | Yellow, black and turquoise |
| Affiliations | Beykent Educational Institutions Bologna Process Erasmus Exchange Programme TÜBİTAK YÖK |
| Mascot | Beykent Compass |
| Website | www |
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Istanbul Beykent University (Turkish:İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi) is aprivatenon-profituniversity inIstanbul, Turkey, offering instruction in English and Turkish, with approximately 30,000 students.[4]
Beykent University participates in theErasmus Programme and has agreements with several European universities for student exchange between Turkey and European institutions. The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association.[5]
Beykent University is a foundation university with public legal entity status, established by the Adem Çelik–Beykent Educational Foundation on 9 July 1997 under Law No. 4282. Adem Çelik, the founder of Beykent University, established several educational institutions ranging from kindergarten to secondary level before founding the university.
The university began its activities on the Büyükçekmece Campus in the 1997–1998 academic year and currently operates four campuses located in central districts of Istanbul.
Istanbul Beykent University men's volleyball team won the First League Volleyball Tournament organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation between 18 and 29 March 2013.[6]
The Beykent Büyükçekmece Beylikdüzü Campus is located in Istanbul’sBüyükçekmece district, within the residential area of Beykent. The 12-story building is situated near the Beylikdüzü Life Center, healthcare institutions, and the Tüyap Exhibition Center.[7]
The 16,000 m² enclosed educational complex includes modern classrooms, laboratories, workshop studios, an auditorium, and a cultural center. The campus also features outdoor sports facilities and a swimming pool shared with Beykent College students.
The campus primarily accommodates the Vocational School, which offers 38 programs, with 23 in the daytime and 15 in the evening to support working students. The Vocational School began operations in the 2005–2006 academic year. The newly established Faculty of Communication also moved into the building for the 2008–2009 academic year.[8]
The Ayazağa-Maslak Campus is located in theSarıyer district of Istanbul.[9] The campus opened in the 2005–2006 academic year with a capacity for 8,000 students and primarily serves undergraduate programs. By 2011, following building improvements, the campus capacity increased to 12,000 students.[8]
TheTaksim Campus occupies a 5,000 m² building that opened in 2004. The campus houses the Social Sciences Institute, where most postgraduate programs are conducted. The Faculty of Law is also located in this building and began teaching in the 2008–2009 academic year.
In the 2008–2009 academic year, the Taksim Campus also launched a distance learning program offering two two-year programs. The building serves as the headquarters for the Beykent University Atatürk Research and Applied Sciences Center and the Beykent University Strategic Research Center.[8]
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