Beykent University
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Istanbul Beykent University (Turkish: İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi) is a foundation university in Istanbul, Turkey, teaching in English, Russian combined and Turkish with 30.000 students.[4]
İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi | ||||
Motto | İşte Gelecek | |||
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Motto in English | The Future Is Now | |||
Type | Foundation | |||
Established | 1997 (founded by 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 | Ayazağa-Sarıyer, Istanbul , Turkey 40°59′10″N 29°03′13″E | |||
Campus | Urban Sarıyer-Ayazağa Campus, Taksim Campus, Beylikdüzü Campus, Hadımköy Campus | |||
University Press | Beykent University Press | |||
Colours | ||||
Affiliations | Beykent Educational Institutions International Baccalaureate Bologna Process Erasmus Exchange Programme TÜBİTAK YÖK | |||
Mascot | Beykent Compass | |||
Website | www |
Beykent University has agreements with European universities under the Socrates and Erasmus programmes, which allow university students to continue their education in a European university and foreign students to study in Turkey.
Ahmet Davutoğlu, the former Prime Minister of Turkey, worked at Beykent University as a professor from 1999 to 2004, serving as Head of the Department of International Relations, Member of University Senate and Member of Board of Management.[5]
Ömer Dinçer, the former Minister of National Education of Turkey, worked at Beykent University as a professor from 1999 to 2003, serving as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Director of Institute of Social Sciences and Vice Chancellor.[6]
Istanbul Beykent University Men's Volleyball Team has become the champion in the first League Volleyball Tournament organized on March 18–29, 2013 by the Turkish University Sports Federation.[7]