Istanbul Beykent University
İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi | |
Seal of Istanbul Beykent University | |
| Motto | İşte Gelecek |
|---|---|
Motto in English | The Future Is Now |
| Type | Foundation |
| Established | 1997 (founded by Adem Çelik-Beykent Educational Foundation) |
| Chairman | Dr. Erkan Çelik |
| Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Volkan Öngel |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Hamparsun Hampikyan, Prof. Dr. Yalçın Kırdar, Prof. Dr. Kazım Sarı |
| Students | 30.000 |
| Location | Ayazağa-Sarıyer, Istanbul , Turkey 40°59′10″N 29°03′13″E / 40.98611°N 29.05361°E |
| 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 International Baccalaureate Bologna Process Erasmus Exchange Programme TÜBİTAK YÖK |
| Mascot | Beykent Compass |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
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.
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.