Marmara University

Description: with a historical foundation (College of Commerce) dating back to 1883, Marmara University was officially established during 1982-1983 academic year, today comprising 14 faculties, 9 vocational schools of higher education and 11 graduate institutes.
With more than 3000 faculty members and a student body reaching 60.000, Marmara University is located in several different campuses scattered throughout Istanbul. Together with the Faculties of Engineering, Medicine and Dentistry where the medium of instruction is in Turkish and English, Marmara University also comprises the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences which provides education in four different languages: Turkish, English, French and German, making Marmara University the only “multi-lingual” university in Turkey. It has become a participant of the Erasmus exchange program and is hosting greater numbers of students from various European universities every other year, as well as complying by the Bologna Process.

Welcoming international students as well as providing education at international standards in almost all fields, Marmara University has rapidly become a modern and international university which hosts and participates in scientific meetings, cultural activities, arts and sports along with various other national and international events. It is one of the few Turkish universities, which is a member of the European University Association (EUA). The faculties of Engineering and Technical Education are also carrying out their international studies through ABET. The faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and the Institute of Social Sciences are in the process of preparation for the quality assessment carried out by EQUIS, an international system of accreditation in management and business administration in Europe. The Institute of Social Sciences is now an institutional member of EFMD, European Foundation for Management Development.
 
It is also the first Turkish university accredited to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) through one of its research centers, MURCIR (Marmara University Research Center for International Relations). 

Languages: Turkish, English

View the website of the Marmara University (in Turkish)
View the website of the Marmara University (in English)