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What is Koç University?

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 16:30:51 UTC

Koç University is a private university located in Istanbul. It offers education in the faculties of Humanities and Literature, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Science, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Nursing to a diverse community of high-quality and versatile individuals from over 70 countries worldwide. The university provides world-class education with 12 faculties and 3 schools. It offers 22 undergraduate, 43 graduate, and 30 doctoral programs.

Sports Activities

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 16:35:55 UTC

The sports activities of the university are quite diverse. Koç University has basketball, tennis, skiing, snowboarding, rowing, volleyball, handball, football, American football, fencing, water polo, step aerobics, table tennis and ice hockey teams. Fitness programs for the entire university are prepared by expert trainers on a personal basis.

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 16:42:30 UTC

This is Koç University's Basketball team

Koç University's History

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:17:25 UTC

"Koç University is a foundation university established by the Vehbi Koç Foundation in 1993. It gave its first lectures on October 4, 1993 at its temporary campus in Istinye. In 2000, it moved to its permanent campus in Rumelifeneri.

Social Activities

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:35:26 UTC

Koç University organizes many social activities for students. These include graduation ceremonies, conferences, panels, competitions, and club activities.

Clubs

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:40:11 UTC

Koç University offers its students a strong academic structure as well as a colorful and lively social environment. Students can choose from various student clubs that operate in different fields, ranging from volunteer projects to extracurricular education-entertainment activities. There are more than 80 student clubs at Koç University. These clubs include clubs that appeal to different interests such as the Literature Club, Stock Exchange Club, Debate Club, Marketing Club, Dance Club, Theater Club, Informatics Club and Law Club. Student clubs regularly organize conferences and talks in various fields such as economics, psychology, marketing, business, international relations, history and sociology. Language clubs (French, Spanish, Italian and Russian) organize language courses for their members in the relevant countries.

University Entrance and Exams

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:46:31 UTC

ÖSYM exam, which is held by the Student Selection and Placement Center, must be taken to enter Koç University. Koç University accepts students according to their YKS results. Midterm, final, and makeup exams are held to measure students’ performance at Koç University. In addition, students are graded according to their success in classes. Koç University offers its students full scholarships, 50% scholarships, or no scholarships. Scholarships are awarded based on the university entrance exam success, and there is also an opportunity to benefit from support scholarships.

English Language Teaching

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:50:53 UTC

Koç University is a university that provides education in English. The university aims to train individuals who will be managers in the international business world, contribute to global idea platforms, and have a world citizenship awareness. In this direction, it keeps the quality of English education at the highest level. Since the language of instruction at Koç University is English, it is expected that students have high English proficiency. The university helps students improve their English proficiency through the English Preparatory School. In addition, Koç University English Proficiency Exam (KUEPE) is applied to determine the English proficiency of foreign students.

Educational Options for Students

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:57:06 UTC

Koç University offers its students many educational options. These include undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. The undergraduate programs include faculties of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Engineering, Science, Law, Nursing and Human Sciences, and Humanities. Additionally, Koç University provides support to its students regarding scholarships and tuition fees. For students placed in Koç University with a scholarship based on the university entrance exam results, full scholarship and 50% scholarship opportunities are offered. Scholarships are given according to the success of the university entrance exam, and there is also an opportunity to benefit from support scholarships.

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 17:57:20 UTC

The graduate programs include the Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering, Graduate School of Social Sciences, and Graduate School of Health Sciences. Within the scope of these programs, master’s, doctoral, and professional master’s programs are offered.

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Koç University also offers its students the opportunity to pursue a double major. Applications of students who want to pursue a double major are evaluated by the relevant faculty, and students are given the right to pursue a double major upon application result.

Where is Koç University?

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 18:03:19 UTC

Koç University’s main campus is located in Rumelifeneri, Sarıyer. The university also has a West Campus in Zekeriyaköy, an Istinye Campus in Istinye, and a Koç University Hospital in Topkapı.

yusufburaktanyeli — 2023-10-04 18:04:16 UTC

This is a photo from Koç University's campus