Istanbul Medipol University ( tr, İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi) is a

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. It was founded by Turkey Education Health and Research Foundation in 2009. The founder of the foundation is

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, who is the current Minister of Health of Turkey. The university consists of 12 faculties, 5 institutes and 4 vocational colleges. There are 37.051 registered students studying at the university. The number of undergraduate students is 22.526 and the number of graduate students is 1.766. The number of associate degree students is 12.759. And the foreign students number is 2.854. Some 1.213 academicians lecture at the university and 2.309 administrative personnel work at the university. The university has 71 undergraduate programs in 13 faculties. Twenty-four of these programs are taught in English.

History

Istanbul Medipol University was established on 7 July 2009 by the Medipolitan Education and Health Foundation (today's Turkey Education Health and Research Foundation) and gained its public legal personality as a foundation university. University continues its educational activities in Haliç and Kavacık Campuses. In addition, students' practice courses and internship trainings are held at Medipol University Hospital. Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Law became a member of the European Law Faculties Association in 2015, where law faculties in Europe come together under various activities.

Academic units

Faculties

* Faculty of Dentistry * Faculty of Pharmacy * Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Business and Management Sciences * Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences * Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences * Faculty of Communication * Faculty of Health Sciences * Faculty of Medicine * International Faculty of Medicine

Graduate schools

* Graduate School of Forensic Sciences * Graduate School of Engineering and Natural Sciences * Graduate School of Health Sciences * Graduate School of Social Sciences

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