Koç University () is a

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. It started education in temporary buildings in

İstinye İstinye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population was 15,721 in 2022. It is on the European side of the city between the neighbourhoods of Emirgan and Yeniköy, on the northweste ...

in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 177 km2 and its population is 350,454 (2022). It is on the northeastern part of Istanbul's European side. Sarıyer al ...

in 2000. Koç University is ranked highest in Turkey according to the 2022

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and 2022

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. Koç University currently consists of Colleges of Social Sciences and Humanities, Administrative Sciences and Economics, Science, Engineering, Law, Nursing and Medicine. Koç University offers 22 undergraduate, 43 master's and 30 Ph.D. programs. The university is home to more than 8,000 students. The university accepts international students from various countries and has an extensive network of over 250 partner-universities including the

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and

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. Founded in 1993, Koç University has become one of the most prestigious universities in Turkey. The university attracts many of the highest-scoring students from Turkey's top high schools such as Koç School,

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, and Ankara High School of Science. The majority of classes at Koç University, exceeding 95%, are taught in English, with only a few exceptions in the School of Law and the School of Nursing.

History

The university first began operations in 1993 in converted factory buildings in İstinye, Sarıyer. After the university moved to its new home at Rumelifeneri, the Istinye campus was remodelled to serve as a high-end conference and training center. Koç University's additional campuses and locations include the West Campus dormitories and residences in Rumelifeneri,

; Koç University Hospital in Topkapı; ANAMED in

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu (; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km2, and its population is 225,920 (2022). It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the o ...

; KWORKS in

Şişli Şişli () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 10 km2, and its population is 276,528 (2022). Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş ...

, Istanbul; AKMED in

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

; and Vehbi Koç Ankara Studies Research Center in

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. Koç University's central campus at Rumelifeneri is located north of

, overlooking the

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and the

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. The campus has 60 buildings, covering 230,000 square meters of built area. The Koç University Suna Kıraç Library has five branches and holds some 322,000 print volumes plus nearly 160,000 ebooks and 64,000 online serial titles. The library also holds about 2,000 rare materials in the areas of Ottoman and European history, literature and religion. Koç University's Rumelifeneri campus was designed by prominent Boston based American-Iranian architect Mozhan Khadem. Khadem is the chief design architect of all Koç University buildings as well as the master planner of its campus. According to Khadem, the architecture of the campus was inspired by light and the significance of the university's geographical location on the border between Europe and Asia. Khadem also sites inspiration from Turkish artistic and poetic heritage, the works of the Sufi poet

Rumi Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (), or simply Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century poet, Hanafi '' faqih'' (jurist), Maturidi theologian (''mutakallim''), and Sufi mystic born during the Khwarazmian Empire ...

, and Turkish and Ottoman architectural elements. The campus is designed along an east–west axis, with its architecture symbolizing a gateway of knowledge and light. This concept is embodied in the university's Portal of Knowledge, the arched main entrance that represents both a gateway to knowledge and a connection between East and West. Situated among hills overlooking the

, the stepped architecture allows the campus to integrate within the steep contours of the surrounding terrain. The campus consists of a series of connected buildings surrounding a variety of interlocking courtyards. These courtyards draw on Ottoman architectural tradition and are replete with symbols of Turkish history and culture. The campus is compact and designed for pedestrians. Students and staff can move from place to place either through open courtyards or under cover. The campus utilizes a four by four meter modular design to accommodate different spatial needs. The final stage of the Rumelifeneri campus construction plan was realized in 2018 with the completion of a sixth faculty building, an extension to the library, and several new dormitory buildings. Additionally, students of Koç University founded the

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team Koç Rams, also known as the Istanbul Rams which will play in the

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in the 2022 season.

Research

Koç University is one of the leading research universities in Turkey and the region. The university strives to be a global center of research and aims to influence intellectual, technological, economic and social developments on a global scale. Koç University has been the top recipient of the

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research awards. Koç University is also the most successful higher education institution in Turkey in bids for

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grants, coordinating 8 of the 15 active projects in Turkey as of March 2018. In addition, Koç University is the best performing institution, including industry organizations, in Turkey after

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in the

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funding scheme. The university is currently hosting 10.2 million Euros worth of

projects. Between 2004 and 2017 the university was awarded a total of 761 externally funded projects valued at US$86 million. The university has 132 research laboratories, 20 research centers, and 5 research and education forums.

Faculties, departments and schools

Koç University has the following academic units: * College of Administrative Sciences and Economics (CASE) * College of Sciences (CS) * College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) * College of Engineering (CE) * Law School * School of Medicine (SOM) * School of Nursing (SON) * Graduate School of Business (GSB) * Graduate School of Sciences & Engineering (GSSE) * Graduate School of Social Sciences & Humanities (GSSSH) * Health Sciences Institute (GSHS)

Rankings

The

ranked Koç University as follows: The same organization listed Koç University as follows in their annual World University Rankings by Subject: Other rankings such as the

largely agree with the ''Times'' Rankings.

Graduate School of Business

The QS World University Rankings: Business Masters Rankings 2018 ranked Koç University Graduate School of Business Master programs in Finance and Management as follows: The

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rankings place Koç University Graduate School of Business and its programs as follows: ''Financial Times European Business School Ranking'' ''Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking'' In 2017, the CEMS Masters in International Management (CEMS MIM) was ranked 9th in the Financial Times Masters in Management Ranking. Koç University Graduate School of Business is one of the 30 university members of the CEMS Alliance of Business Schools offering this program.

People

Presidents

* Seha Tiniç (1993–2001) * Attila Aşkar (2001–2009) * Ümran İnan (2009–2021) *

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(2023–)

Notable faculty

* Ümran İnan – Scientist, B.Sc. and M.Sc. at

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, Ph.D. at

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* İrşadi Aksun – Engineer, B.Sc. and M.Sc. at

, Ph.D. at

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* Tekin Dereli – Theoretical physicist, B.Sc. and Ph.D. at

* Barış Tan – Industrial engineering professor, B.Sc. at

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, M.E. and Ph.D. at

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* Ziya Öniş – Political economist, B.Sc. and M.Sc. at

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, Ph.D. at

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* Özgür Barış Akan – Engineer and information theorist, B.Sc. at

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, M.Sc. at

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, Ph.D. at

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* Bertil Emrah Oder – Legal scholar, LL.B. at

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, M.Sc. at Marmara, Ph.D.

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* Can Yeğinsu – Barrister, international lawyer, and scholar – B.A. at

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, M.A. at

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, LL.B. at

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, LL.M. at

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* Zeynep Gürhan Canlı – Management scholar, B.Sc. and M.Sc. at

, Ph.D. at

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* Alphan Sennaroğlu – Engineer and physicist, B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. at

* Hakan Ürey – Engineer, B.Sc. at

, M.Sc. and Ph.D. at

* Aylin Küntay – Psychologist, B.Sc. at

, M.Sc. and Ph.D. at

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* Attila Gürsoy – Computer scientist, B.Sc. at

, M.Sc. at

, Ph.D. at

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* Funda Yağcı Acar – Medical researcher, B.Sc. and M.Sc. at

, Ph.D. at

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* Şükrü Dilege – Physician, M.D. at

* İhsan Solaroğlu – Physician, M.D. at Eskişehir Osmangazi University * Şuhnaz Yılmaz Özbağcı – International relations scholar, B.Sc. at

, M.Sc. and Ph.D. at

Gallery

File:Koç Üniversitesi Ana Kampüs Bilim Kapısı.JPG, The Portal of Knowledge File:Koç Üniversitesi.jpg, Sunrise at Koç University File:KoçUniversity1.jpg, The Clock Tower File:KoçUniversity2.jpg, Main Plaza and Student Union File:KoçUniversity4.jpg, Interior of the Main Campus File:Koc University - Engineering Faculty - 2.jpg, Rahmi M. Koç Faculty of Engineering

Notes and references

External links

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Koç University Football Team (Koç Rams)

Koç University Incubation Center

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Graduate School of Business

People

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Notable faculty

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See also

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