Yaşar University ( Turkish: ''Yaşar Üniversitesi'') is a university in

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ...

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on the

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. The university faculty teaches in English, with programs at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

History

Selcuk Yaşar Sports and Education Foundation decided to establish Yaşar University in 1999, as a modern university in the city of Izmir. The Turkish National Assembly approved the creation of the university on 29 March 2001. Education started within its Alsancak premises in the academic year of 2002-2003. The Selçuk Yaşar Bornova Campus was opened in 2008.

Philosophy

Yaşar University presents itself as a "boutique university". Its goal is to be identified as a small but prestigious international Turkish university.

Organization

Yaşar University is divided into seven

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-le ...

faculties which have 25 different academic programs. Undergraduate divisions include: * Faculty of Communication: ''Public Relations and Advertising; Radio, Cinema and Television; Visual Communication Design'' * Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences: ''Business Administration; Economics; International Logistics Management; International Trade and Finance; Travel Management and Tourism Guidance; International Relations.'' The language of instruction for all departments is English * Faculty of Architecture: ''Architecture; Interior Architecture and Environmental Design'' * Faculty of Science and Letters: ''English Language and Literature; Mathematics; Statistics; Psychology; Translation and Interpreting'' * Faculty of Engineering: ''Computer Engineering; Electrical and Electronics Engineering; Energy Systems Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Software Engineering'' * Faculty of Art and Design: ''Film Design; Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Music'' * Faculty of Law: ''LLB in Law'' The graduate program consists of two graduate schools; the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. The graduate schools have 22 different

Master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

and PHD programs. The vocational school offers nine associate degree programs. The Yaşar University School of Foreign Languages provides an English preparatory year for students needing to reach the language level for faculty. Other languages taught at the School of Foreign Languages include: Russian, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, French, and Portuguese. Yaşar University is the first in Turkey to have its language school accredited by the

Commission on English Language Program Accreditation The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) is a specialized accrediting agency that accredits post-secondary English language training programs. CEA states that its purpose is to provide a systematic approach by which programs ...

(CEA).

Campus

Selçuk Yaşar Campus

Located in the Izmir district of Bornova, the Selçuk Yaşar Campus serves as the main campus for Yaşar University.

Sports Center

The Yaşar University Sports Center facilities provides a variety of physical activities to keep students healthy. The Sports Center includes; a gymnasium, tennis courts, dance studio, volleyball and basketball courts. The Sports Center organizes fitness training, club sports, intramural and ladder tournaments, instructional programmes and seminars.

Electronic Information and Documentation Center

Yaşar University's Electronic Information and Documentation Center adds to the University's education and research mission at the national and international level. Students and faculty are able to access a wide variety of sources, including audio-visual materials, journals and newspapers. The Electronic Information and Documentation center is classified according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Electronic resources include: over 50,000 e-books and 25 databases that reach 19,000 e-journals.

Media Center

Yasar University hosts a hi-tech media center. It is the first Turkish university where TV and radio studios broadcast in high definition. The Media Center produces regular television and radio programmes in multiple languages and gives Yaşar University students the opportunity for hands-on experience with high quality equipment.

Alsancak Campus

The Yaşar University Alsancak Campus was home to the School of Foreign Languages until 2014. In 2014, all departments are united in Selçuk Yaşar Campus.

References

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