Istanbul Okan University

• Istanbul Okan University is a campus university with 10 faculties, Medical Hospital, Dentistry Hospital, and more than 25,000 students. The university provides education on vocational, undergraduate, and graduate programs as well as short- and long-term professional training. The motto of the university is being close to business life. In this respect, the university has close relationships with national as well as international companies. Within the university and industry relationship, the university sends its students for internships as well as cooperative learning long term internship to companies. Also, the university meets the training needs of those companies and conducts joint research.
• İstanbul Okan University attaches particular importance to the “internationalization” of its programs, student body, and campuses.
• İstanbul Okan University is home to both national and international bachelor and graduate students, who have a wide choice of programs in both English and Turkish that offer internationally recognized diploma.
• In addition to MBA programs, Okan University provides a variety of graduate programs (master & Ph.D.) in engineering as well (Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, etc.). The university also provides specially designed professional training programs and HNC-HND programs. English teaching competency of the university is exceptional with the support of blended learning tools of Blackboard and Pearson.
• It is the closest university to business life and a leader in University-Business Cooperation that combines theory and practice by employing distinguished academic staff and inviting expert professionals to lecture to prepare its students for successful careers.
• With close cooperation with various business sectors, the university has developed curricula and internship programs for its students to enhance their employability skills and to prepare them for business life in a supportive way.
• Istanbul Okan University is authorized by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to provide modular flight training. Flight training parts of the courses are carried out by Atlantic Flight Academy (AFA) which is our partner.
• Okan University also gives particular importance to its international relations and connections such as ISEP, Erasmus, and EUA.
• The Erasmus Program Office coordinates and implements the university’s bilateral and multilateral agreements and protocols with European universities while helping students find and select universities for study-abroad programs. It is also a member of the European Higher Education Area.

• The university, which was established in 1999, is young and dynamic and at the same time has experienced staff,
• Campuses are equipped with modern classrooms, computer and technical laboratories, libraries, conference halls, sports centres, cafeterias, and restaurants, they reflect the contemporary architecture and provide students with the most efficient education,
• 54 associate, 58 undergraduate, 82 graduate, and 19 doctoral programs in 10 faculties, 3 institutes, 2 vocational schools, and 1 conservatory,
• 25,000 students, 1400 foreign students, and 1000 academic staff
• 59 student clubs,
• Access to 60,000 printed books, nearly 400,000 electronic books, and 53 databases in the library of Okan University,
• 74 laboratories and workshops, 10 conference rooms, and 5 dormitories in 3 campuses,
• A sports centre with a capacity of 400 people exists in the University’s Life Center building. In the building, there is a fitness center, swimming pool, tennis court, basketball, volleyball, sports centre with football fields.

Okan University
Address: Tepeören Mah. Ballıca Yolu Cad. İstanbul Okan University Rectorate Building, Blok No: 11/11, Tuzla – İstanbul

TURKEY

Tel: +90 216 677 16 30

Email: [email protected]