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METU
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Turkey's premier state-financed university
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Medium of instruction is English at all levels.
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METU is an international research university
which seeks the excellence in serving the country
and the World.
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ACADEMIC INFO
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FACULTIES ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE ARTS AND
SCIENCES ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SCI. EDUCATION
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47 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties.
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GRADUATE SCHOOLS

Applied Mathematics Marine Sciences Informatics So
cial Sciences Natural and Applied Sciences
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80 Masters and 53 PhD programs within 5 graduate
schools.
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INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT

• ABET (1992- )
• EUA (2002)

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All engineering departments evaluated and
approved by the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET).
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1,200 full-time academic staff (70 have studied
abroad) and 1,500 research assistants.
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STUDENTS
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METU accepts only the top 1.6 of the 2,000,000
students taking the National University Entrance
Examination each year.
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Enrollment of 15,000 undergraduate and 6,000
graduate students
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More than 80 student clubs ranging from
archaeology to bird-watching and ballroom dancing
to astronomy
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77,000 graduates contribute to the industry,
research, politics and economy of the country and
the World at top levels.
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RESEARCH
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36 research centers carry out research activities
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METU has set aside 70 hectares for the first
Technopolis in Turkey.
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With 130 companies, METU Technopolis provides the
means for cooperative research between the
faculty and industry.
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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
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1,300 students from 65 different countries
ALBANIA 82 AZERBAIJAN
220 BULGARIA 34 CHINA 20 GERMANY 23 IRAN
123 KAZAKHSTAN 58 KYRGYZSTAN 69 NETHERLANDS 15
PALESTINE 32 U.K. 22 USA 50
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International Joint Programs

• SUNY (4 UG)
• Middlesex (1 MS)
• 7 joint PhD with French Universities
• 1 joint PhD with TU/Eindhoven
• 1 joint MS with Humboldt
• Joint MS programs with TU/Delft (2008)

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Maintaining a high standard of education has led
to hosting many exchange students from all the
continents and the number of international
agreements exceeded 280 including 130 Erasmus
agreements.
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Exchange/visiting students attend METU and
transfer their credits to their home university.
METU has already transfered its experience to
Socrates program and this continues through LLP.
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Study Abroad Office has been dealing with
exchange programs since 1992.
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For 2007-2008 170 Incoming Students
(Erasmus/Exchange) 250 Outgoing Students
(Erasmus/Exchange)
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METU SAO also organizes Orientation Programes and
tours such as anniversary Whirling Dervishes
(Rumi) Konya and Cappadocia
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LIBRARY
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2,000 periodicals 18,000 e-journals
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Covering an area of 12,000 m2 with its eight
reading and two show halls, the library can serve
750 simultaneous sitting readers at a time.
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THE CAMPUS
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METU has a modern campus, laid on 45 km2 area,
equipped with the most advanced scientific and
technical facilities.
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18 dormitories can accommodate 7,500 students.
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Cultural and Convention Center hosts congresses,
seminars, meetings, conferences, and cultural
activities throughout the year.
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Archaeological Museum
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Materials discovered on its own grounds date back
to the Early Bronze Age and include findings from
the Late Phrygian, Hellenistic, Galatian, Roman,
Byzantine and Islamic periods.
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Shopping Center, Banks and Post Office
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SPORTS FACILITIES
Indoor and outdoor tennis courts Five gymnasiums
Indoor and outdoor olympic swimming pools
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Outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, soccer
fields
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a stadium with a seating capacity of 10,000
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Lake Eymir, for rowing, fishing, picnicking and
general recreational activities.
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