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Welcome to Ipek University!

Choosing where to study and deciding on your career path are perhaps the most difficult choices that a person has to make in life.

Your decision today will change not only your life, but also the lives of future generations. Therefore, before you make this important choice, I would like you to consider Ipek University, the project of the century, as an option which will play a key role in the achievement of your future goals.

The University is devoted primarily to the social sciences, which play an important role in human and social life, and is committed to becoming a university renowned for its excellence, creativity and innovation in fields including Economics, Management, International Relations, Political Science, International Business, Law, Film-Making, Television, Media, Performing Arts, Music, Animation, Journalism, History, Literature, Psychology, and Philosophy.

As we believe that quality of life and the study environment both play a considerable part in the degree of success achieved, we have designed a stunning campus, using a wide range of architectural styles inspired by a variety of lifestyles in different cities across the globe; the campus can be described as “a city within a city”.

Along with its educational programs, the university offers its students a business environment with a high-quality infrastructure and facilities that will enable them to turn theoretical knowledge into practical skills. The vision of Ipek University is to nurture and educate a vibrant generation of scholars who will enlighten not only today’s world but also future generations with their achievements.

Ipek University is committed to academic excellence, fostered through its outstanding academic staff and facilities, and I firmly believe that information produced by research, education and training, and the activities of the research centers, will contribute to the global advancement of knowledge.

The founding members of the Foundation and the Board of Trustees consider ensuring this goal as their primary mission.

I would like to conclude my welcome message with Sheikh Edebali’s advice to the young Osman Bey, founder of the Ottoman Empire, as he started out on his path:

“The world is not as big as it seems. All the unconquered mysteries, the unknown and the unseen can be brought to light only through your merits and virtues.”

I would like to wish you every success in this new phase of your life.

H. Akın İPEKChairman

N U R T U R E A N D E D U CA T E

A V I B R A N T G E N E R A T I O N

O F S C H O L A R S

WH O W I L L E N L I G H T E N

N O T O N L Y T O DA Y’ S WO R L D

B U T A L S O F U T U R E G E N E R A T I O N S

W I T H T H E I R A C H I E V EM E N T S

Social and cultural facilities that are open all day every daythroughout the campus

Ipek University is a unique model for a themed university in Turkey and is committed to the education and development of

highly-skilled graduates capable of satisfying workforce needs in a wide variety of areas.

The establishment of Ipek university is a significant example of

investment in the field of arts and social sciences by the private sector in Turkey.

With its outstanding academic staff, modern campus facilities and

a wide variety of academic programs, Ipek University aims to become a world-class university.

In a dynamic world of constant political, social, economic and environmental change, there is an increasing need for

well-trained social scientists who are able to apply advanced methods of analysis and influence political, cultural and economic

processes. With its high-quality programs in International Relations, Political Science, Film-Making, Entertainment, Law,

Journalism, Economics, Business, History, Literature, Music, Psychology, Philosophy and International Trade, together with its

excellent facilities, Ipek University will be a magnet for top-ranking social sciences students, educators and researchers from across

the country and around the globe. Sustaining the social, cultural, political and economic successes that Turkey has achieved in recent years is only possible through the creation of excellent

academic environments, capable of training individuals in the knowledge and skills needed to compete worldwide.

Ipek University is proud to be able to provide students with modern state-of-the-art research facilities, top-quality sports

facilities and a rich educational, cultural and social environment twenty-four hours a day.

Prof. Dr. Ali Fuat BİLKANRector

S u s ta i n i n g t h e s o c i a l , c u l t u ra l ,

p o l i t i c a l a n d e c o n om i c s u c c e s s e s t ha t

T u r k e y ha s a c h i e v e d i n r e c e n t y e a r s

i s o n l y p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h t h e c r e a t i o n o f

e x c e l l e n t a ca d em i c e n v i r o nm e n t s

HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEINGTURKEY’S FIRST AND ONLY PRIVATE THEMATIC UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON FINE ARTS, APPLIED ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.

ACADEm iC L I F EIPEK UNIVERSITY• Provides students with quality education by the world-class academic staff with experience from the world’s top-ranking universities.

• Offers the lowest student:academic staff ratio (10:1) in Turkey.

• Offers a variety of interdisciplinary programs with double major and minor opportunities allowing horizontal and vertical transfers.

• Offers a T1 Program providing students with lifelong guidance, support and services.

• Delivers lectures that are enhanced by the use of the Harkness Teaching Method and private educational system.

• Offers English language training and a wide range of programs in nearly twenty other world languages.

• Provides future support for students wishing to establish their own businesses.

• Encourages students to use opportunities provided by dynamic academic staff and research programs to gain experience in production processes such as film making, fashion design, animation, and film music.

i p ek UN I V E RS I T Y

CAMPUS L I F E• The university is centrally located in

Turkey’s capital, Ankara, which is one of

the most - politically, economically and

culturally - important cities throughout

Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Middle

East and Europe.

• It has a distinctive campus with buildings

representing an extraordinarily wide range

of architectural styles, including Baroque,

Classical Rome, the Renaissance,

post-Renaissance, Neo-Classicism,

Romanesque and Creative Eclecticism.

The campus can be likened to an open-air

art museum.

• In order to facilitate effective study, the

library is open twenty-four hours a day.

Multicultural restaurants, cafes, movie

theaters, an open-air amphitheater, sports

centers, open-air cinemas, music

production studios, a 1500-seat concert

hall, film sets and theater halls all offer

excellent recreational opportunities.

• Students are able to pursue

extracurricular activities through student

clubs and organizations that promote

social responsibility, team cohesion,

role-playing, and leadership skills.

• Housing facilities provide a safe,

welcoming and reliable living environment

for students, facilitating learning and

achievement.

• Ipek University has adopted a pluralistic

approach and is sensitive to cultural

diversity, gender equality, mutual respect

and equal participation.

SCHO LARSH I PS AND F I NANC IA L ASS I S TANC EIPEK UNIVERSITY has allocated a considerable financial sum to scholarships and programs.Through the opportunities offered within the framework of the Arteäse program, the university attracts successful students who have demonstrated considerable achievement in arts, theater, music, dance or sport.

CARE E R P LANN I NG AND D EV E LOPMENTIPEK UNIVERSITY Career Planning Service helps prepare students to compete in the global market.

The university will provide students with the opportunity to turn theoretical knowledge into practical skills in enterprises established through active participation with the faculty, such as internships and field studies.

R ES EARCHThe Office of Research and Development (R&D) provides support for student projects and research through university departments, interdisciplinary research centers and business enterprises.

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a research-stimulating multidisciplinary academic environment giving students the opportunity to combine their knowledge in the social sciences with practical skills. Our primary objective is to establish research-oriented departments and centers that promote advanced research, particularly in global fields where regional disparities exist.

With this in mind, each department will conduct research and produce information that can be used by individuals, society and institutions while making students an integral part of the research groups.The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with academic staff who have graduated from the most prestigious universities around the world and have completed agenda-setting research projects, aims to play a leading role in the field of social sciences.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREHISTORY

PSYCHOLOGYTURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE D E PARTMENTS of

FACULTY O F HUMAN I T I E S AND SOC IA L SC I E NC ES

The Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences comprises the Department of Economics and the Department of Management.

The Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences is committed to preparing students for a successful career in the world of business. Its graduates will occupy leading positions in the private and public sectors regionally, nationally and internationally.

With staff members who have received their doctorates from the world’s most prestigious universities, the Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences provides a quality social and educational environment for students with diverse needs, interests and goals.

ECONOMICSMANAGEMENT

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ADM IN ISTRAT IV E SC I ENCES

D E PARTMENTS of

FACU LTY O F ART AND D ES I GNThe main objective of the Faculty of Art and Design is to provide a wide range of educational opportunities enabling students to meet the challenges of a competitive world.

Study within the Faculty of Art and Design is underpinned by our internationally experienced academic staff, many of whom are active practitioners and leading researchers and who will ensure an innovative and creative learning environment.

Through its technical infrastructure, departments designed for production, and the importance attached to interdisciplinary transitions between departments, students in the Faculty of Art and Design will have the chance to pursue their dream projects and put them into practice in the wider world.

Applications for the departments of the Faculty of Art and Design will be accepted in the 2014-2015 academic year.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT DESIGNVISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGNTEXTILE AND FASHION DESIGN

D E PARTMENTS of

FACU LTY O F C I N EMAT I C ARTSThe Faculty of Cinematic Arts provides a rigorous and creative environment for scholarly innovation. Its objective is to educate and train creative and reflective individuals skilled in designing, defining and articulating their thoughts and ideas.

The campus offers a variety of opportunities towards the realization of this goal, such as film sets, a production infrastructure, and indoor and outdoor movie theaters, all of which integrate theoretical concepts and practical skills to prepare students for a career in cinematic arts at an international level.

Due to the unique architectural design of Ipek University, if you choose to study in the Faculty of Cinematic Arts at Ipek University, you may already feel as though you are on a film set! You will be able to make your dreams a reality and share them with the rest of the world.

ANIMATIONFILM MAKING

D E PARTMENTS of

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSPOLITICAL SCIENCE

FACU LTY O F PO L I T I CA L SC I E NC ESThe ultimate goal of the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ipek University is to contribute to the understanding of national, regional and global issues and to help provide solutions to political problems.

It is a research-oriented faculty with a young, productive and internationally recognized academic staff.

D E PARTMENTS of

TH E schoo l O F MUS I CAt Ipek University the School of Music, we are committed to nurturing our students’ musical aspirations, thinking skills and musical creativity, to contribute to their development into well-rounded, accomplished musicians and skilled artists.

Throughout their educational life, our students will work closely with the Animation, Cinema and Digital Game Design departments and will develop their own creative work with the support of the university. Built with a high quality technological infrastructure and supported by internationally experienced and expert staff, the School of Music will provide opportunities for the training and development of artists who will make significant contributions to the music industry.

When the School of Music opens in 2015 students will be admitted to the Composition and Voice Departments.

In addition to supporting and developing its students’ English language skills, the Preparatory School conducts orientation programs that will help students to adapt to the academic and social environment of the university, and nurture the skills necessary for both academic and

social success.

In the Preparatory School, English language courses are supported by our internationally experienced native

English-speaking instructors. English language learning is supported by extracurricular activities in an

English-speaking campus environment. Co-curricular and extracurricular activities are also carried out in an

e-learning environment sustained by advanced technology, and both the academic and the personal growth of students are monitored by student advisors.

The Preparatory School provides student-specific solutions to problems through individual counseling services, and a

continuous learning process is ensured through topic revisions and co-curricular activities which offer students a

unique and complete educational experience.

With its modern architecture, individual learning center, study lounges, academic writing center, assessment

center, international testing centers, multimedia centers, a foreign language library with a unique and rich collection

of resources, and a movie theater showing films only in English, the Preparatory School offers a modern

educational environment for all students. Teaching will begin in the 2013-2014 academic year.

PR E PARATORY SCHOO LThe Preparatory School prepares students for undergraduate and graduate

academic programs in which the language of instruction is English and ensures that students acquire proficiency in writing, reading, listening and

speaking. By the end of the preparatory program, students will be equipped with the English language skills necessary to express themselves and

understand both oral and written language, to interpret correctly, ask questions, take part in discussions, and make presentations.

The Graduate School of Social Sciences coordinates all postgraduate programs at Ipek University. Along with Masters and Doctorate degrees in the fields such as Economics, Management, Political Science, History and International Relations, we will also offer postgraduate degrees in various area studies. Priority will be given to Middle Eastern Studies, Balkan Studies, Russian Studies and American Studies programs.

Our programs will start in the 2013-2014 academic year.

ECONOMICSENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

HISTORYINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

MANAGEMENTPOLITICAL SCIENCE

TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

programsGRADUAT E SCHOO L O F SOC IA L SC I E NC ES

1

2

3

4

5

6

1200

Minimum 2 Courses A

22

28

Certificate of Attendance

70%

MINIMUM SCORE

International SAT (Writing, Reading, Maths)

GCE (General Certificate Examination) A Level

ACT (American College Test)

IB (International Baccalaureate)

Olympiad(IOI, IBO,IPHO,ICHO,IMO,JBMO,BMO,BOI)

High School Graduation Degree

International

International

International

International

National

EXAM NAME OF THE EXAM

what ar e th e app L I CAT I ON CR I T E R IA?

I N T E RNAT I ONAL STUD ENt QUOTAS (2013 - 2014 Academic Year)

6

6

6

12

15

6

6

13

12

TOTALEnglish Language and Literature

History

Turkish Language and Literature

Economics

Management

Animation

Film Making

International Relations

Political Science

DEPARTMENTS

82TOTAL

U N I V E R S I T Y

The below listed examinations are accepted by Ipek University for undergraduate degree application.

The ultimate goal of Ipek University is to accept most of its students through scholarships.All scholarships awarded are unrequited and continuous for seven years - two years of preparatory studies and five years of undergraduate studies. Students’ eligibility for scholarships will continue for internal transfers between departments.

FULL SCHOLARSHIPScholarships awarded to students under the full scholarship program include a 500 TL monthly stipend for nine months each year in addition to exemption from tuition and accommodation fees.

HALF SCHOLARSHIPScholarships awarded to students under the half scholarship program include a 50% discount on tuition and accommodation fees.

Students who have graduated from a high school, lyceum or other institution equivalent to a Turkish high school and who meet the following criteria may apply:

1. Citizens of a country other than the Republic of Turkey or Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). 2. Those who, although citizens of the Republic of Turkey by birth, have renounced this citizenship and their children displaying their rights entitled by Law No. 5203.3. Citizens of Turkey who completed their high school education in another country (excluding TRNC).4. Citizens of TRNC who reside in TRNC and have completed their secondary education in a GCE AL system.5. Those with dual citizenship, of which one country is the Republic of Turkey, and who have completed their high school education in another country (excluding TRNC).6. Those who are citizens of another country by birth but have since acquired citizenship of the Republic of Turkey.

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSNon-scholarship students who attain an average of 3.70 or above out of 4 grade points in one academic year are eligible for a merit scholarship, consisting of a discount in tuition fees for the following year depending on the quota determined by the Board of Trustees.

SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPSThese are offered to national athletes, artists and students with disabilities. The scholarship amount will be determined by the Board of Trustees and announced at the beginning of each academic year.

SCHO LARSH I PS

f o r w e b s i t e

POSTGRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSThese scholarships are awarded to top-scoring graduates from Ipek University for the purpose of pursuing their postgraduate studies abroad. The duration and quota for this scholarship will be determined by the Board of Trustees.

The tuition fee for Ipek University in the 2013-2014 academic year is 25 000 TL (approx.14 000 USD) including VAT (Value Added Tax).Rent assistance will be given to full scholarship students who choose not to use accommodation offered by the University.

Ipek University guarantees that all students may be accommodated in university halls of residence either for free or for a rental fee depending on scholarship status. For further information, please visit our web site at; http://www.ipek.edu.tr/international-student-admission.html

TUT I ON F E E S

R ES I D ENC E HAL LS

U N I V E R S I T Y

who can app l y?

Turan Güneş Bulvarı

No: 98/3 Pk. 06550

Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey

T: + 90 312 470 00 00

F: + 90 312 470 00 07

info@ipek.edu.tr

www.ipek.edu.tr