Established 1992
Type: Foundation supported state university
President: Dr. Atilla Kiliç
Staff: 900
Students: 18,200
Location Bolu, Turkey
Affiliations: ERASMUS
Website: https://www.ibu.edu.tr/
The University accepts unreservedly that creating an academic ground for social, cultural, scientific, economic and technological development in an international context is essential for its mission. For this reason, Abant Izzet Baysal University aims to be a dynamic institution focusing at excellence that will bring the development of our society and mankind to the highest universal standards. So far the University has covered a long distance and become "the most rapidly progressing University in Turkey ". Excellent educational infrastructure, including a modern library and extensive computer facilities with internet connection, creates a unique research environment.
Abant Izzet Baysal University is a unique university model in Turkey not for being a purely state university nor a foundation university but instead "a foundation supported state university". This status enables the university to receive funds both from the government and the Izzet Baysal Foundation. The university with its perfect physical structure and high-technology equipment obtained in a short period of time with the investments of Izzet Baysal Foundation as well as opportunities provided by the State offers a modern and developed environment for its students. Izzet Baysal Foundation provides the successful students scholarship opportunities.
