Isik University is a private university located in İstanbul, Turkey. The university is a part of the Feyziye Schools Foundation, established in 1885.
Motto: Enlight the future with knowledge Established 1885 Type: Private Chancellor: Prof.Dr.Ekrem Ekinci President: Prof.Dr.Ekrem Ekinci Staff: 648 Undergraduates: 6786 Postgraduates: 3485 Location: Þile and Maslak, Ist., Turkey Campus: Urban/Suburban, 600 acres (2.4 km²) Athletics: Iþýk Sports Club - 21 Sports teams Colors: Blue, Grey, Black and White Affiliations: ABET, EUA Website: www.isikun.edu.tr/en
Iþýk University operates in two campuses. The Maslak campus is located in one of the business centers of Ýstanbul. The Þile campus, located 50 kilometers out of Ýstanbul, opened its doors in 2003. The Þile campus has been planned as a complete “educational campus” complete with dormitories, social facilities, and educational and administrative buildings situated in an area of 600 acres (2.4 km²). In 2005 summer, most of the university's academic and administrative departments (including the rectorate) moved to the Þile campus. Faculty of Fine Arts is located in Maslak Campus. Three faculties (Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences) and two institutes (Institute of Science and Engineering and Institute of Social Sciences) are located in Þile Campus.
Iþýk University is home to 4 faculties, 2 institutes, Biggest Lab Department in Turkey, Biggest production sites Fab01-Fab02, about 386 faculty members, and 6786 students as of 2007. Iþýk University is gathering the best teachers and professors which gives the students to take the best education from best teachers all around the world thus they will have a large perspective and knowledge which they can use in real problems easily.
Iþýk University's reputation is growing day by day. Technological advances, improving technics, abroad university collaboration makes Iþýk one of the best universities in Turkey. Iþýk University council is so determined to enlarge the university's faculties and departments. Iþýk University is also very famous with its high schools and elementary schools, of which Turkey's founder Ataturk is one of the alumni. The university has collaboration with MIT, University of Middlesex, Virginia Tech, London South Bank University, Dexter University, Cologne University, Cit, State University of New York and lots of other universities in the world. Iþýk University is so determined and performing a very fast development program with its sufficient and growing endowment to become the best university in Turkey.
Iþýk University is governed by a board of trustees, in conjunction with the university president and provosts and the deans of the various faculties.
The faculties, institutes and departments of the university are
The university also incorporates an English as a Foreign Language School and a research center, namely Informatics Research and Development Center.
Iþýk University has 37 clubs (due to 2007 data) including Information Security Club, Akiva Club, Philosophy Club, Young Democrats, the Environmental Club and much more. Club numbers are increasing day by day. Full list of clubs can be found here.
Iþýk University and Iþýk Schools (as known as F.M.V.) has one of the oldest sports club named Iþýk Sports Club. Club has won lots of competitions just a soon after it has been founded. Club has 21 different sports division in her constitution.
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