Özyeğin University

Özyeğin University is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey.
History
The university was founded by the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, and its establishment was approved by Foundation Act No. 5656, published in the Official Gazette No. 26526 on May 18, 2007.
Özyeğin University admitted its first class of students to the department of Business Administration and started its education in September, 2008.
According to the "Most Popular Universities" survey conducted by Bloomberg Business Week in 2014, Özyeğin ranked 3rd among foundation universities, following Sabancı and Koç universities, respectively. Özyeğin University was also placed 4th among all universities in the online survey conducted with 15.700 students from 89 universities between January and May 2014.
Özyeğin University ranked 6th among the Most Entrepreneurial and Innovative Universities of Turkey and rose in the ranking compared to 2013.
Campus
Altunizade Campus is the university's first campus, which was opened in June 2008. The university launched the main new campus in Çekmeköy, Istanbul. Later the building in Altunizade was evacuated and all departments moved to the Çekmeköy Campus in May 2013.
Organization and structure
Özyeğin University aims to contribute to the development of Turkish society by producing original, creative, and valuable knowledge with its thoroughly modern education system, innovative structure, and service sector oriented education programs as well as being financially accessible to all students through an effective scholarship and financial support model.
Academics
Undergraduate
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Architecture (English and Turkish)
Communication Design
Industrial Design
Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Faculty of Business
Banking and Finance
Business Administration
Economics
Entrepreneurship
International Business and Trade
Management Information Systems
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Natural and Mathematical Sciences
Faculty of Law
Law
Faculty of Social Sciences (English and Turkish)
International Relations
Psychology
School of Applied Sciences
Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
Hotel Management
School of Aviation
Air Transportation Management
Professional Flight Program
School of Languages
Modern Languages Programs
Preparatory English Program
Undergraduate English Programs
Graduate
Graduate School of Business
Entrepreneurship
Executive MBA
Financial Engineering and Risk Management, covered by the Graduate School of Engineering
MBA
PhD in Business
Graduate School of Engineering
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Graduate School of Social Sciences
Graduate Program for Design, Technology and Society (MA, PhD)
Graduate Program for Law
Graduate Program for Psychology
Notable alumni
İrem Karamete (born 1993), Olympic fencer
Tutya Yılmaz (born 1999), Olympic gymnast
See also
List of universities in Turkey
Hüsnü Özyeğin
Murat Ozyegin
References
External links
Official website
Official website
Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation
Universities and colleges in Istanbul
Educational institutions established in 2007
Private universities and colleges in Turkey
2007 establishments in Turkey
Çekmeköy