UNIQUE EDUCATION MODEL 

• - 3+1, 7+1 Internship Enriched Curriculum Framework 
• - Student Centered Education and Training 
• - Strong Academic Infrastructure 
• - Internationally Recognized Quality Assurance 

  “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Educational philosophy of the Famous educational scientist John Dewey is also the foundation of our university’s educational philosophy and unique education teaching model. We want our students to associate what they have learned in university with those in real life, to be able to apply what they have learned and to be in real life in the course of their education. For this reason, as part of our education and training programs, internship is compulsory in our curriculum. Our students spend at least one semester in a workplace operating in their field. We implement the model of 7 plus 1 semester internship for our bachelor’s degree programmes, 6 plus 2 semester internships for our four-year high school programmes, 3 plus 1 semester internship for vocational degree programmes and we’ll make sure that our students are at work for at least one semester. Internship process is being managed by the Internship Coordination Unit of the University. 

  Quality, excellence and sustainability are very important for our university. Beykoz University provides “International Quality Assurance” to all students with a curriculum program in harmony with international universities and at comparable quality. 

  “Student Centered Education and Training Education” is an important building 

PERSONALISED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT 

• - Competency Development Program 
• - Comprehensive Personal Development Programs and Activities 
• - Academic Counseling and Career Planning 
• - Success Follow-Up System 
• - Certificate of Competency Development 
• - Europass Documents and Certificates 
• - Alumni Follow-Up and Support System 
• - Life-long Learning Support 

  The rapidly developing and changing business world and social needs have made it necessary for all students to develop themselves individually outside learning areas. Our university gives private education and support for its students to gain competencies such as leadership, entrepreneurship, innovativeness, written and oral communication skills, social responsibility, effective and productive work with others, etc., expressed as 21st century competencies. Our students’ competencies, which are open for improvement, are defined in the beginning of their education life and the areas to be improved are supported by “Competency Development” and “Personal Development” Programs. “Graduation Certificate” is given to our students, which shows their level of competence, along with their diplomas. 

  Also with Academic Counseling and Success Follow-Up Systems the courses that our students need to be supported in are also determined and personalized support is needed. With Life-long Learning Programs, our students can improve themselves in the areas they need and have a certificate. 

LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE 

• - Education Closely Linked with the Business World 
• - Participation of Students in Research Projects 
• - Well Equipped Laboratories and Workshops 
• - At Least 1 Semester Internship 

  Business organizations and institutions are the main stakeholders of our university. The vast majority of our Board of Trustees consists of successful managers of the business world. Within the context of our advisory boards formed at the level of universities, faculties and programs there are also distinguished representatives of the business world and they contribute to the creation of curriculum in line with the needs and expectations of the business world. 

  Our students improve their skills and strengthen their employment opportunities during their education and training with well-equipped laboratory and workshop facilities with internship in their fields at least for 1 semester by attending in researches and projects in which our university gets involved in. 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS 

• - Informatics Literacy 
• - Big Data Research Techniques 
• - Mobile Technologies 
• - E-learning 
• - Maker Culture 

  Usage of Advanced Technology is one of building blocks of Beykoz University’s teaching and learning approach. Reaching the exact information from data depending on the rapid development of communication and information technologies, evaluating these data and producing solutions is a competency that our students in all departments acquire. 

  In order to solve the real-life problems, our students are given the ability of reaching information, accessing information from different sources, identifying strategies and methods for how information can be obtained and interpreting this information. 

  Thanks to this strategy and method finding phenomenon we teach to our students, our students are always encouraged to participate to “maker movement” that combines “technology” and “do it yourself” culture, which is spreading far and wide all around the world, as well as transitioning from consumption to production, from memorized knowledge to experience and not setting limits to their dreams. 

  Our students, after their education at our university, have the chance to continue their life-long education by means of distance learning methods which are developed with technology today, to access to learning materials and to determine the speed and intensity of learning in terms of their priorities. 

INTERNATIONALISATION 

• - Multinational, Multicultural Campus and Classroom Environment 
• - International Exchange Programs 
• - At Least 1 Semester Study Abroad 
• - Internship Abroad 
• - Joint/Dual Degree Programs with Overseas Universities 

   Beykoz University provides a multicultural, international environment with foreign students while offering international opportunities and recognition to its students through partnerships and collaborations that it has developed with other countries. 

  Acquisition of learning in all the programs of our university and the lessons associated with these acquisitions, are associated with European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and Turkey Higher Education Qualifications Framework. After graduation, our students receive Diploma Supplement, which is one of the Bologna Process requirements that aims to create the European Higher Education Area, in which our country also participates, and “EuroPass” certificate, which makes the skills and the competences of European citizens clear and comprehensible. These documents, given in addition to the diploma, help the related institutions and organizations in recognizing diplomas and grades of Beykoz University graduates abroad. 

  With its international exchange programs and bilateral agreements, our university offers its students the opportunities of studying abroad one or two semesters, and also provides opportunity of internship abroad, degree completion and joint degree.