Rector’s Message For International Students

Welcome,
Each year, we are delighted to welcome many students from all over the world to our university. We are a young and dynamic university located at the heart of Istanbul, which for centuries have hosted many civilizations and empires, and continues to be a city that creates its own history at the intersection where both Continents meet. Although your stay with us may be for a semester or two, I believe that you will explore to the fullest the rich opportunities offered to you in our campus and our vicinity; full of art, history, culture and other wonders. As you experience Bahçeşehir University, you will come to realize that our location encompasses the attributes of the east and the west, the modern and the traditional, the old and the new. Our philosophy of “internationalization” encapsulates everything that is visionary about our university and lies at the very heart of our values and behaviour. At Bahçeşehir University,  Internationalization means "We embrace all ethnicities, nationalities, genders, and religions" and is demonstrated in our corporate mission, goals, culture and behaviour.
Come and join us for a life journey full of learnings and experiences.

Prof.Dr. Deniz Ulke ARIBOGAN
Rector

WHY STUDY ABROAD IN ISTANBUL ?

Istanbul is a profoundly diverse and multi-cultural city. Throughout the ages, Istanbul has been the capital of three of the longest-lived empires in history and a centre for monotheistic beliefs. Known by the names Byzantium, Constantinople, Augusta Antonina, Nea Roma, Kostantiniyye, Dersaadet, Tsargrad, Istanpolin, Stamboul, and Istanbul, the city was and continues to be the gravitational center of the Orthodox Christian, Balkan, Caucasian, Anatolian, and to an extent Central Asian worlds. Such a long experience enabled Istanbul to design a sui generis concept of cosmopolitanism. The Council of European Union designated Istanbul as European Capitals of Culture for 2010. Today, the world and its dynamics are different. But Istanbul has retained its vibrant heritage. Istanbul, which found the formula for a perfect harmony and which once brought different ‘others’ together, now wants to perform this role in culture and arts. Istanbul can serve as a showcase of living together.

WHY STUDY ABROAD AT BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY?

Located directly on the European shores of the Bosphorus, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia , the campus encompasses the beauties of the city and the sea. Surrounded by a vibrant city life just out of the campus borders, Bahçeşehir University is not only a place for learning, teaching and research, but it provides a unique opportunity to unite people from diverse and contrasting backgrounds and perspectives in harmony and mutual understanding.
International education is organized within the Vice President’s Office for International Affairs. This placement emphasizes our commitment to sending students abroad, to offering specific programs for international students and to openning our doors to faculties all around the world. Students with different educational backgrounds from different institutions all around the world can come and study at Bahçeşehir University . We offer student exchange programs through Bilateral Agreements and through Erasmus Program. If you have already enrolled to a program in a partner university (see our Partner Universities List) and are eligible for an exchange (eligiblity criteria may vary depending on the agreement signed between institutions), you can apply to the International Office to study at Bahçeşehir University for a semester or two (See Exchange Students)
High school leavers or undergraduates with a diploma equivalency can also apply to the International Office to enroll to a program at Bahçeşehir University , having satisfied the requirements outlined in the following pages (See Degree Students)