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MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

METU ODTÜA N K A R A – T U R K E Y

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

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Turkey's premier state-financed university

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Founded in 1956

METU was founded to serve not only Turkey but also the region

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Medium of instruction is English at all levels

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YMETU is an international research university seeking the excellence to serve the country and the region

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ACADEMIC INFO

Architecture

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40 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties

Arts and SciencesEconomics and Administrative SciencesEducationEngineering

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158 graduate programs within 5 graduate schools

Natural and Applied Sciences

Social Sciences

Informatics

Marine Sciences

Applied Mathematics

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1,200 full-time academic staff (60% have studied abroad)

and 1,350 research assistants

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STUDENTS

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METU accepts only the top 1% of the 1,500,000 students taking the National University Entrance Examination each year

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Enrolment of 15,800 undergraduate and 6,500 graduate students

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More than 80 student clubs ranging from archaeology to bird-watching and ballroom dancing to astronomy

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90,000 graduates contribute to the industry, research, politics and economy of the country and the region at top levels

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RESEARCH

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YMETU has 20 multidisciplinary research centers attached to the President's Office

• Applied Ethics Research Center (UYETAM)• Audio-Visual Research and Production Center (GISAM)• Center for Black Sea and Central Asia (KORA)• CAD/CAM/Robotics Application and Research Center (BILTIR)• Center for Research and Assessment of Historic Environment (TAÇDAM)• Central Laboratory• Confucius Research and Application Center• R&D-Training Center• Molecular Biology-Biyotechnology R&D Center• Construction Industry Training and Research Center (ISEM)• Continuing Education Center (SEM)• Disaster Management Implementation and Research Center (AFET)• Entrepreneurship Research Center (GIMER) • International Human Rights and Security Research Center• METU-Southeast Anatolia Project Research Center (GAP)• Modeling and Simulation Research Center (MODSIM)• Petroleum Research Center (PAL)• Research Center for Science and Technology Policies (TEKPOL)• Welding Technology and Non-Destructive Testing Research Center (KAYNAK)• METU MEMS Research Center

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METU has set aside 113 hectares for the first Technopolis in Turkey

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With 240 companies, METU Technopolis provides the means for cooperative research between the faculty and industry

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Intends to increase the collaboration in EU projects

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INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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About 1,500 foreign students coming from 68 different countries

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YOffice of EU Affairs coordinates METU’s international research relationship with the EU countries

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YMETU participated in 20 projects in the 6th Framework Program, coordinating 3 of them

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All engineering departments have been evaluated and approved by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

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LIBRARY

Covering an area of 12,000 m2 with its eight reading and two show halls, the library can serve 1,144 sitting readers at a time

171,000 bound periodicals

52,000 journals

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THE CAMPUS

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METU has a modern campus, laid on 11,000 acres area, equipped with the most advanced scientific and technical facilities

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richly forested area

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18 dormitories can accommodate 6,700 students

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Cultural and Convention Center hosts congresses, seminars, meetings, conferences, and cultural activities throughout the year

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Archaeological Museum

Materials discovered on its own grounds date back to the Early Bronze Age including findings from the late Phrygian, Hellenistic, Galatian, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods

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Science-Technology Museum

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The first Internet connection in Turkey

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Shopping center, banks and post office

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Indoor and outdoor tennis courts

SPORTS FACILITIES

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Stadium with a seating capacity of 10,000

Outdoor basketball and volleyball courts, soccer fields

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Three gymnasiums, indoor and outdoor olympic swimming pools

Lake Eymir on METU’s area is for rowing, fishing, picnicking and general recreational activities

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ART in METU

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METU ODTÜA N K A R A – T U R K E Y

www.metu.edu.tr

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Presentation design by Aydın Tiryaki

Photographs by: Aydın Tiryaki Serkan Alkan Gül Hasan Yılmaz Talat Doğan Turgut Polat Erol Sayın

December 2001, February 2002, April 2002, September 2002, January 2003, August 2003, October 2004, February 2005, April 2005, January 2006, May 2006, March 2007, April 2007, February 2008, November 2008, March 2009, April 2009 METU - Ankara - TURKEY