1. KOÇ UNIVERSITY
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2. KEY FIGURES 5677 Students (4642 UG+703 MS/MA+332 PhD) 491 Faculty
9,320 Alumni
7 Colleges + 4 Graduate Schools
18 Doctoral Degree Programs
30 Masters Degree Programs
22 Undergraduate Degree Programs
>272 Student Exchange Partners
77 Laboratories
2,786 student dormitory capacity
73% of students on scholarship

3. ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIPS
Global Business School Network (GBSN)
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
Executive MBA program ranked among Financial Times global top 100
Turkish Psychologist Association (TPA)
MUDEK (EUR-ACE, European Accreditation of Engineering Programs)
European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute
Law Schools Global League (LSGL)
European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
DS (Diploma Supplement) Label
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS)
Global Network of Advanced Management (GNAM)
GLOBAL LEAGUE LAW

4. ACADEMIC STRUCTURE College of Administrative Sciences and Economics
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
College of Sciences
College of Engineering
School of Law
School of Nursing
School of Medicine
Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering
Graduate School of Business
Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Graduate School of Health Sciences

5. KOÇ UNIVERSITY FACULTY
95% of all full-time faculty hold doctoral degrees from leading universities in the United States and Europe, with the remaining 5% from top Turkish universities
Mine Çağlar, Associate Profesor in Mathematics
PhD. Princeton University
Ali Serpengüzel, Professor of Physics
PhD. Yale University
Alkan Kabakçıoğlu, Assistant Professof Physics
PhD. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Metin Muradoğlu, Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering
PhD Cornell University, USA
Metin Türkay, Professor Industrial Engineering
PhD Carnegie Mellon University
Özgür Barış Akan, Professor Electrical and Electronics Engineering
PhD Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Can Erkey, Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering
PhD Texas A&M Universty

6. RESEARCH AT KOÇ UNIVERSITY
KU is positioned as an excellent research partner in terms of funding research projects in collaboration with national and international public and private institutions (universities, European Commission, public agencies, research and development agencies, business world, and industrial corporations) for research projects.
Close to 300 Publications in prestigious international journals (2012–2013)
Among the top three universities in Turkey in terms of publications per faculty and citation record
Over 400 Sponsored Research Projects (as of 2013)
Over $50 Million in funding received for active research

7. SUPPORTED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Koç University organizes research programs for high school, undergraduate and graduate students to conduct research with Koç University Faculty Members. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATES This program is for motivated undergraduates from different universities who want to improve their research skills and plan to attend graduate school. The program offers the undergraduates the opportunity to gain research experience that helps them decide if they want to pursue graduate education or professional research career. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Koç University Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports post doctoral fellows. The program is designed to support the scholarly development of all qualified candidates who are committed to university careers. At the same time the program provides an opportunity to Koç University faculty to work with postdoctoral fellows in research areas of mutual interest.

8. STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Student Research Project Examples:
Bio-manufacturing, Artificial Organs, Bio-Medical Systems & Bio-Mechanics:
Sustainability and Alternative Energy Systems
Design LAB – Animation & Interaction Design
Migration Research Center’s EUIMAGINE Project

9. RESEARCH CENTERS
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations: History, art, architecture and archaeology of civilizations in Turkey
Migration Research Program: International migration, transnationalism, forced migration, brain drain, migration citizenship
Center for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics: Protein folding dynamics, structure and functions, protein-interactions
Photonics Research Center: Fiber-optic communication systems, micro-electro-mechanical systems, micro/nano photonics, modeling of noise, nonlinear optics, solid-state lasers, quantum optics, spectroscopy, and ultrafast optics.
Tupras Energy Center/KUTEM: Fossil Fuels, biofuels, solar fuels
Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center: Guidance and counseling services for the hosp
Globalization and Democratic Governance Center: Global Political Economy, Democratic Governance, Foreign Policy Analysis
Surface Technologies Research Center: Surface chemistry, physics and engineering
Koç University Research and Application Center For Gender and Women's Studies: Gender in work, gender in science and arts, women rights
Dr. Nüsret-Semahat Arsel International Trade Law Application and Research Center
Social Policy Application and Research Center: Youth studies and education-employment transition, socio-economic exclusion, urban sociology, social policy studies
Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum: 
Economic growth, global economics and development strategies
Koç University Migros Retailing Education Forum- KUMPEM
Koç University Social Impact Forum-KUSIF

10. RESEARCH LABORATORIES
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Micro-nano Fabrication Laboratory (Clean room)
Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RML)
Advanced Materials Laboratory
Vibration and Design Laboratory
Energy Technologies and Supercritical Fluids Research Laboratuvarı
Molecular Biochemistry Research Laboratory
Cell and Tissue Enginerring Laboratory
Wireless Vehicular Networks Laboratory
Wireless Communication and Network Laboratory
Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (CFD)
Center for Advanced Design Technologies Intelligent User Interfaces Laboratory
Composite Materials Manifacturing Laboratory (KMÜL)
Networks and Distributed Systems Laboratory (NDSL)
Next-generation Wireless Comunication Laboratory (GKHL)
Cryptography, Security &Privacy Research Group (CRYPTO)
Systems Laboratory
COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS
Behavioral Sciences Laboratory
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Practical Laboratory
Micro Chemistry Laboratory
Physiology Anatomy Laboratory

11. RESEARCH LABORATORIES (cont’d)
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Psychology Laboratory
Archeology Laboratory
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
Computational Chemistry Laboratory
Computational Physics Laboratory
Inorganic Synthesis/X-ray Diffraction Laboratory
Laser Research Laboratory
Micro-Photonics Research Laboratory
Mitochondrial Biogenesis Laboratory
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
Nano-Photonics Research Laboratory
Quantum Dot and Nanoparticle Synthesis Laboratory
Metamaterials and Plasmonics Laboratory
Polymer Research Laboratory
Ceramics Laboratory
Surface Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Surface Plasmon Resonance and Sonochemistry Laboratory
Electronic Circuit Teaching Laboratory
General Biology Teaching Laboratory
General Physics Teaching Laboratory
General Chemistry Teaching Laboratory
Modern Physics Teaching Laboratory
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Molecular Engineering and Biotechnology Research Center
Center of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CCBB)
Computational Systems Biology Group (COSBI)
Manufacturing Automation and Research Center (MARC)
Koç-IBM Supply Chain Research Center
Multimedia Vision and Graphics Laboratory (MVGL)
Optical Microsystems Laboratory (OML)
Mechanical Characterization Laboratory

12. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE
GOALS:
Build long-term sustainable relations with corporate partners, funding bodies and government for future R&D collaboration
Provide comprehensive support for faculty members for sponsored research
Facilitate the transfer of research into commercial applications
Support economic growth by launching new ventures based on Koç University research

13. OFFSITE CAMPUS FACILITIES
Nişantaşı Campus – Downtown campus of Koç University, and home to the Nursing School. Adjacent to the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital, this campus provides residential and dining facilities, conference halls, classrooms, group study rooms, as well as a library and fitness center.
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (RCAC) – Located in the central Beyoğlu district, RCAC houses 10 pre-doctoral and 10 post-doc fellows pursuing research related to ancient history & archaeology.
Istinye Campus - Established in 1993 as the first KU site, the campus has been re-modeled to serve as a high-end conference and training center.
Istinye Campus also hosts KU Executive Education & Degree Programs offered by the Graduate School of Business.

14. STUDENT CLUBS
Koç University is committed to support social and cultural activities that contribute to student enrichment. More than 80 student clubs and associations, include:
Academy Club
Aikido Group
Art Club
Cinema Club
Cognition and History Club
Communication Club
Computer Club
Contemporary Art Platform
Dance Club
Debate Club
Drama Club
Economics Club
Engineering
French Club
Folklore Club
Freedom of Thought & Human Rights
German Club International Relations Club
International Students Society
Italian Club
Industrial Engineering Club
Law Club
KU TV
KU Volunteers
Management Club
Marketing Club
Media Club
Mountaineering Club
Model United Nations
Music Club
Nursing Club
Rams American Football Team
Russian Language Club
Sailing Club
Social Activities Club
Social Sciences Club
Spanish Club
Stock Exchange Club
Student Council
Underwater & Research Group
World Cuisine Group
Yearbook Committee

15. Scholarship Program

16. Donors

17. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
KU has established international partnerships with 272 reputable institutions around the world that include exchange, specialized programming and beyond. These partnerships give KU students access to programs in such countries as:
Macedonia
Mexico
Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan
Peru
Poland Portugal
Romania
Russia
Singapore
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland Taiwan
Thailand
USA
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Croatia
Czech Republic Denmark
Egypt
England
Estonia
Japan
Krygyz Republic
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
South Africa South Korea
Spain
Sweden

18. INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Koç University Global Summer Academy
Graduate Summer Seminars
Doing Business in the Middle East & Turkey
University of South Carolina – Business in Turkey
Nanyang Technological University – GEM Discoverer Prelude Turkey
Istanbul through the Ages, Cappadocia in Context, Ottoman Epigraphy
Stanford Summer Program
Northwestern Summer School
Fiat Italia
And many more
Full list of summer programs at

19. KU ALUMNI IN THE BUSINESS ARENA
Currently, KU has over % undergraduate alumni and 25% alumni from graduate degree programs. KU graduates have demonstrated success in finding employment at top international and local firms. Employers of KU alumni include: 3M
Accenture
Akbank T.A.Ş
Alarko
Amerikan Hospital
Anadolu Holding
Arçelik
Arkas Denizcilik
Armada Bilgisayar
Avea
Aygaz
Bank Europa
BAT
Beko Ticaret A.Ş
Borusan Oto
Borusan Holding
Bosch
Boston Consulting
Cadburry Kent
Coca-Cola Company
Colgate Palmolive
Citibank
Danone Tikveşli
Deloitte & Touche
Deutsche Bank
DHL
Doğuş Group
Dow Chemical Company
Standard Ünlü
Efes Pilsen
Eczacıbaşı Grubu
Ericcson
Enka Holding
Ernst & Young
Estee Lauder
Frito Lay
Ford Otosan
Finansbank
Fortisbank
Garanti Bank
Garanti Teknoloji
General Electric
Grey
Gilette
GlaxoSmithKline
Hewlett Packard
HSBC
Hürriyet IBM
ING Bank
İş Investments
JP Morgan
Johnson & Johnson
Koç Holding
Koç Sistem
Koç Bilgi Group
KPMG Kraft
KLM Havayolları
L’oréal
Mavi Jeans
McKinsey and Company
Mercedes-Benz
Merck Sharp&Dohme Microsoft
Migros Turk
Mobil Oil Morgan Stanley
Motorola
Nestle
Novartis
Netaş
Otokoç
Opet
Petrol Ofisi OMV
Peugeot Automotive
Peppers&Rogers
Pepsi
PwC
Procter & Gamble
Pfizer
Roche
Sabancı Foundation
Shell
Şişecam
Siemens
Sony
Tekfen Holding
TSKB
Turkcell
Henkel Turk
Tüpraş
TEB
Unilever
Value Partners
Vestel
Vodafone
Yapı Kredi Bank
Yargıcı
Zorlu Holding

20. KU ALUMNI IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Over one-third of KU alumni have enrolled in graduate programs at top academic institutions worldwide, with many earning full scholarships for PhD studies. Universities with KU alumni include:
Birmingham University
Brown University
Bocconi University
California Institute of Technology
Cambridge University
Carnegie-Mellon University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
ESADE Business School
Emory University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Helsinki University
Imperial College London
Instituto de Microelectronica de Madrid
Johns Hopkins University
Leiden University
London Business School
London School Of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Max Planck Institute
McGill University
New York University
Nottingham University
Oxford University
Penn State University
Princeton University
University of Rotterdam
Royal Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
Sheffield University
Stanford University
Surrey University
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Syracuse University
Universita Leipzig
University of Berne
University of California – Berkeley
University of California Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Stuttgart
University of Sydney
University of Vienna
Virginia Tech
Yale University
York University

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