Okan University Istanbul

4300 th

World University Rankings 2020

500+

Number of Specialties

3,000+

Number of Students

Okan University is one of the leading Universities in Istanbul; it was established in 1999 by Okan Culture, Education, and Sports Foundation. Okan University focuses on practical learning besides academic education, so it has many training centers like Learning Application and Research Center, Culinary Arts Center, and Continuing Education Center.

Okan University includes diverse programs (Medical, Engineering, Administrative, Social Sciences, and Arts) 63 undergraduate, 41 master, and 13 Ph. D. programs under eight faculties, two vocational schools, and three graduate schools.

Okan University’s vision is to eliminate the gap between academic life and business life by providing the highest level of education and training in order to prepare students personally and professionally with strong academic backgrounds to enable them to compete in the market nationally and globally.

• To provide training opportunities for students to enable them to think critically and analytically, become more aware of their abilities as well as guiding them to become self-motivated.
• To combine theoretical and practical education
• To contribute to the social development and environmental awareness within scientific research.
• To use all critical information, statistics with the focus on the use of digital technology to improve society.

Under this motto, Okan University combines theoretical and practical education; it follows the modern way of education that depends on research and practical learning to prepare students for the business life since their first year in the University. Therefore, the University provides training opportunities in different companies to give them real professional experiences before graduation. Also, the student who completed the preparation program to business life, they will get a certificate of participation as well as work experience certificates along with their graduation certificate.

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Okan University's Programs

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
  • Banking and Finance (English)
  • Business Administration (English)
  • International Relations (English)
  • International Logistic (English)
  • International Trade (English)
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • Medicine (English)
FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
  • Dentistry (Turkish)

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

  • Automotive Engineering (English)
  • Civil Engineering (English)
  • Computer Engineering (English)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (English)
  • Industrial Engineering (English)
  • Mechanical Engineering (English)
  • Mechatronics Engineering (English)
  • Software Engineering (English)
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Nutrition and Dietetics (English)
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES
  • Tourism and Hotel Management (English)
  • Flight Training (English)
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • Translation and Interpreting (Turkish-German)
  • Translation and Interpreting (Turkish-Arabic)
  • Translation and Interpreting (Turkish-Chinese)
  • Translation and Interpreting (Turkish-English)
  • Translation and Interpreting (Turkish-Russian)
FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
  • Architecture (English)
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • MBA (English- with/without thesis)
  • MBA (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Banking (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Translation Studies (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Educational Administration and
  • Supervision (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Private Law (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Gastronomy (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Real Estate Finance and Valuation
    (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Entrepreneurship (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Clinical Psychology (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Social Developmental Psychology
    (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Logistics Management (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Fashion Design (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Accounting and Auditing (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Preschool Education (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Marketing Communication (Turkish/ with
    thesis)
  • Painting (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Sales and Marketing (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Cinema and Television (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • International Trade (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Local Administrations (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Sports Management (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Music (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Human Resources Department (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Social and Cultural Studies (Turkishwith/without thesis)
INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
  • Power Electronics and Clean Energy
  • Systems (English/ with thesis)
  • Advanced Electronics and Communication
  • Technology (English /with thesis)
  • Architecture (English/ with thesis)
  • Automotive Mechatronics and Intelligent
  • Vehicles (English/with thesis)
  • Computer Engineering (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Information Systems (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Architecture (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Civil Engineering (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Occupational Safety and Health (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Urban Transformation (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Engineering Management (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Explosives Engineering (Turkishwith/without thesis)
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Nutrition and Dietetic (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Nursing (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Quality Management in Healthcare
    (Turkish- with/without thesis)
  • Healthcare Management (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Child Development (Turkish- with/without
    thesis)
  • Sports Physiotherapy (Turkishwith/without thesis)
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (Turkishwith/without thesis)
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • Business Administration (English)
  • Business Administration (Turkish)
  • Banking (Turkish)
  • Educational Administration and Supervision
    (Turkish)
  • Accounting and Auditing (Turkish)
  • Applied Psychology (Turkish)
INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES
  • Mechatronics Engineering (English)
  • Architecture (English)
  • Land-Use Planning and Management (Turkish)
  • Computer Engineering (Turkish)
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Health Management (Turkish)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics (Turkish)
  • Nursing (Turkish)
  • Endodontic (Turkish)
  • Orthodontics (Turkish)