The document is an informational brochure about Ipek University that provides details about its vision, facilities, academic programs, scholarships, and application process. The university aims to nurture scholars through its diverse social science, arts, and business programs. It offers students an outstanding campus setting and financial assistance to attract top talent from around the world.

2. The vision of Ipek University is to
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isto Welcome to Ipek University!
Choosing where to study and deciding on your career path are
perhaps the most difficult choices that a person has to make in
life.
Your decision today will change not only your life, but also the
lives of future generations. Therefore, before you make this
important choice, I would like you to consider Ipek University, the
project of the century, as an option which will play a key role in
the achievement of your future goals.
The University is devoted primarily to the social sciences, which
play an important role in human and social life, and is committed
to becoming a university renowned for its excellence, creativity
and innovation in fields including Economics, Management,
International Relations, Political Science, International Business,
Law, Film-Making, Television, Media, Performing Arts, Music,
Animation, Journalism, History, Literature, Psychology, and
Philosophy.
As we believe that quality of life and the study environment both
play a considerable part in the degree of success achieved, we
have designed a stunning campus, using a wide range of
architectural styles inspired by a variety of lifestyles in different
cities across the globe; the campus can be described as “a city
within a city”.
Along with its educational programs, the university offers its
students a business environment with a high-quality infrastructure
and facilities that will enable them to turn theoretical knowledge
into practical skills.
The vision of Ipek University is to nurture and educate a vibrant
generation of scholars who will enlighten not only today’s world
but also future generations with their achievements.
Ipek University is committed to academic excellence, fostered
through its outstanding academic staff and facilities, and I firmly
believe that information produced by research, education and
training, and the activities of the research centers, will contribute
to the global advancement of knowledge.
The founding members of the Foundation and the Board of
Trustees consider ensuring this goal as their primary mission.
I would like to conclude my welcome message with Sheikh
Edebali’s advice to the young Osman Bey, founder of the
Ottoman Empire, as he started out on his path:
“The world is not as big as it seems. All the unconquered
mysteries, the unknown and the unseen can be brought to light
only through your merits and virtues.”
I would like to wish you every success in this new phase of
your life.
H. Akın İPEK
Chairman
NURTURE AND EDUCATE
A VIBRANT GENERATION
OF SCHOLARS
WHO WILL ENLIGHTEN
NOT ONLY TODAY’S WORLD
BUT ALSO FUTURE GENERATIONS
WITH THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS

4. Social and cultural
facilities that are
open all day every day
throughout the campus
Ipek University is a unique model for a themed university in Turkey
and is committed to the education and development of
highly-skilled graduates capable of satisfying workforce needs in a
wide variety of areas.
The establishment of Ipek university is a significant example of
investment in the field of arts and social sciences by the private
sector in Turkey.
With its outstanding academic staff, modern campus facilities and
a wide variety of academic programs,
Ipek University aims to become a world-class university.
In a dynamic world of constant political, social, economic and
environmental change, there is an increasing need for
well-trained social scientists who are able to apply advanced
methods of analysis and influence political, cultural and economic
processes. With its high-quality programs in International
Relations, Political Science, Film-Making, Entertainment, Law,
Journalism, Economics, Business, History, Literature, Music,
Psychology, Philosophy and International Trade, together with its
excellent facilities, Ipek University will be a magnet for top-ranking
social sciences students, educators and researchers from across
the country and around the globe. Sustaining the social, cultural,
political and economic successes that Turkey has achieved in
recent years is only possible through the creation of excellent
academic environments, capable of training individuals in the
knowledge and skills needed to compete worldwide.
Ipek University is proud to be able to provide students with
modern state-of-the-art research facilities, top-quality sports
facilities and a rich educational, cultural and social environment
twenty-four hours a day.
Prof. Dr. Ali Fuat BİLKAN
Rector
Sustaining the social, cultural,
political and economic successes that
Turkey has achieved in recent years
is only possible through the creation of
excellent academic environments

5. HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING
TURKEY’S FIRST AND ONLY PRIVATE THEMATIC UNIVERSITY
FOCUSED ON FINE ARTS, APPLIED ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES.
ACADEmiC LIFE
IPEK UNIVERSITY
• Provides students with quality education by the
world-class academic staff with experience from
the world’s top-ranking universities.
• Offers the lowest student:academic staff ratio
(10:1) in Turkey.
• Offers a variety of interdisciplinary programs
with double major and minor opportunities
allowing horizontal and vertical transfers.
• Offers a T1 Program providing students with
lifelong guidance, support and services.
• Delivers lectures that are enhanced by the use
of the Harkness Teaching Method and private
educational system.
• Offers English language training and a wide
range of programs in nearly twenty other world
languages.
• Provides future support for students wishing to
establish their own businesses.
• Encourages students to use opportunities
provided by dynamic academic staff and research
programs to gain experience in production
processes such as film making, fashion design,
animation, and film music.
ipek UNIVERSITY

6. CAMPUS LIFE
• The university is centrally located in
Turkey’s capital, Ankara, which is one of
the most - politically, economically and
culturally - important cities throughout
Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Middle
East and Europe.
• It has a distinctive campus with buildings
representing an extraordinarily wide range
of architectural styles, including Baroque,
Classical Rome, the Renaissance,
post-Renaissance, Neo-Classicism,
Romanesque and Creative Eclecticism.
The campus can be likened to an open-air
art museum.
• In order to facilitate effective study, the
library is open twenty-four hours a day.
Multicultural restaurants, cafes, movie
theaters, an open-air amphitheater, sports
centers, open-air cinemas, music
production studios, a 1500-seat concert
hall, film sets and theater halls all offer
excellent recreational opportunities.
• Students are able to pursue
extracurricular activities through student
clubs and organizations that promote
social responsibility, team cohesion,
role-playing, and leadership skills.
• Housing facilities provide a safe,
welcoming and reliable living environment
for students, facilitating learning and
achievement.
• Ipek University has adopted a pluralistic
approach and is sensitive to cultural
diversity, gender equality, mutual respect
and equal participation.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
IPEK UNIVERSITY has allocated a
considerable financial sum to scholarships
and programs.Through the opportunities
offered within the framework of the Arteäse
program, the university attracts successful
students who have demonstrated
considerable achievement in arts, theater,
music, dance or sport.
CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
IPEK UNIVERSITY Career Planning Service
helps prepare students to compete in the
global market.
The university will provide students with the
opportunity to turn theoretical knowledge into
practical skills in enterprises established
through active participation with the faculty,
such as internships and field studies.
RESEARCH
The Office of Research and Development
(R&D) provides support for student
projects and research through university
departments, interdisciplinary research
centers and business enterprises.

7. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a
research-stimulating multidisciplinary academic
environment giving students the opportunity to combine
their knowledge in the social sciences with practical
skills. Our primary objective is to establish
research-oriented departments and centers that promote
advanced research, particularly in global fields where
regional disparities exist.
With this in mind, each department will conduct
research and produce information that can be used by
individuals, society and institutions while making
students an integral part of the research groups.
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with
academic staff who have graduated from the most
prestigious universities around the world and have
completed agenda-setting research projects, aims to
play a leading role in the field of social sciences.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
HISTORY
PSYCHOLOGY
TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
DEPARTMENTS of
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

8. The Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences
comprises the Department of Economics and the
Department of Management.
The Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences
is committed to preparing students for a successful career
in the world of business. Its graduates will occupy leading
positions in the private and public sectors regionally,
nationally and internationally.
With staff members who have received their doctorates
from the world’s most prestigious universities, the Faculty
of Management and Administrative Sciences provides a
quality social and educational environment for students
with diverse needs, interests and goals.
ECONOMICS
MANAGEMENT
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENTS of

9. FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN
The main objective of the Faculty of Art and Design is to provide a wide range of educational
opportunities enabling students to meet the challenges of a competitive world.
Study within the Faculty of Art and Design is underpinned by our internationally experienced
academic staff, many of whom are active practitioners and leading researchers and who will
ensure an innovative and creative learning environment.
Through its technical infrastructure, departments designed for production, and the importance
attached to interdisciplinary transitions between departments, students in the Faculty of Art and
Design will have the chance to pursue their dream projects and put them into practice in the wider
world.
Applications for the departments of the Faculty of Art and Design will be accepted in the
2014-2015 academic year.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT DESIGN
VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
TEXTILE AND FASHION DESIGN
DEPARTMENTS of

10. FACULTY OF CINEMATIC ARTS
The Faculty of Cinematic Arts provides a rigorous and
creative environment for scholarly innovation. Its objective is
to educate and train creative and reflective individuals
skilled in designing, defining and articulating their thoughts
and ideas.
The campus offers a variety of opportunities towards the
realization of this goal, such as film sets, a production
infrastructure, and indoor and outdoor movie theaters, all of
which integrate theoretical concepts and practical skills to
prepare students for a career in cinematic arts at an
international level.
Due to the unique architectural design of Ipek University, if
you choose to study in the Faculty of Cinematic Arts at Ipek
University, you may already feel as though you are on a film
set! You will be able to make your dreams a reality and
share them with the rest of the world.
ANIMATION
FILM MAKING
DEPARTMENTS of

11. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
POLITICAL SCIENCE
FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCES
The ultimate goal of the Faculty of Political
Sciences at Ipek University is to contribute to
the understanding of national, regional and
global issues and to help provide solutions
to political problems.
It is a research-oriented faculty with a
young, productive and internationally
recognized academic staff.
DEPARTMENTS of

12. THE school OF MUSIC
At Ipek University the School of
Music, we are committed to
nurturing our students’ musical
aspirations, thinking skills and
musical creativity, to contribute to
their development into
well-rounded, accomplished
musicians and skilled artists.
Throughout their educational life,
our students will work closely with
the Animation, Cinema and Digital
Game Design departments and will
develop their own creative work with
the support of the university.
Built with a high quality
technological infrastructure and
supported by internationally
experienced and expert staff, the
School of Music will provide
opportunities for the training and
development of artists who will
make significant contributions to the
music industry.
When the School of Music opens in
2015 students will be admitted to
the Composition and Voice
Departments.

13. In addition to supporting and developing its students’
English language skills, the Preparatory School conducts
orientation programs that will help students to adapt to
the academic and social environment of the university,
and nurture the skills necessary for both academic and
social success.
In the Preparatory School, English language courses are
supported by our internationally experienced native
English-speaking instructors. English language learning is
supported by extracurricular activities in an
English-speaking campus environment. Co-curricular and
extracurricular activities are also carried out in an
e-learning environment sustained by advanced
technology, and both the academic and the personal
growth of students are monitored by student advisors.
The Preparatory School provides student-specific solutions
to problems through individual counseling services, and a
continuous learning process is ensured through topic
revisions and co-curricular activities which offer students a
unique and complete educational experience.
With its modern architecture, individual learning center,
study lounges, academic writing center, assessment
center, international testing centers, multimedia centers, a
foreign language library with a unique and rich collection
of resources, and a movie theater showing films only in
English, the Preparatory School offers a modern
educational environment for all students. Teaching will
begin in the 2013-2014 academic year.
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
The Preparatory School prepares students for undergraduate and graduate
academic programs in which the language of instruction is English and
ensures that students acquire proficiency in writing, reading, listening and
speaking. By the end of the preparatory program, students will be equipped
with the English language skills necessary to express themselves and
understand both oral and written language, to interpret correctly, ask
questions, take part in discussions, and make presentations.

14. The Graduate School of Social Sciences coordinates all postgraduate programs
at Ipek University. Along with Masters and Doctorate degrees in the fields such as
Economics, Management, Political Science, History and International Relations,
we will also offer postgraduate degrees in various area studies. Priority
will be given to Middle Eastern Studies, Balkan Studies, Russian Studies and
American Studies programs.
Our programs will start in the 2013-2014 academic year.
ECONOMICS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
POLITICAL SCIENCE
TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
programsGRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

16. 1
2
3
4
5
6
1200
Minimum 2 Courses A
22
28
Certificate of Attendance
70%
MINIMUM SCORE
International SAT (Writing, Reading, Maths)
GCE (General Certificate Examination) A Level
ACT (American College Test)
IB (International Baccalaureate)
Olympiad(IOI, IBO,IPHO,ICHO,IMO,JBMO,BMO,BOI)
High School Graduation Degree
International
International
International
International
National
EXAM NAME OF THE EXAM
what are the appLICATION CRITERIA?
INTERNATIONAL STUDENt QUOTAS(2013 - 2014 Academic Year)
6
6
6
12
15
6
6
13
12
TOTAL
English Language and Literature
History
Turkish Language and Literature
Economics
Management
Animation
Film Making
International Relations
Political Science
DEPARTMENTS
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UNIVERSITY
The below listed examinations are accepted by Ipek University for undergraduate degree application.

17. The ultimate goal of Ipek University is to accept most of its students
through scholarships.All scholarships awarded are unrequited and
continuous for seven years - two years of preparatory studies and five
years of undergraduate studies. Students’ eligibility for scholarships
will continue for internal transfers between departments.
FULL SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships awarded to students under the full scholarship program
include a 500 TL monthly stipend for nine months each year in
addition to exemption from tuition and accommodation fees.
HALF SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships awarded to students under the half scholarship program
include a 50% discount on tuition and accommodation fees.
Students who have graduated from a high school, lyceum or other
institution equivalent to a Turkish high school and who meet the
following criteria may apply:
1. Citizens of a country other than the Republic of Turkey or Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
2. Those who, although citizens of the Republic of Turkey by birth,
have renounced this citizenship and their children displaying their
rights entitled by Law No. 5203.
3. Citizens of Turkey who completed their high school education in
another country (excluding TRNC).
4. Citizens of TRNC who reside in TRNC and have completed their
secondary education in a GCE AL system.
5. Those with dual citizenship, of which one country is the Republic
of Turkey, and who have completed their high school education in
another country (excluding TRNC).
6. Those who are citizens of another country by birth but have since
acquired citizenship of the Republic of Turkey.
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Non-scholarship students who attain an average of 3.70 or above
out of 4 grade points in one academic year are eligible for a merit
scholarship, consisting of a discount in tuition fees for the following
year depending on the quota determined by the Board of Trustees.
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
These are offered to national athletes, artists and students with
disabilities. The scholarship amount will be determined by the Board
of Trustees and announced at the beginning of each academic year.
SCHOLARSHIPS
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POSTGRADUATE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships are awarded to top-scoring graduates from Ipek
University for the purpose of pursuing their postgraduate studies
abroad. The duration and quota for this scholarship will be
determined by the Board of Trustees.
The tuition fee for Ipek University in the 2013-2014 academic year
is 25 000 TL (approx.14 000 USD) including VAT
(Value Added Tax).
Rent assistance will be given to full scholarship students who choose
not to use accommodation offered by the University.
Ipek University guarantees that all students may be accommodated
in university halls of residence either for free or for a rental fee
depending on scholarship status. For further information, please visit
our web site at;
http://www.ipek.edu.tr/international-student-admission.html
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RESIDENCE HALLS
UNIVERSITY
who can apply?

18. Turan Güneş Bulvarı
No: 98/3 Pk. 06550
Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
T: + 90 312 470 00 00
F: + 90 312 470 00 07
info@ipek.edu.tr
www.ipek.edu.tr