Middle East Technical University

Описание: Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus is the first overseas campus of a Turkish university, and was founded in accordance with an invitation conveyed to METU by the governments of Republic of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the year 2000 and the foundation law adopted in the year 2003. Located at the Güzelyurt district of North Cyprus, the Campus currently offers 15 undergraduate and 4 graduate programs providing the academic repertoire and quality maintained at the home campus in Ankara, Turkey.

Northern Cyprus Campus is attached to Middle East Technical University in all academic and administrative matters, and operates under the same educational standards and policies applied at its home campus. Thus, Northern Cyprus Campus provides yet another opportunity to study at a high-ranking university, committed to the development of critical and creative thinking, self-discipline and motivation, leadership and confidence in students, and to graduate them with the ability to communicate and cooperate effectively and to adapt to new challenges and circumstances as well as with entrepreneurial skills and ethical standards. Northern Cyprus Campus graduates receive their diplomas undersigned by the METU Rector together with the home campus graduates at the METU Graduation Ceremony held in Ankara, Turkey, and become part of the network of METU alumni comprising over 120,000 members.

METU has 43 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties. Additionally, there are 5 Graduate Schools with 107 masters and 69 doctorate programs and a “School of Foreign Languages” which includes the English Preparatory Department. 15 undergraduate programs and 3 graduate programs are offered in connection with METU Northern Cyprus Campus.

METU strives to maintain a high standard of education by international standards. All undergraduate programs under the Faculty of Engineering were evaluated by ABET, at METU’s request. All undergraduate programs were accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org).