YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

http://www.yildiz.edu.tr

Yidiz Technical University known as one of the most popular university of Turkey. (see also Istanbul Technical University, Middle East Technical University)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Faculties, Institutes and Schools of Yıldız Technical University Yıldız Technical University continues education and instruction with its 8 faculties, 2 institutes, School of Vocational Studies, School of Foreign Languages and students over the number of 17,000 .

> Faculty of Electrical and Electronical Engineering

> Faculty of Literature and National Sciences

> Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences

> Faculty of Civil Engineering

> Faculty of Chemistry and Metallurgy

> Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

> Faculty of Architecture

> Faculty of Art and Design

> Institute of Graduate Studies in Science and Engineering

> Institute of Graduate Studies in Social Sciences

> School of Vocational Studies

> School of Foreign Languages

There are 33 departments in our faculties and 8 programs in the School of Vocational Studies. Master's Degree and PhD Studies are undertaken at institutes.

HISTORY

> 1911 "Higher Conductor School" was founded within the Health Museum.

> 1922 Under the direction of the Ministry of Construction. Renamed the "Construction and Science School" (Nafia Fen Mektebi).

> 1931 Course Duration set at 3 years.

> 1937 "Nafia Fen Mektebi" was abolished and the "Technical School" was established under the auspices of the Ministry of Construction.The Science Department (2 year course) and the Mechanical Engineering Department (4 year course) were introduced. The university moved from the Health Museum to the present main campus location.

> 1941 Control of the Technical School was transferred to the Ministry of Education. The Electrical Engineering Department and an independent Faculty of Architecture were founded. The system of preparatory classes was abandoned.

> 1943 The status of a 4 year Higher Education Institution was granted.

> 1959-60 Graduate programmes were introduced.

> 1969 The Technical School was renamed as "Istanbul State Academy of Engineering and Architecture", ISAEA.

> 1971 With the nationalisation of the private high schools, Galatasaray, Işık, Kadıköy and Vatan Engineering High Schools were incorporated into ISAEA.

> 1982 ISAEA was reorganised and renamed Yıldız University. It comprised 4 faculties; the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering at Kocaeli, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.As well as the Institute of Graduate Studies in Social Sciences and the School of Vocational Studies.

>1992 Finally, it was renamed as "Yıldız Technical University" with the addition of five more faculties; Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Economic and Administrative Sciences.

> 1997 The Faculty of Art and Design was established.

>1998 The School of Foreign Languages was established.

>1999 Renovation began at the historical Davutpaşa campus.

>2000 Faculties of Science and Literature, and Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering were opened at Davupaşa campus.

FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS

Faculty of Electric and Electronic Engineering Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences 
 
> Computer Science Engineering > Economics 
> Electric Engineering > Bussiness Administration 
> Electronic and Communication Eng.  > Political Science and International Relations 

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faculty of Civil Engineering 
> Western Languages and Litareture > Environment Engineering 
> Biology > Civil Engineering 
> Education Sciences > Geodetic and Photogrammetric Engineering  
> Computer Edu. and Educational Tech.  
> Physics Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering 
> Statistics > Chemical Engineering 
> Chemistry > Mathematical Engineering 
> Mathematics > Metallurgical and Materials Eng.  
> Turkish Language and Literature     
  
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Art and Design 
> Industrial Engineering > Integrated Arts 
> Naval Architecture and Marine Eng.  > Dance 
> Mechanical Engineering > Sentual Design 
  > Photograph-Video 
Faculty of Architecture > Communication Design-Multimedia 
> Architecture > Music and Stage Arts  
> City and Landscape Planning > Art Direction 

INSTITUTES

> Science 
> Social Sciences 
  > top 

SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES

> Banking 
> Computer Programming 
> Photography 
> Mapping Techniques 
> Construction 
> Restoration 
> Silk-Screen Printing  
> Transportation 
        
School of Foreign Languages 
> Basic English  
> Modern Languages 
    
Department of Atatürk's Principles and Modern Turkish History