Başkent University

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Başkent University, the first private university to teach health sciences in Turkey, was founded in 1993 with the cooperation of the Turkish Organ Transplant and Burns Treatment Foundation and the Haberal Education Foundation in Ankara, Turkey in response to Turkey's need for high quality institutions of higher education. In accordance with Article 3961 of the Legal Code, the University was officially founded on January 13, 1994.

Başkent University

Name	Başkent Üniversitesi
Motto	Başkent University Accumulates Scientific Knowledge and Disseminates It to The Universe
Established	January 13, 1994
School type	Private University
Rector	Prof. Dr. Mehmet Haberal
Location	Ankara, Turkey
Academic Units	11 faculties 7 Institutes 3 vocational schools 22 centres
Website	www.baskent.edu.tr

The main objective is to build an academic institution that will ultimately be a full-fledged and internationally prominent university. In the 1995-1996 academic year, Başkent University moved to its new Campus at Bağlıca, located 20 km. west of the center of Ankara, on the main highway to Eskişehir.

The language of education at Başkent University is Turkish, in all but the English Language Department and the Department of American Culture and Literature. The English Language Department offers instruction in academic and occupational English, which is a mandatory part of the curriculum. The aim of the University is to educate a generation of young people who have incorporated into their lives cultural and historical values. The graduates are successful in the professional and business world, and are open to competition. They are sensitive to national and international issues, are dynamic and inquisitive, and are knowledgeable in the areas of health, humanities, environment, industry, trade, and technology. Currently, the university's enrolment includes 324 associate students, 4,052 undergraduate students and 217 graduate students.

[edit] Mithat Coruh Quality Management Center

Baskent University has started quality management related applications and research in '93 along with the commencement of the university itself, and since '95 we have been officially serving as Total Quality Management Center, connected to the office of the rector. This center is being ruled by a committee consisting of senior administrative members of the university appointed by the office of rector. The objective of this center is, to constantly improve educational and administrative quality management aspect of the university as a whole including the faculty, vocational school centers connected with the university, language school and health organizations. This center works with project preparation, collective research and educational/training activities of private and public organizations and also in cooperation with international organizations. Total Quality Management Center of Baskent University has played a key role of all quality aspects of the university including all health establishments ('97), higher education organizations ('98), and on obtaining the university's ISO 9001 certification procedures. The Center has held many conferences on health and higher education subjects and published results on domestic and foreign periodicals. Starting with the university's switch to education/training activities, total quality management courses is being offered at MBA level post graduate students, after '99-'00 school year, the center has started to offer quality management courses to its bachelor level students. Total Quality Management Center, will continue its service and studies under the name of "Mithat Coruh Quality Management Center" after November '05 onwards. You may go direct to the center's website using this link http://quality.baskent.edu.tr

[edit] Academic Units

Faculties

Faculty of Communications
- Department of Radio Television and Cinema
- Department of Public Relations
- Department of Knowledge Management
- Department of Communication Design
Faculty of Dentistry
Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
- Department of Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of Political Science and International Relations
- Department of Tourism Management
Faculty of Education
- Department of Computer and Instructional Technology Education
- Department of Foreign Language Aducation
- Department of Elementary Education
- Department of Turkish Language Education
- Department of Secondary Education Science and Mathematics Fields Education
- Secondary Education Social Fields Teaching Department
Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Computer Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Industrial Engineering
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilition
- Department of Nursing and Health Services
- Department of Health Care Management
- Department of Sport Sciences
- Department of Social Work
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science and Letters
- Department of American Culture and Literature
- Department of Statics and Computer Sciences
- Department of Turkish Language and Literatures
Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture
- Department of Visual Arts and Design
- Department of Music and Performance Arts
- Fine Arts Unit
Faculty of Commercial Sciences

Institutes

Institute of Educational Sciences
Institute of Health Sciences
- Physical Therapy
- Public Health
- Medical Biology
- Prosthodontics
- Orthodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Periodontology
- Endodontics and Conservative Treatment
Institute of Science
Institute of Social Sciences
- Master of Business Administration
- Health Care Management
- American Culture and Literature
- Tourism Management
Institute of European Union and International Relations
Institute of Transplantation and Gene Sciences
Institute of Burn, Fire and Natural Disasters

Vocational Schools

Vocational School of Social Sciences
- Tourism and Hotel Services Program
- Office Management Program
- Tour Guidance Program
Vocational School of Technology
- Biomedical Technology Program
Vocational School of Health Sciences
- Hydromedical Therapy Program