Istanbul Technical University
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| Motto | Asırlardır Çağdaş (Pioneer Through The Ages) |
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| Established | 1773 |
| Type | Public Technical University |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Faruk Karadoğan |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Campus | Urban and Suburban 2.64 km² |
| Mascot | Bee |
| Affiliations | ABET, EUA |
| Website | www.itu.edu.tr |
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi ( ITU, English: Istanbul Technical University ) is an international technical university, located in Istanbul, Turkey.
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[edit] History
Considered as the world's second institution of higher learning specifically dedicated to engineering education, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) has a long and distinguished history that began in 1773. ITU was founded by Sultan Mustafa III as the Imperial Naval Engineers' School (original name: Mühendishane-i Bahr-i Humayun), and it was originally dedicated to the training of ship builders and cartographers. In 1795 the scope of the school was broadened to train technical military staff for the modernizing Ottoman army. In 1845 the engineering function of the school was further widened with the addition of a program devoted to the training of architects. The scope and name of the school were extended and changed again in 1883 and in 1909 the school became a public engineering school which was aimed at training civil engineers who could provide the infrastructure for the rapidly building country. By 1928 the institution had gained formal recognition as a university of engineering which provided education in both engineering and architecture. In 1944 the name of the institution was changed to Istanbul Technical University and in 1946 the institution became an autonomous university with architecture, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering faculties.
With its 232 year long history, its modern teaching environment, and very strong teaching staff, Istanbul Technical University today is the personification of engineering and architectural education in Turkey. And just as Istanbul Technical University played a leading role in the modernization movement of the Ottoman Empire, it has also maintained its leadership position in the changes and innovations taking place in construction, industrialization, and technological realms during the modern days of the Turkish Republic. Engineers and architects trained at Istanbul Technical University have played significant roles in the construction of Turkey's highways, bridges, dams, factories, buildings, energy production plants, communication networks, and in the development of its villages, towns, and cities. Not only does Istanbul Technical University personify engineering and architectural education in Turkey, it has also managed to keep up-to-date with developments occurring worldwide. It offers its students an educational environment which is at once rooted in tradition and yet open to the very latest in modern education techniques and settings. By promoting strong international relationships, this public university also offers its students truly universal educational opportunities not limited by national boundaries..
[edit] Faculties and Departments
The structure of each "Faculty" at ITU is comparable to those of "colleges" at the U.S. institutions, where each faculty is composed of two or more "departments." For example, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering consists of departments of electrical enginering, computer engineering, control engineering, electronics engineering and telecommunications engineering.
Faculties and their undergraduate programs are listed below:
- Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Astronautical Engineering
- Meteorological Engineering
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Architecture
- Architecture
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Industrial Product Design
- Interior Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Faculty of Mines
- Mining Engineering
- Geological Engineering
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
- Geophysical Engineering
- Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
- Food Engineering
- Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
- Naval Architecture
- Ocean Engineering
- Faculty of Sciences and Letters
- Faculty of Management
- Management Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Maritime Faculty
- Marine Engineering
- Deck
- Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design
- Textile Engineering
- Fashion Design
- Textile Development and Management
- Dual Diplom Programs between ITU and State University of New York & Montana State University
- Economics (SUNY New Paltz)
- Business Administration (SUNY New Paltz)
- Information Systems Engineering (SUNY Binghamton)
- Maritime (SUNY Maritime College)
- Marine Engineering
- Environmental Engineering (SUNY Buffalo)
- Civil Engineering (SUNY Buffalo)
- Fashion Design (Fashion Institute of Technology)
- Textile Development and Management (Fashion Institute of Technology)
- Bioengineering (Montana State University)
- Environmental Sciences and Management(Montana State University)
There are also several institutes at ITU:
- Energy Institute (Former Institute of Nuclear Energy)
- Institute of Science and Technology (serving as the Graduate College)
- Social Sciences Institute (serving as the Graduate College)
- Institute of Informatics
- Eurasia Earth Sciences Institutes
Finally, ITU also has the following departments / educational institutes that are not tied to any of the faculties, but serve as independent departments. These include
- School of Foreign Languages
- School of Fine Arts
- School of Athletic Education
- State Conservatory of Turkish Classical Music
- Advanced Musical Sciences Research Institute
[edit] Information
ITU is a public (state) university. It has five campuses, which are located in most important areas of Istanbul. Of ITU's five campuses, the main campus of Ayazağa is a suburban campus, total area of 2.64 km². Rectorate, most of faculties, student residence halls and central library of ITU is located in there.
Another suburban campus of ITU is Tuzla Campus. It serves Maritime Faculty students and faculty members. It is located in Tuzla district of Istanbul, which is a dockyard area.
One of the three urban campuses of ITU is Taskisla Campus. It was a military barracks in Ottoman era. Taskisla is one of the historical buildings in Istanbul.
Gümuşsuyu (Mechanical Engineering Faculty) and Maçka (Management Faculty) campuses are close to Taksim Square, and they are important historical buildings of Istanbul.
ITU has more engineering programs (21 as of 2005) accredited by ABET (U.S. agency recognized for accrediting science, technology and engineering programs) than any other institution in Turkey.
The instruction is both in Turkish and English (70% Turkish-30% English).
Library of ITU has approximately 533,000 books, 500,000 volumes of books periodicals and 6000 rare Ottoman/Latin books. ITU Library has access to international libraries and online databases.
ITU's nuclear reactor of Triga Mark-2 is the only nuclear reactor of Turkey. It is located at Energy Institute.
ARI Teknokent (Technopolis), which is located at the Ayazağa Campus, provides companies researching, technology development and production at university along with researchers and academicians.
[edit] Notable faculty and alumni
[edit] Faculty
- Cahit Arf - Mathematician
- Aykut Barka - Geologist
- Rudolf Belling - Sculptor
- Nihat Berker - Physicist and chemist
- Ratip Berker - Mechanical engineer and physicist
- Necmettin Erbakan - Mechanical engineer and former prime minister of Turkey
- Bülent Evcil - Flutist
- Mustafa Inan - Mathematician
- Kamran Ince - Composer
- Arnold Reisman - Historian and engineer
- Celal Şengör - Geologist
[edit] Alumni
- Funda Arar - Singer
- Oğuz Atay - Novelist
- Bedrettin Dalan - Former mayor of Istanbul
- Süleyman Demirel - 9th president of Turkey
- Necmettin Erbakan - Mechanical engineer and former prime minister of Turkey
- Yılmaz Erdoğan - Actor, film director
- Çağla Kubat - Model
- Turgut Özal - 8th president of Turkey
- Orhan Pamuk - Novelist, 2006 Nobel Prize winner in Literature
- Semih Tezcan - Academic
- Mehmet Toner - Cryobiologist, Professor at MIT and Harvard University
- Ahmet Yalcinkaya - poet
[edit] Sports in ITU
Having a suburban campus like Ayazağa created advantages of building many sports areas. Ayazağa Gymnasium is the center of sports in ITU. A stadium of 3500 seats for basketball and volleyball matches is in Ayazağa Gymnasium. A fitness center is located also in there.
Most important sports activity of ITU is the basketball matches. ITU Basketball Team, which won Turkish Basketball League Championship for 5 times, plays in Turkish Basketball 2nd Division (TB2L). Ayazağa Gymnasium is home of the ITU Basketball Team. Naturally to mention, students are the supporters.
Despite to the success in basketball, football team of ITU plays in amateur league. A dirt pitched football stadium is located in Ayazağa.
Tennis courts and an indoor swimming pool is also available in Ayazağa Campus. An open-style swimming pool serves ITU faculties.
Other sport clubs/activities in ITU are: Badminton, fencing, diving, wintersports, dance and gymnastic, tennis, paintball, aikido, athletics, mountaineering, bridge, ski, parachuting, American football, korfball, handball, iaido, capoiera, wrestling and archery.
[edit] External links
Official links
- ITU Homepage
- ITU in FP6
- ITU Library
- IT Education/Cisco-Microsoft Certified Courses
- ARI Teknokent
- ITU EU Center
- ITU Newspaper
- ITU Radio
- ITU Alumni Information System
Pages prepared by students
