Istanbul Medipol University
- Istanbul
Istanbul Medipol University was founded in 2009 by the Turkish Health and Education Research Foundation under the leadership of the current Minister of Health, Dr. Fahrettin Koca. In a short period of time, it has become one of the best medical and health universities in Turkey and the Middle East. The university has 12 faculties, including the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, which offer programs in Turkish and English. Additionally, the Faculty of Engineering and Business Administration offers programs in English. The university also has five technical institutes, with a focus on health specialties, and five graduate institutes offering master’s and doctoral programs. These include the Institute of Criminal Justice, the Institute of Health Sciences, the Institute of Medical Technology, and two institutes for the humanities.
- Languages: Turkish,English
University Information
The university has 1289 faculty members, in addition to more than 25995 students in various specialties, and more than 2854 foreign students from different nationalities. Syrian, Turkmen, Iranian, Somali, Azerbaijani, Jordanian and Palestinian nationalities are at the forefront.
The university has 14 research centers for various medical specialties, including centers for oral and dental surgery and biotechnology, and 141 technical laboratories to develop students’ skills to support theoretical study with practical application. The university also includes seven hospitals that are distinguished by their medical excellence at the level of Europe and the Middle East, namely Medipol Mega University, Dental Hospital, Eye Hospital, Gynecology and Maternity Hospital, IVF Hospital, Vascular Hospital and Oncology Hospital. This provides its students in medical and health specialties with the opportunity for continuous practical application to gain the necessary experience after graduation, in addition to providing job opportunities for its distinguished students within its hospitals spread throughout Istanbul.
The university is distinguished by its medical specialties, as the teaching staff for medical specialties includes 140 professors, 75 associate professors, and 215 doctors, in addition to more than 300 specialists.
The university supports the Erasmus student exchange program with 78 universities from 21 European Union countries.
The university provides an opportunity for its outstanding undergraduate students to study two majors at the same time after achieving a suitable GPA, so that the student can graduate with two degrees at the same time.
Advantages of Istanbul Medipol University
The university provides many sports clubs for its students to fill their free time and provides many playgrounds and sports halls on the campus located in the Beykoz region.
Since the university is located in the Beykoz region, which is famous for its palaces and green spaces, students can take advantage of these spaces and places to walk around and spend time in the lap of nature and enjoy the beautiful design of the palaces, including Hidiv Palace, Küçüksu Palace, Anadolu Kavağı, and the palaces located along the Bosphorus Strait, which are suitable for coffee lovers to enjoy sitting on the banks of the Bosphorus Strait.
Faculties and Specializations:
The university is located in the Asian side of Istanbul city at the exit of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge on the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Asian and European sides of Istanbul city. It consists of three campuses, and the northern and southern campuses in the Beykoz region are considered the main campuses, while there is a campus in the European side in the Bayrakli Valley region, which includes the Faculty of Dentistry and teaches some health specialties, and a third campus in the Bagcilar region, which includes the Faculty of Medicine.
The population of Istanbul is 18 million people, and more than 6 million foreigners live in the city. The city’s climate is cold in winter and moderate in summer. It consists of two sections, European and Asian, separated by the Bosphorus Strait and connected by three bridges and a tunnel under the sea.
The Asian side of Istanbul city is considered the modern face of the city, with many modern buildings and wide streets that are rarely seen in the European side of Istanbul city. This section is relatively quiet and less crowded compared to the second section, and it is rich in green spaces and is a center for many international companies.
The Asian side of Istanbul city contains many tourist places, including the Kadikoy district, which is considered similar to the Taksim district, and the Maiden’s Tower is located in the Uskudar district. The Bosphorus Corniche on the Asian side is the widest, so it is rich in cafes, squares and gardens such as Beykoz Park and Mihrabat Park overlooking the Bosphorus Strait. There are also many palaces along the Bosphorus Strait dating back to the Ottoman era, such as Beylerbeyi Palace, Küçüksu Palace and Çubuklu Palace. It also includes many historical buildings such as Haydarpaşa Garı and Selimiye Barracks. There are also many Ottoman mosques in the Asian side, as well as the Çamlıca Mosque, which is one of the largest Turkish mosques and is located on the Çamlıca hill overlooking the Bosphorus Strait, which is known to the Arab community as the Hill of Brides. The most famous streets in the Asian side of Istanbul city are Baghdad Street, which is one of the most prestigious streets in Istanbul city.
University Facilities and Equipment:
The university consists of three campuses, the northern and southern campuses in the Beykoz region are considered the main campuses, where most of the faculties are concentrated. The university provides its students with its own university housing for both male and female students at fees starting from $2000 per academic year, but early acceptance from the university is required to apply for housing and get a room in it before the eighth month, i.e. before the announcement of the results of the Turkish students’ preferences due to the shortage of vacancies after that period.
The second option for students is private university housing, which is abundant in the area, as it is home to Beykoz University and campuses of Marmara University and the Turkish-German University, where fees start from $1800 per academic year.
Student apartments are the second option for students, as there are many student apartments in the area due to the presence of many universities there, and apartment fees start from $250 per month.
The second campus is located in the European side of Istanbul city, Fatih district, on the left bank of the Gulf of Istanbul. There is no private university housing in this area, so private housing and student apartments located in the Eyup area are the suitable option for students for easy access using the tram, where student housing fees start from $1800 per year and apartments from $300 per month.
The third campus is located in the Bagcilar district on the European side of Istanbul city, which includes the Faculty of Medicine, where medical students study in the second year and above. There is no private university housing in this area, so private housing and student apartments located in the Eyup area are the suitable option for students for easy access using the tram, where student housing fees start from $1800 per year and apartments from $250 per month.