İzmir Institute of Technology

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İzmir Institute of Technology
İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü
Motto:	"Türkiye'nin Teknoloji Öncüsü"
Established:	July 11, 1992
Type:	Public
Rector:	Prof. Dr. Zafer İlken
Faculty:	500
Undergraduates:	1,500
Postgraduates:	600
Location:	Urla, İzmir, Turkey
Campus:	Suburban, 14,980 acres (60.6 km²)
Colors:
Affiliations:	EUA
Website:	iyte.edu.tr

Coordinates: 38°19′13″N 26°38′11″E / 38.32028, 26.63639

İzmir Institute of Technology (Turkish: İzmir Yüksek Teknoloji Enstitüsü, commonly referred to as İYTE) is a public research university^[1] in İzmir, Turkey. İYTE maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering.

The medium of instruction in all the departments of İYTE is English.^[1]

Contents 1 History and General Information 2 Campus 3 Organizations 3.1 Faculties and Departments 3.2 Graduate Schools 3.3 Research Centers 4 İzmir Technology Development Zone 5 Criticism 6 References 7 External links 7.1 İYTE Student Organizations

[edit] History and General Information

Founded in July 11, 1992^[2] in the Aegean city of İzmir, the main fields of study that can be accessed at the İzmir Institute of Technology are science and technology. Within these fields, the university's principal aims are to carry out research, education, production, publication and consultancy, among other things.^[3]

İYTE ranked as 6th in the ranking of universities according to the number of publications per faculty member in SCI+SSCI+AHCI journals in 2006. ^[4]

[edit] Campus

The campus is located on one of the most beautiful stretches of Aegean coast just outside the city of Izmir. Comprising 15.000 acres, it boasts an ancient Roman bath, its own waterfalls, olive groves, vineyards, valleys, hills, Mediterranean flora as well as landscaped areas -not to mention the breathtaking sunsets and dawns that must have inspired Anaxagoras as well as the builders of the earliest know olive oil atelier at Klazomenai some ten kilometers from campus entrance. Thus spanning an Edenic natural environment such as Antiquity knew it with expansive research and living premises and the urban facilities of an ancient, yet energetic, city of three million residents, the İzmir Institute of Technology offers a wide range of possibilities for the active, enquiring researcher and for the contemplative intellectual. Living, working, and natural leisure facilities as well as a large variety of student activities and sports are available on campus. Efficient transportation between campus and city centre is provided by the Institute via the İzmir-Çeşme Highway.

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Faculties and Departments

İYTE has 16 academic departments, most of which are organized in 3 faculties.^[5] These departments are responsible for the undergraduate programs.

• Faculty of Architecture
  • Department of Architecture [1]
  • Department of Architectural Restoration [2]
  • Department of City and Regional Planning [3]
  • Department of Industrial Design [4]

• Faculty of Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering [5]
  • Department of Chemical Engineering [6]
  • Department of Computer Engineering [7]
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering [8]
  • Department of Food Engineering [9]
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering [10]

• Faculty of Science
  • Department of Chemistry [11]
  • Department of Mathematics [12]
  • Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics [13]
  • Department of Physics [14]

In addition to these, there are Department of Foreign Languages and Department of General Cultural Courses.

[edit] Graduate Schools

The Graduate School of Engineering and Science is responsible for the postgraduate programs in İYTE.

[edit] Research Centers

• Biotechnology & Bioengineering Research Centre [15]
• Centre for Materials Research [16]
• Computer Applications and Research Centre [17]
• Environmental Research Centre
• Food Safety Research Centre [18]
• Geothermal Energy Research Centre [19]
• Project Management Centre [20]
• Wireless Communication Networks and Multimedia Research Centre [21]

[edit] İzmir Technology Development Zone

İzmir Technology Development Zone [22] (commonly referred to as İYTE Teknopark) is a science and research park which occupies an area of 225.5 hectares on the campus of IYTE. Connection to the airport, seaport, and to the organised industrial districts is provided by the İzmir-Çeşme Highway. The Zone is ready to serve entrepreneurs with five buildings in 12.200 sq metres of enclosed space. ^[6]

[edit] Criticism

İYTE is widely known for being a selective and difficult university. Students often drop out early or take a longer time than normal to complete their studies.^[7] Especially, in Faculty of Engineering, only half of the students can graduate from programs in their regular time.^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• İYTE Öğrenci Portalı
• İYTE Haber Sitesi
• İYTE Teknopark

[edit] İYTE Student Organizations

• Design Club
• AEGEE-URLA
• Amerikan Futbol Takımı (DEMONS)
• Girişim Kulübü
• Haberleşme ve Aktivite Topluluğu
• Halk Dansları Topluluğu
• İYTE-IEEE
• İYTE-LINUX
• İYTE-SAT
• Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik Topluluğu (BioGenRS)
• Radyo Hightech
• Physics Society
• Tiyatro Topluluğu
• Türkü Topluluğu
• Yazılım Kulübü

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v • d • e Institutes of Technology in Turkey Gebze Institute of Technology · İzmir Institute of Technology

v • d • e Universities in Izmir Public Dokuz Eylül University · Ege University · İzmir Institute of Technology Private İzmir University · İzmir University of Economics · Yaşar University

v • d • e Rectors of the İzmir Institute of Technology Erdal Saygın (1992)  · Semra Ülkü (1998)  · Zafer İlken (2006)