Istanbul Gedik University strives to be a value-creating, science and technology-focused university of global significance. The university continues to advance its mission of industry and business collaboration.
Istanbul Gedik University has a strategic plan to contribute in education, research, business and student life for Turkish and international students. The university offers numerous opportunities for international understanding, integration, and interaction.
Istanbul Gedik University has determined essential research and priority study areas and considering these has several goals. One of these goals is internationalization. In this context, always supports international students, researchers, and international collaborations. Moreover, encourages the enhancement of international projects at the university. Additionally, Istanbul Gedik University aspires to prepare an international curriculum that has international accreditation, recognition, and equivalence. Thus, Istanbul Gedik University believes to increase international visibility.
Istanbul Gedik University actively works on developing new partnerships via signing a memorandum of understanding with various institutions. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a formal agreement between two or more parties that establishes a partnership. IGUN has many active MOUs with universities and institutions around the world. Each MOU serves some specific purposes - visiting scholar & student exchanges, resource sharing, joint research etc. - depending on the needs of the scholar or entity initiating the agreement.
If you are interested in establishing an agreement, please contact the International Office at [email protected] to assist with the process. Keep in mind that MOUs should not be used solely to establish goodwill between institutions; they should serve specific purposes.
Here you can see the MoU partners of Istanbul Gedik University
Erasmus+
The Erasmus+ Program is a European funding program offering higher education students and staff the opportunity of studying, doing an internship, or teaching abroad. Erasmus+ now offers the possibility to pass beyond European borders as well.
Turkey was included in the Bologna Process in 2001. Thus, it was a big and important step in the higher education system of Turkey to integrate international higher education. Istanbul Gedik University aids these attempts in Turkish higher education. Accordingly, Istanbul Gedik University tries to play an active role in student and staff mobility under the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme.
Istanbul Gedik University continues balanced cooperation with other institutions geographically. Istanbul Gedik University would like to raise links with other institutions which share its innovative vision. Thus, Istanbul Gedik University desire to become one of the globally competitive universities in the academic field.
You can find a list of our partner institutions below: