İstanbul Aydın University (IAU) is a non-profit foundation university established first in 2003 as a vocational school and reestablished as a university in 2007. IAU has 40000+ students and 6000+ international students from more than 120 countries and offers programs in Social Sciences, Natural and Applied Sciences and Medical Sciences under its 17 faculties and schools. IAU aims to equip students with 21st century skills, with the help of qualified teaching staff, up-to-date curricula, foreign language teaching, high-tech facilities and active social life on campus by giving a great importance to professional training. There are more than 3000 academic and administrative staff, 36 research centers, 165 application laboratories and thousands of industry partners at IAU. IAU is the only Turkish university for holding two UNESCO Chairs in Turkey on Education for Sustainable Peace and Cultural Diplomacy, Governance and Education.
IAU has always put a strong emphasis on internationalization and is very active in all aspects of internationalization. For study abroad, IAU offers options under Erasmus+ and bilateral exchange programs based on many cooperation protocols with partner universities. There are also short-term courses available for study abroad. The number of partner institutions, the number of outgoing and incoming students have shown a steady increase in the last three years of the existing exchange programs. IAU is also a founding member and chair of EURAS- Eurasian Universities Union, an affiliate member of EUA- European Universities Association and a member of UNIMED- Mediterranean UniversitiesUnion. IAU has also experience gained from the management of many international academic projects including three Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education. For information on accreditation and rankings, you can visit the link: https://www.aydin.edu.tr/en-us/international/erasmus/Pages/quality-accredition-and-rankings.aspx
We are eager to exchange students and staff, collaborate on research projects, organise joint seminars, conferences as well as virtual activities with your esteemed university. We would be also pleased to see your students in our Delightful Istanbul Summer and Winter short term study programs (for more information: https://delightful.istanbul/ ). We believe that an academic cooperation will enhance the opportunities for our universities in terms of dissemination of scientific knowledge from different country contexts and internationalization by diversifying the cultural richness of our campuses. Establishing an Institutional Exchange Program agreement or an MOU will yield a rewarding and fruitful experience for both students and academic staff of the two institutions. We hope to establish a vibrant working cooperation with your university. You can also view and download a presentation about our university along with a blank MOU/IIA agreement form and videos along with other materials at the link below: internationalpartners.aydin.edu.tr
You can also view our university’s course catalogue with ECTS information at this link: https://ebs.aydin.edu.tr/