Engineering education in Turkey: From ottomans to the republic

Ş Birgül Tantekin-Ersolmaz*, Ekrem Ekinci, Gülsün Saǧlamer

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Abstract

The developments in the field of engineering education in Turkey, are discussed. In the year 1946, The Istanbul Technical University (ITU) became an autonomous university including the Faculties of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. In the year 1863, American philanthropists had founded a liberal arts school in Isanbul under the name of Robert College. Several programs of Middle East Technical University, Bilkent University and Istanbul Technical University have received substantial equivalency from the Accreditation board for Engineering and Technology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4925-4931
Number of pages7
JournalASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
Publication statusPublished - 2004
EventASEE 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition, "Engineering Researchs New Heights" - Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Duration: 20 Jun 200423 Jun 2004

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