Nisantasi University

Istanbul Nişantaşı University is a private, non-profit educational institution, founded in 2012 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is supported financially by the Nişantaşı Education and Culture Foundation. It started education in the academic term 2010-11. Nişantaşı University joined the higher education system by the Nişantaşı Education Foundation as "Nişantaşı Vocational School" with the publication of the establishment decision dated 09.09.2009 and numbered 24480 in the Official Gazette dated 17.09.2009 and numbered 27352. It is a foundation higher education institution that started associate degree education on 10.10.2010. Nişantaşı University is a public legal entity through the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Art and Design, Institute of Science and Social Sciences and Institute of Social Sciences and Nişantaşı Vocational School has also been transferred to Nişantaşı University. When our university started to provide associate degree education as Nişantaşı Vocational School (MYO) in 2010-2011 academic year, there were 14 in the Vocational School, 19 in the 2011-2012 academic year, 28 in the 2012-2013 academic year, 58 in the 2013-2014 academic year, 78 in the 2014-2015 academic year, 82 in the 2015-2016 academic year, 97 in the 2016-2017 academic year, and 97 education program in the 2017-2018 academic year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 84 programs continue to be provided. Our university has started to provide undergraduate education besides associate degree since 2013-2014 academic year and in the relevant period. A total of 23 undergraduate program has been provided including 13 departments in the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, 5 in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and 5 in the Faculty of Art and Design. The medium of instruction of all departments was Turkish in the relevant academic year.