Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University (BAİBÜ)

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University (BAİBÜ) is a public higher education institution established on 3 July 1992 and operating in the city of Bolu in Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Positioned between two major metropolitan centers Ankara and Istanbul the university was established within the framework of the “foundation-supported state university” model combining state resources with support provided by the İzzet Baysal Foundation.

The university was established by Law No. 3837 and since its founding has developed its physical and technological infrastructure through contributions from İzzet Baysal and the foundation he established. This structure which represents a third model alongside the state and foundation university models in Türkiye has enabled over 120 facility and equipment investments within the campus as of 2023. The institution’s primary objective is to achieve contemporary civilizational standards by producing scientific knowledge of international quality keeping pace with technological advancements and providing research environments responsive to national needs.

The majority of the university’s academic and administrative units are concentrated in the İzzet Baysal Campus located approximately eight kilometers from the center of Bolu city. In addition to the central campus the university’s educational activities are carried out in units spread across Bolu’s city center and five of its districts. These district campuses are located in Gerede Mengen Mudurnu Yeniçağa and Seben.

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Academic and educational activities at the university are conducted under the umbrella of faculties institutes colleges and vocational schools as well as units directly under the rectorate. The academic structure is as follows:

Faculties

• Faculty of Dentistry
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Arts and Sciences
• Gerede Faculty of Applied Sciences
• Faculty of Fine Arts
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Communication
• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Sports Sciences
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Tourism
• Faculty of Agriculture

Institutes

• Graduate School of Education

Colleges

• College of Foreign Languages

Vocational Schools

• Bolu Vocational School
• Bolu Technical Sciences Vocational School
• Gerede Vocational School
• Mehmet Tanrıkulu Health Services Vocational School
• Mengen Vocational School
• Mudurnu Süreyya Astarcı Vocational School
• Seben İzzet Baysal Vocational School
• Yeniçağa Yaşar Çelik Vocational School

Units Directly Under the Rectorate

• Department of Atatürk’s Principles and History of the Turkish Revolution
• Department of Turkish Language

A total of 31,525 students are currently enrolled at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University.^【1】 Students are placed into undergraduate and associate degree programs based on scores from the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) organized by the Measurement Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). Additionally there are programs admitting students through talent exams and international student admissions.

The university’s undergraduate and associate degree academic programs vary across faculties and vocational schools.

In the field of medicine and health sciences the Faculty of Medicine offers Medicine; the Faculty of Dentistry offers Dentistry; and the Faculty of Health Sciences offers programs in Nutrition and Dietetics Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and Nursing. In engineering and architecture the Faculty of Engineering includes departments in Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering Industrial Engineering Food Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering while the Faculty of Architecture offers Architecture.

In the field of educational sciences the Faculty of Education offers programs in Science Education Primary School Mathematics English Pre-School Education Special Education Guidance and Psychological Counseling Classroom Teaching Social Studies and Turkish Language Teaching.

In the social and humanities sciences the Faculty of Arts and Sciences hosts departments in Biology Physics English Language and Literature English Translation and Interpreting Chemistry Mathematics Psychology Sociology History and Turkish Language and Literature. The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences includes departments in Econometrics Economics Business Administration Public Administration Finance and International Relations. The Faculty of Theology offers a Theology program with options in Turkish and Arabic.

In applied sciences and other fields the Gerede Faculty of Applied Sciences offers programs in Finance and Banking Marketing International Trade and Logistics; the Faculty of Communication offers programs in Journalism Visual Communication Design Public Relations and Advertising Radio Television and Cinema; the Faculty of Tourism offers programs in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts (Mengen) Tourism Management and Tourism Guiding; the Faculty of Sports Sciences offers a program in Sports Management; and the Faculty of Law offers a Law undergraduate program. In agriculture and natural sciences the Faculty of Agriculture provides education in Horticultural Crops Plant Protection Poultry Production Field Crops and Seed Science and Technology.

Vocational schools offer programs that train mid-level personnel in technical social and health fields.

Bolu Vocational School offers programs in Banking and Insurance Human Resource Management Business Administration Cooperativism Accounting and Tax Applications Health Institution Management and Tourism and Hotel Management.

Bolu Technical Sciences Vocational School focuses on Computer Programming Electricity Electronics Technology Food Technology Graphic Design Interior Design Automotive Technology Landscape and Ornamental Plant Cultivation and Textile Technology.

At the district campuses Gerede Vocational School offers programs in Shoe Design Computer Programming Leather Technology Business Administration Chemical Technology Machine Drafting Fashion Design Accounting Automotive Security Specialized Security Postal Services Civil Defense and Firefighting and Textile Technology.

Mengen Vocational School offers programs in Culinary Arts Pastry and Baking; Mudurnu Süreyya Astarcı Vocational School offers programs in Business Administration Poultry Production Laboratory and Veterinary Health Architectural Restoration Forestry and Tourism and Hotel Management;

Seben İzzet Baysal Vocational School conducts programs in Smart Greenhouse Technologies Plant Protection Occupational Health and Safety Social Security Social Services and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.

Yeniçağa Yaşar Çelik Vocational School provides education in Foreign Trade Food Quality Control Construction Technology and Logistics while Mehmet Tanrıkulu Health Services Vocational School offers programs in Oral and Dental Health Child Development First Aid and Emergency Care Medical Documentation and Secretarial Services and Medical Imaging Techniques.

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Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University supports student and academic mobility through exchange programs such as Erasmus+ within the European Union and Mevlana and Farabi programs. Through collaborations and joint projects with international organizations the university aims to enhance the global representation of its academic staff and provide educational opportunities to students from other countries.

The university and its researchers have received various national and international awards and rankings.

THE 2021 World University Rankings: In the 2021 World University Rankings prepared by London-based ranking organization Times Higher Education (THE) the university was ranked among the top 1527 universities from 93 countries and entered the list of the world’s best universities. Additionally in THE’s “University Impact Rankings 2020” it ranked among the top 200 globally and fourth nationally in the “Quality Education” category.^【2】

Disability-Free University Awards (2020): At awards organized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) the Gölköy Campus received the Orange Flag award in the “Accessibility in Space” category and the Blue Flag award in the “Accessibility in Socio-Cultural Activities” category.^【3】

URAP Academic Performance Ranking (2022-2023): According to data from the URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) Research Laboratory which evaluates universities based on academic performance number of publications citations and projects the university rose seven places among Turkish universities to rank 44th.^【4】

TEKNOFEST 2025 Turkey Championship: At the Aviation Space and Technology Festival TEKNOFEST 2025 the team “PAT5” composed of students from the Faculty of Architecture (Reyhan Tuana Özcan Esmanur Zorba Mehmet Arda Özbay Aysun Çelik and Öykü Düzenli) won first place in Turkey in the “T3 Foundation Pavilion” category of the Architecture and Visual Design Competition. The award was presented by the President of Türkiye.^【5】

7th Bolu-Düzce R&D Project Market Awards (2025): At the event organized by the university and its stakeholders awards were given in various categories:

• İzzet Baysal Incentive Award and El Cezeri Category First Place: Muhammed Eyüp Kaya for the “PrintHere” project.
• Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Young Innovators Category: First place was awarded to Esra Karakoç for the “Adımlarla İyileşme” project.
• Ali Kuşçu Science and Research Category: First place was awarded to Prof. Dr. Arzu Özcan İlçe for the “Borlu Wound Care Cream” project.
• Young Minds Big Ideas Competition: Gülşen Taşkıran won first place in the Science and Engineering category Meryem Nur Mesut won first place in the Health Sciences category and Gül Gizem Aytekin won first place in the Social Sciences category.^【6】

The İzzet Baysal Campus includes facilities that meet students’ academic social cultural and sporting needs. Throughout the year cultural events are held in the campus’s conference center and halls. Facilities established through collaboration between the İzzet Baysal Foundation and the state include a semi-Olympic swimming pool sports halls tennis courts and football fields. Additionally student housing needs are met by dormitories operated by the Credit and Hostels Institution (KYK) and various social service areas located within and around the campus boundaries.