Özyeğin University, Çekmeköy Campus Nişantepe District, Orman Street, 34794 Çekmeköy - İSTANBUL
Phone : +90 (216) 564 90 00
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E-mail: info@ozyegin.edu.tr
Milestones
Milestones
Milestones
May
2007Özyeğin University was officially founded.
Prof. Dr. Erhan Erkut was appointed as the Founding Rector.
The Faculty of Engineering was founded.
The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences was founded.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences was founded.
The School of Applied Sciences was founded.
The Graduate School of Engineering was founded.
The Graduate School of Social Sciences was founded.
March
2008The construction of Altunizade Campus was completed.
June
2008The first press launch event was organized.
February
2009The School of Languages (ScOLa) was accredited for the second time for its quality by the internationally recognized accreditation institution 'EAQUALS'
April
2009The Center for Entrepreneurship was founded.
September
2009The Center for Energy, Environment and Economy (CEEE) was founded.
November
2009Özyeğin University’s first TUBITAK Project “Investigation of Near-Field Radiative Transfer for Development of Thermo/Photovoltaic Power Generators” was accepted.
December
2009Financial Engineering Center was founded.
April
2010"10,000 Women Entrepreneur Certificate Program" started by Özyeğin University and Goldman Sachs.
February
2011The Faculty of Law was founded.
The School of Aviation was founded.
March
2011The Fit Startup Factory was launched.
September
2011The Çekmeköy Campus opened its doors.
Turkey’s first Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program was launched.
January
2012The German Law Application and Research Center was founded.
May
2012The Faculty of Architecture and Design was founded.
July
2012The first Commencement Ceremony was held.
September
2012Turkey’s first Master’s Program in Entrepreneurship was launched.
November
2012The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) was founded.
December
2012The Athletic Center was launched.
February
2013The first OzU Cup, Özyeğin University’s sports tournament for high schools, was held.
Özyeğin University’s first academic building and the Student Center building were awarded the LEED Gold Certificate.
June
2013The School of Languages was founded.
July
2013The first Summer School for High School Students was launched.
September
2013School of Languages (ScOLa) building was launched.
November
2013Turkey’s First Corporate Entrepreneurship Conference was held.
The “Istanbul Financial Risk Management Laboratory” launched jointly by the Central Securities Depository of Turkey and Özyeğin University received the “Best Big Data Project” award by the International Data Corporation, IDC, a global information technology provider.
December
2013Özyeğin University qualified to be one of the 10 universities to receive TÜBİTAK’s Technology Transfer Office Support for 10 years.
January
2014The Alp Alkaş Retail & Real Estate Center was launched.
February
2014Prof. Esra Gençtürk was appointed as the Rector.
March
2014Özyeğin University received the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certifications.
April
2014The Faculty of Arts and Sciences was renamed as the Faculty of Social Sciences.
August
2014The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences was renamed as the Faculty of Business.
March
2015The first Istanbul HUB Seminar was held jointly by the School of Aviation and İGA.
May
2015The Scholarship Program for Equal Opportunities in Education was launched.
February
2016Özyeğin University was included in the annual ISCN-GULF report on sustainability best practice case studies as the only university from Turkey. The annual report was shared by International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) and Global University Leader Forum at the World Economic Forum.
April
2016The Graduate School of Business was founded.
The School of Aviation was renamed as the Faculty of Aviation and Aeronautical Science.
June
2016The Research, Development, Training and Application Center for Energy Efficient Lighting (EVATEG) was founded.
September
2016The Center of Excellence for Optical Wireless Communications Technologies was founded.
November
2016Özyeğin University was named Turkey’s most successful foundation university in athletics!
March
2017Our OzU-X building was launched.
April
2017Özyeğin University and the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) jointly established the “Sustainable Development Forum (SDF).
July
2017According to the results of the Turkey’s University Satisfaction Survey (TÜMA) 2017, Özyeğin University ranked first among all universities in Turkey for “Overall Satisfaction”.
September
2017Our Dorm 6 was launched.
November
2017Our University signed a cooperative protocol to join the “Researcher Training Program for the Defense Industry”.
The cooperative protocol was signed by and between our University and Istanbul Bar Association.
January
2018Our Faculty of Aviation and Aeronautical Science entered into sectoral cooperation with Turkish Airlines.
February
2018Özyeğin University and General Electric (GE) Turkey jointly launched the “Center for Innovation” in our OzU-X building.
Özyeğin University signed a cooperative protocol with the Competitive Sectors Program for the BEYSAD Industry 4.0 Excellence Center Project.
May
2018The OzU Couple and Family Therapy Center (OzU CFC) was launched.
Our University’s Dorm 6 and OzU-X buildings ranked among the best architectural projects of 2017.
Our University held its first Chill@OzU event led by our Student Union with support from various university departments.The event played host to over 9,000 guests.
July
2018For the second time, OzU ranked first for overall satisfaction in the 2017 Turkey’s University Satisfaction Survey (TÜMA). Also, our Rector Prof Dr. Esra Gencturk has been honored with the “Golden Award” in recognition of her outstanding performance.
August
2018OzU ranked first among the “Universities with Highest Graduate Employment Rate” according to the results of the CALIBRE Higher Education Employment Index 2018 prepared by the Career and Talent Management Association based on a nationwide survey.
OzU was ranked first among the top 10 universities with the best campus in Turkey.
February
2019OzU shortlisted among the top 8 universities in the "Outstanding Support for Students" category.
April
2019OzU is ranked as the World’s Top Turkish University for its contributions toward United Nations’ “Sustainable Development Goals”.
July
2019Özyeğin University Ranks First in Overall Student Satisfaction for Three Consecutive Years
September
2019Özyeğin University Tops the Universities with Fastest Graduate Employment Rate Rankings for the Second Consecutive Time
December
2019The Greenest in Turkey: Özyeğin University Ranked First Among Foundation Universities in Turkey in GreenMetric 2019
July
2020Özyeğin University Ranks Among The A+ Universities In Student Satisfaction
September
2020Özyeğin University Becomes the First University to Receive the “Zero Waste Certificate”
March
2021THE Emerging Economies 2021 Rankings named Özyeğin University one of the top five foundation universities in Turkey. Özyeğin University is also the youngest Turkish university in the 2021 rankings, and is placed third among all Turkish universities in the terms of research influence as measured by citations.
April
2021Özyeğin University ranked first in Türkiye and 70th in the world for “Responsible Consumption and Production” in the THE Impact 2021 - Universities with Highest Social Impact rankings.
June
2021Özyeğin University was placed in the Top 200 in the “THE Asia University Rankings 2021”, and named among the top five foundation universities in Türkiye.
July
2021Özyeğin University was named the top fifth youngest university in Türkiye in the Times Higher Education’s (THE) Young University Rankings 2021.
Özyeğin University topped Türkiye’s University Satisfaction Survey (TÜMA) 2021 in the “Academic Support and Care” and “Personal Development and Career Support” categories with the highest student satisfaction score.
The Faculty of Aviation and Aeronautical Sciences’ “Aviation Management” and “Professional Flight” programs have become the first programs both in Türkiye and Europe to ever be accredited by the AABIA (Aviation Accreditation Board International).
September
2021Özyeğin University has been named the best university in Türkiye by U-Multirank, an EU-funded international ranking institution.
December
2021Özyeğin University claimed first place for the third consecutive year among foundation universities in the “Greenmetric Ranking”. With this result, the University has become the world’s top 91st green university.
April
2022According to the results of "THE Impact Ranking 2022” conducted by THE (Times Higher Education), a higher education ranking institution, Özyeğin University ranked first among foundation universities in the “Universities with the Highest Social Impact” ranking.
June
2022Özyeğin University has been named the best university in Türkiye for the second consecutive time in a survey conducted by U-Multirank, an EU-funded ranking institution.
December
2022According to the results of the UI GreenMetric ranking which assesses universities all over the world based on their sustainability activities and the amount of green space on campus, Özyeğin University placed first among foundation universities for the fourth consecutive time.