Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Type	Private
Established	April 10, 2010
Location	Eyüp, Istanbul, Turkey 41°02′47″N 28°56′08″E / 41.04639°N 28.93556°ECoordinates: 41°02′47″N 28°56′08″E / 41.04639°N 28.93556°E
Campus	Rural
Website	www.iszu.edu.tr

Main building of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Eyüp, Istanbul

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (Turkish: İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi) is a Turkish private higher-education institution established by "İlim Yayma Vakfı" (literally: Foundation for Popularization of Science) on April 24, 2010.^[1] The education at the university began in the 2011-12 term.^[2]

The university was named after Sabahattin Zaim (1926-2007), who was a professor of economics in the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University until 1993. A Macedonian from birth, he served as the founding rector of the International University of Sarajevo in 2003-04 after he taught at several universities in and outside Turkey. He was also a founding member of İlim Yayma Vakfı.^[3][4][5]

The university's main building is situated in Eyüp, and the campus is located in Halkalı, Küçükçekmece.

Academics

As of November 2013, the university consists of following units:^[6][7][8]

Faculties

• Faculty of Education
  • Mentorship and Psychological Consulting.
  • English language Teach
  • Pre-school Teach
  • Turkish language Teach
• Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Architecture
  • Computer engineering
  • Food engineering
• Faculty of Business administration
  • Business administration (English language)
• Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
  • Political Science and International Relations (English language)
  • Psychology
  • Social service
• Faculty of Health Care
  • Nursing
• Faculty of Islamic Sciences
  • Islamic Science
• Faculty of Medicine

Vocational higher schools

• Higher school for Foreign languages
  • English language Interpreter-Translator
• Higher school for Physical Education and Sports

Institutes

• Institute of Social Science
• Institute of Natural Science

See also

• List of universities in Turkey

References

1. "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
2. "İlim Yayma'ya bir de üniversite kurma izni". Radikal (in Turkish). 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
3. "Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim Kimdir?" (in Turkish). İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
4. "Yeni bir vakıf üniversitesi kuruluyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
5. Yalçın, Soner (2007-112-16). "Bir 'Beyaz Müslüman'ın portresi: Sabahattin Zaim". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-11-23. Check date values in: |date= (help)
6. "Fakülteler" (in Turkish). İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
7. "Yüksekokullar" (in Turkish). İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
8. "Enstitüler" (in Turkish). İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2013-11-23.