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Teleferik Mh., Sakarya Caddesi No:156

35330 Balçova/İzmir, Turkey

Izmir University of Economics (IUE) was established in 2001 by “İzmir Chamber of Commerce Education and Health Foundation”. IUE is the first foundation university of the Aegean region in Turkey offering degree programs in associate, undergraduate, master’s , and doctorate levels.

IUE places great emphasis on internationalization, and with this goal in mind strong relations have been formed with distinctive universities around the world for student and faculty exchange, joint research and scientific studies. 138 Erasmus agreements (23 EU countries) and 30 cooperation protocols (12 countries) help IUE establishing inter-university exchange of cultures and educational approaches with many distinctive universities. Annually, IUE has international students from 60 different countries either as exchange or full time students and international academic staff. Final aim is welcoming students from all world countries to the IUE.

The medium of instruction at IUE is English for all programs (except Faculty of Law) and it is compulsory during the entire study period for all undergraduate students to choose and keep learning a second foreign language out of 9 language alternatives. (German, French, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese).

IUE follows the latest trends in international higher education area to meet the needs of the students and graduates. As a result of this, IUE was awarded with European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) Label by European Commission in 2011 due to the successful implementation of European Credit Transfer System and the Bologna Process. IUE is the first foundation university in Turkey which has been awarded with ECTS Label.

IUE also gives Diploma Supplement to graduates since 2004-2005 academic year and as a result of the excellence of the implementation, IUE was also awarded Diploma Supplement Label by European Commission in 2010. In addition to the internationalization efforts, IUE moved from 35th place to 28th in the Inter-University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index listed by TUBITAK based on the entrepreneurship and innovation performances of the universities. Additionally, according to the 2014 data published by URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance), IUE is the best university in Turkey in the areas of Language, Communication and Culture.