About The Institute

About the European Studies Institute

Yeditepe University European Studies Institute offers students an academic environment equipped to develop their ability to learn about and interpret various relations and policies of Europe, the European Union and related countries. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, a curriculum was created which can be followed by the students from different disciplines as well as social and political sciences. The Institute is also an important center which promotes studies and entrepreneurship where EU-supported projects and activities are carried out.

The main aim of our institute is to provide a comprehensive postgraduate education with lectures from various disciplines, expert faculty members and research opportunities provided by the institute.

Why Yeditepe University European Studies Institute?

• The European Studies Institute creates a multidisciplinary study and work environment for the students. By offering a comprehensive curriculum, it provides students with the opportunity to learn new technologies and methods, and helps them to develop their abilities to interpret current developments in the international arena, respond to current problems and analyze relevant processes.
• In order to encourage interdisciplinary work and to bring together the information provided by different academic fields, faculty members from various faculties and departments give lectures in different fields. For example, the Institute has courses designed to learn, examine and evaluate the policies of the European Union applied in different fields such as energy, agriculture, digitalization and urban design. These courses provide students with the opportunity to adopt and apply a comparative perspective.
• The European Studies Institute offers students various opportunities to take an active role in the EU and TÜBİTAK supported projects and gain experience in academic research. By collaborating with various research groups within the institute, students can conduct in-depth studies on EU policies, integration processes, international relations and other important issues in Europe.
• The students have the opportunity to learn about current European issues and discuss different perspectives by the help of the conferences, seminars and panel discussions organized within the Institute.
• Our students are also encouraged to actively participate in international student exchange programs and gain experience at other universities across Europe.
• Yeditepe University is one of the most experienced foundation universities, with approximately 4000 current students and around 8000 graduates, offering 37 MA and 15 Ph.D. programs in the field of social sciences.
• Up until now, 1797 master theses and 187 doctoral dissertations have been submitted by our graduates.
• We offer our students a high-quality graduate education on a modern campus with 223,000 square meters of indoor area, 147 laboratories and 24 seminar rooms.
• Our extensive social facilities cover 4 restaurants, 7 cafes, 1 tennis court, 2 indoor basketball courts, 1 outdoor and 1 indoor semi-Olympic swimming pool; providing social opportunities to our students.

Mission: The main mission of the European Studies Institute is to train graduates with international qualifications, and ethical values, who implement critical and analytical thinking in scientific studies and current issues, and who have strong innovative and multidisciplinary working capacity
Vision: The main aim of the European Studies Institute is to produce well-equipped and competent graduates by applying an interdisciplinary education format with a strong academic staff consisting of expert faculty members and a comprehensive curriculum. In order to achieve this goal, it is aimed to strengthen our students’ ability to access, use and produce knowledge and to provide the necessary environment for this.