KARABUK UNIVERSITY - Karabük Üniversitesi

KARABUK UNIVERSITY History Karabuk University, whose faculties and vocational schools had previously been affiliated to Zonguldak Karaelmas Unviversity, now Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak-Turkey, was founded on May 29, 2007, in accordance with Law Number 5662 published in the Official Gazette dated 29.05.2007 with the number 26536. As being one of the youngest and most dynamic universities of our country, which is heading for global education and international progress, Karabuk University is located in Karabuk on the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey and near Safranbolu, Supported mainly by state funds, the University offers both undergraduate and graduate programmes with 12 faculties, 4 institutes, 3 higher school, and 4 vocational higher schools, where approximately 32.000 students take education at both undergraduate and graduate levels during the 2013-2014 academic year with around 750 academic staff, 400 administrative and technical staff. Through highly qualify studies in these educational programmes, the University moves forward not only to achieve its target of being one of the world’s best leading universities in the near future but also to serve our country and humanity at large. By means of the advantage of the opportunities of international cooperation and solidarity, which is of vital importance in the international education, All the degree programmes, undergraduate and graduate, are intended to be compatible with requirements stipulated by the Bologna Process. Hence the University has afforded much to organize its programmes and education in line with the Bologna Process and the Framework of European Qualifications, and as a result of this strenuous effort, now it holds a valid (2008-2013) Erasmus Extended Charter and has currently been awarded ECTS Label in December 2013. In addition, Karabuk University has also been awarded Diploma Supplement Label (DS) 2011-2014 by European Commission.