Karabuk University

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 the 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, a district and 8 KMs away from Karabuk, which is famous for its ancient historical wooden Ottoman Houses, many of which are under legal protection and used as lodging-houses, and it is thus in “the List of World Heritage Cities” by the UNESCO.

The mission of Karabuk University is to be an institution where the proper infrastructure with up to date technology is widely used in both education and research of high standards, which thus pave the way for quick transformation of knowledge to product, and where community and mankind at large are served not only by conducting high level basic/applied/interdisciplinary research but also by providing excellent education in world standards. Moreover, it also takes on the mission to provide high quality education at all levels of higher education defined in the Bologna Process using the basic concepts of Bologna Process, and to be a centre of attraction both for faculty and students at an international level. In addition, Karabuk University also co-operates with the academic world, business sectors and NGO’s nationally and internationally and motivate the community for lifelong learning as part of its educational and social responsibilities. Finally, the University considers it its foremost mission to have a campus with all the facilities to house students of different cultures and nationalities and prepare them for a world of global competition and cultural differences, while being aware of their individual differences.

Website: https://www.karabuk.edu.tr/en/