Middle East Technical University

MISSION OF METU
Middle East Technical University, teaching and conducting in their research activities and community services universal standards of our society and humanity's social, cultural, economic, access to information for scientific and technological development, knowledge application, dissemination and individuals equipped with this information aims to educate.




BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Scientific Approach
A university's mission is to provide an understanding of existing data and unconditionally accepted that new knowledge. In this context, the production of knowledge and opposes any restrictions on sharing process. Science and the fact that search can be carried out easily, it creates an environment in which students self-development and creativity can be expressed.

2. Academic Freedom
how and to whom the information, who will by taught is vital right to determine purely academic grounds. Stereotypes and opposed to the extent required by the scientific approach. Honest inquiry and accepts legal right to protest. Announces that the voice in the community of users of these rights protected by law.

3. Interdisciplinary Approach
Interdisciplinary education and promote research. outside the academic units they are affiliated faculty members, it could make joint efforts to aggregate the various centers and training programs and research projects identified under institutes.

4. Lifelong Learning
members of its own staff, continuous improvement of life for people from all walks of society to promote education and graduate and transfer the information in line with new scientific development. METU people of our country to provide the advantage of experience and more effectively and efficiently develop the culture exemplified by applying effective educational models.

5. Training of Qualified People
Students have the human and moral values ​​and respect them, equipped with leadership skills, broad-minded, constantly learning and individuals to renew itself acquired habits aims to give to the community. They can use the skills gained in METU graduates directs the work environment. Science is one of the most critical human resource needs of our country are encouraged to become scientists.

6. Student Support
Students material difficulties being deprived of higher education due and the responsibility to provide the necessary support to continue their education.

7. Communication with Society
Functions, in close relationship with the desire to continue to be useful to all sections of society and the environment. Our country, our region and the international community is concerned with the problem. This produces solutions to the problems spread to the public. Science plays a leading role in ensuring interaction of cultural and social issues.

8. Participatory Management
Rapid change and faculty to adapt to globalization, to prepare plans for future episodes and managers, to produce concrete strategies, encourage continuous assessment and evaluation in implementing these strategies. For this purpose, based on knowledge, tasks and responsibilities are distributed to academic and administrative units, democratic, participatory, dynamic, flexible and adopt a transparent form of government. First, respect for people, based on tolerant approach.


Language Learning
METU language of instruction is English.

Students
In the 2013-2014 academic year was about 26,500 students over the record. Thirty-five percent of these students were enrolled in graduate pogramlarına.
Each year, more than 1,700 from 94 different countries have a certain academic degree student continues to METU.

undergraduate and graduate students from many countries "Special Student" or "Exchange Student" is for a semester or a year studying in METU. METU, with many foreign universities Student Exchange Program currently conducts its operations.


Academic Programs
METU 3 of 43 undergraduate programs, including the implementation of international joint program of the Faculty of 5, 107 master's and 69 doctorate programs are 5 Graduate Teaching English Language shows that high school activities. METU NCC is conducted due to 15 degree programs and three master's degree program.

Academic year
METU academic year consists of two semesters. the first semester of the academic year usually begins in the last week of September and ends in the middle of January. The second period begins in the middle of February and ends in mid-June. International Summer School that includes summer school and international students with lessons that will appeal to the interests of the semester at METU are also available.

International Perspective
Stanford University in parallel with an international perspective, more than five percent of the faculty is made up of visitors from foreign countries. Each year, about the same rate as the Turkish faculty members is to go to foreign universities or research centers or as a guest researcher. full-time faculty member of Stanford University has seen almost all about education abroad, or have received a PhD from a foreign university.

Higher Education Standards
METU is highly respected in the international research university. More than 1,700 foreign students, training and research in areas of need in terms of depth as well as extensive cooperation with international links is the leading Turkish universities. METU all undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Engineering of the United States at the request of the Accreditation Board for accreditation bodies Engineering and Technology (ABET) and has been evaluated by the accreditation (http://www.abet.org).

Middle East Technical University in Turkey
Middle East Technical University, Turkey's most competitive universities. Each year, nationwide University Entrance Examinations highest scoring 1,000 students 1/3, more than is METU. METU studying the demand is very high, many parts of Stanford University, University Entrance Examination for the approximately one and a half million students now accepts only the top three percent filler. More than forty percent of METU students continue to graduate.

Campus
Campus area of ​​45,000 acres (4,500 hectares), the forest area of ​​30 430 hectares (3043 hectares) in size and is located about 20 kilometers away from Ankara center Eymir. METU students, this lake is rowing their activities, fishing and picnic facilities and enjoy various activities. Bus service is provided from the METU main campus and city centers in particular are available.

Life at METU
Main campus student capacity of 7,000 settlements, a shopping area, banks, post office and where to get food and drinks. Campus also closed gyms to carry out a variety of sports activities, tennis courts, soccer fields, jogging paths, indoor swimming pool with Olympic standards, an outdoor swimming pool, etc. There. outside the campus, 30 km from the Stanford University campus in Elmadag facilities and Bursa Uludag, type climbing / mountaineering sports of winter, there are facilities of the skiing can be done.

activities
During the academic year, students from campus to artistic activities, from exhibitions, music events and enjoy a wide variety of social and academic activities. Many of these new structures METU Culture and Convention Center. International Spring Festival traditionally reaches the peak of the social event of the year, in May.

Living Expenses
Estimated minimum monthly living expenses for students $ 500.00 - $ 600.00 is around. Books and other types of administrative fees to pay approximately $ 100.00 per semester - is $ 150.00 costs. Students in special student status, they pay a certain amount per credit. They cost £ 210 for Turkish students, and 225 USD for foreign students