Istanbul Technical University

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Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey. ITU is ranked 108th worldwide and 1st nationwide in the field of engineering/technology by THES - QS World University Rankings in 2009. Graduates of İstanbul technical university have received many TUBITAK science and TUBA awards. Numerous graduates have also become members of the academy of sciences in the U.S.A, Britain and Russia. The university's basketball team, ITUSpor, is in the Turkish Basketball Second League. The university has 39 undergraduate, 144 graduate programs, 13 colleges, 346 labs and 12 research centers. Its student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1.HistoryOttoman EmpireConsidered as the world's third institution of higher learning specifically dedicated to engineering education, Istanbul Technical University has a long and distinguished history which began in 1773. ITU was founded by Sultan Mustafa III as the Imperial School of Naval Engineering, and it was originally dedicated to the training of ship builders and cartographers. In 1795 the scope of the school was broadened to train technical military staff for the modernization of the Ottoman army. In 1845 the engineering function of the school was further widened with the addition of a program devoted to the training of architects. The scope and name of the school were extended and changed again in 1883 and in 1909 the school became a public engineering school which was aimed at training civil engineers who could provide the infrastructure for the rapidly developing country.

"ANASAYFA/ İTÜ HAKKINDA/ GENEL/ Genel BilgilerGeçmişten Geleceğe İTÜİstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, 250. yılına doğru yol alan, dünyanın en eski teknik üniversitelerinden biridir. Ülkemizin ilk teknik üniversitesi olan İTÜ’nün adı, mühendislik ve mimarlık öğretimi ile özdeşleşmiştir.İTÜ; 245 yıllık tarihiyle, bilimle, teknolojiyle, sanatla ve sporla markalaşmış bir kurumdur. Geçmişi günümüze bağlayan, gelecek için projeler üreten bir bilim merkezidir. Üniversitemiz, bilimsel ve teknolojik sayısız ilerlemenin mimarı olan, ilkleri başaran, teklere imza atan dünyanın en eski ve en seçkin teknik üniversitelerinden biri olarak eğitim vermektedir."