MEF University
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2012 |
| Rector | Prof. Dr. Muhammed Şahin[1] |
| Location | Maslak, Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey 41°06′32″N 29°00′31″E / 41.1089°N 29.0085°E |
| Colors | Blue Red |
| Website | www |
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MEF University is a non-profit private university in Istanbul, founded by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation. It opened in the academic year 2014–2015.[2] It is the first university in the world to adopt the "flipped classroom" educational model university-wide.[3] MEF University is one of only eight universities in Turkey that have the ABET accreditation. It has received accreditation for all engineering departments.[4] It was granted Full Accreditation for a period of five years by the Higher Education Quality Council (YÖKAK) in March 2025.[5]
History
[edit]MEF Educational Institutions were first established in 1972, when the MEF Tutoring Schools were established. MEF University was established by the İbrahim Arıkan Education and Scientific Research Foundation.[6]
Faculties, departments and schools
[edit]MEF University's medium of education is English, with the exception of the School of Law which is 30% in English.[2]
Faculties
[edit]Faculty of Education
[edit]- Mathematics Education
- English Language Education
- Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Faculty of Law
[edit]- Law
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
[edit]- Economy
- Business Administration
- Political Science and International Relations
- Psychology
- Management Information Systems
Faculty of Engineering
[edit]- Computer Engineering
- Electrical-Electronics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
[edit]- Digital Game Design
- Architecture
- Interior Design
Educational method
[edit]MEF University has adopted the "flipped classroom" educational method university-wide.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ MEF University rector's message
- 1 2 University website
- ↑ Sciences. "The World's First "Flipped Learning" University to Host Global Standards Summit" (Press release). Academy of Active Learning Arts and. PR Newswire. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ "ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)'nin ön değerlendirme sürecini başarıyl". Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ↑ "home". Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu Başkanlığı. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Foundation Behind Us". MEF University. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ Şahin, Muhammed; Fell Kurban, Caroline (2016). The Flipped Approach to Higher Education : Designing Universities for Today's Knowledge Economies and Societies. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. pp. 65–71. ISBN 9781786357434.
External links
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