Istanbul Atlas University

Studying at Atlas University is an excellent choice for ambitious students, as it offers comprehensive educational programs, provides an inspiring educational environment for students, has many academic and research achievements, and is considered a station for excellence and innovation in multiple fields. Let's discover this Turkish university.

General information about Atlas University

• Atlas University was established in Istanbul in 2018 to become one of the most famous universities in Turkey today and has received great demand from students around the world due to the speed of its spread after it began its educational journey from the academic year 2020-2021.
• Istanbul Atlas University adopted the slogan “The Butterfly Effect” out of the belief that simple actions can make big successes and differences.
• The teaching staff is carefully selected as the university includes the most prominent local and international professors and academics to provide the best learning experience for its students. 
• Atlas University offers approximately 22 different majors through 5 faculties and 1 vocational school. 
• The university has a dental hospital and a human medicine hospital, which provide their services to all citizens of Türkiye, and university students also receive practical training in them.

Where is Atlas University located? Atlas University location

Atlas University is located in the Kaithane area, and this university headquarters is the main campus of the university so far, and it contains all the university’s facilities, including laboratories, colleges, research centers, the library, and sports halls.

Atlas University has two campuses, one of which includes a research center in dentistry.

Atlas University Campus

The area of the Atlas University Istanbul campus is 110 thousand square meters and it is located in the city of Vadi, near vital and important Turkish cities such as Taksim, Maslak, Sisli, Sariyer,and  Besiktas and it is also located near the highway.

Atlas University campus include:

• Laboratories and research centers on an area of 75 thousand square meters
• Conference hall
• A private research center for the College of Dentistry that can accommodate more than 400 beds. It contains 23 laboratories.
• A huge library built on an area of 2500 square meters. 
• Sports hall
• Many restaurants. 
• 22 university majors are taught on campus
• There is an institute for graduate studies, 7 master’s and doctoral programs
• In addition to a vocational school.

Vision and goals of Atlas University

Atlas University seeks uniqueness and excellence through advancing the higher education community and providing the latest research and application technologies.

Atlas University seeks to achieve some goals such as:

• Spreading a culture of participation and respect among students and academics. 
• Facilitating the learning journey for students with disabilities. 
• Providing solutions and tools for developing higher education curricula. 
• Achieving a balance between the educational aspect and the entertainment and sports aspect for its students.

Recognitions obtained by Atlas University

Atlas University has received many accreditations from bodies in the Turkish government, including:

• YÖKAK Accreditation is a national and international accreditation institution that sets and tracks the course of the university's education strategy and its compatibility with the higher education strategy in Türkiye. 
• Quality Authority Accreditation is an accreditation granted to universities in exchange for evaluating the quality of the university’s educational, research, ethical, and administrative strategies.
• Approval of the Strategic Plan Committee which is granted to universities after monitoring and evaluating the universities and the extent of the success of their strategies and according to their vision, goal and basic values. 
• Recognized in the European Union 
• Recognized by the Turkish Supreme Council of Universities

Atlas University Hospitals in Türkiye

Atlas University has 2 hospitals: 

1. Atlas University Faculty of Medicine Hospital

Atlas University Türkiye has its own hospitals in order to allow students of the Faculty of Medicine at Atlas University and the Faculty of Dentistry to have practical training, apply what they learn on the ground, and gain practical experience.

Atlas University Hospital has an area of approximately 75 square meters and has been built to the highest standard and includes the latest technologies and modern medical devices.

The hospital includes 400 beds, 18 operating rooms, and a conference hall that can accommodate 250 people, according to what the hospital publishes on its official website.

2. College of Dentistry Hospital

Atlas University Faculty of Dentistry students have immediate practical application of what they study in lectures through the Faculty of Dentistry and its laboratories and laboratories. 

The hospital is equipped with the latest equipment and devices necessary to provide the best quality health services to patients and train students to use them efficiently.

Atlas University in numbers

Numbers about Atlas University programs and specializations

• 12 associate degree programs 
• 22 Bachelor’s programs 
• 12 Master's programs 
• 2 PhD programmes 

Numbers about students:

• 2416 total number of students 
• 743 fellowship students 
• 1588 Bachelor’s degree students 
• 85 master’s students

Numbers about the teaching staff

• 245 is the total teaching staff 
• 50 university doctors 
• 16 research assistant 
• 14 associate professor 
• 2 foreign academic 

Numbers about university facilities

• 14 sports facilities 
• 0 sports teams 
• 19 laboratory

Atlas University ranking

• Atlas Istanbul University's ranking locally is No. 146 locally in Turkey. 
• Atlas Istanbul University's world ranking is No. 6666 at the level of universities in the world.

Advantages of studying at Atlas University

• A large number of laboratories that allow students training and practical application along with academic study.
• The university provides private housing for its students that includes all the supplies and needs for living there. 
• It has a human medicine hospital and a dental hospital, which guarantees them practical training with the highest expertise.
• It is recognized in the European Union countries, which makes it easier for graduates when they want to travel and work abroad.
• Various payment methods between cash and installments.
• Providing all services and resources to meet students’ needs and provide them with support.
• Atlas University's fees are reasonable compared to many other Turkish universities, and this is affordable and suitable for high-quality academic value.

Laboratories at Atlas University

Atlas University is interested in scientific research, so it has many laboratories and research centers. The laboratories at Atlas University are divided according to each college or vocational school as the following: 

The most prominent laboratories of the Faculty of Medicine at Atlas University

• Cell and tissue culture laboratory 
• Medical biology and genetics laboratory 
• Anatomy teaching laboratory 
• Histology and pathology laboratory 
• Patient and surgery simulation laboratory 

The most prominent laboratories of the College of Dentistry

• Phantom Laboratory 
• Acrylic laboratory 
• Anatomy teaching laboratory  
• Tissue and pathology laboratory

The most prominent laboratories of the College of Health Sciences 

• Speech disorders laboratory 
• Anatomy laboratory 
• Food chemistry laboratory 
• Nursing Education Laboratory 
• Occupational therapy laboratory 
• Physiology laboratory 
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation laboratory 
• First aid and emergency lab 
• Laboratory for teaching individuals with special needs 

The most prominent vocational school laboratories

• Anatomy laboratory 
• Histology laboratory 
• Embryology laboratory 
• Chemistry laboratory 
• Physics laboratory

Services and facilities at Atlas University

Atlas University provides all the services that students need during their studies, whether educational, artistic, cultural, entertainment, and sports services, and here are the most prominent of these services..

• Student housing at Atlas University

The Atlas University campus does not contain private residential housing for students, but Atlas University is keen to provide private housing for students close to the university, outside the university campus through special housing contracts and standards and in which all the students’ living and technological needs are available. 

The university offers discounts of up to 10% of the total value of housing fees, while providing transportation at nominal prices for students from the place of residence to the university.

Istanbul Atlas University offers its students a group of different residences for female and male students: 

• AcademiA Viva housing for female students 
• AcademiA Mira housing for female and male students 
• A Seyrantepe Student Housing 
• Altinhalic dormitory for female students

• Student clubs at Atlas University

Atlas University has a large number of student clubs with the aim of facilitating the educational journey of students and their integration into the surrounding environment so that they do not feel alienated at the university and begin to form new friendships and acquaintances with common interests such as sports, art, science, and this is what the Atlas University clubs offer, including:

• Nutrition Club 
• Dance club 
• Physiotherapy Club 
• Red Crescent Youth Club at Atlas University 
• Doctors Club 
• Travel club 
• Psychology Club 
• Music club

• Transportation and communications at Atlas University

The university provides its students with private MECIDİYEKÖY buses for easy going and returning to and from the university.

You can visit the university's official website to learn about the lines and their start times in detail. 

It also explains other methods of transportation using more than one means: 

• Metro 
• Ferry 

• Metrobus 
• Buses

Faculties and specializations of Istanbul Atlas University

The specializations of Atlas Istanbul University are divided into 4 faculties, 1 vocational school, and 1 institute for graduate studies of master's and doctoral programs. 

 Faculties at Atlas University:

• Faculty of Human Medicine 
• Faculty of Dentistry 
• College of Engineering and Natural Sciences 
• College of Health Sciences 
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences 

Schools and institutes at Atlas University:

• Vocational school 
• Graduate Institute

Master's and doctoral studies at Atlas University

There are many programs at Atlas University to study master’s and doctoral programs under the supervision of the Institute of Graduate Studies. The following are the programs available at the university:

• Master's Program in Speech and Language Therapy 
• Master's program in physical therapy and rehabilitation 
• Master's Program in Surgical Nursing 
• Master's Program in Internal Medicine Nursing 
• Master's program in computer engineering 
• Graduate Program in Nutrition Science 
• Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics

Atlas University tuition fees

Specialty	Language of studying	Duration	Tuition fees
Medicine	English  Turkish	6 years	16200$  13500$
Dentistry	English  Turkish	5 years	15300$ 12600$
Computer engineering	Turkish	4 years	2925$
Molecular biology and genetics	English	4 years	3375$
Business administration	English	4 years	3375$
Translation and interpretation	English	4 years	3375$
Diet and nutrition	Turkish	4 years	2925$
Physical therapy and rehabilitation	Turkish	4 years	2925$

Vocational school

Specialty	Language	Duration	Tuition fees
Optics	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Oral and dental health	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Room services	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Anesthesia	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Artificial teeth technology	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Dialysis	Turkish	2 years	1800$
First aid and emergency	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Medical imaging techniques	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Physical therapy	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Medical laboratory techniques	Turkish	2 years	1800$
Disinfection and sterilization	Turkish	2 years	1800$

Atlas University scholarships

The university offers many scholarships to help students and remove part of the financial burden from their shoulders. These scholarships include:

1. YKS Degree Scholarship

It is a cash grant granted by the university to a specific category of students, not all of them, and the university imposes specific conditions for applying this grant.

2. Scholarship for vocational high school graduates

Istanbul Atlas University supports graduates of vocational schools with a 10% discount in order to encourage them to complete their university studies. You can find out the details by visiting the Atlas University website before registering.

3. A scholarship for relatives of warriors and martyrs

Atlas University allocates a scholarship at a 50% discount to first-degree relatives of war martyrs. 

4. A scholarship for students with disabilities

There is 15% for students with disabilities, and it can reach 60 or more according to the medical report submitted upon registration. 

5. Sports Excellence Scholarship

Atlas Istanbul offers a 20% discount for sporting excellence for both national team players and international players.

6. Siblings Scholarship

If you have a sibling at the university, you will receive a 5% discount on tuition fees when applying. 

7. Excellence Scholarship

Atlas University is keen to honor and distinguish its outstanding students by offering them discounts if they meet the conditions for excellence each academic year. 

8. Cash discount scholarship

If you commit to paying Atlas University fees in cash every year on time, you will receive a 5% discount.

Atlas University student exchange programs

Atlas University tries to expand students' educational and cultural horizons by providing a variety of opportunities to study in Europe and concluding many agreements with partner universities in various European countries.

Students can spend a semester or the full academic year abroad at Atlas Istanbul University’s partner universities. Among the most important student exchange programs at the university are the following:

1. Erasmus programme

This program is implemented in cooperation with European Union universities, where students have the opportunity to study in more than 600 universities that are members of the program, so it is one of the most prominent student exchange programs at Atlas University.

2. Mevlana program

The Mevlana Program aims to promote student exchange with Turkish private and public universities, as well as with universities abroad.

3. Farabi program

The Farabi program focuses on student exchange between local Turkish universities

Admission requirements at Atlas University

• Personal photos 
• An original high school pass certificate with a grade of 60% or more. Or a high school equivalency certificate from the Turkish Ministry of Education. 
• A copy of the passport, and do not forget to translate it into English and Turkish. 
• A copy of proof of primary nationality if you have dual nationalities.
• A foreign language proficiency certificate such as a TOEFL English language test certificate with a score of no less than 79 for a bachelor’s degree and a passing score for IELTS of 6.5. 
•  If English is your mother tongue, you will be exempt from taking these tests. 
• An email to communicate with the university. 
• If you choose to study in the Turkish language، YOS Turkish language test certificate is required with a level of no less than C1. 
• Additional documents and certificates may qualify you for discounts on tuition fees, which are preferable to provide if available.

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