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Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkish: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) is a university in Istanbul, Turkey, privately owned by US-based Laureate Education. Laureate is both a for-profit college corporation and a Public Benefit Corporation. Laureate also has a B Corporation (certification). The purpose of a benefit corporation is to create a material positive impact on society and the environment. In Turkish, Bilgi means knowledge. According to Bilgi University literature, the school "seeks to educate free-thinking, creative, intellectually curious, and enterprising individuals who will contribute to a world in which knowledge is accessible to all." Rifat Sarıcaoğlu, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, stated, "Following its policies, Bilgi strives to fulfill this responsibility by taking direct action or by raising awareness of all social actors to take action." The Bilgi Education and Culture Foundation was founded on October 31, 1994, in Istanbul. The school has three campuses in Istanbul. As of 2016, Bilgi University has 18,000 students, nearly 1,000 academic staff members, six facilities, five institutes, five schools, three vocational schools, and 200 programs that provide education to its associate, undergraduate, and graduate students. The university has graduated approximately 30,000 students. View full university