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The M in IMU's name represents Medeniyet, meaning Civilization in Turkish, which is the core concept of understanding university. IMU is a human- and civilization-oriented, new-generation public university, and for us, two elements make a university possible: students and academic staff. All administration levels, chiefly the rector, and all administrative staff serve these two main elements, facilitating their activities and giving them impetus in their quest for "learning, teaching, production, and application." Thus, under our guidance, our university administration works toward this ultimate goal, being the principal supporters for students' competence and the prolificacy of the academic staff. As its first and foremost objective, IMU aims to train future professionals and distinguished experts that excel in their respective fields of study and meet the modern world's needs. And we are working and will resolutely work toward creating "a university that is free in intellectual debates to be held on a platform of liberty and responsibility original with its generation of values, knowledge, and technology respectful with equal and fair treatment toward different beliefs and ideas universal with its interest toward its region and the globe innovative and accessible by targeting individual peace and social welfare and social with its human- and student-oriented campus and understanding." As for our educational concept, IMU is committed to the principles of enhancing the amount and quality of scientific knowledge generated and facilitating the free and open exchange of scientific knowledge and information. It highly values research and places particular emphasis on graduate and post-graduate education. Believing that international cooperation is crucial for a modern university, we have taken necessary steps toward active participation in student and faculty exchange programs and developing close ties and collaboration with leading educational institutions worldwide. So with its young and energetic staff, IMU already ranks highly among other higher education institutions in Turkey and thrives to become a world acknowledged institution. With numerous research centers and facilities, IMU provides ample opportunities for students to develop new projects and conduct scientific research. The university also takes an active part in social responsibility projects to strengthen social bonds. It contributes to the improvement of society through its training programs for the public and private sector and its publications and the panels, workshops, and conferences organized as part of its pioneering projects such as Sociopark and the Center for Civilization Studies (ISMAM). The mission of Istanbul Medeniyet University is to be an original and civilization-oriented university that adds universal values to the works of science, technology, and art it generates. We embrace the vision to be an innovative and entrepreneurial world university that presents our civilization to the modern world, contributes to global peace, adopts humanitarian values, and distinguishes itself with its scientific quality. View full university