TED University is a young, dynamic, and progressive higher education institution in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by the TED foundation in 2012. Although the University is young, the foundation supports an 89-year-old educational tradition. It has been the flag bearer of progressive primary and secondary education in Turkey since the Republic's early years. With the commitment to quality education in its DNA, TED University becomes the final link in TED's education tradition.
We believe that the future of our country, region, and humanity will depend on well-educated people and strong leaders. Our programs are designed to educate these leaders. TED University values the importance of liberal arts education and prepares its graduates for the 21st century's leadership roles. TED students and alumni will be ready to take on the challenges of today's rapidly changing world. Uncertainty will not discourage those who are prepared and those who take pleasure in learning. Critical thinking, self-expression, art, and appreciation, a celebration of diversity, ethics, and collaboration are some of the qualities we cherish strongly at TED University. Along with these necessary skills, our students graduate with solid knowledge of their profession and areas of interest.
Research, discovery, and quest for truth are the critical characteristics of a university. TED University is aware of these responsibilities and devotes itself to create an intellectual environment where both students and faculty members can conduct productive and useful research together.
TED University provides its students with the opportunity to reflect on life and get to know themselves in the early years of their education. That is why we allow students to choose their majors at the start of the second year. They are allowed to experiment with different fields during their core curriculum periods.
TEDU believes in the value of internationalization and the power of globalization. English is the medium of instruction, and our students can express themselves both in Turkish and English effectively. They are encouraged to take advantage of our vibrant Erasmus and other exchange programs with the world's reputable universities.
Rather than aiming at rapid growth, TED University is committed to remaining a boutique university.
We believe that an individual learns better when he/she is a part of a tightly knit community. Our campus life creates the right social environment for our students to feel that communal bond. As a typical city university, our students need to assume their social responsibility towards their community and environment. We take pride in graduates who can accomplish personal achievements and more significant goods for humanity.
We do not doubt that TED University graduates will become successful leaders as businessmen/women, public officers, educators, entrepreneurs, politicians, civil society volunteers, and change agents.
We strongly believe that TED University will play a significant role in transforming our country and our region in the coming years. Through our educational, research, and social contributions, we will shape the future of our society. This confidence in our programs and belief in the public goodwill motivate us to work tirelessly and decisively.
TED University (TEDU) is a young, dynamic university located in the heart of Ankara. It was founded in 2012 by the Turkish Education Association (TED), which has been pioneering education in Turkey since 1928. With an emphasis on liberal arts education, TEDU aims to foster creative, critical-minded, self-confident, and well-rounded graduates. The University consists of five faculties: Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Education and Engineering, and English. TEDU is a progressive academic institution offering an integrated approach to higher education and a high-quality student-focused educational experience. Through academically rigorous coursework, dynamic teaching, meaningful research, and a myriad of opportunities for students to engage locally and abroad, we seek to build a diverse community of socially responsible, globally-minded, lifelong learners.
TED University will provide the best educational experience to its students and become one of Turkey's leading private not-for-profit universities. TED University carries the mission of fostering graduates that are creative, critical-minded, self-confident, well-rounded lifelong learners by using innovative teaching methods and curricula that have a proper depth-to-breadth balance required by global knowledge economies. TED University, which holds pride in being transparent, accountable, and trustworthy, is and will always be a learning institution aiming at continuity and sustainable development and at contributing to the world of science by generating new knowledge through a wide range of scholarly research and creative efforts in-focus areas of institutional priority.
TED University presents input data of public interest in the document TEDU: Facts and Figures. This report is updated twice throughout the year, in June and September. Student numbers at placement vs. enrollment, in English prep class vs. in faculties, the scholarships, academic and administrative staff numbers, budget figures, etc., are provided in this report.
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