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Koç University Shines on the Global Stage

Koç University is excited to announce that applications for Fall 2025 undergraduate programs are now officially open!

Our distinguished institution proudly offers Master and PhD programs to talented international students, all conducted in English.

The vision of the Graduate School of Business is to provide world-class education, achieve academic excellence in research, and benefit society locally and globally. Our graduates take leadership in economic and social progress as critical thinkers and creative individuals. They are dedicated to the highest ethical standards, social inclusion, and values of participatory democracy.

Fall 2024 Undergraduate Admissions

Attention to all visionary minds and future urban planners! The Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters – Redesigning the Post-Industrial City program proudly announces the commencement of applications for the Fall 2024 admission period.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Koç University has been ranked 351-400 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.

Koç University ranked 55th and clinched the #1 position among Turkish universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2023.

Koç University ranked 52nd and clinched the #1 position among Turkish universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2023.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Koç University has been listed among the world’s top institutions by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

The vision of the Graduate School of Business is to provide world-class education, achieve academic excellence in research, and benefit society locally and globally. Our graduates take leadership in economic and social progress as critical thinkers and creative individuals. They are dedicated to the highest ethical standards, social inclusion, and values of participatory democracy.

ParCoreLab is calling all Supercomputing talents around the world

Koç University Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the top 50 in FT European Business School Rankings 2022

Koç University is the leading Turkish University once more in THE WUR by Subject 2023

As Koç University International Student Recruitment Directorate, we are happy to announce the opening of our official Koç University International TikTok account.

Koç University has been ranked #1 in Türkiye and among the 401-500 band worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023.

Koç University is ranked 477th worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2023 and continues to lead Turkish universities 5 years in a row.

Are you curious about the next generation leadership concepts and skills? Join us for the Virtual Leadership Summer at Koç! Join us for the Virtual Leadership Summer at Koç!

Haven’t completed your application yet? There is just one month left to apply to start in September 2022.

Graduate students and Postdocs wanted in Supercomputing for European Commission-funded projects worth +2M EUR with Prof. Didem Unat.

We would like to remind you that the Fall 2022 application deadline for Koç University LLM in Public/Private Law programs is fast approaching and there is less than one month left to apply to start in September 2022.

We would like to kindly remind you that the deadline for the Graduate School of Business applications is 15 June 2022 and we do encourage you to apply in good time if you would like to join this intake as places are limited.

The application deadline is 15 June 2022 for Fall 2022 (September intake).

Koç University received the Most Successful Institution in Turkey Award within the “Horizon 2020” program, the world’s largest innovation and research program.

GSSSH Applications for Fall 2022 are now open!

How to Complete Your Koç University Undergraduate Application Tutorial for International Applicants

The wait is over! Fall 2022 applications are now open and will be closed on July 1, 2022.

We wholeheartedly congratulate Assoc. Prof. Tuğba Bağcı Önder of School of Medicine and Assoc. Prof. Alper Uzun and his Ph.D. student Yuxin Zhao of College of Engineering for their awards in health sciences and sciences, respectively.

Koç University has been selected as one of the three Foundation Universities, in the “Research Focused Mission Differentiation Project” of the Higher Education Council and has been officially recognized as a “Research University”.

Five of Koç University’s faculty members were honored with the 2021 TÜBA Awards.

IEEE Turkey Research Encouragement Award 2021 goes to Assist. Prof. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı from our College of Engineering in recognition for his outstanding research on magnetic thin films, optical sensing, and spintronic device designs.

THE ranks Koç University among the top 60 universities in the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022

Koç University is the top-ranking Turkish university in 5 subjects according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2022. In addition, KU has been placed in 6 subject categories, thereby confirming its status as a multidisciplinary university.

Koç University has been ranked among the 501-600 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, which was published on 2 September.

We have published a detailed guideline page covering the recommendations and measures in place regarding return to the Rumelifeneri Campus.

The performance indicators are grouped into five areas:

Koç University becomes Turkey’s first and only university to have ‘‘Triple Crown’‘ accreditation.

Koç University Law School and Law Club are organizing the Ninth International Students Symposium on Law and Global Issues!

Koç University İş Bankası Artificial Intelligence Center – KUIS AI is looking for talented and motivated graduate students (MSc and PhD including direct applications to PhD after BSc) to do research in all aspects of theoretical and applied Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

Multiple Graduate Student And Postdoctoral Researcher Positions are open at Koç University ParCoreLab

Koç University now accepts Advanced Placement (AP) Test Scores for undergraduate international admissions.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 cover a total of 51 specific subjects, grouped into 5 broad subject areas.

THE ranks Koç University among the top 60 universities in the Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021

How to Complete Your Koç University Undergraduate Application Tutorial for International Applicants

In the framework of the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Protocol between The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and the China National Natural Research Foundation (NSFC), it was decided to support selected research projects in 2020.

Prof. Özgür Barış Akan gets the prestigious 2020 TÜBİTAK Science Award in Engineering

Koç University is the top-ranking Turkish university in three subjects according to the THE World University Rankings by Subject 2021. In addition, KU has been placed in 5 subject categories, thereby confirming its status as a multidisciplinary university.

Koç University Graduate School of Business achieved remarkable success in this year’s Financial Times Executive MBA rankings.

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Congratulations to our faculty, staff & students! We’re proud of this recognition in the QS 2021 Business Masters Rankings in Finance and Management.

Congratulations to Asst. Prof. Özen Nergis Dolcerocca, Asst. Prof. Didem Unat and Asst Prof. Mehmet Cengiz Onbaşlı for winning the prestigious ERC Starting Grants from the European Commission at Koç University this year.