High Standards of Education
METU strives to maintain a high standard of education by international standards. Several departments in the Engineering Faculty have been evaluated, at METU's request, by the "Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)" and their programs were given approval by this Board. Because of METU's effort to maintain international standards, the "Faculty of Engineering" was awarded in 1977 the "Silver Badge of Honor" by the "UNESCO International Center for Engineering Education" and the "Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities" by the "American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers".
International Perspective
Being a university with an international perspective, over 5% of the faculty is formed of visiting staff from abroad. Each year, approximately the same percentage of the Turkish faculty goes to foreign universities or research institutes as visiting faculty or researchers. Around 70% of METU's full-time faculty has studied abroad and most of these have obtained their doctorate degrees at a foreign university.
METU in Turkey
METU is one of Turkey's most competitive universities. Each year, among the students taking the National University Entrance Examination, over 1/3 of the 1000 applicants with the highest scores attend METU. Due to the high demand towards METU is so great, most of our departments accept only the top 1% of the approximately 1.5 million applicants taking the National University Entrance Examination. Over 40% of METU's students go on to graduate school
Campus
The campus area is 4500 hectares and the forest area is 3043 hectares, including Lake Eymir, about 20 kilometers from the centrum of Ankara. The lake is available to METU students for rowing, fishing, picnicking and general recreational activities. Bus service is provided from the METU main campus and locations in the city to the lake.
Academic Programs
METU has 41 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties. Additionally, there are 5 Graduate Schools with 93 masters and 51 doctorate programs and a "School of Foreign Languages" which includes the English Preparatory Department. 6 undergraduate programs (including 1 international program) are offered in connection with METU Northern Cyprus Campus.
